Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opportunities with April+ 2025 deadlines. This is just a small sample of what is in our mega-list available to paid members. Join now to get access!
| Name | Length | Nature of Opportunity | Deadline | Location | Add’l Info |
| T. Schreiber Studio & Theatre | 10 mins | Theme: It Happened | 4/1/25 | NYC | Fee: $5 stipend of $75 |
| The Alpine Fellowship Theatre Prize | max 45 mins | Open to all nationalities. Theme: TBA | 4/1/25 | London | Prize: £3,000 |
| The Democracy Cycle | 10-15 pages (sample) | Generative artists working in the field of theater, dance, music, opera, or multi-disciplinary performance. | 4/1/25 | NYC | $60,000 commission |
| Creative Capital Award | max 16 pages (sample) | Seeks project proposals in various disciplines including performing arts (musical theater, opera, theater, playwriting, etc). US citizens only. | 4/3/25 | NYC | Award: $15,000 – $50,000 |
| The Coachella Review | 10-12 pages | Publication opp. Scripts 10-12 pages, and shorter pieces, such as monologues of up to 1,500 words. | 4/4/25 | Coachella Valley, California | n/a |
| Theatre Southwest | 20 mins | One-act plays. Must be unpublished and previously unproduced in the Houston area. Any genre, but light comedies are encouraged. Int’l submissions ok. | 4/5/25 | Houston, Texas | No Fee |
| New Media Film Festival | Any length | Plays accepted. | 4/6/25 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $65-95 |
| Pittsburgh New Works Festival | 20-45 mins | One-act plays. | 4/6/25 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Fee: $15 Prize: $500 |
| Carrollwood Players Theatre | 10-15 mins | Stories about all aspects of the BIPOC experience. Int’l submissions ok. Prefers submissions written by members of the BIPOC community. | 4/11/25 | Tampa, Florida | No Fee Prize: $100 |
| Kirk Players | 15-20 mins | Complete, one-act, comedic or dramatic, non-musical works. | 4/12/25 | Mundelein, Illinois | n/a |
| FUSION Theatre Company | max 10 pages | Any genre. Int’l submissions ok. Musicals ok. Theme: When Nobody’s Watching | 4/13/25 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Fee: $5 |
| Hedgebrook | n/s | Playwriting residency. Writers must be women, which is inclusive of transgender women and female-identified individuals. | 4/14/25 | Whidbey Island, Washington | App Fee: $45, $55 |
| Sesame Workshop Writers’ Room | max 12 pages (sample) | Writing fellowship. Original script sample should NOT contain Sesame Street elements. It can be an excerpt from a larger piece. Must model a 3 act story structure and be a kid-friendly content for viewers up to age 12. Participants must be a US citizen or permanent resident. | 4/14/25 | n/a | n/a |
| The Kerouac Project | max 10 pages (sample) | Residency. Int’l submissions ok. Encourages BIPOC and LGTBQ writers. | 4/14/25 | Orlando, Florida | App Fee: $50 |
| Hambidge | 10-15 pages (sample) | Residency. | 4/15/25 | Rabun Gap, Georgia | App Fee: $30 |
| Keegan Theatre | See right. | Opp that includes a commission, dev’t process, and full production of a new work. Submissions should include 4 samples of written work, 10 pages each. | 4/15/25 | Washington, DC | n/a |
| Murphys Creek Theatre | Full Length | Drama or comedy. | 4/15/25 | Murphys, California | Fee: $15 Prize: $100 |
| Stonecoast Review | max 12 pages | Plays including monologues, 1-min scripts, 10-min scripts, and experimental works are all welcome. Theme: Power | 4/15/25 | Portland, Maine | n/a |
| Parity Productions | Full Length | Dev’t opp for women, trans, gender-expansive, and intersex writers. | 4/16/25 | NYC | Prize: $2,500 |
| Ghostlight Stage Company | 35-50 mins | One-act plays. BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ playwrights are strongly encouraged to submit. | 4/18/25 | Cincinnati, Ohio | $425 stipend |
| Theatre Rocks | Full Length | Any US resident. | 4/18/25 | Ennis, Texas | Fee: $30 Prize: $500 |
| Annex Theatre | See right. | Complete script or script-in-development. | 4/21/25 | Seattle, Washington | n/a |
| Austin Film Festival | Full Length | Full-length plays, original or adapted. Int’l submissions ok. | 4/22/25 | Austin, Texas | Fee: $25 |
| Page 73 Development Programs | 10-page sample + full script | US residents. Must have completed at least 2 full-length plays or at least 3 one-act plays. | 4/27/25 | Brooklyn, New York | Award: $20,000 |
| Carlo Annoni International Playwriting Prize | Full Length, Short Play | Plays with topics concerning the LGBTQ+ community, including love, diversity and identity in a time of gender fluidity. | 4/30/25 | Italy | Prize: € 1,000 |
| Golden Thread Productions | 10-30 mins | Playwrights of Middle Eastern heritage writing about any topic. Playwrights of all backgrounds writing about the Middle East. | 4/30/25 | San Francisco, California | n/a |
| Hand-to-Mouth Players | max 20 mins | One-act plays. | 4/30/25 | New York | Fee: $20 $25 honorarium |
| Moondance Int’l Film Festival | Any length | Stage play, stage play or musical for kids, radio play. | 4/30/25 | Boulder, Colorado | Fee: $25 |
| The Inkwell Theater | Full Length | Dev’t lab. Open to anyone. | 4/30/25 | Los Angeles, California | $1,000 honorarium |
| Brewster Theater Company | max 20 mins | One-act plays. Must be a Hudson Valley, NY Premier. Must have been written after Jan. 1, 2022. Any genre. Solo shows must be no longer than 10 mins. | 5/1/25 | Carmel, New York | Fee: $25 |
| Foglifter | max 20 pages | Publication opp. LGBTQ+ writers. Accepts drama submissions. | 5/1/25 | n/a | $50 honorarium |
| Left Edge Theatre | max 10 mins | Int’l submissions ok. Any genre. Must not have been previously performed in Sonoma County, CA. Theme: TYRANNY | 5/1/25 | Santa Rosa, California | n/a |
| Neukom Literary Arts Award for Playwriting | Full Length | Plays addressing the question “What does it mean to be a human in a computerized world?” | 5/1/25 | New Hampshire & Vermont | $5,000 honorarium |
| New England Review | max 5,000 words | Publication opp. Short plays and monologues. | 5/1/25 | Middlebury, Vermont | Fee: $3 |
| Trade A Play Tuesday | 10 mins | Send in 10-min play and get same-day feedback. You must also read 10 pages of another playwright’s work, and give thoughtful feedback. Runs every Tuesday. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
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