Below is a list of 8 comedy play submissions opps.
Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
Brooklyn Publishers | 10-120 mins | Plays for teens and youth. Comedy, drama, mystery, fantasy, farce and melodrama. | Year Round | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | n/a |
Dad’s Garage | n/s | Comedy. Hard copy submissions only. | Year Round | Atlanta, Georgia | n/a |
ProPlay | Any length | Any play which has received a full professional production. Drama, comedy, musical, or children’s play. | Year Round | n/a | No Fee |
Pumphouse Players | Full Length | Children’s or youth theatre; comedy of all types; drama; halloween, mystery, horror, thriller; historical, literary, Shakespeare; Christmas, Holiday; Valentine’s, Galentine’s | Year Round | Cartersville, Georgia | n/a |
Heller Theatre Company | Full Length, One Act | Comedy, drama, musical, etc. Playwright must currently reside within the region (OK, AR, TX, NM, CO, KS, MO). | Year Round | Tulsa, Oklahoma | n/a |
Ten-Minute Musicals Project | 7-20 mins | Complete original stage musicals. Any musical style: pop, rock, C&W, show, opera, etc; or theatrical format: comedy, mystery, drama, etc. Maximum of ten performers — five women and five men. Int’l submissions ok. | 8/31/22 | West Hollywood, California | $250 royalty advance |
Lake Shore Center for the Arts | One Act (9-11 mins) | Int’l submissions ok. Comedy, drama (including mystery, thriller, or monologue). | 12/1/22 | Westfield, New York | Fee: $10 |
Theatre In The Raw | One Act (max 30 mins) | Comedy, tragedy, drama or radio play. Int’l submissions ok. Theme: cultural/social diversity | 12/31/23 | Vancouver, Canada | Fee: $25 Prize: $300 |
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