Howdy, Playwrights! Here's a list of 35 play submission opportunities with June 2026 deadlines. This is just a small sample of what is in our mega-list available to paid members. Join now to get access!
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add'l Info |
| The Little Theatre of Alexandria | 20-50 mins | One-act plays. No nudity. Strong themes & language ok. | 5/30/26 | Alexandria, Virginia | No Fee Prize: $350 |
| Athena Project's Read & Rant | 60-160 pages | Full-length plays. Woman, trans or nonbinary playwright. | 5/31/26 | Denver, Colorado | n/a |
| End of Play | See right. | Playwrights will be challenged to write a brand new play or musical, or revise an old draft over the period of one month. No deadline but the challenge starts May 31, 2026. | 5/31/26 | NYC | n/a |
| Theatre Off The Square | 30-60 mins | One-act plays. Any genre. | 5/31/26 | Weatherford, Texas | Prize: $200 |
| Unstaged Magazine / Otherwise Theatre Company | 1-2 pages | Publication opp. Experimental 1-min plays, monologues. Theme: Burn This Script | 5/31/26 | Baltimore, Maryland | n/a |
| Arts Club of Washington | 20-50 mins | One-act plays. Any theme, content, or style. US playwrights only. | 6/1/26 | Washington, DC | Fee: $20 Prize: $1,000 |
| New Works/New Voices Festival of New Musicals | max 90 mins | Open to any writers and composers who feel their perspectives have been historically underrepresented in the musical theater canon. | 6/1/26 | Syracuse, New York | n/a |
| Theatre Odyssey | 20-35 mins | US playwrights. One-act plays. Comedy, drama, mystery, thriller or monologue. | 6/1/26 | Bradenton, Florida | No Fee Prize: $1,000 |
| Axis Review | max 3,500 words | Publication opp. Plays accepted. | 6/10/26 | n/a | n/a |
| Samjoko Magazine | 10-20 pages | Publication opp. Plays accepted. $20 contributor’s payment if accepted. | 6/10/26 | Republic of Korea | n/a |
| Stethoscope Stage (Monologues) | 2-3 pages | Write a narrative in the form of a 5-min monologue that explores conversations around: Body image and weight; How society views and treats people who are overweight and/or diabetic; Questions, curiosities, and experiences around GLP-1 medication use. | 6/12/26 | Fort Worth, Texas | n/a |
| Stethoscope Stage (Plays) | 8-10 pages | Write a narrative in the form of a 10-min play that explores conversations around: Body image and weight; How society views and treats people who are overweight and/or diabetic; Questions, curiosities, and experiences around GLP-1 medication use. | 6/12/26 | Fort Worth, Texas | n/a |
| Emerging Artists Theatre | See right. | Solo shows, short plays (60 min or less), etc. Participants receive 50% of the box office. | 6/14/26 | NYC | No Fee |
| Chestnut Street Playhouse | 10 pages (sample) | New works from emerging and established playwrights. Any genre. | 6/15/26 | Norwich, Connecticut | n/a |
| Fairy Tale Review | max 30 pages | Publication opp. All styles and genres. Plays accepted. | 6/15/26 | n/a | n/a |
| The Theater Center | 15 mins | Musicals. Any style, genre, and subject matter. | 6/15/26 | NYC | Prize: $5,000 |
| Urbanite Theatre | Full Length (60+ mins) | Full-length plays by women playwrights residing in the US. Must include quality, female roles that are well-represented. | 6/15/26 | Sarasota, Florida | No Fee stipend of $1,500 |
| Dear US | max 10 mins | Plays that answer the question: "What's going on in America right now?" Monologues ok. | 6/20/26 | Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida | n/a |
| Qutub Minar Review | 1 min (see right) | Publication opp. Submit up to 3 one-minute plays at a time. | 6/20/26 | n/a | No Fee |
| Showpeople Theatre Collective | 60-120 mins | Plays or musicals. Playwrights must produce. | 6/20/26 | Long Island City, Queens | No Fee |
| Nashville Repertory Theatre | 15 pages (sample) | Play script that is in progress. Musicals ok. | 6/26/26 | Nashville, Tennessee | No Fee |
| The Great Commission Theatre | 8-10 mins | Plays and monologues inspired by the lives of the saints and the human journey toward God. | 6/26/26 | San Antonio, Texas | n/a |
| Blindspot Collective | 12-15 mins | Plays and musicals. Must be set on a modern college campus in the US (more specifically, the publicly accessible parts of a campus - not a dorm room). All characters must be college-aged students. | 6/28/26 | San Diego, California | n/a |
| Actors’ Theatre | max 10 mins | Int'l submissions ok. | 6/30/26 | Santa Cruz, California | Fee: $10 |
| Fred Ebb Award | Full Length | Open to composer/lyricist or composer/lyricist team, writers creating original work for musical theatre, and applicants who have not yet achieved significant commercial success. | 6/30/26 | NYC | Prize: $75,000 |
| IATI | 45–90 mins | Full-length plays. Open to playwrights worldwide who have original works in English or Spanish. | 6/30/26 | NYC | No Fee |
| Jewish Plays Project | 75+ mins | Full-length plays that contain significant Jewish themes, characters, content, or points of view. | 6/30/26 | NYC | No Fee |
| Long Beach Playhouse | 30-50 mins, 75+ mins | Non-musical, short & full-length plays. | 6/30/26 | Long Beach, California | Fee: TBA |
| Louisiana State University | Full Length | Plays should prominently feature accurate science as a thematic element or integral part of the storyline. | 6/30/26 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | "cash prize" |
| North Park Playwright Festival | max 12 pages | Any subject matter. No nudity or off color humor. Int'l submissions ok. | 6/30/26 | San Diego, California | No Fee |
| PLAYA | max 10 pages (sample) | Residency. Int'l submissions ok. | 6/30/26 | Lake County, Oregon | App Fee: $40 |
| Playhouse on the Square | Full Length | Plays and musicals. *Members of the Dramatist Guild AND those who have submitted in a previous year need only pay $10. | 6/30/26 | Memphis, Tennessee | Fee: $15 Prize: $1,500 |
| Golden Antelope Press | 20 pages (sample) | Publication opp. Plays accepted. | 7/1/26 | n/a | n/a |
| LITE 2027 | 10 mins | Plays that require minimal props/set/tech and are PG-clean and NOT depressing. No therapy sessions, dread diseases, or pets getting run over. Limit of 2 submissions No website. Email submissions to Jack J. Berry at carokann@nc.rr.com with LITE 2027 in subject line. | 7/1/26 | Raleigh, North Carolina | n/a |
| Trade A Play Tuesday | 10 mins | Send in 10-min play & get same-day feedback. You must also read 10 pages of another playwright’s work, & give thoughtful feedback. Runs every Tuesday. Any subject matter. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
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