Howdy, Playwrights!í‚ Find your 56 Play Submissions with November 2015 deadlines here!….
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| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Additional Info |
| Jewish Womení¢â‚¬â„¢s Theatre | max 10 mins | Theme: TEMPTATION. Previously prods ok. | 10/30/15 | Santa Monica, California | n/a |
| Bloomington Playwrights Project | 75-135 mins | Comedy. Musicals ok. Fee waived for Dramatist Guild members. Hard copy submissions only. | 10/31/15 | Bloom.ton, Indiana | Fee: $10 Prize: $1,000 |
| Dayton Playhouse | 75+ mins | Original works only. | 10/31/15 | Dayton, Ohio | Fee: $20 Prize: $1000 |
| Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati | Full Length | Plays that address current social issues. Adaptations and musicals ok. | 10/31/15 | Cincinnati, Ohio | n/a |
| Hobo Junction Productions | 10 mins | Comedic plays. Theme: Winter Holiday | 10/31/15 | Chicago, Illinois | No Fee Prize: $100 |
| Manhattan Repertory Theatre | 40-120 mins | New, unproduced plays. Playwright must produce. | 10/31/15 | NYC | $300 fee once accepted |
| New York Univ Steinhardt | Any length | Plays for audiences ages 4-21. | 10/31/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Onion Man Prods | 10 mins | The play must be set on either a dock at a lake or on the back porch of a lake house. | 10/31/15 | Norcross, Georgia | n/a |
| Pride Films & Plays | Full Length | Plays & musicals with LGBT characters or themes. Fee waived for Dramatists Guild and PFP members. | 10/31/15 | Chicago, Illinois | Fee: $45 (!) Prize: $400 |
| Red Theater | 60-120 mins | Prior prods ok. Adaptations ok. | 10/31/15 | Chicago, Illinois | $75 royalty per performance |
| The Little Theatre of Alexandria | 20-50 mins | Original, unpublished and unproduced plays. Hard copy submissions only. | 10/31/15 | Alexandria, Virginia | Fee: $20 Prize: $350 |
| The Stanley Drama Award | Full Length, One Act Sequence | Plays and musicals; unproduced. Hard copy submissions only. | 10/31/15 | Staten Island, New York | Fee: $30 Prize: $2000 |
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| Actors Theatre of Louisville | max 10 pgs | Characters should be in the age range 18-28. Hard copy submissions only. | 11/1/15 | Louisville, Kentucky | Prize: $1,000 |
| Berkeley Rep | Full Length | 1í¢â‚¬“4 weeks developmental residency. | 11/1/15 | Berkeley, California | Stipend will be provided. |
| Beverly Hills Theatre Guild | 75+ mins | US citizens or legal residents only. Hard copy submissions only. | 11/1/15 | Beverly Hills, California | Fee: $15 Prize: $3,500 |
| Ensemble Studio Theatre | Full Length, One Act | Commission. Open to a broad range of topics related to “hard” sciences and technology. Musicals ok. | 11/1/15 | NYC | Awards: $1,000 – $10,000 |
| id Theater | Full Length | Any genre or style. Musicals ok. | 11/1/15 | NYC | Fee: $10 |
| Over Our Head Players | max 10 mins | Comedies. Hard copy submissions only. | 11/1/15 | Racine, Wisconsin | Prize: $300 |
| Parish Players | 10 mins | Previously produced ok. | 11/1/15 | Thetford, Vermont | n/a |
| Stageí‚ Doorí‚ Productions | max 20í‚ pgs | Original andí‚ unpublished plays only. | 11/1/15 | F’sburg, Virginia | Prize: í‚ $150 |
| Strange Sun Theater | 70-120 mins | Theme: Science and Art | 11/1/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Tennessee Williams Fest | max 1hr | Play content is NOT limited to Tennessee Williams related themes. | 11/1/15 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Fee: $25 Prize: $1,500 |
| NY Musical Theatre Fest | Full Length | Musicals, not yet commercially produced in NYC. Script must be production-ready. | 11/1/15 | NYC | Fee: $75 |
| Univ of Michigan | n/a | Job opp – í‚ í‚ Professor of Theatre & Drama Playwriting | 11/1/15 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | n/a |
| Theatricum Botanicum | Full Length | Provocative, political and socially relevant material. | 11/1/15 | Topanga, California | n/a |
| Acad of Arts and Letters | See right. | Musicals, plays with songs, etc. Hard copy submissions only. | 11/2/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Manhattan Rep | 7-20 mins | Never produced before original plays (cast, directed & ready to perform). Tri-State area playwrights only. | 11/2/15 | NYC | No Fee |
| Utah Shakespeare Fest | Full Length | Theme: American Western. Also scripts that focus on í¢â‚¬Å“classicí¢â‚¬ characters, subjects, and themes. | 11/2/15 | Cedar City, Utah | Fee: $20. í‚ Prize: Lodging for 1-week fest. |
