Whatí¢â‚¬â„¢s your New Yearí¢â‚¬â„¢s Resolution?
Why not set a goal to do something truly meaningful as playwright: Get your play published and produced in 2016.
Thereí¢â‚¬â„¢s just one catch:
In order to be considered for any opportunity, you have to know about it, and then apply before the deadline. Fortunately, you can achieve this goal with the help of Play Submission Helper…
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Time and again, we find that the people who make the investment to become full members of play submissions helper (rather than reading only these free blog posts) gain greater motivation to submit, and realize their dreams…
So this month, instead of providing all the details to every January opportunity, some of them are only available to full paying members…
When you make the investment to become a full member, not only will you get all member benefits, but you’ll also give yourself one of the greatest gifts of all: the motivation needed to make 2016 your best playwriting year yet!
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| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Additional Info |
| 365 Women A Year | One Act | Write a play about any of 365 historical women listed on website. Any genre. | 12/31/15 | n/a | n/a |
| Arizona Theatre Company | Full Length, One Act | Latino playwrights. | 12/31/15 | Tucson, Arizona | n/a |
| Branch County Community Theatre | Full Length | Plays and musicals. Childrení¢â‚¬â„¢s plays accepted. Hard copy submissions í‚í‚only. | 12/31/15 | Coldwater, Michigan | Prize: $200 |
| Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Fest | max 60 mins | Musicals only. Playwrights must produce. | 12/31/15 | Auburn, New York | Fee: $25 |
| Gallery Players | 10 mins – Full Length | Plays must be un-produced. Readings ok. Hard copy submissions only. | 12/31/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Hope and Optimism | Full Length | All genres accepted, including musicals. | 12/31/15 | Ithaca, New York | Prize: $10,000 |
| Las Vegas Little Theatre | Full Length | Plays that will appeal to an age range of 18 í¢â‚¬“ 30. | 12/31/15 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Prize: $150 |
| Metropolitan Playhouse | One Act | Theme: “Hope” as it relates to current/past life in NYCí¢â‚¬â„¢s East Village. | 12/31/15 | NYC | n/a |
| Mountain Playhouse | Full Length | Comedy. Must be a world premiere candidate. Hard copy submissions only. | 12/31/15 | Jennerstown, Pennsylvania | Prize: $1,000 |
| Perf Network Theatre | Full Length | TYAs, holiday plays, and plays about Michigan people, places, or things. | 12/31/15 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | n/a |
| Pulitzer Prize in Drama | Full Length | Plays dealing with American life. See Drama Guidelines. | 12/31/15 | NYC | Fee: $50 Prize: $10,000 |
| St. Louis Actorsí¢â‚¬â„¢ Studio | One Act (max 45 mins) | Unproduced plays. Also accepts submissions by high school students, 15 mins max. Hard copy submissions only. | 12/31/15 | St. Louis, Missouri | n/a |
| Theater | One Act |
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| Theater | One Act | Fee: $25 Prize: $200 | |||
| Theater | 20-45 mins | n/a | |||
| Production Co | 75-100 mins | “small honorarium” | |||
| 10-min Play Fest | 10 minutes | N/a | |||
| University | Full Length | $500 travel & lodging | |||
| University | Full Length | Prize: $2,000 | |||
| Theater Co | max 8 pgs | n/a | |||
| Theater | Full Length | Prize: $600 | |||
| Theater | Full Length | N/a | |||
| Cultural Center | 5 mins | No Fee | |||
| City Theatre of I’pendence | 10-15 mins | Theme: í¢â‚¬Å“The Road Not Takení¢â‚¬ | 1/8/16 | I’pendence, Missouri | No Fee |
| King’s Theatre | max 10 mins | Open to anybody. Any genre. Hard copy submissions only. | 1/8/16 | Nova Scotia, Canada | Fee: $10 Prize: $200 |
| The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation | Full Length | Plays dealing with U.S. Marine Corps. | 1/8/16 | Dumfries, Virginia | Prize:$1,000 |
| Bare Fiction Magazine | 15 mins | Submissions must not have been previously published in print or online. | 1/9/16 | Shrewsbury, UK | n/a |
| Leah Ryan’s Fund for Women Writers | Full Length | Emerging women playwrights only. | 1/11/16 | NYC | Prize: $2,500 |
