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 |
80+ mins | UK residents only.í‚ Comedies. | 5/30/14 | Liverpool, UK | Fee: í‚£20 | |
10 mins | Subject: Bullying | 5/30/14 | San Diego, California | n/a | |
max 20 mins | Development festival. | 5/30/14 | Vancouver, Canada | Travel funding possible | |
Full Length | Original, unpublished full-length play or musical. | 5/30/14 | Memphis, Tennessee | Fee: $15 | |
5-20 mins | Theme: “THE CAFETORIUM CHRONICLES: LOST & FOUND” Setting is a high school cafeteria. | 5/30/14 | Hayward, California | Unspecified “grand prize” | |
under 10 mins | Theme: gender.í‚ Male playwrights only. | 5/30/14 | Medford, Massachusetts | Prize: 6% royalty | |
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 | |
Full Length | í‚ Seeking ensemble plays for young actors (age 16-25). | 5/30/14 | New York City, New York | n/a | |
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 | |
90+ mins | 10-month residency, so presumably must be local. | 5/30/14 | New York City, New York | $1,000 stipend | |
max 10 mins | Comedy, drama, or musicals ok. | 5/31/14 | Napa, California | Fee: $15 (may be waived). | |
One Act & Full Length | Theme: environmental issues. Musicals ok. No prior nyc productions. | 5/31/14 | New York City, New York | n/a | |
5-10 mins | Scripts should be capable of being staged in a pub. | 5/31/14 | Tenby, Pembrokeshire, UK | Fee: í‚£5.50 | |
max 40 mins | Feedback will be provided if you attend event. | 5/31/14 | Cork, UK | Fee: í¢”š¬25 | |
One Act and Full Length | í‚ Current or former residents of DC or MD. | 5/31/14 | Baltimore, Maryland | Fee: $10 | |
Full Length | Must be able to attend the 1-day read-through in August. | 5/31/14 | New York City, New York | n/a | |
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 |
45+ mins | Must be suitable for a studio space. | 5/31/14 | Manchester | Fee: í‚£5 | |
max 30 mins | Playwright must produce. | 5/31/14 | New York City, New York | Fee: $20 | |
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. | |
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 | |
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 | |
Full Length | Preference for scripts that showcase technologyí¢â‚¬â„¢s impact on humanity. | 6/1/14 | Albany, New York | Prize: Unspecified stipend / travel. | |
60+ mins | Residency program, so playwrights presumably must be local. | 6/1/14 | Nashville, Tennessee | n/a | |
Full Length | Residency/lab, so presumably playwrights must be local. | 6/1/14 | NYC, New York | n/a | |
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 | |
max 20 mins | The theme, “scream,” should be interpreted with flair, intelligence, and novelty. | 6/6/14 | London | n/a | |
max 15 pages | Staged reading festival.í‚ Fee is $40, and guarantees acceptance. | 6/7/14 | Los Angeles, California | Fee: $40. | |
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 | |
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 | |
One Act | Scripts will be judged on concept, dramatic action, characterization, dialogue, and technical requirements. | 6/15/14 | Washington, DC | Fee: $25 | |
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) | |
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 | |
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 | |
5-minute play | Seeks submissions of plays about Brazilian culture. | 6/16/14 | London | n/a | |
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. | |
Not specified | í‚ Seeks submissions of works on the subject of Time and Memory. | 6/27/14 | Nottingham, UK | n/a | |
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+. | |
max 30 mins | US or Canadian writers. Under 20 mins preferred. | 6/30/14 | Oxnard, California | Prize: $100. | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
8 – 12 mins | í‚ Any subject matter. | 6/30/14 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Fee: $10 | |
30-120í‚ mins | Must attend November staged reading. | 6/30/14 | Tivoli, New York | Prize: $50 + lodging. | |
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(!!) | |
n/a | Selected playwrights will participate in 5 weekly elimination contests.í‚ International entries welcome. | 6/30/14 | Denver, Colorado | Prize: $500 | |
Full Length | Musical plays ok. International entries welcome. | 6/30/14 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Fee: $17 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Full Length | Accepting submissions of original musicals in development. | 6/30/14 | Chicago, Illinois | Prize: $200 |
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