Howdy, Playwrights! Here's a list of 35 play submission opportunities with November 2026 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 |
| Vintage Soul Productions | max 10 pages | Plays that explore Black health concerns and wellness within Black communities. Must be written specifically for a virtual platform as the setting in the script. US based Black playwrights only. | 10/31/26 | Virtual | $100 honorarium |
| Invisible Theatre | 6-7 mins | Monologues. Any topic. Int'l submissions ok. No deadline posted. Performance will be in June 2027. | No deadline posted. | Tucson, Arizona | "small honorarium" |
| Gallery Players | 10-50 mins | Plays must be unproduced. Readings ok. Must be the play’s world premiere. | 11/1/26 | Brooklyn, New York | n/a |
| Hypatia-in-the-Woods | 10 pages (sample) | 1 to 3 weeks residency. Apps from WOMEN playwrights accepted. | 11/1/26 | Shelton, Washington | Fee: $20 |
| MadLab Theatre | 5-20 mins | Int'l submissions ok. | 11/1/26 | Columbus, Ohio | n/a |
| New England Review | max 5,000 words | Publication opp. Short plays and monologues. | 11/1/26 | Middlebury, Vermont | Fee: $3 |
| Playing Ace | Full Length, One Act | The play must feature a story that relates to asexualities. | 11/1/26 | Madison, Wisconsin | n/a |
| Spellbinder | max 5 pages | Publication opp. Stage plays and monologues accepted. | 11/1/26 | n/a | n/a |
| Henlopen Press | 3,000 - 7,501 words | Publication opp. Drama accepted. | 11/2/26 | n/a | n/a |
| Abingdon Theatre Company | max 40 pages | Plays written by BIPOC individuals. Must not have been previously presented to New York audiences. | 11/3/26 | Long Island City, New York | n/a |
| Ensemble Studio Theatre | Full Length | Plays and musicals. Open to a broad range of topics related to the issues, people, ideas, processes, leading-edge discoveries, inventions, and/or history of the "hard" sciences and technology, as well as explorations of the culture of those fields. | 11/3/26 | NYC | Commissions: $5,000-10,000 |
| Red Eye Theater | 10-15 mins | Development opp. | 11/8/26 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | stipend of $1,000 |
| Adams Theatre Company | Any length | Plays that center the joy and range of complex cultural experiences. Women, queer, BI-POC, and artists of all ability. | 11/15/26 | New Jersey and Chicago | n/a |
| Clockhouse | max 10 pages | Short plays in traditional and experimental styles. | 11/15/26 | n/a | n/a |
| Foundation House | 10 pages (sample) | 10-day residency. Open to writers. | 11/15/26 | Greenwich, Connecticut | n/a |
| Newport NewWorks Musical Theater Festival | Full Length | Two-week workshop residency. Int'l submissions ok. | 11/15/26 | Newport, Rhode Island | Fee: $15 |
| Pioneer Productions Company | One Act (10 mins) | Open to anyone willing to travel to Morristown, NJ. | 11/15/26 | Morristown, New Jersey | No Fee |
| Umbrellas for Fish | 3 pages | Publication opp. Int'l submissions ok. Theme: THE LOST & FOUND OF EXISTENCE | 11/15/26 | n/a | No Fee |
| Maltz Jupiter Theatre | Any length | Plays and musicals. Playwrights who are often underrepresented in the theatrical space including but not limited to: POC, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, Veterans, etc. Scripts that are still in the first few stages of being developed. | 11/16/26 | Jupiter, Florida | n/a |
| The Theater Project | max 15 mins | Dramas and comedies. | 11/16/26 | Maplewood, New Jersey | $100 fee if selected, Prize: $500 |
| Audible Theater | Full Length | Applicants will receive $25,000 to write and develop an original audio play. Genres: Action & Adventure and Core Fiction | 11/18/26 | Neward, New Jersey | n/a |
| Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival | max 15 mins | Short plays and musicals. Theme: "LUV." Playwrights must produce. | 11/20/26 | NYC | Fee: $50 if selected Prize: $100 |
| Amas Musical Theatre | Full Length | Musicals. Must be complete and ready for readings, workshops and/or productions. | 11/30/26 | NYC | No Fee Prize: $2,000 |
| Athena Project | Full Length | Women, nonbinary, trans, intersex, genderfluid, and LGBTQIA+ playwrights at any career stage. Nationally open. Unproduced scripts at a “finished but still in development” stage. | 11/30/26 | Denver, Colorado | No Fee |
| Cincinnati LAB Theatre | 30+ mins | Original, unpublished, fully realized script that has previously had at least one verifiable staged reading. | 11/30/26 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Fee: $5 |
| Friend of a Friend Productions | 10 mins | Female and non-binary playwrights. | 11/30/26 | New York | n/a |
| Lake Shore Center for the Arts | One Act (8-15 mins) | Comedy and drama (including mystery, thriller or monologue). Int'l submissions ok. | 11/30/26 | Westfield, New York | Fee: $10 Prize: $500 |
| Las Vegas Little Theatre | Full Length | Ideally looking for subject matter that will appeal to an age range of 18-30. | 11/30/26 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Fee: $5 Prize: $150 |
| Lost Nation Theater | 10 pages (sample) | Unsolicited scripts will be accepted and sample pages read during November. | 11/30/26 | Montpelier, Vermont | n/a |
| Moondance Int'l Film Festival | Any length | Stage play, stage play or musical for kids, radio play. | 11/30/26 | Boulder, Colorado | Fee: $50 |
| The Mini Plays Magazine | max 2 pages | Mini play/soliloquy/monologue. Theme: Borrowed Time | 11/30/26 | n/a | No Fee |
| Amalgamation Theatre Collective | See right. | Plays that are still in process. | Year Round | Virtual | n/a |
| Doric Wilson Playwrights Project | Any length | Plays and musicals, short or long. | Year Round | NYC | n/a |
| Flyway | max 15 pages | Publication opp. Drama/scripts accepted. | Year Round | n/a | 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. Any subject matter. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
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