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Below you will find your June installment of 51 play submissions opportunities.í‚  There’s no time like the present to send your scripts out into the world!

Name

Length

Details

Deadline

Location

Additional Info

Liverpool Hope Prize

80+ mins

UK residents only.í‚  Comedies.

5/30/14

Liverpool, UK

Fee: í‚£20
Prize: í‚£10,000

Enterprise Theatre Co

10 mins

Subject: Bullying

5/30/14

San Diego, California

n/a

Talking Stick Festival

max 20 mins

Development festival.

5/30/14

Vancouver, Canada

Travel funding possible

Playhouse on the Square

Full Length

Original, unpublished full-length play or musical.

5/30/14

Memphis, Tennessee

Fee: $15
Prize: $500 + travel

Douglas Morrisson Theatre

5-20 mins

Theme: “THE CAFETORIUM CHRONICLES: LOST & FOUND” Setting is a high school cafeteria.

5/30/14

Hayward, California

Unspecified “grand prize”

Stickball Productions

under 10 mins

Theme: gender.í‚  Male playwrights only.

5/30/14

Medford, Massachusetts

Prize: 6% royalty

EstroGenius Festival

max 20 mins

Short plays by female writers, but will consider submissions by male writers that explore female characters.

5/30/14

New York City, New York

Fee: $10

Stella Adler Studio of Acting

Full Length

í‚ Seeking ensemble plays for young actors (age 16-25).

5/30/14

New York City, New York

n/a

Stella Adler Studio of Acting

10-minute play

Seeking 10-minute plays w/ themes of EITHER gender equity/violence, OR global warming/environment.

5/30/14

New York City, New York

n/a

Stella Adler Studio of Acting

90+ mins

10-month residency, so presumably must be local.

5/30/14

New York City, New York

$1,000 stipend

Lucky Penny Productions

max 10 mins

Comedy, drama, or musicals ok.

5/31/14

Napa, California

Fee: $15 (may be waived).
$100 prize

9Thirty Theatre Co

One Act & Full Length

Theme: environmental issues. Musicals ok. No prior nyc productions.

5/31/14

New York City, New York

n/a

Pint-sized Plays

5-10 mins

Scripts should be capable of being staged in a pub.

5/31/14

Tenby, Pembrokeshire, UK

Fee: í‚£5.50

Cork Arts Theatre

max 40 mins

Feedback will be provided if you attend event.

5/31/14

Cork, UK

Fee: í¢”š¬25

Baltimore Playwrights Fest

One Act and Full Length

í‚ Current or former residents of DC or MD.

5/31/14

Baltimore, Maryland

Fee: $10

March Forth Productions

Full Length

Must be able to attend the 1-day read-through in August.

5/31/14

New York City, New York

n/a

Art Meets Science

4 mins exactly

í‚ Science, horror, fantasy, science fiction. Monologues ok. Play should be inspired by PRINCE RUPERT’S DROP or the theme “art meets science at the theater”.

5/31/14

Chicago, Illinois

Fee: $10

Seoul Players

10 mins

Not specified

5/31/14

Seoul, North Korea

Fee: USD $5

Organised Chaos Productions

45+ mins

Must be suitable for a studio space.

5/31/14

Manchester

Fee: í‚£5

TARTE 4th Annual One Act Play Festival

max 30 mins

Playwright must produce.

5/31/14

New York City, New York

Fee: $20

Thespis Theater Festival

30-90 mins

Playwright must produce. Playwright OR director/cast must be from NY or NJ.

6/1/14

New York City, New York

Prize: $3,500.í‚  No submission fee.í‚  $200 fee if chosen.

MetLife Nuestras Voces

Min 90 mins

US paywrights of any background. Play must resonate with Latino audiences and accurately depict the Hispanic experience.

6/1/14

New York City, New York

Prize: $3,000

The Leeward Theatre

max 30 mins

Plays MUST be inspired by & include Steampunk themes. Previous productions ok. Interested in comedies to pair with short burlesque piece.

6/1/14

Pearl City, Hawaii

Fee: $5

Capital Repertory Theatre

Full Length

Preference for scripts that showcase technologyí¢â‚¬â„¢s impact on humanity.

6/1/14

Albany, New York

Prize: Unspecified stipend / travel.

Tennessee Repertory Theatre

60+ mins

Residency program, so playwrights presumably must be local.

6/1/14

Nashville, Tennessee

n/a

Soho Rep

Full Length

Residency/lab, so presumably playwrights must be local.

6/1/14

NYC, New York

n/a

TIME ZONE Theatre Company

60-80 mins

í‚ Plays must be relevant to modern Great Britain and should use Kraus’ play “The Last Days of Mankind” as inspiration.í‚  International playwrights welcome.

