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| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Additional Info |
| Jack Studio Theatre | 10 mins | Open to all. Playwrights don’t need to have a connection to south east London. | 1/29/16 | London | n/a |
| Funky Little Theater Co. | One Act (max 15 mins) | Plays focusing on issues surrounding, embracing or showcasing individuals of the LGBT community. | 1/29/16 | Colorado Springs | No Fee Prize: $100 |
| Ars Nova | max 90 mins | Playwrights must produce. Interested in shows that haven’t yet premiered in New York. | 1/31/16 | NYC | $150 production stipend |
| BBC | 53 mins | Radio plays. Any subject. Open only to writers living outside the UK. | 1/31/16 | London | Prize: í‚£2200 + trip to London |
| Cape Cod Community College | Any length | Unpublished, original plays in any genre. Prefers writers in the New England area. | 1/31/16 | West Barnstable, MA | No Fee |
| DePaul University | n/a | Job opp – Adjunct Faculty in Theatre Arts & Dramaturgy/Criticism, Playwriting, Theatre Management | 1/31/16 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a |
| Drip Action Theatre | 30-40 mins | Int’l submissions ok. Hard copy submissions only. | 1/31/16 | Arundel, UK | No Fee Prize: í‚£150, í‚£250 |
| Hugh Gregory Gallagher Theatre | Full Length | Plays about disability and discrimination. | 1/31/16 | Easton, Maryland | Prize: $500 or more |
| Lama Theater Co. | max 8 pgs | Scripts must be related to the question: WHY THEATER? Int’l submissions ok. | 1/31/16 | NYC | n/a |
| Lincoln County High School | 10-20 mins | Short works that center around stage combat. Must be appropriate for a high school theatre. | 1/31/16 | Hamlin, West Virginia | n/a |
| Marble Collegiate Church | 10 mins, One Act | Hard copy submissions only. | 1/31/16 | NYC | n/a |
| Midland Comm Theatre | Full Length | New comedy scripts suitable for production in community theatre. | 1/31/16 | Midland, Texas | Fee: $10 |
| Theatre Workshop of O’boro | One Act (15-45 mins) | Plays must be original, copyright free and unpublished. First 200 submissions only. | 1/31/16 | O’sboro, Kentucky | Fee: $15 Prize: $400 |
| The ArtsCenter | 10 mins | Thought-provoking plays, humorous or serious or anywhere in between. | 1/31/16 | Carrboro, North Carolina | Prize: $100 + $100 travel stipend |
| T’woomba Repertory Theatre | One Act (30-45 mins) | Any subject matter, theme or style. Int’l submissions ok – $45 submission fee. | 1/31/16 | Australia | Fee: $30/$45 Prize: $3,000 |
| Blue Mountain Center | max 30 pgs | Month-long residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 2/1/16 | Blue Mountain Lake, New York | Fee: $25 |
| Fresh Fruit Festival | Any length | Plays that highlight or showcase a spectrum of the LGBTQ experience. Playwrights must produce. | 2/1/16 | NYC | No Fee |
| HRC Showcase Theatre | Full Length (max 90 mins) | New, aspiring or established playwrights. Unpublished plays only. | 2/1/16 | Hudson, New York | Fee: $10 Prize: $500 |
| Khaos Company Theatre | 5 pgs or 5 mins (see right) | 5-page or 5-min excerpt of a full-length play. | 2/1/16 | Ind’polis, Indiana | n/a |
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| Minnesota Shorts Play Festival | max 10 pgs | National submissions. US playwrights only. | 2/1/16 | MN | Prize: $100 |
| On The Air Radio Players | 15-25 mins | Scripts written in the style of old-time radio. Good roles for females. Family-friendly. | 2/1/16 | Henrico, Virginia | Prize: $50 |
| Road Less Traveled Productions | Full Length (65+ mins) | 10-month residency, culminating in two staged readings. Open to US residents living outside of Western New York. | 2/1/16 | Buffalo, New York | Fee: $20, $10 for Dram Guild members |
