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Name | Lengths Accepted | Details | Deadline | Location | Additional Info |
10 mins, One Act, Full-Length | All styles and genres are welcomed (i.e. one-acts, musicals, full length dramas, etc.). | 4/30/14 | Apple Valley, Minnesota | No fee | |
max 10 mins | Comedies about libraries. Open to all playwrights. | 4/30/14 | New Castle, New York | Prize: $5 plus snacks. | |
max 10 mins | Open to playwrights of all ages. Play may not have been previously published. | 4/30/14 | Greenville, North Carolina | Fee: $7 | |
8 – 12 mins | Seeks plays with an Eco-Drama, Peace, Justice or other social issue theme. | 4/30/14 | Frazier Park, California | Award: $500 | |
One Act & Full Length | The play should have primarily North American roles. | 4/30/14 | London | 15 pounds | |
5-10 mins | Theme: one of the five stages of grief (Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance).í‚ | 4/30/14 | Toronto, Ontario | n/a | |
between 45-90 mins | í‚ Scripts may be plays or musicals, and must meet certain criteria related to young audiences — see website | 4/30/14 | Boston, Massachusetts | n/a | |
between 10-30 mins | Playwrights of all backgrounds writing about the Middle East. | 5/1/14 | San Francisco, California | n/a | |
Short pieces | Looking for proposal for a collection of companion short pieces w theme of: any holiday or winter theme. | 5/1/14 | Glendale, California | Commission: $200 | |
60 mins preferred | í‚ Plays must be suitable for children and adults to perform for children. Musicals are okay. | 5/1/14 | Austin, Minnesota | Prize: Unspecified “royalties” | |
Full Length | Seeks submissions of new plays for young audiences. Open to all playwrights. | 5/1/14 | Hamden, Connecticut | Fee: $10 | |
Full Length | Open to emerging women playwrights.í‚ Though not stated, since this is a development program, you presumably must be Toronto-based. | 5/2/14 | Toronto, Ontario | Fee: $15 | |
10 pages | Seeks submissions of exciting plays for publishing in magazine. | 5/3/14 | n/a – Literary Magazine | n/a | |
25-70 pages | playwrights under 21 years of age. | 5/4/14 | New York | n/a | |
max 10 mins | Open to UK writers only. Theme: Social Media | 5/5/14 | London, UK | n/a | |
max 90 mins | Playwright must produce. Material must be original. Doesní¢â‚¬â„¢t matter if already published. | 5/9/14 | Tampa, Florida | Submission Fee: $25.í‚ $200 fee if chosen & you keep 100% of tix sales. | |
max 15 mins | Playwright must produce. Plays must be original works. | 5/9/14 | Tampa, Florida | Fee: $15 | |
10 – 90 mins | Playwrights residing in the Midwest.Theme: Midwestern culture, values, or issues. | 5/15/14 | Lawrence, Kansas | No Fee | |
15-30 mins | Accepts drama, comedy, and musical.í‚ $350 partcipation fee if selected. | 5/15/14 | New York City, New York | Prize: $1,500 | |
30 mins max | í‚ Playwright must produce. The set should be very simple. | 5/15/14 | New York City, New York | Fee: $20 | |
N/a | 18-25 day writing residency.í‚ $35/day fee if accepted. | 5/15/14 | Lake Forest, Illinois | Residency Application Fee: $40 | |
10 mins, or full-length | Seeks full-length comedies or farces, and 10-minute comedic plays. No musicals.í‚ Prev production ok. | 5/15/14 | Plano, Texas | Prize: $500 | |
Any length | Staged reading series seeks 10-15 minute plays or excerpts from new works. | 5/15/14 | Chicago, Illinois | n/a | |
15-20 mins | Open to playwrights from NY, NJ and PA. Theme: “A decision or choice that changes everything”. | 5/15/14 | Princeton, New Jersey | n/a | |
10 mins | Theme: Freedom (e.g. independence, dependence, patriotism, freedom, being stuck). | 5/16/14 | New York City, New York | n/a | |
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| 5/16/14 | Akron, Ohio | Fee: $10 | |
Theatre Company | 5/16/14 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | $5,000 | ||
Festival | 5/16/14 | San Diego, California | n/a | ||
Community Theatre | 5/25/14 | Emerald, Victoria | Fee: $5 | ||
Prize | 5/30/14 | Liverpool | Fee: í‚£20 | ||
Theatre | 5/30/14 | San Diego, California | n/a | ||
Festival | 5/30/14 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Travel funding possible | ||
Playhouse | 5/30/14 | Memphis, Tennessee | Fee: $15 | ||
Theatre | 5/30/14 | Hayward, California | Unspecified “grand prize” | ||
Theater | 5/31/14 | Napa, California | Fee: $15 (may be waived). | ||
Theatre Co | 5/31/14 | New York City, New York | n/a | ||
Contest | 5/31/14 | Tenby, Pembrokeshire | Fee: í‚£5.50 | ||
Theatre | 5/31/14 | Cork | Fee: í¢”š¬25 | ||
Festival | 5/31/14 | Baltimore, Maryland | Fee: $10 | ||
Theater Group | 5/31/14 | New York City, New York | n/a | ||
Theatre | 5/31/14 | St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin | Fee: $10 | ||
Festival | 5/31/14 | Chicago, Illinois | Fee: $10 | ||
Contest | 5/31/14 | Seoul, South Korea | Fee: USD $5 | ||