Below is a list of 10-minute play submissions opps with late 2024 and early 2025 deadlines.
Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
Over Our Head Players | max 10 mins | Original comedies. Open to everyone w/o age or geographic restriction. | 11/1/24 | Racine, Wisconsin | Prize: $300 |
The Brick | 1-20 mins | New works. | 11/7/24 | Brooklyn, New York | n/a |
Clockhouse | max 12 pages | Plays in traditional and experimental styles. Standalone work only and no monologues. | 11/15/24 | n/a | n/a |
Exposition Review | max 15 pages | One-act plays and scenes. Theme: Spring | 12/15/24 | California | Fee: $3.50 |
Grosse Pointe Theatre | 5-7 pages | Theme: “Rockin’ through Life.” The play must feature a rocking chair as a set piece. | 12/31/24 | Grosse Pointe, Michigan | Fee: free for members, $25 for non-members |
Apricity Magazine | max 15 mins | Accepts submissions from the performing arts, including short play. | 1/5/25 | Austin, Texas | No Fee |
King’s Theatre | 10 mins | Any genre. Int’l submissions ok. | 1/13/25 | Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia | Fee: $15 Prize: $400 |
Heartland Theatre Company | max 10 mins | Theme: “The Rummage Sale.” Plays that answer a simple question–if one person’s trash is another person’s treasure, what happens when those people come together? Int’l submissions ok. | 2/1/25 | Bloomington, Illinois | n/a |
Muskegon Community College | 10-15 pages | Comedic or dramatic plays of all types. Theme: SEEN AND UNSEEN | 2/14/25 | Muskegon, Michigan | Fee: $10 Prize: $100 |
Weathervane Playhouse | 7-12 mins | Each play must take place on the 2025 set, a subway car. No characters under the age of 16. | 3/31/25 | Akron, Ohio | Fee: $10 Prize: $500 |
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