Nine 10 Minute Play Submission Opportunities

by play8044 | Oct 29, 2012 | 10-minute play submissions, Play Submissions, ten minute play contests | 0 comments

See below for a list of nine theaters and playwriting contests that as of this posting are seeking submissions for their 10 minute play contests (2013). Post published October 29, 2012.

Theater Name / Festival Name	Link	Length Accepted	Genre(s) Accepted	Submission Deadline	Location
A Friend of a Friend Theatre	link	10-Minute Play	Accepts any form, style or genre	Year Round	London, UK
Dixon Place	link	10-70 Minutes	Accepts submissions only from NYC-area playwrights.	Year Round	New York City, New York
Full Circle Theater Company	link	10-20 Minutes	Prefers plays with women roles	Year round	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mid Town Productions	link	10-Minute Play	Accepts any form, style or genre	Year Round	Charleston, South Carolina
Write Angle Productions	link	10-Minute Play	Accepts any form, style or genre	Year Round	Denver, Colorado
Bottle Tree Productions	link	10-70 Minutes	Accepts any form, style or genre	11/30/12	Kingston, Ontario
Weathervane Community Playhouse: Annual 8×10 TheatreFest	link	10 Minutes Max	USA playwrights only. Play must use a “Tennis Racquet” as a prop. Can be incidental, tangential, or the centerpiece of the play.	5/31/13	Akron, Ohio
First Run Theatre: Spectrum Short Play Festival	link	10-20-Minutes	Playwright must be from the Greater St. Louis region.	6/1/13	St. Louis, Missouri
City Theatre	link	10-Minute Play	Seeking plays that are lively and timely, hilarious and thought-provoking, poignant and dangerous	9/30/13	Miami, Florida

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