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 2025 deadlines. Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Location Add’l Info New City Players max 10 pages Prompt: It’s summertime! Write a 10 page or less play that includes the phrase “hot girl summer”... 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... by PSH | Feb 22, 2023 | Play Submissions
Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opps with March+ 2023 deadlines. Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Location Add’l Info Athena Project Full Length Women playwrights. 2/28/23 Denver, Colorado n/a Magnetic Theatre 5-15 mins... by PSH | Feb 8, 2023 | Play Submissions
Writing compelling characters is one of the most important things in all of playwriting. And the most important character of all is your protagonist. OK, nothing too earth-shattering there, right? But while we all know how important it is to create a great... by PSH | Jan 28, 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 February+ 2023 deadlines. Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Location Add’l Info Athena Project Full Length Women playwrights. 1/31/23 Denver, Colorado n/a Attleboro Community... by PSH | Jan 12, 2023 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
Storytelling is one of the oldest art forms known to man. We’ve been telling stories as long as we’ve had the language to do it. So it should come as no surprise that, by now, we have a pretty solid understanding of the most important narrative elements.... by PSH | Dec 23, 2022 | Play Submissions
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 | Dec 9, 2022 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
Without a doubt, the #1 most common question that people ask writers is: “Where do you get your ideas?” We get them, of course, everywhere. From snippets of overheard dialogue. From images of a forboding landscape. From a relationship dynamic between two... by PSH | Nov 21, 2022 | Play Submissions
Howdy, Playwrights! This month, we have 44 play submission opps with December 2022 deadlines. But we’re doing something different this month: To get access to this month’s list, sign up for free to our email list in the box below to get immediate access to...