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| Theater Name / Festival Name | Play Lengths Accepted | Info | Submission Deadline | State, City | Fee / Prize |
| Toowoomba Repertory | One Act | Open to playwrights worldwide. | 1/31/14 | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Fee: $30; Prize: $2000 |
| A-Squared Theatre | max 10 mins | Seeks one act plays, scenes, or monologues inspired by any aspect of í¢â‚¬Å“Asian Mom-ness.í¢â‚¬ | 1/31/14 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a |
| Pink Banana Theatre | 10-20 mins | Theme: í¢â‚¬Å“THE HONEYMOON IS OVER!í¢â‚¬ | 1/31/14 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | n/a |
| Dubuque Fine Arts Players | max 40 mins | Concentrate on character, relationships, and a good story. | 1/31/14 | Dubuque, Iowa | Fee: $20 Prize: $600 |
| The Gallery Players | 10 mins to full-length | Playwright must be available to attend rehearsals. | 1/31/14 | Brooklyn, New York | Fee: $10í‚ í‚ |
| Actors Training Center | 10 mins | í‚ Submissions may be dramatic or comedic.í‚ Roles must be for 7th-12th graders. | 1/31/14 | Wilmette, Illinois | n/a |
| Grin Theatre Company | max 15 mins | Monologues | 1/31/14 | Liverpool | n/a |
| BBC World Service International | 53-minute radio play | Open only to writers living OUTSIDE the UK. Accepts radio plays of any subject. | 1/31/14 | London | Prize: í‚£2000 + travel |
| Portland Center Stage | Full Length | Accepts unsolicited scripts from Oregon residents only | 2/1/14 | Portland, Oregon | n/a |
| Heartland Theatre Company | 10 mins | Theme: plays inspired by birds. | 2/1/14 | Bloomington, Illinois | n/a |
| Centre Stage South Carolina | 75-120 mins | Comedies and dramas that deal with important social issues. | 2/1/14 | Greenville, South Carolina | n/a |
| On-the-Air Radio Players) | 15-25 mins | Radio play scripts written in the style of old-time radio, with plenty of sound effects. | 2/1/14 | Henrico, Virginia | Prize: $50í‚ |
| Pegasus Theater Company | 10 mins | Seeks original, unpublished, 10 min plays by Northern California playwrights. | 2/1/14 | Guerneville, California | n/a |
| The Valley Players | Full Length | Accepts submissions from Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine residents only.í‚ Play must be suitable for a varied audience. | 2/1/14 | Waitsfield, Vermont | Prize: $1000 |
| Lee Street Theatre | 10 mins | The play must be a comedy and incorporate this yearí¢â‚¬â„¢s theme of í¢â‚¬Å“Office Hours.í¢â‚¬ Open to residents of NC, SC, GA, TN, VA, WV, MD. | 2/1/14 | Salisbury, North Carolina | n/a |
| Blue Mountain Center | n/s | 1-month writing residency | 2/1/14 | Blue Mountain Lake, New York | Fee: $25 |
| The New Ohio Theatre | n/s | Playwright must produce | 2/2/14 | New York City, New York | n/a |
| Ars Nova: ANT Fest 2014 | n/s | Playright must produce. “If it can be performed live on stage, weí¢â‚¬â„¢re interested!” | 2/2/14 | New York City, New York | n/a |
| Center Stage | Full Length | Open to all Maryland students in grades K-12. | 2/7/14 | Baltimore, Maryland | n/a |
| Royal & Derngate/High Tide Award | Full Length | UK playwrights only.í‚ Play development commission, for works/ideas which examines life outside of the major cities. | 2/10/14 | Northampton | n/a |
| Nylon Fusion Collective | 10 mins | Theme: mischief, deceit, surprise, and/or spring break.í‚ Playwriting Competition Advice from Nylon. | 2/13/14 | New York City, New York | n/a |
| Durango ArtsCenter | 10 mins | Unproduced original plays only. | 2/14/14 | Durango, Colorado | Fee: $10 í‚ Prize: $500 |
| Spokane Civic Theatre | One Act (max 30 mins) | Playwrights must reside in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana or Alaska. | 2/14/14 | Spokane, Washington | n/a |
| Argos Productions | Full Length | “We are most interested in projects for production that will involve the playwright as an active participant – attending auditions, rehearsals, and design meetings.” | 2/15/14 | Boston, Massachusetts | n/a |
| Caryl Crane Youth Theatre | í‚ 60-120 mins | Accepts plays or musicals for children or young adults. | 2/15/14 | Huron, Ohio | Prize: $500. Fee $10. |
| Over Here Theatre Company | 15 mins | Seeks plays about the life under the Obama administration. | 2/15/14 | London | n/a |
| Theatre Oxford | 10 mins | Original plays only. | 2/15/14 | Oxford, Mississippi | Fee: $10 Award: $1,000 |
| Stone Soup Shakespeare | 10 mins | Looking for plays that are inspired by As You Like It. | 2/15/14 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a |
| The Flying Muskrat Theatre Company | 9-100 pages | Play must be written by a current student (6th grade – undergrad).í‚ Musicals ok. | 2/15/14 | Falls Church, Virginia | n/a |
| Shannon E. Cameron | Full Length | Open to all playwrights living in North America. Plays must be unproduced and original. Also accepts adaptations. | 2/15/14 | n/a | n/a |
| Univ North Carolina | Full Length | Development workshop, plus production. Seeks submissions of work that explores the First World War or its legacy. | 2/15/14 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Expenses + stipend |
| Indie Boots Theatre Festival | max 10 mins | All plays must use the word “Olivia” in the title. Comedies & plays featuring underrepresented characters encouraged. | 2/22/14 | Chicago, Illinois | No Fee |
| Paul Darby Prize | max 60 mins | UK based writers only. | 2/28/14 | London | Fee: í‚£5 Prize: í‚£1,000 |
| Beverly Hills Theatre Guild | 45-75 mins | USA playwrights only. Plays suitable for grades 6-8, or 9-12. Cash prize only, no production. | 2/28/14 | Beverly Hills, California | Prize: $1,200 |
| Sandalles Five ‘n Ten Play Writing Competition | 5-minute monologue or 10-minute duologue | Original, unperformed and unpublished works only. | 2/28/14 | Neath | Fee: í‚£6 |
| Midland Community Theatre | One Act & Full Length | Seeks new comedies suitable for community and other non-profit theatres. | 2/28/14 | Midland, Texas | Fee: $10; Prize: $200-400 |
| The New American Theatre | max 25 mins | No subject restrictions. | 2/28/14 | Culver City, California | n/a |
| A Friend of a Friend Theatre | 20 mins* | Development program for musicals.í‚ *Unclear if 20 mins is length of completed musical, or if only 20 mins worth of material will be workshopped | 2/28/14 | London, UK | n/a |
| Grin Theatre Company | max 30 mins | Playwrights aged 16 to 30. Development + performance.í‚ Unclear if paywright must reside near Liverpool, UK. | 2/28/14 | Liverpool, UK | % of box office |
| Samuel French | max 30 mins | Accepts short plays and musicals. Playwright must produce (?) | 2/28/14 | New York City, New York | $10 fee |
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