What’s the one thing better than seeing your play go up? Getting PAID for it! Whether your New Year’s resolution is to submit more, or to take ahold of your finances, you’ll want to check out these 2013 playwriting contests.
Theater Name / Festival Name | URL | Length Accepted | Genre(s) Accepted | Submission Deadline | Location |
Urban Stages | Full Length | Plays focused on social, racial and/or cultural issues, preferred. Prize: $500 | Year Round | NYC | |
Somerset Community College | 5-15 minutes | Play should be comic in nature, No profanity or sexual content. Prize: $30-45 | Year Round | Somerset, KY | |
MadLab | 70-120 minutes | Accepts any form, style or genre. Prize: $200 plus 10% of box office | 6/1/13 | Columbus, Ohio | |
Thespis Theater Festival | 75-90 minutes | Only playwrights from NY, NJ and CT will be accepted. If selected, playwright must direct/cast show etc, and bring in 39 audience members. Prize: $3500. | 6/1/13 | NYC | |
Weathervane Community Playhouse | 10-Min Max | Playwrights must be U.S. citizens, Play must use a “Tennis Racquet” as a prop, can be incidental, or the play’s centerpiece, but it must be seen on stage. Prizes range: $50-$350. Fee: $10 | 5/31/13 | Akron, Ohio | |
Theatre Conspiracy | Full Length | Any Genre except musicals. Prize: $700. Fee: $5. (Free if Dramatist Guild member). | 3/30/13 | Ft. Myers, Fl | |
Ohio State University: Newark | Full Length | Accepts any form, style or genre. Prize: $ 500 | 3/30/13 | Newark, Ohio | |
Bloomington Playwrights Project: Woodward/Newman Award | Full Length (75-135 min) | Drama(?). Musicals ok. Prize: $3000. Fee: $10, or $0 if Dramatist Guild member. | 3/1/13 | Bloomington, Indiana | |
Toowoomba Repertory Theatre | One Act (30-45 minutes) | No restrictions on subject matter, theme or style. Prize: $500-$2000 Fee: $30 (Australian $) | 1/31/13 | Toowoomba, Australia |
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Author: Dave Berns