Theater Name / Festival Name Length Nature of Opportunity Deadline Cast size State, City CountryAdditional

InfoDate Added User Notes

Boston Court Pasadena Full Length

Los Angeles playwrights. Note: The submission

window will be open on May 10, 2020 for two

weeks or until 80 scripts are received, whichever

comes first.

5/24/20 n/aPasadena,

CaliforniaUSA n/a 5/23/20

Marion Thauer Brown Audio

Drama Scriptwriting Competitionmax 30 mins

All genres considered. The script should be “family

friendly.”5/28/20 n/a n/a n/a

No Fee

Prize: $2504/24/20

Headlands Center for the Arts Full Length

Fully sponsored residencies of four to ten weeks.

Apps from playwrights accepted. Note: General

application deadline with processing fee of $45 is

June 26, 2020.

5/29/20 n/aSausalito,

CaliforniaUSA App Fee: $25 4/24/20

Emerald Theatre Company:

10 Minute Play Festival10 mins

Theme: "A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words." An

empty photo or picture frame of any size must be

incorporated into the script. Must be original and

never before produced. Hard copy submissions

only.

5/30/20 max 3Memphis,

TennesseeUSA

Fee: $10

"cash prizes" 3/23/20

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Golden Thread Productions:

ReOrient Festival10-30 mins

Plays by playwrights of Middle Eastern heritage on

any topic OR plays about the Middle East by

playwrights of any ethnic background. Plays must

be in English.

5/30/20 n/aSan Francisco,

CaliforniaUSA n/a 1/24/20

Playhouse on the Square:

NewWorks@TheWorksFull Length

Original, unproduced or unpublished plays or

musicals. Hard copy submissions only.5/30/20 max 10

Memphis,

TennesseeUSA

Fee: $15

Prize: $7501/24/20

3Girls Theatre: Brady Fellows Full Length

Open to emerging Bay Area women playwrights,

40+. Must have had less than 3 professional

productions of their work.

5/31/20 n/aSan Francisco,

CaliforniaUSA n/a

A is For Playwriting ContestOne Act

(max 60 mins)

Plays about Reproductive Justice, including (but not

limited to) the topic of abortion.5/31/20 n/a

New York City,

New YorkUSA Prize: $5,000 4/24/20

Caldera n/s2 or 3.5 weeks residency. Apps from playwrights

accepted. Int'l submissions ok.5/31/20 n/a Sisters, Oregon USA n/a

Can Serrat Int'l Art Residency:

Open Call for Writersmax 3 pages

(sample)

Collective writing residency. Individuals, duos, and

collectives are encouraged to apply. Open to

everyone from everywhere. Open to all themes and

topics.

5/31/20 n/a El Bruc Spain n/a 5/23/20

Live TheatreFull Length

(60+ mins)

Writers must be currently based in the UK or

Republic of Ireland.5/31/20 n/a

Newcastle upon

TyneUK n/a 5/23/20

Liverpool Hope Playwriting PrizeFull Length

(80+ mins)

The play should have comedy at its heart, and

clearly exemplify the comedy genre. Must be

original, unpublished and professionally

unperformed. Open to anyone resident in the

United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, British

Overseas Territory or with a British Forces Post

Office address who is 18 years of age or over on the

date of submission of their entry.

5/31/20 max 8 Liverpool UKFee: £20

Prize: £10,0004/24/20

New England Reviewmax 20,000

words

Publication opp. Drama accepted. Only accept

writing that has not been published previously,

whether in print or on the web.

5/31/20 n/aMiddlebury,

VermontUSA

Fee: $3

Payment: $20

per page

1/24/20

Pint-Sized Plays 5-10 minsOpen to anyone aged 18 and over. Scripts should be

capable of being staged in a pub.5/31/20 2 or 3

Tenby,

PembrokeshireWales, UK Fee: £5.50 3/23/20

Playhouse on Park Full Length

Connecticut-based and NYC playwrights are strongly

encouraged to submit.

Note: Submissions are accepted throughout the

month of May.

5/31/20 n/aWest Hartford,

ConnecticutUSA No Fee 4/24/20

Seoul Players:

10 Minute Play Festivalmax 10 mins

Scripts selected will have two or three

performances in Seoul, Korea. 5/31/20 n/a Seoul Korea

Fee: $5 or 5,000

won2/22/20

The Q Collective:

Coming Out Play Festivalmax 15 mins

The play should be based on a fairy tale, myth,

legend, or classic literature. Previously produced

but unpublished works and well-developed works in

progress are welcome.

5/31/20 1 to 6 St. Louis, Missouri USA $50 stipend 4/24/20

Town and Country Players: New

Play Reading SeriesFull Length (max

75 mins)

Original, unpublished, and unproduced works. All

genres are accepted. No monetary prize or reward.

Note: Submission window closes on May 31, 2020,

or until the submission cap of 75 is reached.

5/31/20 n/aBuckingham,

PennsylvaniaUSA No Fee 5/23/20

Town and Country Players: One

Act FestivalOne Act

(max 15 mins)

All genres accepted, though comedies and single-set

shows are preferred. No royalty fees and no

monetary compensation. Note: Submission window

closes on May 31, 2020, or until the submission cap

of 100 is reached.