| Something Marvelous | One Act, Full Length | Magical realism. | 2/1/16 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a |
| US-Japan Creative Artists Program | Full Length | US citizens or permanent residents only. Apps from playwrights and librettists accepted. | 2/1/16 | Was, D.C. | $24,000 |
| College of Charleston | Full Length | Unpublished and unproduced plays. Hard copy submissions only. | 2/5/16 | Ch’leston, South Carolina | Fee: $10 Prize: $400 |
| Nylon Fusion Theatre Co. | 10 mins | Theme: Connecting/ Disconnecting – digital world, technology | 2/5/16 | NYC | n/a |
| Manhattan Repertory Theatre | One Act (7-25 mins) | Unproduced original plays (cast, directed & ready to perform). Tri-state area playwrights only. | 2/6/16 | NYC | No Fee |
| Jenny Magazine | 4-10 mins | Any subject | 2/7/16 | n/a | n/a |
| Durango Arts Center | max 10 pgs | Original, unproduced plays only. | 2/12/16 | Durango, Colorado | Fee: $10 Prize: $500 |
| Samuel French OOB Festival | max 30 mins | Plays or musicals. Playwrights must produce. | 2/12/16 | NYC | Fee: $10 |
| Watermelon Inc. | One Act (10-65 mins) | Original and unpublished works only. | 2/14/16 | St. Maryí¢â‚¬â„¢s City, Maryland | $100 fee only if selected, í¢â‚¬Å“cash prizesí¢â‚¬ |
| Eclectic Company Theatre | One Act (5-25 mins) | Must be based on a well-known fairy tale. Must have a steampunk element. | 2/15/16 | Los Angeles, California | Stipend of $25 + 4 tix |
| Flathead Valley Community College | max 10 mins | Original, unpublished plays. Previously performed plays ok. | 2/15/16 | Kalispell, Montana | No Fee Prize: $100 |
| Theatre Oxford | max 10 pgs | Original plays, never before produced. Hard copy submissions only. | 2/15/16 | Oxford, MS | Fee: $10 Prize: $1,000 |
| Tofte Lake Center | n/s | 1-week residency. Open to residents of Minnesota or NYC. | 2/15/16 | Ely, Minnesota | hon’rium + travel stipend |
| Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild | max 40 pgs (sample) | 4-week residency. $650 residency fee, but financial aids available. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 2/15/16 | W’stock, New York | Fee: $40 |
| Manhattan Repertory Theatre | One Act (7-20 mins) | Fully-produced plays (cast, directed & ready to perform). | 2/19/16 | NYC | Fee: $155 once accepted Prize: 1,000 |
| The Kennedy Center | 500 words or less | Theme: President Kennedyí¢â‚¬â„¢s legacy. Must respond to the call, í¢â‚¬Å“Ask not what your country can do for you í¢â‚¬“ ask what you can do for your country.í¢â‚¬ | 2/19/16 | Was., D.C. | Prize: $500 |
| Manhattan Reading Competition | 20-60 mins | Plays or musicals. Playwrights must produce. Entire cast must be from NYC. All genres of shows are welcome. | 2/21/16 | NYC | No Fee Prize: $1,000 |
| Midtown Intí¢â‚¬â„¢l Theatre Festival | 30-60 mins | Plays or musicals. Any genre. Easy to produce in a no-frills festival. | 2/22/16 | NYC | n/a |
| Lunchbox Theatre | One Act (50-55 mins) | Open to anyone. Hard copy submissions only. | 2/26/16 | Calgary, Canada | n/a |
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| Midtown Intí¢â‚¬â„¢l Theatre Festival | max 10 mins | Playwrights must produce. | 2/27/16 | NYC | Prize: $75 |
| Beverly Hills Theatre Guild | 45-75 mins | Plays suitable for grades 6-12. Adaptations and translations ok. Hardcopy submissions only. | 2/28/16 | Beverly Hills, California | No Fee Prize: $1,200 |
| Can Serrat | 3 pgs (sample) | 2-month residency. Intí¢â‚¬â„¢l submissions ok. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 2/28/16 | Barcelona, Spain | No Fee |
| Creede Repertory Theatre | Full Length | New plays set in the western US or from playwrights originally from the West. Female playwrights encouraged. | 2/28/16 | Creede, Colorado | n/a |