| Playwrights Foundation | 60-120 pgs | Special attention is given to Bay Area writers, emerging writers, and writers of color. Adaptations ok. | 11/7/15 | San Francisco, California | Fee: $20 $500 stipend, travel, housing |
| Women’s Project Theater | Full Length (60+ pgs) | Two-year lab with bimonthly meeting. Female artist living within 90 mins of NYC. | 11/8/15 | NYC | stipend |
| Variations Theatre Group | Any length | All themes or genres are welcome. Playwrights must produce. | 11/9/15 | NYC | No Fee |
| Fantastic.Z Theatre Company | max 10 mins | Comedy. Looking for pieces dealing with LGBTQ issues and/or written by a member of LGBTQ community. | 11/12/15 | Seattle, Washington | n/a |
| Acadia Theatre Company | max 30 mins | Original scripts, unperformed. Int’l submissions ok. | 11/15/15 | Nova Scotia, Canada | n/a |
| Jewish Womení¢â‚¬â„¢s Theatre | One Act (max 10 mins) | Theme: JACOBí¢â‚¬â„¢S DILEMMA. Previously produced ok. Adaptations and musicals ok. | 11/15/15 | Santa Monica, California | n/a |
| Lakeshore Players Theatre | 10 mins | Open to all playwrights. | 11/15/15 | White Bear, MN | n/a |
| Little Black Dress INK | 10 mins | Female playwrights only. Theme: Curves Ahead | 11/15/15 | Prescott, Arizona | n/a |
| New York Univ | n/a | Job opp – Professor of Dramatic Writing | 11/15/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Rocky Mountain National Park | 6 pg sample | 2-week residency, June-September. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 11/15/15 | Estes Park, Colorado | Fee: $35 No stipend. |
| Sanguine Theatre Co | Full Length, One Act | Plays that deal with contemporary issues. Target audience is 20s to 30s. | 11/15/15 | NYC | Fee: $5 |
| Sci-Fest LA | max 20 mins | Theme: Science Fiction. | 11/15/15 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $10 |
| Vermont Actorsí¢â‚¬â„¢ Repertory Theatre | One Act (max 45 mins) | Playwrights who are residents of Northeast (including NY). | 11/15/15 | Rutland, Vermont | No Fee |
| Trade a Play Tuesday | 10 pgs | Send in 10 pages & get same-day feedback.í‚ You must also read 10 pages of another’s work, & give thoughtful feedback.í‚ Runs every Tuesday. | 11/17/15 (see left) | N/a | No fee. |
| Ohlone College | 10 mins | Plays that speak to and from an 18-26 yr old perspective. 2 out of every 3 characters should be of college age. | 11/20/15 | Fremont, California | No Fee |
| Last Frontier Theatre Conf | 20 mins – 2 hrs | Any genre except musicals. | 11/23/15 | Valdez, Alaska | n/a |
| Claremorris Fringe Fest | 15 mins | New original works. Int’l submissions ok. | 11/30/15 | Ireland | Fee: í¢”š¬5 Prize: í¢”š¬500 |
| New Theatre | Full Length | New and previously produced plays ok. | 11/30/15 | Miami, Florida | n/a |
| Endangered Species Playwriting Prize | 10 minutes | Theme: Endangered Species. Comedy, drama or for young audiences. | 11/30/15 | n/a | No Fee Prize: $100 |
| The Group Rep | One Act (5-10 mins) | Any themes and genres except musicals and monologues. | 11/30/15 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $5 |
| Clockhouse | max 15 pgs | Dramatic works, either a standalone piece or an excerpt from a one-act or full length play. | 12/1/15 | Magazine | n/a |
| Mesa Refuge | Full Length | Residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 12/1/15 | Point Reyes Station, California | n/a |
| Punk Monkey Productions | 10-20 pgs | Plays should possess the classic noir themes of murder, mystery, etc.. Strong female characters encouraged. | 12/1/15 | Los Angeles, California | n/a |
| Shakespeare in the ‘Burg Theater Festival | 25 mins – 1 hr | Open to all playwrights. Any style and genre, but must be for an audience of all ages. Previous prodns ok. | 12/1/15 | M’burg, Virginia | n/a |
| Sundog Theatre | One Act (10-25 mins) | Plays about the Staten Island Ferries……………… | 12/1/15 | NYC | Prize: $100 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | max 20 pgs (work sample) | 2-4 weeks residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 12/1/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Theatre InspiraTO | 10 mins | Open to any playwright. Theme: Shift. Any style except musicals. Previously produced plays ok. | 12/1/15 | Canada | No Fee Prize: $500 CDN |
| Greenbrier Valley Theatre | One Act (5-10 mins) | Any subject matter. | 12/2/15 | Lew’sburg, West Virginia | n/a |
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