| Artemisia Theatre | Full Length | Leading character must be a woman. | 1/15/16 | Chicago, Illinois | Fee: $10 |
| Bogliasco Fellowships | Full Length | 30 to 34-day residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 1/15/16 | Bogliasco, Italy | Fee: $30 |
| Centre Stage | 60-120 pgs | Open to any playwright. Plays must be unpublished and unperformed. | 1/15/16 | Greenville, South Carolina | Fee: $15 Prize: $500 |
| Forward Theater Company | 2-10 mins | Monologues only. Theme: Someone’s Gotta Do It………………………………… | 1/15/16 | Madison, Wisconsin | n/a |
| Ithaca Fringe Festival | 45-75 mins | Playwright must produce, gets 100% of the box office. | 1/15/16 | Ithaca, New York | Fee: $25 |
| Jewel Box Theatre | Full Length | Unproduced plays. First 150 scripts only. Hard copy submissions only. | 1/15/16 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Fee: $5 Prize: $750 |
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| Fellowship | Full Length | ||||
| Lit Mag | max 8000 words | ||||
| Institute | Full Length | ||||
| Fellowship | Full Length | ||||
| Fellowship | n/s | ||||
| Foundation | n/s | ||||
| Book Publisher | 2 mins | ||||
| Smith and Kraus Book | 5 mins | Previously produced plays ok. | 1/20/16 | n/a | n/a |
| Funky Little Theater Co | One Act (max 15 mins) | Plays focusing on LGBT issues. | 1/29/16 | Co Springs, CO | Prize: $100 |
| Jack Studio Theatre | 10 mins | Open to all. | 1/29/16 | London | n/a |
| Lunchbox Theatre | One Act (50 mins) | Comedies, musicals, etc. Open to anyone. Hard copy submissions only. | 1/29/16 | Calgary, Canada | n/a |
| BBC | 53 mins | Radio plays. Any subject. Intí¢â‚¬â„¢l submissions ok. | 1/31/16 | London | Prize: í‚£2200 + travel |
| DePaul Univ | n/a | Job opp – Adjunct Faculty | n/s | 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‚£250 |
| Hugh Gallagher Theatre | Full Length | Plays about disability and discrimination. | 1/31/16 | Easton, Maryland | Prize: $500+ |
| Marble Collegiate Church | 10 mins, One Act | Hard copy submissions only. | 1/31/16 | NYC | n/a |
| Midland Community Theatre | Full Length | New comedy scripts suitable for production in community theatre. | 1/31/16 | Midland, Texas | Fee: $10 |
| 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 |
| Toowoomba Rep Theatre | One Act (30-45 mins) | Int’l submissions ok. | 1/31/16 | Queensland, Australia | Fee: $45 Prize: $3,000 |
| 10 by 10 | 10 mins | 10-minute play festival | 1/31/16 | Durham, NC | $100, plus hotel |
| Blue Mountain Ctr | max 30 pgs | Month-long residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 2/1/16 | Blue Mountain Lake, New York | Fee: $25 |
| Fresh Fruit Fest | Any length | Theme: LGBTQ experience. Playwright must produce. | 2/1/16 | NYC | N/a |
| HRC Showcase Theatre | Full Length (max 90 mins) | New, aspiring or established playwrights. | 2/1/16 | Hudson, New York | Fee: $10 Prize: $500 |
| Khaos Company Theatre | 5 mins (see right) | Submissions must be a 5-page or 5-min excerpt of a full-length play. | 2/1/16 | Indianapolis, Indiana | n/a |
| Minnesota Shorts Play Festival | max 10 pgs | US playwrights only. | 2/1/16 | Minnesota | Prize: $100 |
| On The Air Radio Players | 15-25 mins | Scripts written in the style of old-time radio, w/ good roles for females. Family-friendly. | 2/1/16 | Henrico, Virginia | Prize: $50 |
| Road Less Traveled Prods | Full Length (65+ mins) | 10-month residency, w/ 2 staged readings. US residents living outside of Western NY. | 2/1/16 | Buffalo, New York | Fee: $20, $10 for DG member |
| Opp w/ Federal Gov’t | Hiya, this is your mother speaking:í‚ With their money-back guarantee, you should really treat yo’self: sign up now!.P.S.í‚ Call home more 😉. | Grant: $24,000 | |||
| College | Fee: $10 Prize: $400 + travel | ||||
| Theater Co | n/a | ||||
Remember, as a member youí¢â‚¬â„¢ll get all sorts of extra benefits, including:
- The full, up-to-date listing of 400+ theaters that are looking for new plays
- Regular emails of new play submission opportunities with year-round and hard deadlines
- Access to over $105,000 in prize & content money
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- Access to a bonus list of theatrical literary agents accepting new clients