by play8044 | Jul 3, 2023 | Play Submissions
Play Submissions Helper is a compendium of hundreds of open play submission contests and opportunities. For over a decade, has been the go-to resource for listings of play submissions opportunities. In this post, we roundup our most popular playwriting blog posts from...
by PSH | Sep 25, 2023 | 10 minute play contests, 10-minute play submissions, comedy play submissions, musical theater submissions, One-Act Play Submissions, Play Submissions, playwright submissions, playwriting competitions, playwriting contests, playwriting festivals, short play submissions, ten minute play contests
Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opps with October+ 2023 deadlines. Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Location Add’l Info Bite Sized Spooktacular max 10 mins Original short plays (or other theatrical pieces), either...
by PSH | Sep 7, 2023 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
One of the most common pieces of advice you’ll hear from playwrights is to focus on character-driven stories. But what does character-driven really mean? Well, I can tell you what it’s NOT: It’s NOT a play in which all the characters exist...
by PSH | Aug 26, 2023 | 10 minute play contests, 10-minute play submissions, One-Act Play Submissions, Play Submissions, playwright submissions, playwriting competitions, playwriting contests, playwriting festivals, short play submissions, ten minute play contests
Dear Playwright, We here at PSH have been providing free monthly lists of submission opportunities to the playwriting community for years. As anyone who has tried to do this on their own knows, it is an enormous undertaking. This month, we have catalogued over 30...
by PSH | Aug 9, 2023 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
Creative writing of any kind–whether it’s playwriting, screenwriting, fiction writing, heck even comic book writing–is highly competitive. It’s not hard to see why: people love stories. And there are a lot of us who want to write for the stage...
by PSH | Jul 24, 2023 | Play Submissions
Howdy, Playwrights! This month, we have 35 play submission opps with August+ 2023 deadlines. Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Location Add’l Info Cellunova New Play Festival 25-45 mins One-act plays. Theme: Metamorphosis 7/30/23 NYC n/a Fresh...
by PSH | Jul 14, 2023 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
One way to help make your play a success is to write it in an “actor-friendly” way. In other words, to write your script in a way that makes it easier for your actors to do their job well. To that end, there’s one big mistake that many...
by PSH | Jun 26, 2023 | 10 minute play contests, 10-minute play submissions, One-Act Play Submissions, Play Submissions, playwright submissions, playwriting competitions, playwriting contests, playwriting festivals, short play submissions, ten minute play contests
Below is a list of 10-minute play submissions opps with 2023 and early 2024 deadlines. Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Location Add’l Info Equity Library Theater of New York max 15 pages/mins Int’l submissions ok. Also seeking monologues (max 4...
by PSH | Jun 24, 2023 | 10 minute play contests, 10-minute play submissions, comedy play submissions, Gay-Themed Play Submissions, LGBT Play Submissions, musical theater submissions, One-Act Play Submissions, Play Submissions, playwright submissions, playwriting competitions, playwriting contests, playwriting festivals, short play submissions, ten minute play contests
Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opps with July+ 2023 deadlines. Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Location Add’l Info Arc Stages 1-10 pages Theme: SHADOWS AND REVEALS 6/30/23 Pleasantville, New York n/a Athena Project...
by PSH | Jun 8, 2023 | Play Submissions
Crafting compelling dramatic dialogue is crucial for an effective play. Well-written dialogue can animate your characters, propel your story forward, and engage your audience…or it can cause audience members to secretly check their phones. Here are...
by PSH | May 22, 2023 | 10 minute play contests, 10-minute play submissions, comedy play submissions, Gay-Themed Play Submissions, LGBT Play Submissions, musical theater submissions, One-Act Play Submissions, Play Submissions, playwright submissions, playwriting competitions, playwriting contests, playwriting festivals, short play submissions, ten minute play contests
Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opps with June+ 2023 deadlines. Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Location Add’l Info The Mini Plays Magazine max 2 pages Mini plays and monologues. Theme: Love 5/30/23 n/s No Fee Athena...
by PSH | May 8, 2023 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
In this post, I’m going to share a single word that can help improve your entire play. And not just this play, but every play you ever write. So what is this 1 amazing word? “But.” Stay with me here. This will take just a moment to explain. To do...
by PSH | Apr 25, 2023 | Play Submissions, playwright submissions, playwriting competitions, playwriting contests, playwriting festivals
Dear Playwright, We here at PSH have been providing free monthly lists of submission opportunities to the playwriting community for years. As anyone who has tried to do this on their own knows, it is an enormous undertaking. This month, we have catalogued over 30...
by PSH | Apr 8, 2023 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
Questions are a powerful thing. Questions engage the mind. People are drawn to questions. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that audiences love a play with a powerful MDQ (major dramatic question). Your MDQ could be anything, but frequently it’s some variation...
by PSH | Mar 25, 2023 | 10 minute play contests, 10-minute play submissions, One-Act Play Submissions, Play Submissions, playwright submissions, playwriting competitions, playwriting contests, playwriting festivals, short play submissions, ten minute play contests
Howdy, Playwrights! This month, we have 35 play submission opps with April 2023 deadlines. Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Location Add’l Info Garfield Center for the Arts 10 mins Short Attention Span Theatre. 3/27/23 Chestertown, Maryland n/a...
by PSH | Mar 13, 2023 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
After our last month’s post on protagonists, we had someone write in with this astute observation: “If you think about it, the strength and ‘flavor’ of all characters you create is in the dialogue… Perhaps the criticism I have heard most...
