Howdy playwrights.í‚ Below is your monthly installment of 43 playwright submissions opportunities!í‚ Some of these playwright submissions have some serious cash prizes attached, so look closely!
Name | Length Accepted | Play Genre(s) Accepted | Deadline | City, State | Additional Info |
Full Length | Plays must be suitable for children to perform for children. Musicals ok, large casts preferred. | 3/1/14 | Mesa, Arizona | n/a | |
90 – 120 mins | Seeks family-friendly mellerdrammer, w/ large casts. | 3/1/14 | Houston, Texas | n/a | |
75-135 mins | Full-Length Drama.í‚ Musicals ok.í‚ Fee waived if in Dramatists Guild. | 3/1/14 | Bloomington, Indiana | Fee: $10 | |
Full Length (max 90 mins) | Staged reading, which winning playwrights must attend. | 3/1/14 | Hudson, New York | Fee: $10 | |
Full Length | Female playwrights only.í‚ Appears like playwright must also be Canadian. | 3/1/14 | Toronto, Ontario | n/a | |
Full Length | Seeks bold, innovative new works that inspire thought and dialogue, for staged reading.í‚ Any genre. | 3/1/14 | Sacramento, California | n/a | |
Not specified | Seeks thought provoking plays that highlight social, political, and ethical issues. | 3/1/14 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | n/a | |
Full Length | Seeks works that lie at the intersection of video gaming and performance.í‚ Playwright must produce. | 3/1/14 | Brooklyn, New York | n/a | |
Full Length | í‚ Looking for innovative comedies and dramas on any topic. | 3/1/14 | Columbia, SC | Prize: $750 | |
10-15 mins | Any genre; any style. | 3/1/14 | Lisbon, Portugal | Fee: $15 Prize: Travel & lit festival | |
Full Length | Staged reading; must attend weeklong festival (expenses provided). | 3/1/14 | Greenville, South Carolina | Prize: Travel | |
max 30 mins | Any subject matter | 3/1/14 | Burlington, Wisconsin | Prize: $100 | |
Full Length | Interested in plays exploring current social issues. Comedies & dramas.í‚ Some previously-produced plays are accepted. | 3/1/14 | Orlando, Florida | Prize: Travel/ stipend | |
Full Length or One Act | Playwright must produce.í‚ “A 10-day festival celebrating the extraordinary stories told by people of African descent.” | 3/1/14 | Washington DC | Fee: $0-25 | |
Any Length | Playwright must be in elementary, middle, or high school. | 3/1/14 | NYC, New York | n/a | |
Full Length | Playwright must be Appalachian OR the play must be set in that region. Stage reading. | 3/3/14 | Abingdon, Virginia | Prize: $250 + travel | |
One Act | Open to high school & college students.í‚ Must attend week-long festival at end of May.í‚ Staged reading. | 3/3/14 | Atlanta, Georgia | Prize: Travel stipend. | |
10-20 mins | í‚ Must have 5-member cast. | 3/5/14 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Fee: $10 | |
One Act (max 30 mins) | Only “amateur” playwrights are eligible.í‚ Any nationality. | 3/5/14 | Windsor, Berkshire | Fee: í‚£5 | |
10 – 25 pages | Any genre with the exception of musicals. Monologues ok. Local writers preferred. | 3/7/14 | Binghamton, New York | n/a | |
10 mins max | Theme: “Speak Up, Speak Out.” | 3/10/14 | London | n/a | |
Full Length | Summer residency at Sweet Briar college. | 3/14/14 | Sweet Briar, Virginia | n/a | |
Full Length | Playwright must be Native American. Also see here. | 3/15/14 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | n/a | |
max 20 mins | Theme: “Envy.” Can either be horror, suspense or comedy.í‚ “Gory” plays preferred. | 3/15/14 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | n/a | |
20-minute plays | Light comedies, satires, dark comedies, dramas, etc. are all welcome. | 3/15/14 | Houston, Texas | Fee: $5; Prize: $100. | |
80 – 120 mins | í‚ Script must be a character-driven American comedy. Musicals ok. | 3/15/14 | Cedar City, Utah | Fee: $25 | |
Full Length | Playwrights must be 19 or younger.í‚ Any subject. | 3/15/14 | Los Angeles, California | No Fee | |
5-20 mins | Open to Chicago-area playwrights. Theme: Loss.í‚ í‚ | 3/15/14 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a | |
Full Length | Female playwrights who had a professional production in 2013. | 3/15/14 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Fee: $25 | |
n/a | Month-long residency.í‚ $600 fee if selected, but scholarships available. | 3/15/14 | Woodstock, New York | App Fee: $40 | |
14 mins max | Theme: TRANSITIONS | 3/15/14 | Edmonds, Washington | n/a | |
7 – 25 mins | Playwright must produce | 3/17/14 | NYC, New York | Prize: $1000. | |
Not specified | Publication contest. | 3/18/14 | Milledgeville, Georgia | Fee: $17 | |
Full Length (about 90 mins) | Must be socially and/or culturally significant. | 3/25/14 | New York City, New York | n/a | |
10-30 mins | Open to all nationalities | 3/30/14 | Cambridge, UK | Fee: í‚£15 | |
Full Length | Previous productions (3) ok. Fee waived if Dramatists Guild member. | 3/30/14 | Fort Myers, Florida | Fee: $5 | |
min 90 mins | UK & Irish residents. | 3/31/14 | London, UK | n/a | |
Full Length | Ok if has been produced outside Louisville area. | 3/31/14 | Louisville, Kentucky | n/a | |
Full Length | UK residents only. Play development. | 3/31/14 | Bristol, UK | n/a | |
Full Length | All UK entrants also automatically entered into contest for residency. | 3/31/14 | London, UK | Prize: í‚£6000 | |
Monologue, 10-Min, or 25-Min | NM authors preferred. Work must be about science/tech.í‚ See website. | 3/31/14 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | n/a | |
35-45 mins | “The winning three plays will be performed on a national and potentially an international tour.”í‚ í‚ | 3/31/14 | UK | í‚ í¢”š¬30 fee (includes critique) | |
Full Length | Only original, full length, unpublished scripts will be accepted. | 3/31/14 | McKinney, Texas | n/a |
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