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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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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