Howdy, Playwrights! Do you want to get your work out into the world? You know what to do! Just check out our list of play submission opportunities with October 2017 deadlines!
You can also check out this podcast for some advice and inspiration: A Theatre Trip to Texas with Laurence Wensel (podcast with Matt Ian Kelly)
Remember what we always say: Keep submitting!
Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
Fundamental Theater Project | 10-20 mins | Prefers NYC-based playwrights, but encourages all to submit. Theme: FRIGHT NIGHT | 9/26/17 | NYC | No Fee |
Full Length | Plays must be unpublished, and with no previous (or scheduled) full productions. | 9/30/17 | New Haven, Connecticut | Fee: $10 | |
60-90 mins | Canadian musicals, still in development. Suitable for performers ages 13-18 and/or emerging artists ages 18-30. | 10/1/17 | Toronto, Canada | n/a | |
Hardscrabble Theater | max 15 pages | One-act plays only. Any topic. | 10/1/17 | Farmingdale, New York | No Fee |
Full Length | Plays that are somewhere between a complete first draft and a production-ready draft. Must be written by a playwright who has had at least one professional production. | 10/1/17 | Center City, Pennsylvania | Prize: $1,000 | |
30-90 mins | Fully produced plays. | 10/1/17 | NYC | Fee: $1095 once accepted | |
Millay Colony for the Arts | n/s | 1-month residency. No residency fee. | 10/1/17 | Austerlitz, New York | App Fee: $35 |
30-45 mins | Any subject matter, theme or style. Not restricted to Australian residents. | 10/1/17 | Queensland, Australia | Fee: $A40 Prize: $5,000 | |
Parish Players | max 10 mins | Any theme. | 10/1/17 | Thetford, Vermont | n/a |
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Festival | Fee: $20 | ||||
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Productions | No Fee | ||||
Fellowships | $1850 stipend | ||||
One Act, Full Length | Any style. Play dev’t opp, including public staged readings. | 10/6/17 | Jonesville, Michigan | “royalty” | |
Full Length | Musical that has not received a commercial production in NYC. Must be production-ready. | 10/11/17 | NYC | Fee: $55 | |
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center | Any length | All genres and styles of drama, incl. one-acts & solo pieces. Month-long dev’t residency, culminating in two public readings. | 10/13/17 | Waterford, Connecticut | Fee: $35 |
Full Length | Unproduced plays by Latin@ playwrights. The script can be in English or Spanish. | 10/15/17 | USA | n/a | |
Berkeley Rep | See right. | 1 to 4 weeks residency. Projects may be anywhere along their dev’t path: from an idea to a complete draft of a text. | 10/15/17 | Berkeley, California | n/a |
n/s | 1-3 months residency. Int’l submissions ok. | 10/15/17 | France | Fee: $20 | |
Camino Real Playhouse | 10 mins | Plays can be on any subject. | 10/15/17 | San Juan Capistrano, California | Fee: $10 |
Full Length | Play proposals, still in development. | 10/15/17 | Falmouth, Massachusetts | n/a | |
Empire Stage | 10-30 mins | Play dealing with Christmas/Hanukkah Holiday theme. | 10/15/17 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | Fee: $10 |
Full Length, One Act | Week-long conference, with a staged reading. | 10/15/17 | Omaha, Nebraska | Fee: $10, $500 stipend | |
Jewish Women’s Theatre | One Act (max 10 mins) | Previously produced or published works ok. Monologues ok, 7 mins max. Theme: The Accidental Activist | 10/15/17 | Santa Monica, California | n/a |
One Act (25-60 mins) | Open to all playwrights. Any style and genre. Must be appropriate for audience of all ages. | 10/15/17 | Middleburg, Virginia | No Fee | |
Tree City Playhouse | One Act (8-12 mins) | Original works, unpublished. Any genre or theme. Prefers family-friendly plays. | 10/15/17 | Sylvania, Ohio | Fee: $5 |
max 50 pages (sample) | 1 week to 2 months residency. Any language. | 10/20/17 | Ghent, New York | n/a | |
2-15 mins | California playwrights. Playwrights will create a piece of theatre in the form of monologue or 2 character scene inspired by their selected art piece from the EnSuite Gallery (see website). | 10/20/17 | California | n/a | |
10 mins | Comedies or farces. Plays may have been produced previously but not in the DFW Metroplex. Plays may not be published. | 10/20/17 | Plano, Texas | No Fee Prize: $150 | |
Last Frontier Theatre Conference | 20-120 mins | Any genre except musical. | 10/22/17 | Valdez, Alaska | n/a |
5-10 mins | All genres are accepted with no regard to language or subject matter. | 10/25/17 | Houston, Texas | No Fee | |
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Competition | Fee: $25 | ||||
Theatre | n/a | ||||
Award | Fee: $10 | ||||
Festival | Fee: $20 | ||||
Theatre | n/a | ||||
Theater | No Fee | ||||
University | n/a | ||||
Productions | n/a | ||||
Festival | $75 honorarium | ||||
Fellowship | Cash award of $15,000 | ||||
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 | |
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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