Howdy, Playwrights! Here’s a list of 35 play submission opportunities with October 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 |
| Broken Arts Entertainment | 10-30 mins | For podcast. Situational comedy, or layered comedy. Strong character voices and emotional stakes are a must. | 9/30/25 | Southern Maine | n/a |
| River & South Review | max 12 pages | Publication opp. One-acts or a complete scene from a longer work. | 9/30/25 | Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | n/a |
| Durango PlayFest | Full Length | Week-long play dev’t workshop. Dramas or comedies. US playwrights only. | 10/1/25 | Durango, Colorado | Fee: $25 $500 stipend |
| Millay Arts Playwriting Core Residency | max 20 pages (sample) | Playwriting residency. | 10/2/25 | Austerlitz, New York | App Fee: $45 |
| Lumos Players | Any length | 10-min play, one-act, full-length, musical, comedy, drama. | 10/3/25 | Maineville, Ohio | n/a |
| Theatre Noir Blanc | Full Length | New works that explore the gay interracial experience. Original plays and plays with limited production (1-2) only. Int’l submissions ok. | 10/5/25 | Dallas, Texas | n/a |
| Trinity Theatre Company | Full Length, Shorts | Open to all playwrights, though priority may be given to those residing in San Diego, CA. Theme: Share Your Story | 10/6/25 | San Diego, California | Prize: $100 / $50 |
| Over Our Head Players | max 10 mins | Original comedies. Open to everyone w/o age or geographic restriction. | 10/10/25 | Racine, Wisconsin | Prize: $300 |
| New Plains Review | max 6,000 words | Publication opp. Plays accepted. | 10/14/25 | Edmond, Oklahoma | Fee: $3 |
| Great Plains Theatre Commons | 30+ pages | One acts or full length. | 10/15/25 | Omaha, Nebraska | Fee: $10 $750 stipend |
| Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival | Full Length, max 12 mins | The play must feature characters 15-30 yrs old. | 10/15/25 | Cape Girardeau, Missouri | Fee: $15 stipend of $750 |
| Obsidian | max 20 pages (see right) | Publication opp. One-act or a collection of short scenes no longer than 20 pages. Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-contained. | 10/15/25 | Normal, Illinois | n/a |
| Synkroniciti | max 4,000 words | Publication opp. Short play. Theme: Patterns | 10/15/25 | Houston, Texas | Fee: $3 Prize: $75 |
| Tennessee Williams & New Orleans Literary Festival | One Act (max 1 hr) | Emerging or previously unpublished playwrights. | 10/15/25 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Fee: $25 Prize: $1,500 |
| Wildacres Residency Program | “sample” | 1 or 2-week residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. | 10/15/25 | Little Switzerland, North Carolina | App Fee: $30 |
| FRIGID New York | max 60 mins | Open to all kinds of performances, including plays and musicals. | 10/30/25 | NYC | Fee: $40 |
| Meanwhile Park | 30-60 mins | Plays suitable for an outdoor, summer theatrical experience. | 10/30/25 | Salt Lake City, Utah | $500 honorarium |
| Bold Sunrise Theater | max 10 pages | No theme. | 10/31/25 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Fee: $10 Prize: $3,000 |
| Dayton Playhouse | Full Length | Playwrights of all races and ethnicities, all gender identities, all physical abilities, and all ages. | 10/31/25 | Dayton, Ohio | Fee: $10-$30 Prize: $500 |
| Eclectic Full Contact Theatre | max 30 mins | One-act plays. Theme: Hope | 10/31/25 | Chicago | Prize: $250 |
| For Page & Screen Magazine | max 30 pages | Publication opp. Scripts accepted. No restrictions on content but must have no discriminatory themes or messages. | 10/31/25 | n/a | n/a |
| For Page & Screen Magazine | max 30 mins | Publication opp. Radio plays. No restrictions on content but must have no discriminatory themes or messages. | 10/31/25 | n/a | n/a |
| Invisible Theatre | 5-7 mins | Original monologues. Diversity and inclusivity highly encouraged! | 10/31/25 | Tucson, Arizona | “small honorarium” |
| Richard Rodgers Awards | Full Length | Musicals, plays with songs, thematic revues or any comparable work. US citizens or permanent residents only. | 10/31/25 | NYC | n/a |
| SETC Fringe Festival | Full Length | Devised theatre and solo performance, experimental genres and new musicals. | 10/31/25 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | No Fee |
| Foglifter | max 20 pages | Publication opp. LGBTQ+ writers. Accepts drama submissions. | 11/1/25 | n/a | $100 honorarium |
| Mesa Refuge | Full Length | 14-day residency. | 11/1/25 | Point Reyes Station, California | App Fee: $50 |
| New England Review | max 5,000 words | Publication opp. Short plays and monologues. | 11/1/25 | Middlebury, Vermont | n/a |
| Smith & Kraus | 10 mins | Plays must be produced between August 2024 through September 2025. | 11/1/25 | n/a | n/a |
| Smith & Kraus | 1-3 mins | Monologues. Must be from plays (not stand-alone pieces) produced between August 2024 through September 2025. Must have onstage action and work well for auditions. | 11/1/25 | n/a | n/a |
| The Decameron Project – Hollywood | 1 min | One-minute plays. First-time writers are encouraged to submit. | 11/1/25 | Los Angeles, California | No Fee |
| Actors Theatre of Little Rock | Full Length | Plays by BIPOC writers, women, trans, non-binary writers. | Year Round | Little Rock, Arkansas | n/a |
| Northport Reader’s Theater | One Act | One-Act plays are being accepted for 2025 readings. | Year Round | Northport, New York | n/a |
| Oil Lamp Theater | Full Length | Emerging playwrights. | Year Round | Glenview, Illinois | 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. Any subject matter. | Year Round | n/a | n/a |
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