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

East Valley Childrení¢â‚¬â„¢s Theatre

Full Length

Plays must be suitable for children to perform for children. Musicals ok, large casts preferred.

3/1/14

Mesa, Arizona

n/a

Theatre Suburbia

90 – 120 mins

Seeks family-friendly mellerdrammer, w/ large casts.

3/1/14

Houston, Texas

n/a

Bloomington Project: Woodward/ Newman Award

75-135 mins

Full-Length Drama.í‚  Musicals ok.í‚  Fee waived if in Dramatists Guild.

3/1/14

Bloomington, Indiana

Fee: $10
Prize: $3,000 + travel.

HRC Showcase Theatre

Full Length (max 90 mins)

Staged reading, which winning playwrights must attend.

3/1/14

Hudson, New York

Fee: $10
Prize: $500

Nightwood Theatre

Full Length

Female playwrights only.í‚  Appears like playwright must also be Canadian.

3/1/14

Toronto, Ontario

n/a

Capital Stage

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

12 Peers Theater

Not specified

Seeks thought provoking plays that highlight social, political, and ethical issues.

3/1/14

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

n/a

The Brick Theater

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

Trustus Theatre

Full Length

í‚ Looking for innovative comedies and dramas on any topic.

3/1/14

Columbia, SC

Prize: $750

DISQUIET Lisbon Short Play Contest

10-15 mins

Any genre; any style.

3/1/14

Lisbon, Portugal

Fee: $15 Prize: Travel & lit festival

Centre Stage South Carolina

Full Length

Staged reading; must attend weeklong festival (expenses provided).

3/1/14

Greenville, South Carolina

Prize: Travel

The Haylofters

max 30 mins

Any subject matter

3/1/14

Burlington, Wisconsin

Prize: $100

Orlando Shakespeare Theater

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

í‚ DC Black Theatre Festival

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

Young Playwrights

Any Length

Playwright must be in elementary, middle, or high school.

3/1/14

NYC, New York

n/a

Barter Theatre

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

Horizon Theatre Company

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.

Black Box Theatre

10-20 mins

í‚ Must have 5-member cast.

3/5/14

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Fee: $10
Prize: $100

Windsor Fringe Festival

One Act (max 30 mins)

Only “amateur” playwrights are eligible.í‚  Any nationality.

3/5/14

Windsor, Berkshire

Fee: í‚£5
Prize: í‚£500

Darkhorse Dramatists

10 – 25 pages

Any genre with the exception of musicals. Monologues ok. Local writers preferred.

3/7/14

Binghamton, New York

n/a

Jack Studio Theatre

10 mins max

Theme: “Speak Up, Speak Out.”

3/10/14

London

n/a

Endstation Theatre Company

Full Length

Summer residency at Sweet Briar college.

3/14/14

Sweet Briar, Virginia

n/a

OKC Theatre Company

Full Length

Playwright must be Native American. Also see here.

3/15/14

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

n/a

An Evening of Grand Guignol

max 20 mins

Theme: “Envy.” Can either be horror, suspense or comedy.í‚  “Gory” plays preferred.

3/15/14

Halifax, Nova Scotia

n/a

Theatre Southwest

20-minute plays

Light comedies, satires, dark comedies, dramas, etc. are all welcome.

3/15/14

Houston, Texas

Fee: $5; Prize: $100.

Neil Simon Festival

80 – 120 mins

í‚ Script must be a character-driven American comedy. Musicals ok.

3/15/14

Cedar City, Utah

Fee: $25

Blank Theatre

Full Length

Playwrights must be 19 or younger.í‚  Any subject.

3/15/14

Los Angeles, California

No Fee

Vivarium Theatre Company

5-20 mins

Open to Chicago-area playwrights. Theme: Loss.í‚ í‚ 

3/15/14

Chicago, Illinois

n/a

Francesca Primus Prize

Full Length

Female playwrights who had a professional production in 2013.

3/15/14

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Fee: $25
Prize: $10,000

Byrdcliffe Artist in Residence

n/a

Month-long residency.í‚  $600 fee if selected, but scholarships available.

3/15/14

Woodstock, New York

App Fee: $40

Edmonds Driftwood Players

14 mins max

Theme: TRANSITIONS

3/15/14

Edmonds, Washington

n/a

Manhattan Rep Theatre

7 – 25 mins

Playwright must produce

3/17/14

NYC, New York

Prize: $1000.

Georgia College & State Univ

Not specified

Publication contest.

3/18/14

Milledgeville, Georgia

Fee: $17
Prize: $1000

Nylon Fusion Collective

Full Length (about 90 mins)

Must be socially and/or culturally significant.

3/25/14

New York City, New York

n/a

Sky Blue Theatre Company

10-30 mins

Open to all nationalities

3/30/14

Cambridge, UK

Fee: í‚£15

Theatre Conspiracy

Full Length

Previous productions (3) ok. Fee waived if Dramatists Guild member.

3/30/14

Fort Myers, Florida

Fee: $5
Prize: $700

Papatango Writing Prize

min 90 mins

UK & Irish residents.

3/31/14

London, UK

n/a

The Bard’s Town Theatre

Full Length

Ok if has been produced outside Louisville area.

3/31/14

Louisville, Kentucky

n/a

Tobacco Factory

Full Length

UK residents only. Play development.

3/31/14

Bristol, UK

n/a

Theatre503 Playwriting Award

Full Length

All UK entrants also automatically entered into contest for residency.

3/31/14

London, UK

Prize: í‚£6000

Explora Theater

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

Firesale Productions

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)

McKinney Repertory Theatre

Full Length

Only original, full length, unpublished scripts will be accepted.

3/31/14

McKinney, Texas

n/a

 

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