1. ADIRONDACK THEATRE FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: October 1st
WEBSITE: https://www.atfestival.org/about/contact/
ATF produces new scripts of the highest caliber throughout each season. To help fulfill this mission, we welcome the opportunity to read submissions from skilled playwrights who feel their work would be a good fit at the Adirondack Theatre Festival.
If you are interested in submitting your play to be considered for future seasons at ATF, please send the following via email to Literary@ATFestival.org:
Full PDF version of the script (Word also accepted)
Brief (3-5 sentence) synopsis of the play
Production history—including any readings, workshop or full productions
Professional playwright resume or bio
Please note: all submissions MUST be sent electronically. Unpublished full-length plays and musicals only. Plays submitted via email can be sent either by the playwright or by a literary agent on the playwright’s behalf. Due to the high volume of inquiries we receive, please allow a few weeks for a response acknowledging receipt of your script. ATF does not provide dramaturgical feedback.
2. MILLAY COLONY OF ARTISTS
DEADLINE: October 1st
WEBSITE: www.artistcommunities.org/residencies/millay-colony-arts
This small artist’s colony occupies the former estate of Edna St. Vincent Millay in upstate New York, offering two-week and month-long residencies to six or seven artists between the months of April and November. Unlike many other residencies, they don’t emphasize social events or speakers, instead preferring for you to focus on producing your art. There are no costs, and food is included. You can also apply for a virtual residency or a group residency if you’re collaborating with partners.
3. EVA YAA ASANTEWAA GRANT FOR QUEER WOMEN(+) DANCE ARTISTS
DEADLINE: October 4th
WEBSITE: https://www.queer-art.org/eya-grant
The $7,000 grant is awarded to US-based artists for making cutting-edge dance and movement-based performance work. Queer|Art strongly encourages self-identified women, gender-nonconforming, and nonbinary artists to apply. Named in honor of visionary dance curator, critic, and educator Eva Yaa Asantewaa, the grant is administered through Queer|Art by a panel of queer women and nonbinary judges and seeks to highlight the important contributions queer women and nonbinary artists have made to dance throughout history. This year’s judges include Torya Beard, Ni’Ja Whitson, and Leah Wilks. Within the application process, funds can be requested to support work at any stage of development, from concept to presentation. Qualifying work may be dance and/or movement-based performance work of any format. For questions, email Yaa Asantewaa Grant Manager Bree Breeden at bbreeden@queer-art.org.
4. WOMEN’S WORK PROJECT
DEADLINE: October 4th
WEBSITE: https://www.newperspectivestheatre.org/ww-project-index
The WOMEN’S WORK LAB for short plays provides a supportive and nurturing environment to emerging and mid-career women playwrights. Six members are selected each year, along with a similar number of directors. The LAB meets monthly (Sundays) from February through June, allowing for time in between sessions for writers to continue to develop and revise their work in response to feedback. Members are expected to bring work to each session beginning with the development of an original short play based upon an assigned theme.
Since its creation in 1994, NPTC Women’s Work Project has had the goal of not only helping to develop specific plays, but to support residents’ growth as accomplished and skilled playwrights—to give writers added tools in the practice of their craft and to strengthen their individual voices. Our focus has always been on bringing scripts to production quality.
Playwrights receive monthly feedback on their play from the LAB’s group of director/dramaturgs. In a process unique to NPTC, feedback is given in a unified manner so playwrights do not have conflicting advice about what to work on. NPTC’s approach creates a collaborative group from which members can draw inspiration and energy. Scripts are then produced in our annual Women's Work Short Play Festival.
5. THE EUGENE O’NEILL 2021 NATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE
DEADLINE: October 9th
WEBSITE: https://www.theoneill.org/npc
The National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is the country’s premier institution for new play development. Every summer, six to eight unproduced works are selected from a pool of 1,000+ submissions for a playwright-driven workshop on the O’Neill’s campus in beautiful Waterford, CT. At every step in the process, the O’Neill strives to foster an inclusive, collaborative environment in which artistic exploration and experimentation is encouraged. The National Playwrights Conference 2021 Summer Season will likely look different due to the continuing presence of COVID-19. The core tenets of the NPC process remain, however, and feature a writer-driven development with collaboration and rehearsal time with actors and creative teams. All NPC 2020 finalists remain in consideration for the NPC 2021 season. The National Playwrights Conference is proudly committed to an open, blind submission process, and we welcome all playwrights, regardless of location or representation, to share their work with us. Every submission is considered with care and appreciation, undergoing a rigorous evaluation process in which form, content, and developmental goals are meticulously reviewed and discussed.