5/31/20 n/aBuckingham,

PennsylvaniaUSA No Fee 5/23/20

TriQuarterly short playPublication opp. Accept short drama. Must not have

been previously published.5/31/20 n/a Evanston, Illinois USA n/a 1/24/20

BMI Theatre Workshop See right.

Librettists. Applicants must submit two writing

samples, at least one of which must include

comedic content. Either or both acceptable samples

could be: a 10-page or longer excerpt from a script

or other genre,

a complete one-act, a full-length script. Any of

these may be in-progress, produced and/or

published material. *Also accepting applications

from composers/lyricists. Deadline is August 1,

2020.

6/1/20 n/aNew York City,

New YorkUSA No Fee 4/24/20

Boulder Ensemble Theatre

Company: GenerationsFull Length

Week-long workshop residency in

September/October 2020, with daily rehearsals,

culminating in a staged reading. Seeking plays

written by a parent with at least one child 18 years

of age or younger as of June 1, 2020. Playwrights

must be U.S. residents. The scripts must not have

been produced by Equity or professional

companies. Must be unpublished. *This year’s

residency may be held online if public health

circumstances dictate in the fall.

6/1/20 n/a Boulder, Colorado USA

Prize: $500 +

$500 childcare

stipend

5/23/20

Emit Theatre 40-60 mins

New, interactive plays for young audiences (within

the age range of 4-11). Accepting original scripts

that have not been previously produced, as well as

concepts for devised pieces, from NYC-based artists.

Submitted stories must center a population that has

been historically underrepresented in theatre. Must

be ppropriate for up to 70 audience members. Must

include specific opportunities for interaction

throughout.

6/1/20 1 to 3New York City,

New YorkUSA "stipend" 2/22/20

Feels Blind LiteraryOne Act

(max 20 pages)

Literary magazine. Plays from new and emerging

writers who identify as women. Must be previously

unpublished, original works. Must pass the Bechdel

Test.

6/1/20 n/a n/a n/a n/a 5/23/20

Jewish Women’s TheatreOne Act

(max 10 pages)

The play must be contemporary. Playwrights need

not be Jewish to submit. Prefers work that have

some Jewish content or Jewish resonance.

Previously produced or published work is welcone.

Musicals ok. Theme: Remembrance of Things

Present

6/1/20 max 4Santa Monica,

CaliforniaUSA n/a 5/23/20

Jewish Women’s TheatreOne Act

(max 10 pages)

The play must be contemporary. Playwrights need

not be Jewish to submit. Prefers work that have

some Jewish content or Jewish resonance.

Previously produced or published work is welcone.

Musicals ok. Theme: Not My Home Anymore

6/1/20 max 4Santa Monica,

CaliforniaUSA n/a 5/23/20

Jewish Women’s TheatreOne Act

(max 10 pages)

The play must be contemporary. Playwrights need

not be Jewish to submit. Prefers work that have

some Jewish content or Jewish resonance.

Previously produced or published work is welcone.

Musicals ok. Theme: Family Matters

6/1/20 max 4Santa Monica,

CaliforniaUSA n/a 5/23/20

LITE 2021One Act

(5-15 mins)

Plays that have not been produced near Cary in the

last 10 years. Published plays will be accepted as

long as the royalties are minimal ($20 for the entire

run). Prefers comedies, thought-provoking and/or

encouraging plays, and plays that are not

depressing. Note: First 300 submissions only! So

submit early! No website. Send scripts to Jack Berry

at carokann@nc.rr.com

6/1/20 2 to 5Cary, North

CarolinaUSA No Fee 1/24/20

Northern Kentucky University:

The Y.E.S. FestivalFull Length

Plays and musicals. Adaptations will be considered

if the adapted work is in the public domain.

Submissions may not have had a previous

professional or university production.

6/1/20preferably

large cast

Highland Heights,

KentuckyUSA Prize: $400 1/24/20

Panndora Productions:

New Works Festival60+ mins

New works, full length or long one acts, which have

not been previously produced. 6/1/20 n/a

Long Beach,

CaliforniaUSA Fee: 10 3/23/20

Playwrights Project: California

Young Playwrights Contest10+ pages

Open to Californians under the age of 19 as of June

1, 2020. Original unpublished scripts only. Any

subject, style, and form.

6/1/20 n/aSan Diego,

CalirforniaUSA n/a 2/22/20

Risk Theatre Modern Tragedy

Competition90-120 mins

Int'l submissions ok. Play based on the risk theatre

model of tragedy which speaks to contemporary

audiences. Note: Please visit the website for more

info.

6/1/20 n/aVictoria, British

ColumbiaCanada

Fee: $49

Prize: $9,000 +

$1,020 travel

stipend

7/21/19

SETC: Charles M. Getchell New

Play ContestFull Length

Playwright must be a current member of SETC,

reside in the SETC region, OR attend a college or

university within the SETC region - AL, FL, GA, KY,

MS, NC, SC, TN, VA and WV.

6/1/20 n/aGreensboro, North

CarolinaUSA Prize: $1,000 2/22/20

Urban Stages:

The Acronym Playsmax 10 pages

Online publication opp. *Write a 10-minute play

using an acronym or an abbreviation as the

springboard for your piece. Submissions must be

unproduced and unpublished.

