Howdy, Playwrights! Take a look below for play submissions opportunities with July deadlines!
Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
Alleyway Theatre | Full Length, One Act | Any style. Musicals ok. | 7/1/17 | Buffalo, New York | Fee: $25 |
Emerging Artists Theatre | See right. | One-man/woman shows & short plays (5-60 mins), musicals (15–210 mins). | 7/1/17 | NYC | n/a |
Navigators Theater | See right. | Science-Fiction. 10 min, 20-30 min one-act, and full-length plays. | 7/1/17 | NYC | Fee: $5 |
Northern Arizona Playwriting Showcase | 8-11 mins | Entries may not have been performed for a paying audience. | 7/1/17 | Flagstaff, Arizona | Fee: $12 |
One Company | max 20 pages (sample) | 4-day residency. Any writer of any discipline, 18 yrs or older. | 7/1/17 | Long Valley, New Jersey | No Fee |
Panndora Productions | Full Length | New plays. | 7/1/17 | Long Beach, California | Fee: $10 |
Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre | max 10 mins | 10-minute plays. Hard copy submissions only. | 7/1/17 | Santa Cruz, California | Fee: $10 |
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Productions | No Fee | ||||
Theatre | $50 stipend | ||||
Residency | Residency fee: €1100 | ||||
Conference | Fee: $200 if selected | ||||
Musicals | n/a | ||||
Residency | Fully Funded | ||||
Online Theatre | Fee: $1 | ||||
Literary Competition | Fee: $20 | ||||
Theatre Company | n/a | ||||
Residency | Fee: $30 | ||||
Award | Prize: £6,000 | ||||
The Players Follies Group | 1-10 mins | Plays for a performing troupe aged 55 & up. Hard copy submissions only. | 7/28/17 | Sarasota, Florida | n/a |
360 Xochi Quetzal | 10 pages (sample) | 1-month residency. Int’l submissions ok. | 7/30/17 | Mexico | App Fee: $39 |
First Run Theatre | 10 mins | One-act plays. Original, unpublished & unproduced works. | 7/31/17 | St. Louis, Missouri | n/a |
Hidden River Arts | Full Length | Unpublished & unproduced plays. Musicals ok. | 7/31/17 | Philadelphia | Fee: $17 |
Lanesboro Arts | n/s | 2 and 4 week residencies. Emerging artists from Minnesota and the 5 boroughs of NYC. | 7/31/17 | Lanesboro, Minnesota | Artists are paid $1,000/week. |
Manhattan Repertory Theatre | 30-120 mins | New, never produced play. | 7/31/17 | NYC | Fee: $425 once accepted |
Marin Theatre Company | Full Length | Original, unpublished plays in any genre. | 7/31/17 | Mill Valley, California | No Fee |
New American Theatre | max 15 mins | One-act plays. Must not have been previously produced in Los Angeles. | 7/31/17 | Culver City, California | Fee: $10 |
New Britain Youth Theater | max 20 pages | Aspiring playwrights of any age. Original works or adaptations, suitable for either all ages or middle school age and up. | 7/31/17 | New Britain, Connecticut | n/a |
New York Theater Festival | 5-90 mins | Any genre. Playwrights must produce. Entire cast & crew must be from NYC. | 7/31/17 | NYC | Prize: $3,500 |
Quannapowitt Players, Inc | 10-35 mins | One-act plays. New holiday plays. Must be original & unpublished. See Calling all Playwrights! | 7/31/17 | Reading, Massachusetts | Honorarium: $100 |
Sterts Theatre | 25-35 mins | One-act plays. Int’l submissions ok. Original plays not previously published or publicly performed. | 7/31/17 | Cornwall, UK | Fee: £7 |
Storefront Theatre | 10 mins | Recently read or produced plays ok. Cast would be 3 female, 3 male. Plays should be intended for a general audience. | 7/31/17 | Waxhaw, North Carolina | Prize: $100 |
WildClaw Theatre | max 10 mins | Radio plays, horror. | 7/31/17 | Chicago, Illinois | Prize: $100 |
Playwrights Offering Free Feedback | Full Length | Full-length trade program. You must read a play and give feedback, and in return will have an opp to send a play and get feedback from other playwright. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
Trade A Play Tuesday | 10 mins | Send in 10-min play & get same-day feedback. You must also read another playwright’s work & give feedback. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
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