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37 Play Submission Opps in August & late July ($35,000+ in prizes!)

by | Jul 27, 2014 | musical theater submissions, Play Submissions, playwright submissions, playwriting competitions, playwriting contests | 0 comments

Howdy, playwrights.í‚  Below is your August installment of 37 play submission opps!

Name Length Description Deadline Location Other
Tallahatchie RiverFest Max 60 mins Original plays only. 7/31/14 New Albany, Mississippi Fee: $10 Prize: $600
Playwrights’ Round Table 20-30 mins Open to ALL playwrights. Limited production history ok. 7/31/14 Orlando, Florida No Fee
Playwright’s Round Table 90-120 mins Any subject matter is acceptable; no nudity. 7/31/14 Orlando, Florida n/a
Santa Cruz Actors’ Theatre 10-mins “Send us your best work.” 7/31/14 Santa Cruz, California Fee: $10
Marin Theatre Co: Calicchio Prize Full Length Open to US professionally unproduced playwrights. Any genre. 7/31/14 Mill Valley, California Prize: $2500
A Room of Her Own Foundation Full Length Applicant must be a female playwright who has written at least one full-length play. 7/31/14 New York City, New York Prize: $10,000
Strange Bird Productions 10-15 mins Playwright must produce.___________________ 7/31/14 New York City, New York n/a
Everyday Inferno Theatre Co 15-45 mins Theme: “Adventurous Women” Open to playwrights from the NYC area, & those able to travel there occasionally. 8/1/14 New York City, New York n/a
WildClaw Theatre max 10 mins Seeking 10-min radio scripts in horror genre. No restrictions as to content or tone. 8/1/14 Chicago, Illinois n/a
Overtime Theater Full Length Seeks original experimental & devised work. 8/1/14 San Antonio, Texas n/a
Proscenium Journal Any length Accepts original plays of any length and style, original adaptations, and musicals. (Also accepts playwriting articles.) 8/1/14 n/a n/a
UMass New Play Lab Full Length Bold, compelling stories about our world. 10-day residency. 8/1/14 Amherst, Massachusetts Prize: $750 + accommodations
Tamasha: Scratch Nights max 15 mins Staged reading. Theme of í¢â‚¬ËœCommunity.í¢â‚¬â„¢ Open to all artists regardless of location. 8/1/14 London ambiguous
Fourth Wall Review: Summer/Fall Issue n/s Online journal summer/fall issue. Intellectually and emotionally engaging work. 8/1/14 n/a n/a
Vertigo Theater Company max 20 mins 4-week workshop w/ staged reading, so presumably must be local. Must be a work in progress. 8/1/14 New York City, New York n/a

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Just Theater Full Length Open to playwrights based in the Bay Area. 8/1/14 Berkeley, California n/a
Ars Nova Full Length 2-year residency, s must be local. 8/3/14 New York City, New York n/a
Portland Civic Theatre Full Length Staged reading. 8/4/14 Portland, Oregon Prize: $200
Skylight: Postscript 60 mins min Looking for full length scripts that have not been previously performed. 8/10/14 London n/a
terraNOVA Collective Not Specified Writers group. Must be able to attend the 18 weekly sessions in NYC. 8/11/14 New York City, New York Fee: $10
Arena Stage max 3 mins Monologues must address or react to the American Civil War & its current reverberations. 8/11/14 Washington, DC n/a
Yale Drama Series Full Length Prize: $10,000, publication of manuscript by Yale Univ Press, & staged reading at Lincoln Center Theater. 8/15/14 New Haven, Connecticut Prize: $10,000
London Horror Festival max 15 mins Entries must be in horror/thriller genre & must be written for radio. 8/15/14 London Fee: í‚£2
2014 Bad Theater Fest max 30 mins Playwright must produce. 8/15/14 New York City, New York n/a
Growing Stage Theatre Full Length Childrení¢â‚¬â„¢s plays. Staged reading, possibly followed by full production. 8/15/14 Netcong, New Jersey n/a
Green Light Productions One Act (15-30 mins) Female playwrights in the Los Angeles Area. 8/15/14 Santa Monica, California n/a
Thistle Dew Short Play Monologues and short plays. í‚  Theme: tall tales, lies, fibs etc. í‚  Comedy. 8/15/14 Sacramento, California n/a
King’s Head Theatre max 20 mins Accepts submissions of new opera. Must be available to be in London in fall 2015. 8/17/14 London n/a
Stay Awake! max 10 mins Preference given to socially conscience plays that engage the experience of Denver region. 8/20/14 Denver, Colorado n/a
Nylon Fusion Collective 10 mins Play must have or relate to the theme of fear, disguises, and/or dia de los muertos. 8/21/14 New York City, New York n/a
Fourth Wall Review: Winter 2014 Issue n/a Print journal, winter issue. Looking for intellectually and emotionally engaging plays. 8/21/14 n/a n/a
TimeLine Theatre Company Full Length Chicagoland writers only. Seeks stories inspired by history that connect with today’s social and political issues. 8/31/14 Chicago, Illinois n/a
American Blues Theater Full Length Mission: “illuminate the American ideas of freedom, equality, and opportunity.” 8/31/14 Chicago, Illinois n/a
TLC Productions max 15 mins Playwright may direct, but this is not required. 8/31/14 Canton, Michigan Fee: $15. “cash prize.”
Heiress Productions Full Length Scripts should be comedic (or with major comedic elements). 8/31/14 New York City, New York n/a
Express Children’s Theatre 25-90 mins No age/geographic restriction. Submit up to six scripts. Family friendly. 8/31/14 Houston, Texas Fee: $33-50/script. Prize: travel.
Marin Theatre Company: Sky Cooper Prize Full Length Open to emerging or established US playwrights. Any genre. Unproduced plays only. 8/31/14 Mill Valley, California Prize: $10,000

Click here to become a member of Play Submissions Helper, and get access to our insane master-list of 400+ play submissions opps.í‚ (What you see on this blog is just a sample!)

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