The National Playwriting Conference offers each play selected for development a week-long, 30-hour workshop, culminating in two public script-in-hand staged readings. These workshops are wholly playwright-driven, and staffed with industry-leading directors, dramaturgs, actors, and designers. Playwrights are welcome to revise, rework, and rewrite as much or as little as they like while in residence with us. At the end of their week-long developmental workshop, each play receives two public, script-in-hand staged readings. The O’Neill is also delighted to offer our playwrights the rare opportunity to confer with a team of top-of-field designers about the visual, aural, and spatial world of their play. In addition to developmental workshops, the National Playwrights Conference is delighted to offer participating writers a month-long residency at the O’Neill’s ninety-acre seaside property — including full room and board, as well as a stipend. We welcome you to use this time however you see fit. Playwrights in residence are welcome to attend the rehearsals, readings, and presentations of their peers' work, as well as their own: we’ve found that one of the most valuable elements of an O’Neill summer is its strong community of fellow writers, artists, and theater-makers.
Eligibility Requirements:
You must be 18 years of age and have the right to work within the United States.
The play must not have had a professional production, or be scheduled to have a professional production, before July 31, 2021.
You may submit one original or adapted work, providing that the rights to any material not in the public domain have been granted in writing, and a copy of the release is sent along with the script.
We develop all genres and styles of drama, including one-acts and solo pieces. NPC does not develop music theater works, though you may submit such work to the National Music Theater Conference.
Questions? Contact our Literary Office at litoffice@theoneill.org or (860) 443-5378 ext. 227.
6. SO QUEER PLAY FESTIVAL (Richmond Triangle Players)
DEADLINE: October 9th
WEBSITE: https://soqueer.org/about/
As RTP begins the submission process to find a playwright to develop a musical and/or non-musical full-length work, we are strictly looking for material that falls into our stated mission. For purposes of the Festival, preference will be given to southern playwrights and themes.
Richmond Triangle Players is looking for musical and non-musical full-length works that average a runtime of 60 to 120 minutes with no more than 7 performers featured. While we produce a variety of styles and genres, please keep in mind our spatial restrictions: our stage is 28’ by 20’ without wings or fly space.
We remain open to a large spectrum of musical and non-musical works for the submission process and appreciate everything from avant-garde to traditional approaches that a playwright might take. We are ultimately looking for a voice rather than a perfect script.
Submissions are limited to one work per playwright; we will not consider resubmissions.
7. PLAYWRIGHTS FIRST
DEADLINE: October 10th
WEBSITE: www.playwrights-first.com/how-to-submit.html
Playwrights First consists of a panel of judges looking for original unproduced plays with a unique point of view, founded by Carolyn French. Requires one, original, unproduced play in English. Hard copies no longer accepted. No adaptations, translations, or musicals will be accepted. Include a summary of your playwriting history with your play. $1,000 grant and a professional reading when feasible.
8. UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SCHOOL OF THEATRE & DANCE 8th ANNUAL 10 MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: October 15th
WEBSITE: https://www.uh.edu/kgmca/theatre-and-dance/
The University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance is excited to announce our eighth annual 10- Minute Play Festival for spring of 2021.
This festival is open to all applicants, amateur or professional. One selected external submission from this call will receive a production as a part of this festival. The winning play will be announced in November.