6/1/20 2 to 3New York City,

New YorkUSA n/a 5/23/20

Ojai Valley Artists Theater

Ensemble: Hwy 33One Act

(1-33 pages)

Comedies of any style: Farce, Dark Humor, Musicals,

etc. Theme: "6 Feet of Separation." Plays may not

have been published. Staged readings are

acceptable. HIGHLY encourages plays written by

female playwrights and/or include characters and

plots which represent women "of a certain age."

6/3/20 2 to 7 Ojai, California USAFee: $6

Prize: $334/24/20

Carnon Downs Drama Group: One

Act Play CompetitionOne Act

(40-50 mins)

Play that has never been performed before. Authors

should be 16 and over.6/5/20 n/a Truro UK Prize: £100 4/24/20

The Elite Theatre Company: Youth

Playwright Competitionmax 100 pages

Accepting submissions specifically for digital

performances. Open to residents of Ventura County

19 and under.

6/5/20 n/a Oxnard, California USA n/a 5/23/20

Writer's Digest: Annual Writing

Competitionfirst 15 pages

Scripts (stage play) are accepted. Int'l submissions

ok, except Syria, Iran, North Korea or Crimea.6/5/20 n/a Blue Ash, Ohio USA

Fee: $35

Prize: $5,0001/24/20

Fusion: The Seven max 10 pages

Theme: "YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP." All theatrical

genres accepted. The script must never have been

produced before July 30, 2020. Public readings ok.

Int'l submissions ok. Musicals ok. Note: No

submission fee if you submit by standard mail.

Postmarked submission deadline is June 1, 2020.

6/7/20 n/aAlbuquerque, New

MexicoUSA Fee: $5 4/24/20

The Studios of Key West max 15 pages

Apps from playwrights accepted. Submit 1 one-act

play or 1 excerpt (monologues, acts, or scenes)

from a longer work. No res. fee.

6/8/20 n/a Key West, Florida USA App Fee: $40

Mixing It Up Productions LLC10-100 pages

(see right)

Emerging playwrights. Scripts must be original and

must not have been produced by Equity or

professional companies. Previous workshop or

reading is ok. May be in any genre i.e. drama,

comedy, youth. Accepts short plays (10-15 pages),

one-act (20-60 pages), and full-length (70-100

pages).

6/12/20 n/aValley Stream,

New YorkUSA

Prize: $100 for

full-length play5/23/20

Firehouse Center for the Arts:

New Works Festival

Short,

One Act,

Full Length

Open to all New England playwrights currently living

in New England. Scripts are to be original,

unpublished, and unproduced. Previous staged

readings or workshop productions are ok.

6/14/20 n/aNewburyport,

MassachusettsUSA Prize: $75, $150 5/23/20

The Bread & Roses Theatre:

Playwriting Award 2020/21Full Length

(60+ mins)

Plays that have not previously been produced or

published and feature at least half of female, non-

binary or gender neutral roles. Playwrights must be

based in Europe.

6/14/20 max 7 London UK n/a 4/24/20

A&U Magazine:

Christopher Hewitt Awardmax 10 pages

All submissions must be HIV/AIDS-related and

previously unpublished. All styles are welcomed.

Drama may be an excerpt from a longer work or a

ten-minute play.

6/15/20 n/a Magazine MagazineNo Fee

Prize: $75

Apothetae at Lark Playwriting

FellowshipAny length

(sample)

2-year residency for a Deaf/Disabled writer.

Includes a cash award of $40,000, plus a $5,000

Opportunity Fund for project-related expenses, and

control over a $10,000 Production Enhancement

Fund.

6/15/20 n/aNew York City,

New YorkUSA n/a 4/24/20

Furious Gazelle:

Spring Writing Contestmax 5,000 words For literary magazine. No theme. Any topic. 6/15/20 n/a n/a n/a

No Fee

Prize: $305/23/20

Native Voices at the Autry:

Short Play Festivalmax 10 mins

Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian,

and First Nations playwrights. Theme: "More Than

Moccasins." Plays that answer the question: “How

have ‘dress codes’ affected you?” Plays can be fun-

spirited or political, funny or dramatic.

6/15/20 n/aLos Angeles,

CaliforniaUSA Prize: $1,000 5/23/20

O C Ten Minute Play Festival 10 mins

Int'l submissions ok. The play must be unpublished

and not have been produced at the time of

submission. Theme: Discovery

6/15/20 max 5Sugar Loaf, New

YorkUSA

Fee: $15, $50

honorarium5/23/20

Poetry Prose and Plays: Segora

One-Act Play CompetitionOne Act

(max 35 mins)

Entries may be on any theme and in any style. Must

not have been published, self-published, broadcast

or posted on the internet, nor have received

professional production. Should not have won a

prize elsewhere. Note: Click Competitions tab > One

Act Play competition

6/15/20 n/a St. André-sur-Sèvre FranceFee: £12

Prize: £1502/22/20

Underscore Theatre Company:

Chicago Music Theatre Festivalmax 2 hours

Production-ready shows. Ticket sales are split 50/50

between festival participants and the festival.6/15/20 n/a Chicago, Illinois USA

Festival Fee:

$1500-$19003/23/20

Outside Edge Theatre Co: 2020

Phil Fox Award for PlaywritingFull Length

(70+ mins)

Open to anyone resident in the United Kingdom or

British Overseas Territory or with a British Forces

Post Office address, 16 yrs or older. Does not have

to be a UK citizen to submit. The play must be about

issues related to addiction. Must be an original,

unperformed and unproduced piece of work.

