These 8 theaters and playwriting contests are looking specifically for plays dealing with gay and LGBT themes.
Theater Name / Festival Name |
URL |
Length Accepted |
Genre(s) Accepted |
Submission Deadline |
Location |
New Conservatory Theatre |
Full Length |
LGBT themed plays or musicals. |
Year Round |
San Francisco, California |
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About Face Theater |
link |
Full Length |
Looking for material that challenges expectations and ideas about gender and sexuality in historical or contemporary contexts |
Year Round |
Chicago, Illinois |
Annual Gay Play Festival at Ferndale’s Ringwald Theatre |
One Act |
Plays that deal with issues or characters that are identified as gay/lesbian/transgender, or contain a gay sensibility |
Year Round |
Ferndale, Michigan |
|
Chameleon Theatre Company |
Full Length |
Accepts new work by women, especially plays dealing with issues such as gender, sexuality, feminism, ageism and violence. |
Year Round |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Gay Theatre: Dublin Gay Theatre Festival |
Full Length |
Works by gay writers, works that have a gay relevance or theme, or works that include either performance or another artistic contribution by gay people |
12/1/12 |
Dublin, Ireland |
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Pregones Theater |
Full Length |
Accepts works from Latino and Latina playwrights exploring issues of difference and transformation at the limits of queer identity |
11/14/12 |
New York City, New York |
|
Theatre Out |
15 Minutes Max |
looking for plays that examine the gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered |
June 2013 (Estimated) |
Santa Ana, California |
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