Here is your list of 38 play contests with April 2014 deadlines.í‚ Happy submitting!
Name | Lengths Accepted | Details | Deadline | Location | Additional Info |
45 mins / 105 mins | Seeks adult (max 105 mins) and children’s (max 45 mins) plays from anybody age 18+. | 4/1/14 | n/a | Prize: CAD $3000 | |
7-14 minutes | Original scripts only. No musicals. | 4/1/14 | Brockport, New York | n/a | |
Not specified | Interested in challenging and edgy pieces. | 4/1/14 | North Carolina | n/a | |
Full Length | Residency open to Chicago-area playwrights | 4/1/14 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a | |
Full Length | Seeks stories that are told in a uniquely theatrical way.í‚ Unclear if playwright must be nyc-based. | 4/1/14 | Spartanburg, South Carolina | n/a | |
max 60 seconds | Open to everybody. | 4/1/14 | UK & New York | n/a | |
Full Length | Open to female playwrights who had a fully staged, professional production in 2013. | 4/1/14 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Fee: $25 | |
20-40 mins | Seeks plays or musicals, w/ large cast, suitable for ages 7-15. Themes: making your luck, standing up for your future, championing a cause | 4/1/14 | Fairfax, Virginia | n/a | |
70í‚ – 120 mins | í‚ Finished or unfinished works accepted | 4/4/14 | Bellingham, Washington | $100 prize | |
10-min play | Themes: “Revenge” and “Magic” | 4/4/14 | Bellingham, Washington | n/a | |
10-min play | Seeks original plays that engage truthful storytelling. | 4/5/14 | New York City, New York | n/a | |
max 40 mins | Feedback given. | 4/6/14 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Fee: $15 | |
min 60 mins | Open to anyone, on any topic. | 4/7/14 | London, UK | n/a | |
max 20 minsí‚ í‚ | Development opp.í‚ Playwright must produce.í‚ Accepts submissions of new short plays or excerpts from a longer piece | 4/8/14 | London , UK | n/a | |
max 10 mins | Theme: í¢â‚¬Å“RIDICULOUS/SUBLIMEí¢â‚¬ | 4/11/14 | New York City, New York | “small” prize | |
max 15 mins | Prefers comedies, but will also consider dramas. | 4/12/14 | Clearwater, Florida | Fee: $5.í‚ Unspecified prize. | |
max 20 mins | Open to UK writers. Theme: anniversary or birthday. | 4/13/14 | London, UK | n/a | |
Full Length | Seeks submissions of ideas for stage plays and radio plays. Theme: the environment. | 4/14/14 | Cornwall, UK | Prize: í‚£6,000 | |
max 10 pages | Theme: í¢â‚¬Å“Worlds Collideí¢â‚¬ | 4/14/14 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | No fee if sent hard copy.í‚ Prize: Travel. | |
max 45 mins | One-act play festival | 4/14/14 | Weyauwega, Wisconsin | n/a | |
10-min play | 10-minute plays | 4/14/14 | New York City, New York | n/a | |
Full Length | If playwright has MFA or agent, residency irrelevant.í‚ Otherwise, NJ playwrights only | 4/15/14 | West Orange, New Jersey | n/a | |
Max 40 mins | Entries will be judged on plot, character development, dialogue & quality. | 4/15/14 | Frostburg, Maryland | Fee: $20 | |
Full Length | Playwrights must have lived in TX, LA, OK, AK, or NM for 2+ years. | 4/15/14 | Fort Worth, Texas | Fee: $10 | |
10-min play | Playwright must produce. | 4/15/14 | New York City, New York | $38 if chosen. | |
not specified | Themes: Survival; How to dust off the wreckage? How to wake yourself up from panic? Awake vs asleep.í‚ Chicago-based playwrights preferred. | 4/15/14 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a | |
Full Length | Open to all playwrights. | 4/15/14 | Hamden, Connecticut | Fee: $10 |
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