6/4/14

London, UK

Prize: í‚£1,000

Cro Magnon Theatre

max 20 mins

The theme, “scream,” should be interpreted with flair, intelligence, and novelty.

6/6/14

London

n/a

FirstStage

max 15 pages

Staged reading festival.í‚  Fee is $40, and guarantees acceptance.

6/7/14

Los Angeles, California

Fee: $40.

Live Theatre

max 10 mins

Theme, “Save the World.”í‚  Must attend events on June 18, and July 5-6.

6/9/14

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

n/a

Menagerie Theatre Company

1 page only

í‚ The one page plays can be about ANY subject. Youth & Adult divisions.

6/12/14

Cambridge

Prize: í‚£100 charity donation

The Arts Club of Washington

One Act

Scripts will be judged on concept, dramatic action, characterization, dialogue, and technical requirements.

6/15/14

Washington, DC

Fee: $25
Prize: $500

Phoenix Theatre

Full Length or 1-Act

Staged reading. Accepts submissions of plays, musicals, and short plays.

6/15/14

Phoenix, Arizona

Fee: $10.í‚  ($0 for short plays)

Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company

Full Length

One-week residency in November. Seeks plays í¢â‚¬Å“written by a parent with at least one child.í¢â‚¬

6/15/14

Boulder, Colorado

Prize: Travel/lodging + $250

CM Performing Arts Center

Two Acts (max 2 hours)

Open only to unpublished playwrights of children’s theater. Musicals ok.í‚  Playwright must participate in rehearsal/directing process.

6/15/14

Long Island, New York

n/a

StoneCrabs Theatre Company

5-minute play

Seeks submissions of plays about Brazilian culture.

6/16/14

London

n/a

Playwriting Australia

n/a

í‚ Australian citizens or perm residents. Week-long development lab.í‚  Must collaborate with another artist.

6/23/14

í‚ Redfern, New South Wales

Prize: Travel / lodging + stipend.

Nottingham Playhouse

Not specified

í‚ Seeks submissions of works on the subject of Time and Memory.

6/27/14

Nottingham, UK

n/a

Elite Theatre Company

Full Length

Prefers small, majority women casts. Seeking plays that engage the audienceí¢â‚¬â„¢s sense of not knowing what to expect.í‚  Quirkiness and/or conservative viewpoints encouraged.

6/30/14

Oxnard, California

Prize: Approx $750+.

Elite Theatre Company

max 30 mins

US or Canadian writers. Under 20 mins preferred.

6/30/14

Oxnard, California

Prize: $100.

North Park Playwright Festival

Max 15 pages

Open to any subject matter except nudity or off color humor.í‚  1-2 prior productions ok.

6/30/14

San Diego, California

n/a

New Works of Merit

Any/Various

Seeks full-lengths, one-acts, short plays, and children’s plays.í‚  Seeks works of “social significance.”

6/30/14

New York City, New York

Fee: $25 ($45 for critique). Prize: $300

Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation

Full Length

í‚ All works must concern LGBT life and be based on or inspired by a historical person, culture, work of art or event.í‚  Musicals ok.

6/30/14

Brooklyn, New York

Prize: $3,000

SRO Productions

8 – 12 mins

í‚ Any subject matter.

6/30/14

Las Vegas, Nevada

Fee: $10
Prize: $100

Tangentí‚ Theatre

30-120í‚ mins

Must attend November staged reading.

6/30/14

Tivoli, New York

Prize: $50 + lodging.

Fred Ebb Award

Full Length

Musical theater only. Accepts individuals, or composer/lyricist teams, wishing to create work for the musical theatre, who havení¢â‚¬â„¢t achieved significant commercial success.

6/30/14

New York City, New York

Prize: $50,000(!!)

Horse & Cart

n/a

Selected playwrights will participate in 5 weekly elimination contests.í‚  International entries welcome.

6/30/14

Denver, Colorado

Prize: $500

The Hidden River Arts

Full Length

Musical plays ok. International entries welcome.

6/30/14

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Fee: $17
Prize: $1,000

Moondance International Film Festival

Various

Moondance í¢â‚¬Å“promotes the winnersí¢â‚¬â„¢ and finalistsí¢â‚¬â„¢ work and tries to get it sold, agented, distributed or optioned.í¢â‚¬ Prior prods ok.

6/30/14

Boulder, Colorado

Fee: $100

International Theater Arts Institute

Full Length (max 90 mins)

International entries welcome, however playwright must be present for staged reading, and a workshop.í‚  English or Spanish.

6/30/14

New York City, New York

No Fee

FWD Theatre Project

Full Length

Accepting submissions of original musicals in development.

6/30/14

Chicago, Illinois

Prize: $200

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