Limit one play per playwright
Scripts should fall in the range of 8-12 pages and run roughly 10 minutes (page count doesn't include title page) Characters should fall between the ages of 16-30 or there should be no specific age requirements
Previously produced plays aren't eligible
Plays must be submitted via email to uh10minuteplayfest@gmail.com. There should be no identifiable information in the script. Your email should include the following:
play title, your name, your mailing address, your phone number, your email address
9. ROCKFORD NEW WORDS 2021
DEADLINE: October 15th
WEBSITE: https://www.thewssr.org/rockford-new-words-2021
2020 has been a year like none other with COVID-19 and BLM protests responding to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many others. At the center of it all is our breath: we are breathing in a virus, we are breathing in tear gas, or we are breathing our last breath. Rockford New Words is looking for personal and passionate works that speak to where we are at this moment in time. We Can’t Breathe.
RULES:
Written after Aug 12, 2020
One Written Work per writer
Originality: no translations, adaptations, or excerpts of other works
Eligibility: no published or produced works
Length: 10 pages or less/Time: 10 minutes or less
10. BAY AREA PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
DEADLINE Oct 16th
WEBSITE: https://playwrightsfoundation.org/2020-21-play-submissions/
Applications for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival are open to any playwrights living in North America and writing primarily in English (multilingual plays are accepted) who consider themselves either an emerging writer (of any age) or mid-career playwright. Playwrights Foundation is strongly committed to developing the work of emerging and mid-career writers, . We invite playwrights to apply for the 44th Bay Area Playwrights Festival, where ultimately, four to five plays will be chosen for development. Applications must be full-length, unproduced and original plays. We do accept adaptations, but not translations. Plays that have previously received a workshop or university production are considered unproduced.
Only one application is allowed per playwright. If you were selected for the 2020 Bay Area Playwrights Festival we ask you observe a one-year hiatus from applying for the festival. Playwrights can submit a new draft of a play they previously submitted during one additional submission cycle. We do not accept musicals at this time.
Playwrights chosen for the festival will be paired with an artistic team composed of a professional dramaturg, director, and actors, and other artists as needed. The lead artistic team members will go on a 3-day retreat the weekend prior to the festival, and will subsequently receive two staged readings over two weeks, each one separated by five to six days for rehearsals and rewrites. Local and national producers, theater artists and the general public are invited to the festival to see the staged readings and meet the playwrights.
Checklist before applying:
A full-length Script in PDF form, titled LastNameFirstName_PlayTitle_DraftDate
Resume in PDF form, titled LastNameFIrstName_Resume
A list of three Development Goals (500 words max)
A 1-2 sentence synopsis of your play
Application fees will be prompted at the end, and are Pay What You Can. If you would like to request a Fee Waiver, please contact literary@playwrightsfoundation.org
11. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
DEADLINE: October 23rd
WEBSITE: drama.washington.edu/news/2020/09/21/uw-drama-hiring-assistant-professor-playwriting
The University of Washington School of Drama is hiring one assistant professor, tenure-track position in playwriting to begin 9/2021. This is a full-time position with a 9-month service period; the teaching will be split between the undergraduate and graduate programs. Our faculty, staff, and students are engaged with the ways that race, gender identity, sexuality, ability, class, and ethnicity intersect with and shape the human experience, both inside the educational experience and outside of it. Thus, we are strongly seeking candidates whose research, teaching, service and lived experience have not only prepared them to fulfill our commitment to equity and inclusion but have also given them the confidence to effectively engage with students, staff, and community from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. Duties will include teaching playwriting, dramaturgy, creating new works, text analysis and/or dramatic structure to students at all levels, as well as working collaboratively on generative/devised projects. While the focus of this teaching position is on playwriting, additional valuable skills may include writing for film/TV, work in devised theatre and creating/facilitating Theatre-for-Social-Change. Besides teaching classes, the successful candidate will be expected to support production opportunities by assisting dramaturgically/coaching in UW’s season or by coaching original, self-generated works and solo pieces. A Master’s degree (either MFA or MA) or a combination of equivalent professional training and/or experience is required.
12. RICHARD ROGERS AWARD
DEADLINE: October 30th
WEBSITE: https://artsandletters.org/awards/richard-rodgers-award/
The Richard Rodgers Awards were created and endowed by Richard Rodgers in 1978 for the development of the musical theater. These awards subsidize full productions, studio productions, and staged readings by nonprofit theaters in New York City of works by composers and writers who are not already established in this field. Applications from individuals as well as collaborators are accepted. The term "musical theater" is understood to include musicals, plays with songs, thematic revues, or any comparable work. The submission of innovative and experimental work is encouraged. The work submitted must be of significant length to fill an evening; it may consist of a group of smaller, related pieces but only completed works will be considered.
