Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opportunities with January 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 |
| Catskill Public Theater | Any length | Original ideas that could be part of mini-plays that will expand upon the Woodstock Festival message. | 1/1/25 | Roscoe, New York | $200 – $1,000 honorarium |
| Funky Little Theater Company | max 10 mins | One-act plays focusing on issues surrounding, embracing or showcasing individuals of the LGBT community. | 1/1/25 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | No Fee Prize: $100 |
| Irvington Theater | max 20 pages | Playwrights must produce. | 1/3/25 | Irvington, New York | n/a |
| Theatre Now New York | max 10 mins | Musicals. Any style and genre. Foreign language and/or bilingual scripts ok. | 1/3/25 | NYC | No Fee |
| Theatre Southwest | 5-10 mins | All genres are accepted with no regard to language or subject matter. | 1/3/25 | Houston, Texas | No Fee Prize: $100 |
| Apricity Magazine | max 15 mins | Publication opp. | 1/5/25 | Austin, Texas | No Fee |
| National Alliance for Musical Theatre | Full Length | New musicals. Must be complete and ready for readings, workshops and/or productions. | 1/7/25 | NYC | Fee: $40 |
| The Leah | Full Length (see right) | Emerging women, trans, and non-binary playwrights. Int’l submissions ok. One-acts, two-acts (even four-, five-, six- acts), monologues, adaptations, and any other format will be considered. | 1/7/25 | NYC | No Fee Prize: $5,000 |
| Rattlestick Theater | Full Length | Dev’t opp for early-career playwrights. | 1/9/25 | NYC | $7,500 stipend |
| NewYorkRep and Sea Dog Theater | max 90 mins | Playwrights based in or have access to NYC. | 1/10/25 | NYC | “stipend” |
| Burlington County Footlighters Theatre | 10-15 mins | Theme: Secrets Revealed | 1/12/25 | Cinnaminson, New Jersey | Fee: $5 |
| James Merrill House | max 10 pages (sample) | Residency. Includes a stipend of $1,100/month. | 1/13/25 | Stonington, Connecticut | App Fee: $30 |
| King’s Theatre | 10 mins | Int’l submissions ok. Any genre. | 1/13/25 | Canada | Fee: $15 Prize: $400 |
| Green Light Group Productions | 20-25 pages excerpt | New musical dev’t opp, exclusively for women and nonbinary writers and composers. | 1/15/25 | NYC | $3,000 commission |
| Indianapolis Black Theater Company | max 60 pages | Play content must center around the Black American Experience. | 1/15/25 | Indianapolis, Indiana | n/a |
| Nomad Theatre | 8-12 pages | US playwrights. Theme: All A-Bloom, Touring Garden Plays | 1/15/25 | Normal, Ilinois | $15 honorarium |
| Palace Theatre | 8-15 mins | US residents only. Playwrights must produce. | 1/15/25 | Manchester, New Hampshire | Fee: $100 if selected |
| Qu Literary Magazine | max 4,000 words | Publication opp. Excerpts or full pieces written for stage. Int’l submissions are accepted with a caveat. | 1/15/25 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Fee: $2.50 Payment Upon Publication: $100 |
| Ucross Foundation | Full Length | Residency. | 1/15/25 | Ucross, Wyoming | App Fee: $40 |
| Virginia Center for the Creative Arts | n/s | Residency. | 1/15/25 | Amherst, Virginia | App Fee: $30 |
| Theatre Revolution | max 10 mins | Female or female identifying playwrights. Monologues ok (max 3 pages). Playwrights must produce. | 1/17/25 | Garrison, New York | n/a |
| UK Int’l Audio Drama Festival | Full Length, Shorts (max 7 mins) | National broadcasters and independent producers in any language and from any country. | 1/17/25 | UK | No Fee Prize: £2,000 |
| Helene Wurlitzer Foundation | Full Length | Residency. $300 deposit if selected. | 1/18/25 | Taos, New Mexico | App Fee: $30 |
| Atlanta Fringe Festival | Pls. inquire | Artists of all backgrounds, disciplines, and experience levels. | 1/20/25 | Atlanta, Georgia | Pls. inquire |
| Queens Theatre | 5-10 mins | Plays on all subjects by writers with disabilities, or plays by any writer which feature a character or characters with a disability. Any genre. | 1/20/25 | NYC | n/a |
| 360 XQMX Writer-In-Residence | n/s | Residency. Int’l submissions ok. | 1/22/25 | Mexico | Fee: $40 |
| Playwrights’ Center Core Writer Program | Full Length | Play dev’t workshop. Available to professional playwrights in the US. | 1/23/25 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | n/a |
| Carlow Little Theatre Society | One Act (20-40 mins) | Writers 18+, local and int’l. The play must be in English. | 1/31/25 | Ireland | Fee: €20 Prize: €500 |
| Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater & Academy | Any length | Family-appropriate plays that creatively tell stories for the new kids of today. | 1/31/25 | Huntsville, Alabama | n/a |
| Gitelman & Good Publishers | Full Length | Publication opp. Plays appropriate for high-school actors and audiences. Theme: Difficult Choices | 1/31/25 | n/a | n/a |
| Masque & Spectacle | 10 mins | Publication opp. Plays accepted. | 1/31/25 | n/s | n/a |
| Pacific Northwest Multicultural Festival | Full Length, Shorts (15-20 mins) | Comedy, thriller/mystery, drama, romance, magic realm, avante garde, etc. | 1/31/25 | Portland, Oregon | Fee: $35 |
| St. Louis Actors’ Studio | max 45 mins | One-act plays. | 1/31/25 | St. Louis, Missouri | n/a |
| The University of Alabama | Full Length | Plays and musicals. | 1/31/25 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | n/a |
| 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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