6/16/20 n/a London UK£6,000

commission4/24/20

King Lear Prize: Short Drama max 15 mins

Open to those who are at least 70 years old, given

that they have been asked by the UK Government

to stay at home and implement social distancing

measures. Short drama. Any subject or setting.

6/19/20 max 4 n/s UK Prize: £1,000 4/24/20

The Bechdel Group:

Fall 2020 Series20-35 pages

Accepts new plays, scripts in development, partial

scripts, drafts - anything in progress. Must pass the

Bechdel Test. Must support the mission of fostering

strong, complex, dynamic roles for women.

6/19/20 n/aNew York City,

New YorkUSA Fee: $6 5/23/20

#ENOUGH max 10 minsOpen to all students in grades 6-12. Plays must

address the impact of gun violence.6/20/20 max 6 n/s USA Prize: $500 4/24/20

Clubbed Thumb: Commission10 pages

(sample)

Two years of development support. Open to all.

Invites playwrights to propose plays inspired by The

Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio – but don’t write

about the Plague. Consider The Decameron as a

piece that came from the ashes of the Plague but is

decidedly a piece of the Renaissance. Majority of

the characters should be female.

6/20/20 3 to 10New York City,

New YorkUSA $15,000 award 4/24/20

Otherworld Theatre Company:

Paragon Play Festival5-60 mins

The play must be within the genres of Science

Fiction and/or Fantasy, or contain Sci-Fi or

fantastical elements. Must be unpublished.

6/20/20 n/a Chicago, Illinois USA No Fee 5/23/20

The Brooklyn Review max 5000 words

Publication opp. Accepts un-produced one-act

plays, excerpts from un-produced full-length plays,

choreographic scores, and scripts for live multi-

media performances. Seeks plays that are more

experimental than not, plays that are surprising and

subtle and at least a little bit absurd. All

submissions will be considered for both site and

print issues.

6/21/20 n/aBrooklyn, New

YorkUSA No Fee 2/22/20

Headlands Center for the Arts Full Length

Fully sponsored residencies of four to ten weeks.

Apps from playwrights accepted. Note: Early bird

application deadline with reduced fee of $25 is

May 29.

6/26/20 n/aSausalito,

CaliforniaUSA App Fee: $45 4/24/20

Man Question: New Masculinities

Festivalmax 15 mins

Short plays, scenes, monologues, devised and

written work. Seeking performances that

investigate how expectations of masculinity impact

people’s lives. Open to people of all genders and

sexual identities.

6/28/20 n/aNew York City,

New YorkUSA n/a 3/23/20

AACT NewPlayFestFull Length

(60-120 pages)

Non-musical plays. No restrictions on subject.

Scripts must be unpublished and must not have

received a full production. Royalty of $50 per

performance.

6/30/20 No limit Fort Worth, Texas USA

Fee: $10, No fee

for AACT

members

4/24/20

Alleyway Theatre: Maxim

Mazumdar New Play CompetitionFull Length (90+

mins)

Plays and musicals that are ready for production.

Must be unpublished and unproduced. Int'l

submissions ok.

6/30/20 max 10 Buffalo, New York USANo Fee

Prize: $5005/23/20

Alleyway Theatre: Maxim

Mazumdar New Play CompetitionOne Act

(max 20 mins)

Plays and musicals that are ready for production.

Must be unpublished and unproduced. Int'l

submissions ok.

6/30/20 max 6 Buffalo, New York USANo Fee

Prize: $1005/23/20

Alleyway Theatre: Maxim

Mazumdar New Play CompetitionAny

Special category: Digital. Original plays or musicals

written specifically for a tech platform such as

Zoom. Int'l submissions ok.

6/30/20 n/a Buffalo, New York USANo Fee

Prize: $2505/23/20

ATCA: Francesca Primus Prize Full Length

Emerging female playwright. Must have had a fully

staged, professional production of her script within

the calendar year 2019.

6/30/20 n/aSan Francisco,

CaliforniaUSA Prize: $10,000 4/24/20

Bordeneuve Retreat n/sTwo-week to two-month long residency. Apps from

playwrights accepted.6/30/20 n/a Betchat France

Residency Fee:

490€ - 4620€2/22/20

Break a Leg Productions:

Delicious ComedyFull Length

Plays that have not yet been produced or published.

All styles of Comedy.6/30/20 n/a

New York City,

New YorkUSA n/a 4/24/20

Chandler Center for the Arts:

Vermont Issues Playwriting

Contest

45+ mins

Plays that address social issues -- plays that frame

and delve into pressing topics important to

Vermont communities, topics which either affect

Vermonters today or have affected Vermonters in

the past. Must be original, and must not have been

professionally produced. Open to writers from

Vermont, or those with a strong Vermont

connection.

6/30/20 n/aRandolph,

VermontUSA

Fee: $20

Prize: $1004/24/20

Fairy Tale Review max 10 pages

Accepts drama submissions. Must be previously

unpublished, both in print and online. Theme:

Transformations

6/30/20 n/a Literary JournalLiterary

Journaln/a 4/24/20

Fred Ebb Award Full Length

Each applicant must be a composer/lyricist or

composer/lyricist team wishing to create work for

the musical theatre, and must not yet have

achieved significant commercial success. Note:

Submission window opens on June 1, 2020. Do not

submit before June 1!

