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| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Additional Info |
| A Light in Dark Places | 5-15 pages | The plays must explore the themes of suicide prevention and mental health conditions with a focus on community, connection, hope, resources and healing. | 5/1/22 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $20Prize: $100 |
| Aurand Harris Memorial Playwriting Award | Full Length | Plays for young audiences. Open to all playwrights. | 5/1/22 | Hamden, Connecticut | n/a |
| Foglifter | max 20 pages | Publication opp. LGBTQ+ writers. Accepts drama submissions. | 5/1/22 | n/a | $50 honorarium |
| Mixing It Up Productions | One Act(20-50 pages) | Original, unproduced, unpublished plays. Previous workshop or reading is ok. Any genre. | 5/1/22 | Valley Stream, New York | n/a |
| New England Review | max 5,000 words | Publication opp. Plays and monologues. Payment is $20 per page. | 5/1/22 | Middlebury, Vermont | n/a |
| The Chameleon Theatre Circle | Any length | Original, unproduced plays. All styles and genres are ok. | 5/1/22 | Burnsville, Minnesota | No FeePrize: $100 |
| The College at Brockport | 7-14 mins | Only original scripts allowed. Plays that have been read or performed in any manner for a paying audience prior to submission are not accepted. | 5/1/22 | Brockport, New York | n/a |
| National Black Theatre | 50+ pages | 18-month residency. Black playwrights only. | 5/2/22 | NYC | “stipend” |
| Egg & Spoon Theatre Collective | Full Length | Developmental workshop for Black writers, Indigenous writers, and writers of color at any stage in their career, and from any geographical location. | 5/4/22 | NYC | stipend of $500 |
| Exposition Review | max 4 pages | Publication opp. Complete scene for stage, up to 4 pages. Theme: Escape | 5/5/22 | California | Fee: $5″cash prize” |
| Writer’s Digest | first 15 pages | Scripts (stage play) are accepted. Int’l submissions ok, except Syria, Iran, North Korea or Crimea. | 5/6/22 | Blue Ash, Ohio | Fee: $30Prize: $5,000 |
| Brewster Theater Company | One Act(max 30 mins) | Plays must have been written after January 1, 2019. Any genre. *Solo shows must be no longer than 20 mins. | 5/15/22 | Carmel, New York | Fee: $25 |
| Carlo Annoni International Playwriting Prize | Any length | Plays on any topic affecting the LGBTQ+ community, and the promotion of diversity in love, society, politics and culture. Plays can be submitted in Italian and English . | 5/15/22 | Milan, Italy | No FeePrize: € 1000 |
| Marble House Project | max 15 pages (sample) | 3-week residency. | 5/15/22 | Dorset, Vermont | App Fee: $35 |
| PEP Productions | 10-20 mins,1-10 mins | Comedic Scripts with a preference for Satire. Theme: What’s Going On? | 5/15/22 | Sugar Loaf, New York | “honorarium” |
| Ragdale Residency | “work sample” | 18 or 25-day residency. | 5/15/22 | Lake Forest, Illinois | App Fee: $25 |
| Virginia Center for the Creative Arts | n/s | Residency. | 5/15/22 | Amherst, Virginia | App Fee: $50 |
| Austin Film Festival | Full Length | Full-length plays, original or adapted. Int’l submissions ok. | 5/16/22 | Austin, Texas | Fee: $30Prize: $1,000 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | n/s | Projects can be based on any topic but must demonstrate clear social impact and charitable purpose. Open to writers including playwrights. | 5/17/22 | NYC | n/a |
| Theater for The New City | Any length | Int’l submissions ok. Theme: “Dream Up: Invent, Concoct.” | 5/25/22 | NYC | Fee: $30, $40 |
| Marion Thauer Brown Audio Drama Scriptwriting Competition | max 30 mins | Audio drama scripts. Adventure and comedy. Must be appropriate for listeners of all ages. | 5/28/22 | n/a | No FeePrize: $250 |
| Arts & Letters Prize for Drama | One Act(30-60 pages) | Previously produced scripts are acceptable. | 5/31/22 | Milledgeville, Georgia | Fee: $10Prize: $500 |
| PLAYA | See right. | 5, 12 or 26 day residency. Int’l submissions ok. *Provide 1-5 writing work samples (or up to 10 if samples are short). This could be one document with up to 10 pages. | 5/31/22 | Lake County, Oregon | App Fee: $15 |
| Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy Competition | 90-120 mins | Int’l submissions ok. Play based on the risk theatre model of tragedy. Please visit the website for more info. | 5/31/22 | Canada | Fee: $49Prize: $10,200 |
| The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow | max 10 pages (sample) | Two-week residency. *This fellowship invites writers to reconsider Southern identity, their own or that of others. The work may be in any genre, including drama. | 5/31/22 | Eureka Springs, Arkansas | App Fee: $35 |
| Theatre B | Full Length | Accepts submissions of plays for consideration throughout the month of May ONLY. UPDATE: NOT ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS. | 5/31/22 | Moorhead, Minnesota | n/a |
| Avalanche Theatre | 10 pages (sample) | New plays that are ready for a full production. Plays that have had up to 3 previous productions will be accepted. | Year Round | Chicago | n/a |
| Custom Made Theatre Co | Full Length | Plays that have been through a developmental process and are looking for a world premiere, or have had a recent production history outside of the San Francisco Bay Area. Int’l submissions ok. | Year Round | San Francisco, California | n/a |
| LAB Theater Project | Full Length or One Act | Unproduced original works. | Year Round | Tampa, Florida | n/a |
| Legacy Theatre | Full Length | Considers play submissions for readings, workshops and performances, as well as completed touring productions to be featured as Special Events. | Year Round | Stony Creek, Connecticut | n/a |
| MOXIE Theatre | Full Length | Female playwrights. | Year Round | San Diego, California | n/a |
| 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 |
| SPIDER | 300–1000 words | Publication opp (literary magazine). Plays for children. | Year Round | 2 to 6 | n/a |
| Trade A Play Tuesday | 10 mins | Send in 10-min play and get same-day feedback. You must also read 10 pages of another playwright’s work, and give thoughtful feedback. Runs every Tuesday. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
| Thrown Stone Theatre Company | Full Length | BIPOC playwrights. | Year Round | Ridgefield, Connecticut | n/a |
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