| The New American Theatre | One Act (max 25 mins) | Plays which have not been previously produced in LA. | 2/28/16 | Culver City, California | No Fee |
| Atlanta Fringe Festival | 15-45 mins | Audio plays only. There will be a í¢â‚¬Å“cash prize.í¢â‚¬ Note: App fee deadline extended to Feb 29th. | 2/29/16 | Atlanta, Georgia | Fee: $20 |
| Carrollwood Players | max 15 mins | Scripts must be original, unpublished and unproduced. | 2/29/16 | Tampa, Florida | Fee: $5 |
| Humanitas Prize | two 10-page samples | Los Angeles-based playwrights only. | 2/29/16 | Culver City, California | $1,500 stipend |
| Anderson Center | n/s | 2-4 weeks residency. Open to emerging artists from NYC and Minnesota. | 3/1/16 | Red Wing, Minnesota | n/a |
| ATHE Jane Chambers Playwriting Award | Full Length | Plays written by women playwrights that present a feminist perspective and contain significant opportunities for female performers. | 3/1/16 | Was., D.C. | No Fee Prize: $1000 |
| Bloomington Playwrights Project | Full Length (75-135 mins) | Unpublished plays only. Musicals ok. Fee waived for Dramatist Guild members. Hard copy submissions only. | 3/1/16 | Bloom’ton, Indiana | Fee: $10 |
| East Valley Childrení¢â‚¬â„¢s Theatre | 1hr -1.5hr | Plays must be suitable for children to perform for children. Musicals ok. | 3/1/16 | Mesa, Arizona | No Fee Prize: $500 |
| Golden Thread Productions | 10-30 mins | Playwrights of Middle Eastern heritage OR playwrights of all backgrounds writing about the Middle East. | 3/1/16 | San Francisco, California | n/a |
| Indie Boots Theatre Festival | max 15 mins | All plays must use the word í¢â‚¬Å“Avaí¢â‚¬ in the title. All genres ok. | 3/1/16 | Chicago, Illinois | No Fee |
| Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts | See right. | 2-8 weeks residency. Submit up to 2 one-act plays, or 2 excerpts from a longer work. | 3/1/16 | Nebraska City, Nebraska | Fee: $35 |
| Neil Simon Festival | Full Length (80-120 mins) | Character-driven American comedy, original and unproduced. Musicals ok. | 3/1/16 | Cedar City, Utah | Fee: $25 or $55 (with critique) |
| Orlando Shakespeare Theater | Full Length | Plays about the social issues that affect our lives today. Comedies and dramas ok. One-man or one-woman shows ok………………………………. | 3/1/16 | Orlando, Florida | stipend, travel, and housing |
| PLAYA | Full Length | 2 – 8-week residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 3/1/16 | Summer Lake, Oregon | Fee: $35 |
| Princeton Theatre Group | One Act, 10 mins | Int’l submissions ok. Comedy, drama, tragedy, farce, hybrid; theatrical storytelling. Any theme and subject. | 3/1/16 | Princeton, Illinois | No Fee, No Cash Prizes |
| Theatre Harrisburg | Full Length | Original works with no previous commercial production. Musicals ok. | 3/1/16 | Harrisburg, PA | Fee: $15 Prize: $500 |
| Theatre Southwest | 20 mins | Any subject or theme. All genres ok. Must be previously unpublished & unproduced in the Houston area. | 3/1/16 | Houston, Texas | n/a |
| Ucross Foundation | Full Length | 2-6 weeks residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 3/1/16 | Ucross, Wyoming | Fee: $40 |
| Theatre Suburbia | 90-120 mins | Family-friendly mellerdrammer. | 3/1/16 | Houston, Texas | n/a |
| The Road Theatre Company | 10 mins, One Act, Full Length | New & established playwrights encouraged to submit. Solo pieces & musicals ok. | 3/1/16 | Los Angeles, California | n/a |
| Trustus Theatre | Full Length | Comedies and dramas on any topic, with no previous professional productions. | 3/1/16 | Columbia, South Carolina | Prize: $250, $500 |
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