6/30/20 n/aNew York City,

New YorkUSA Prize: $60,000 5/23/20

IATI (International Theater Arts

Institute): CimientosFull Length

(max 90 mins)

Open to authors from anywhere in the world with

original works in English or Spanish. The submission

must be a play that has not previously been

produced in any setting. Note: Submissions will be

accepted starting June 1, 2020. Do not submit

before June 1!

6/30/20 max 5 actorsNew York City,

New YorkUSA No Fee 5/23/20

Jocunda Music, Film & Theatre

FestivalShort, Full Length Short plays and full-length plays. 6/30/20 n/a Brookly, New York USA Fee: $35 5/23/20

Kampala Int'l Theatre Festival See right.

Full productions, works in progress (staged readings

or workshop productions), musicals and theatre for

young audiences. Offers a modest performance fee

to participating artists. Int'l submissions ok.

6/30/20 n/a Kampala Uganda n/a 3/23/20

Little Fish Theatre:

Pick of the Vinemax 15 mins

First play submitted is FREE. Second play requires a

$5 fee. There will be a $75 flat fee royalty payment

to playwrights per play produced. Note:

Submissions will be accepted starting June 1, 2020.

DO NOT submit before June 1!

6/30/20 max 10Los Angeles,

CaliforniaUSA See left. 2/22/20

Long Beach Playhouse:

New Works FestivalFull Length Un-produced, un-published, non-musical plays only. 6/30/20 n/a

Long Beach,

CaliforniaUSA

Fee: $15, $100

honorarium4/24/20

Magnolia Arts Center max 10 minsPlay may not have been previously published. Open

to playwrights of all ages.6/30/20 n/a

Greenville, North

CarolinaUSA

Fee: $7

Prize: $501/24/20

North Park Playwright Festival max 12 pages

Int'l submissions ok. New works. A play that has had

workshops or one or two previous productions is

OK. Any subject matter. NO nudity or off color

humor. Hard copy submissions only.

6/30/20 max 4San Diego,

CaliforniaUSA No Fee 2/22/20

Pioneer Drama Service:

A+ Playwriting Contest for

Teachers

Full Length

Open to all teachers employed at an accredited K-

12 public or private school in the US or Canada. The

play must have been produced within the past two

years at the school where the playwright teaches.

The winner will receive a $500 royalty advance and

a one-time $500 donation to the school theatre

program where the play was first produced.

6/30/20 n/aCentennial,

ColoradoUSA n/a 3/23/20

The Hidden River Arts

Playwrighting AwardFull Length

Unpublished and unproduced plays. Musicals ok.

Int'l submissions ok.6/30/20 n/a

Philadelphia,

PennsylvaniaUSA

Fee: $20

Prize: $1,0002/22/20

The Naples Players:

Readers TheatreOne Act

(max 30 mins)

Must be non-musical. Must be the writer’s own

original work, not an adaptation, and not

commercially published or produced, though it may

have been work-shopped or presented in staged

readings in other locations than Southwest Florida.

Any genre.

6/30/20 max 7 Naples, Florida USA

$100

performance

royalty

5/23/20

Emerging Artists Theatre:

New Work SeriesSee right.

Solo shows, short and full length musicals, short

plays (less than 60 mins). Participants receive 50%

of the box office. Open to artists in the tri-state area

of NY, CT, and NJ.

7/1/20 n/aNew York City,

New YorkUSA No Fee 2/22/20

Northern Arizona Playwriting

Showcase7-10 pages or 8-

11 mins

Entries may not have been a previous contest

winner on any stage and may not have been

performed for a paying audience.

7/1/20 max 3 Flagstaff, Arizona USA Fee: $15 4/24/20

Northern Arizona Playwriting

Showcase: High School

Competition

7-10 pages or 8-

11 mins

Open to playwrights from 8th - 12th grades. Entries

may not have been a previous contest winner on

any stage and may not have been performed for a

paying audience.

7/1/20 max 3 Flagstaff, Arizona USA No Fee 4/24/20

Playmarket: Asian Ink Any lengthNew Zealand Asian writers. New and original work.

May have been previously produced.7/1/20 n/a Wellington New Zealand n/a 2/22/20

Playmarket: Brown Ink Any lengthMāori and Pasifika writers (New Zealand). New and

original work. May have been previously produced.7/1/20 n/a Wellington New Zealand n/a 2/22/20

Taco Bell Quarterly max 10 pages

Publication opp. Literary Magazine. TBQ is

published digitally via their website. Looking for

works that explore any and all elements of Taco

Bell. Will consider plays (confirmed by M.M.

Carrigan) .

7/1/20 n/a Literary MagazineLiterary

Magazinen/a 5/23/20

University of New Hampshire:

Woodward International

Playwriting Prize

50+ mins

Plays must focus on a country/culture other than

the US. May also focus on the history and/or politics

of the country/culture. Musical or non-musical.

Plays cannot have been previously fully produced.

7/1/20 n/aDurham, New

HampshireUSA Prize: $5,000 2/22/20

Wild Project Theater:

International Human Rights Art

Festival

n/s

Looking for performance pieces in all media by NYC-

based artists, which are built around a social

concern. The planned production cannot have been

produced in New York in 2020. Must be production-

ready.

