Contests and Other Opportunities
Resources for playwrights
Contests, theatres seeking new plays, & other resources
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Note: For reference purposes, postings will remain visible after their application deadline, for the remaining days of that month.
| Name of Contest or Opportunity | Category | Deadline (Month & Day) |
Deadline Year or Ongoing |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | The Echo New Play Competition | Contest | July 1 | 2024 |
| View | Brown Skinned Girls : An evening of short plays | Contest | September, 24th | 2024 |
| View | WordWave | Contest | July 1 | 2024 |
| View | Suburban Holidays 13 Play Submission | Contest | July 31 | 2024 |
| View | The Players Theatre Short Play Festival Boo! | Contest | August 25 | 2024 |
| View | Manhattan Rep's Play Production Program | Other Opportunity | On-going | On-Going |
| View | Humana Festival | Contest | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | National Playwriting Competition | Contest | Nov. - April | Ongoing |
| View | San Francisco Bay Area Opportunities | Other Opportunity | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Majestic 8 10-Minute Play Festival | Contest | February 25 | Ongoing |
| View | Emerging Playwright Award | Other Opportunity | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | NYC Playwrights | Other Opportunity | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Year-Around Submissions or Maxim Mazumdar New Play Competition | Contest | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Manhattan Repertory Theatre Play Production Program | Other Opportunity | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | One Act Play Festivals | Other Opportunity | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | The Chameleon Theatre Circle's Annual New Play Contest | Contest | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Woodward Newman Award | Contest | December 1 | Ongoing |
| View | Transformation Theatre, Inc. | Other Opportunity | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Playhouse on the Square's NewWorks@TheWorks Playwriting Competition | Contest | January 1st - June 30th, annually | Ongoing |
| View | Musical Theatre Submissions | Directory | October 16 - March 1; annually | Ongoing |
| View | Seeking Plays for Kids and Teens for Use in Educational Settings | Other Opportunity | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | 10:4:TENN | Contest | January 31 | Ongoing |
| View | Stage It! 10-Minute Play Festival (#7) | Contest | January 19 | Ongoing |
| View | San Diego "Script Tease of Short Plays" competition | Contest | July 1 | Ongoing |
| View | Podcast Play Production | Other Opportunity | No deadline | Ongoing |
| View | SUMMER SHORTS - A 10 minute play contest | Contest | November 22-March 28, annually | Ongoing |
| View | Carlo Annoni Playwriting Prize | Contest | April 30 | Ongoing |
| View | Short+Sweet International Submissions - 10min | Other Opportunity | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | 23 Miles South Theatre seeks plays with strong female roles | Other Opportunity | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| View | Audible Theater Emerging Playwrights Fund | Other Opportunity | Applications Accepted Year Round | Ongoing |
