Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opportunities with July+ 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 |
| New City Players | max 10 pages | Prompt: It’s summertime! Play that includes the phrase “hot girl summer” in it. | 6/26/25 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | n/a |
| IATI | Full Length | Open to authors worldwide who have original works in English or Spanish. | 6/30/25 | NYC | No Fee |
| Kumu Kahua Theatre | 10-12 pages | Prompt: A word salad prompt. Write a scene using Donald Trump’s response taken from a transcript of a Business Roundtable meeting in Doha, Qatar on May 15, 2025. See website for more info. | 6/30/25 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Prize: $100 |
| Native Voices at the Autry | max 10 mins | Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and First Nations artists. Theme: “Merciless Indian Savages: A Native Perspective about the Declaration of Independence and US History” | 6/30/25 | Los Angeles, California | Prize: $1,000 |
| North Park Playwright Festival | max 12 pages | Int’l submissions ok. Any subject matter. No nudity or off color humor. | 6/30/25 | San Diego, California | No Fee |
| Gallery Players | 30-60 mins | Plays must be unproduced. Must be the play’s world premiere. | 7/1/25 | Brooklyn, New York | n/a |
| Golden Antelope Press | 20 pages (sample) | Publication opp. Plays accepted. | 7/1/25 | n/a | n/a |
| New Works/New Voices | Full Length | Musicals by writers and composers whose perspectives have been historically underrepresented in the musical theater canon. | 7/1/25 | Syracuse, New York | n/a |
| Short+Sweet Theatre | max 10 mins | Any genre. Int’l submissions ok. | 7/1/25 | India | Fee: $13 |
| The Braid | max 1500 words | Theme: Two Faiths, One Love | 7/1/25 | Santa Monica, California | n/a |
| The Players Theatre | max 90 mins | Original plays and musicals. Playwrights must produce. | 7/2/25 | NYC | n/a |
| Fresh Words | 1 min | Plays inspired by the chillingly utopian world of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World. Open to all styles. | 7/12/25 | n/a | n/a |
| Mulberry Literary | n/s | Publication opp. Int’l submissions ok. Translations ok. | 7/14/25 | n/a | No Fee |
| Lazuli Literary Group | max 150 pages | Publication opp. Both previously published and unpublished works are eligible. | 7/15/25 | n/a | Fee: $15 |
| Loghaven Artist Residency | max 20 pages (sample) | Apps from playwrights accepted. | 7/15/25 | Knoxville, Tennessee | Fee: $25 |
| Marble House Project | n/s | Residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 7/15/25 | Dorset, Vermont | App Fee: $35 |
| Molecule | max 50 words | Publication opp. Accepts play submissions. | 7/15/25 | n/a | No Fee |
| The A Chronicles | max 10 mins | Plays that open a wide-angle lens on reproductive rights. Monologues ok. All are welcome to submit. | 7/15/25 | Westport, Connecticut | $50 honorarium per production |
| Ucross Foundation | Full Length | Residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 7/15/25 | Ucross, Wyoming | App Fee: $40 |
| Coachella Valley Repertory | Full Length | Play or musical which is in line with CV Reps’s artistic vision and mission. | 7/25/25 | Cathedral City, California | n/a |
| The Players Theatre | max 15 mins | Plays and musicals. Playwrights must produce. Theme: Boo! | 7/26/25 | NYC | Prize: $100 |
| Lost Lake Folk Opera | max 10 pages | Publication opp. Theme: United We Write | 7/31/25 | n/a | n/a |
| Masque & Spectacle | 10 mins | Publication opp. Previously unpublished works only. | 7/31/25 | n/s | n/a |
| William Faulkner Literary Competition | less than 1 hr | Open to all ages. Original, unpublished one-act play. | 7/31/25 | New Albany, Mississippi | Fee: $20 Prize: $600 |
| Free State Review | 1 min | Publication opp. Previously performed plays ok. | 8/1/25 | n/a | Fee: $3.50 |
| The Braid | max 1500 words | Various themes. See website for details. | 8/1/25 | Santa Monica, California | n/a |
| Jewish Plays Project | Full Length | Plays that contain significant Jewish themes, characters, content, or points of view. | Year Round | NYC | No Fee |
| Lolwe | One Act | Publication opp. Drama accepted. Open to Black artists from anywhere in the world. | Year Round | n/a | No Fee |
| Milagro | Any length | Latina playwrights. | Year Round | Portland, Oregon | n/a |
| Missed the Boat Theatre | Full Length | New and emerging playwrights whose scripts align with a Catholic worldview. Musicals ok. | Year Round | St. Paul, Minnesota | n/a |
| PAUL | One Act, Full Length | Accepts scripts for dev’t & production consideration. | Year Round | NYC | n/a |
| Spokane Playwrights Laboratory | Full Length | Any genre, topic, or theme, except musicals. | Year Round | Spokane, Washington | n/a |
| The Rev Theatre Co. | max 45 mins | Scripts for young audiences. Touring production. Non-musical preferred. | Year Round | Auburn, New York | n/a |
| Trade A Play Tuesday | 10 mins | Send in 10-min play & 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 |
| Westport Country Playhouse | Full Length | Accepts scripts from all writers, and strongly encourages submissions from Black, indigenous, and writers of color. | Year Round | Westport, Connecticut | n/a |
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