7/1/20 n/aEast Village, New

YorkUSA No Fee 4/24/20

Experimental Theatre Coop:

Montana Short Cuts8-12 mins

Montana playwrights. The play must be brand new,

neither published or previously produced. Theme:

"Gender Bender"

7/15/20 max 4 Helena, Montana USA Prize: $50 2/22/20

Gaslight Baker Theatre:

One-Act Play CompetitionOne Act

(10-30 mins)

Plays should be complete works. No excerpts from

larger works. Must not have been previously

published, fully staged, or won other competitions.

Previous staged reading is ok. Any genre except

musicals or puppet shows.

7/15/20 1 to 6 Lockhart, Texas USAFee: $20

Prize: $3005/23/20

New Musicals Inc. Full Length

Musicals only. Fees: $195 for 20-30 minutes of

audio feedback; $400 for 2-3 hours of video

feedback; $595 for prep and up to 2 hours of

evaluation either in person, or by video or

telephone conference call; $1500 for staff table

reading.

7/15/20 n/aLos Angeles,

CaliforniaUSA n/a 3/23/20

Notre Dame Performing Arts New

Play FestivalFull Length

(60-90 mins)

Unproduced plays and musicals for young adults

and children. Dramas, comedies and farces (with or

without music) are welcome.

7/15/20 4 to 22 South Euclid, Ohio USANo Fee

Prize: $5005/23/20

Riot Act, Inc: New Play FestivalOne Act

(20-30 mins)

Open to playwrights residing in Colorado, Idaho,

Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. Plays must have not

been previously published or produced within the

past 5 years or in any of the resident states.

7/15/20 max 6 (actors) Jackson, Wyoming USAFee: $20

Prize: $2005/23/20

Theatre Topikos: Toronto Queer

Theatre Festival15-45 mins

Plays can be a solo work or involve a cast. If

selected, the company is responsible for casting and

rehearsals, ready for show week in November.

Accepting work from writers of all ages, sexualities,

and gender identities. Theme: "Bold Stories That

Need To Be Told." Note: If you do not submit the

fee your submission will still be accepted and the

reading fee will be automatically waived.

7/20/20 n/a Toronto, Ontario CanadaFee: $15

(see left)4/24/20

Portland Civic Theatre Guild: New

Play AwardFull Length

Portland Metro area playwrights only. Original plays

that have not been produced. Previous workshops

and readings are okay.

7/27/20 max 6 Portland, Oregon USA stipend of $200 5/23/20

Tomo Suru Players:

About Love Festival8-15 mins

Theme: "Love" - romantic, familial, friendly, etc. The

play must be unpublished and not have a

professional production. Int'l submissions ok.

7/28/20 max 4 Vancouver, B.C. CanadaFee: $10

Prize: $1504/24/20

Alfred Fagon AwardFull Length (40+

pages)

Open to any playwright of Caribbean or African

descent, resident in the UK. Original, new stage play

in English. The play does not need to have been

produced. If it has, only plays produced since

August 2019 will be considered. New as well as

established writers are encouraged to enter.

7/31/20 n/a London UK n/s 5/23/20

Lanesboro Artist Residency

Programn/s

2- or 4-week residencies. Emerging artists from

Minnesota and the five boroughs of New York City.

Artists are paid $1,000/week. Apps from

playwrights accepted.

7/31/20 n/aLanesboro,

MinnesotaUSA n/a 5/23/20

Moondance Int'l Film Festival 1, 2 or 3-actStage play, stage play or musical for kids,

audio/radio play. See submission categories.7/31/20 n/a Boulder, Colorado USA Fee: $50 4/24/20

New Works Of Merit Playwriting

Contestmax 2 hrs or 90

pages

Full-lengths, one-acts, short plays, children's plays,

published scripts, scripts that received a workshop,

scripts that received a staged reading, scripts that

received a non-union production, scripts produced

with an AEA Showcase Code or Plan.

7/31/20 n/aNew York City,

New YorkUSA

Fee: $25

Prize: $3002/22/20

Playwrights Local Any length

Open to all playwrights age 18 or older who are

permanent residents of Northeast Ohio. Plays for

adult audiences in all genres (drama, comedy,

satire, etc.), including one-person plays, that have

not received full professional productions. Also

accepts podcast/radio play.

7/31/20 max 7 Cleveland, Ohio USA No Fee 12/22/19

William Faulkner Literary

Competition One Act (less

than 1 hour)

Open to all ages. Original, unpublished, one act

play, less than one hour. NO excessive violence, sex

or religious extremism.

7/31/20 n/aNew Albany,

MississippiUSA

Fee: $20

Prize: $6002/22/20

Playmarket:

Plays for the YoungAny length

New Zealand citizens or permanent residents only.

Plays written for young audiences & plays written

by young writers. May have been previously

produced.

8/1/20 n/a Wellington New Zealand n/a 2/22/20

Stage Right Theatrics:

Conservative Theatre Festival15-20 mins

All submissions should forward a conservative point-

of-view.8/1/20 max 6 Columbus, Ohio USA Fee: $10 3/23/20

USC Bedrosian Center / Red

Nation Celebration InstituteFull Length

Plays written by American Indian/Indigenous

authors.8/1/20 n/a

Los Angeles,

CaliforniaUSA n/a 5/23/20

Nylon Fusion Theatre Co:

This Round’s On Us10 mins

Theme is "RETROSPECT: The Worst of Times." We

have some epic fails in our past. Explore one of

them. Was this a failure to all or just some? Could it

have been prevented? Should it have been

prevented? Take any angle you want, even

speculating what it would mean if things were

different.

Note: Deadline subject to change.

8/8/20 n/aNew York City,

New YorkUSA n/a

Updated

4/11/20

Native Voices: Playwrights Retreat

/ Festival of New PlaysFull Length

(60+ pages)

Retreat culminating in public staged readings of the

plays. Accepting plays by Native American, Alaska

Native, Native Hawaiian, and First Nations

playwrights addressing all themes and topics.

8/10/20 n/aLos Angeles,

CaliforniaUSA n/a 2/22/20

Book Pipeline Adaptation Contest Full Length

Plays for film and television adaptation. There are

no genre restrictions. Must have been published

and/or produced. Applicants outside the US are

welcome.

8/15/20 n/aSanta Monica,

CaliforniaUSA

Fee: $60

Prize: $10,0002/22/20

Local Theater Company:

Local LabFull Length

Un-produced plays. Accepts small-cast musicals.

Residents of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona,

New Mexico and Idaho.

8/15/20 n/a Boulder, Colorado USA No Fee 5/23/20

Strange Prescription Productions:

Your Worst Nightmare Short Play

Festival

max 10 mins

Plays should center around nightmarish situations.

All genres are encouraged including comedies,

musicals, and dramas, except children's scripts.

Plays should not have had a previous production or

have been published for commercial distribution.

Staged readings are okay.

8/15/20 max 5San Francisco,

CaliforniaUSA

Fee: $10

$100 stipend3/23/20

The Crossroads Project: Diverse

Voices Playwriting InitiativeFull Length

Playwrights of color. One-week new play

development workshop, culminating in a public

staged reading. The play must not have been

previously fully produced or published. Previous

workshops or staged readings are ok. No

restrictions in subject matter or style.

8/15/20 n/aBloomington-

Normal, IllinoisUSA

No Fee

Prize: $5005/23/20

Earth Matters On Stage:

Ecodrama Playwrights' FestivalFull Length

New dramatic works that respond to the ecological

crisis. Scripts must be original works which have not

been published and have not had an Equity or full

professional premiere production. Readings or

informal workshop productions are okay.

8/31/20 n/a Anchorage, Alaska USA n/a 11/23/19

First Run Theatre: Spectrum 10-15 mins

Playwrights based in the Midwest of the USA, only,

excluding Chicago. Plays must never have been

produced before.

8/31/20 n/a St. Louis, Missouri USA n/a 3/23/20

Brush Creek Foundation for the

Artsmax 20 pages

(sample)3-week residency. Apps from playwrights accepted. 9/1/20 n/a

Saratoga,

WyomingUSA App Fee: $40 3/23/20

Premiere Stages at Kean

University: Liberty Live10 pages

(sample)

Playwright must be a current resident of New

Jersey. Proposed script must explore a topic from

New Jersey history. Note: Submission window will

open on June 15, 2020. Do not submit before June

15!

9/1/20 max 5 Union, New Jersey USA Prize: $2,000 5/23/20

Ucross Foundation Full Length2 to 6 weeks residency. Apps from playwrights

accepted. 9/1/20 n/a Ucross, Wyoming USA App Fee: $40 3/23/20

Infinitheatre: Write-On-Q Full Length

Québec playwrights and Indigenous writers whose

unceeded territory falls within the outline of

Canada. The play must be unproduced (no

professional production). Hard copy submissions

only.

9/8/20 n/a Montreal, Quebec Canada Prize: $3,000 3/23/20

Fire Exit Theatre:

Scripts on FireFull Length (60+

mins)

Open to all residents of Canada. The script must be

original. Must not have been produced

professionally. Previous workshops or public

readings are ok.

9/15/20 n/a Calgary, Alberta CanadaFee: $25

Prize: $5005/23/20

Jan Michalski Foundation n/s

Two week-, one-, two-, three- or six-month

residency. No age or nationality restrictions.

Beginners are accepted. Residents are granted a

monthly allowance of CHF 1200.

9/15/20 n/a Montricher Switzerland n/a 5/23/20

Siena Art Institute: Summer

Residency Programn/s

Month-long residency. Apps from playwrights

accepted.9/30/20 n/a Siena, Tuscany Italy App Fee: $30 3/23/20

Jewish Women’s TheatreOne Act

(max 10 pages)

The play must be contemporary. Playwrights need

not be Jewish to submit. Prefers work that have

some Jewish content or Jewish resonance.

Previously produced or published work is welcone.

Musicals ok. Theme: Persian Sunrise, American

Sunset

10/1/20 max 4Santa Monica,

CaliforniaUSA n/a 5/23/20

Millay Colony for the Arts n/s

Playwriting residencies. No residency fees.

Transportation costs are the responsibility of the

artist. Note: Submissions will still be accepted from

October 2 to 8, but app fee increases to $60.

10/1/20 n/aAusterlitz, New

YorkUSA App Fee: $40 3/23/20

PlayFest Santa Barbara Full Length

Full-length plays, musicals, translations and

adaptations, and works for young audiences

(approximately fourth grade level and above). Hard

copy submissions only.

10/1/202 to 12

(actors)

Santa Barbara,

CaliforniaUSA Fee: $25 3/23/20

Tennessee Williams/New Orleans

Literary FestivalOne Act

(max 1 hour)

Emerging or previously unpublished playwrights.

Only plays not previously published, professionally

produced, or performed are eligible.

10/1/20 n/aNew Orleans,

LouisianaUSA

Fee: $25

Prize: $1,5004/24/20

Brown Foundation:

Dora Maar Fellowshipmax 20 pgs

(2 samples)

1-3 months residency. Int'l submissions ok. Apps

from playwrights accepted.10/15/20 n/a Menerbes France App Fee: $20 3/23/20

Camino Real Playhouse: ShowOff! 10 minsPlays can be on any subject. Hard copy submissions

only.10/15/20 n/a

San Juan

Capistrano,

California

USA Fee: $10 3/23/20

Bloomington Playwrights Project:

Reva Shiner Comedy AwardFull Length

(75-135 mins)

Plays must be an unpublished comedy. Agent

submitted scripts require no fee.10/31/20 n/a

Bloomington,

IndianaUSA

Fee: $10

Prize: $1,0003/23/20

Mississippi Theatre AssociationOne Act

(max 1 hour)

Mississippi playwrights, adult (18 years of age or

older) and youth (high school students in grades 9 –

12). The play should not have been previously

produced or published.

11/1/20 max 6Starkville,

MississippiUSA

Prize: $500 /

$2504/24/20

Nylon Fusion Theatre Co:

This Round’s On Us10 mins

Theme is "PROSPECT: The Future." Every era has a

“future” style. A future outlook based on the

present. What does “future” look like now? What

does it sound like? What does it feel like? We look

at The Jetsons or Back To The Future and say

“where is my flying car?” What do we expect now

that we know that flying cars aren’t (yet?) a thing?

Speculate. Have fun! Note: Deadline subject to

change.

11/1/20 n/aNew York City,

New YorkUSA n/a

Rise Against Fanaticism Through

the Arts25+ pages

Scripts that address fanaticism, extremism, and

xenophobia – whether it be Islamism or white

nationalism.

11/1/20 n/a London UK Prize: £1,000 5/23/20

Wildacres Residency Program n/s1 or 2-week residency. Open to anyone. Apps from

playwrights accepted.11/13/20 n/a

Little Switzerland,

North CarolinaUSA App Fee: $20 4/24/20

First Run Theatre: Mainstage16+ mins to Full

Length

Playwrights based in the Midwest of the USA, only,

excluding Chicago. Plays must never have been

produced before.

11/30/20 n/a St. Louis, Missouri USA n/a 3/23/20

Bloomington Playwrights Project:

Woodward/Newman Drama

Award

Full Length

(75-135 mins)

Plays must be unpublished drama. Agent submitted

scripts require no fee. 12/1/20 n/a

Bloomington,

IndianaUSA

Fee: $10

Prize: $3,0003/23/20

Playmarket:

Adam NZ Play AwardAny length

New Zealand citizens or permanent residents only.

Plays must not have had a professional production

(pending productions, readings, workshops or

community productions are fine). No limits on

length, style, theme or cast size.

12/1/20 no limit Wellington New Zealand Prize: $8,000 2/22/20

Playmarket: McNaughton South

Island Play AwardAny length South Island (New Zealand) residents only. 12/1/20 no limit Wellington New Zealand Prize: $2,000 2/22/20

Ross Valley Players: RAW 10-90 pages

Bay Area residents only. Any genre except children’s

plays. Plays should not have received a previous full

production in the Bay Area. Plays which have been

previously work- shopped and are ready for full

production are preferred.

12/15/20 n/a Ross, California USA n/a 3/23/20

BCCT: The Robert J. Pickering

Award for Playwriting ExcellenceFull Length

Unproduced plays and musicals. Children’s plays

accepted. Hard copy submissions only.12/31/20 n/a

Coldwater,

MichiganUSA Prize: $200 3/23/20

Puffin Foundation Artist Grants See right.

Accepting funding proposals for various discipines,

including theater. *Literary and written word

proposals are not currently being considered by the

Foundation. This includes developmental writing for

theater pieces. Note: Interested applicants MUST

first request an application packet which will be

available starting September 1st. Do not request an

application before that time. Requests for

application packets must be received by December

15th.

12/31/20 n/aTeaneck, New

JerseyUSA n/a 2/22/20

Pulitzer Prize in Drama Full Length

Awarded "for a distinguished play by an American

author, preferably original in its source and dealing

with American life." Productions opening in the

United States between January 1, 2020 and

December 31, 2020 are eligible.

12/31/20 n/aNew York City,

New YorkUSA

Fee: $75

Prize: $15,0003/23/20

Matchbox Children’s Theatre 60 mins Plays must be suitable for children and adults to

perform for children. Musicals ok. 5/1/21

small or large

castsAustin, Minnesota USA n/a 1/24/20

Theatre In The Raw:

Biennial ContestOne Act

(max 30 mins)

Comedy, tragedy, drama or radio play. Must be

original, unpublished and unproduced. Int'l

submissions ok. Hard copy submissions only.

Theme: cultural/social diversity

12/31/21 max 6Vancouver, British

ColumbiaCanada

Fee: $25

Prize: $2003/23/20

UNH: Anna Zornio Children's

Theatre Playwriting Awardmax 60 mins

New children’s plays and musicals. Open to

playwrights residing in the US and Canada.3/1/21 n/a

Durham, New

HampshireUSA Prize: $500 1/22/18