13. REVA SHINER COMEDY AWARD
DEADLINE: October 31st
WEBSITE:newplays.org/submit-a-play/reva-shiner-comedy/
The Reva Shiner Comedy Award presents an unpublished full-length comedy with a cash prize of $1,000, a full production as part of the Bloomington Playwrights Project’s Mainstage season, along with travel reimbursement. We are currently accepting submissions for the 2021-22 Season. Scripts must be submitted by October 31, 2020.
Guidelines for Submissions
“Full-length” plays should have a complete running time of between 1 hour 15 minutes (75 minutes) to 2 hours 15 minutes (135 minutes).
Plays submitted must be unpublished at the time of submission.
Each submission should be sent to BPP via email. Send your email to literarymanager@newplays.org
14. BARBARA HAMMER LESBIAN EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING GRANT
DEADLINE: October 31st
WEBSITE: https://www.queer-art.org/hammer-grant
Queer|Art is pleased to announce that this year, The Barbara Hammer Lesbian Experimental Filmmaking Grant has increased to $7,000. The grant will be awarded to self-identified lesbians for making visionary moving-image art. Work can be experimental animation, experimental documentary, experimental narrative, cross-genre, or solely experimental. Applicants must be based in the U.S. This grant was established by Hammer in 2017 to give needed support to moving-image art made by lesbians. The grant is supported directly by funds provided by Hammer’s estate and administered through Queer|Art by lesbians for lesbians, with a rotating panel of judges. This year’s judges include Gelare Khoshgozaran, Tiona Nekkia McClodden, and Deborah Stratman. For questions, email Barbara Hammer Grant Manager Vanessa Haroutunian at vharoutunian@queer-art.org.
15. RISE AGAINST FANATICISM THROUGH THE ARTS SCRIPTWRITING AWARD
DEADLINE: November 1st
WEBSITE: https://www.sohayavisions.com/rafta
Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain received several posthumous awards for his bravery against violent extremism on July 1st 2016 at the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka. As a 20 year old Muslim man, he had the chance to leave the café, but he chose to remain behind with his friends. How can we honour his memory without exposing ourselves to harm and persecution? How can we begin to tackle the rise of fanaticism around us? With the theatre production, TERROR, in November 2019, Sohaya Visions and Mukul & Ghetto Tigers have launched a new scriptwriting competition, RAFTA (Rise Against Fanaticism Through the Arts). We invite the submission of scripts that address fanaticism, extremism, and xenophobia across the spectrum – whether it be Islamism or white nationalism. The script must be an original piece of work that promotes tolerance and understanding in imaginative ways.
The winner will be awarded £1,000 to develop the work with Sohaya Visions and Mukul & Ghetto Tigers will be performed on stage. 2 runner-up scripts will be selected for a reading with professional actors in London.
Send submissions to both Sohaya Visions sohayavisions@gmail.com and Mukul & Ghetto Tigers mukul_tiger@yahoo.com with a short covering letter about yourself. why you wrote the script, and why it is suitable for RAFTA. The script must be an original piece of work and not submitted anywhere else for development or production. The script can be in any style on any historical or regional context so long as it addresses RAFTA aims to tackle extremism, intolerance and/or xenophobia. It must be a minimum length of 25 pages. Winners who accept the award must agree to work with the production team and commit occasional days at mutually agreed times for script development. Rehearsals will be held at a venue in London. All submitted scripts will be held in the strictest confidence and winners notified by email.
16. THE NYLON THEATRE COMPANY DEADLINE: November 1st WEBSITE: https://www.nylonfusion.org/submissions
Nylon Fusion Theatre Company is currently accepting submissions of new works for our short play festival “This Round’s On Us” 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! To be considered This Round's On Us please submit/email the following: A cover letter, brief synopsis, resume and full script to nylonsubmissions@gmail.com Please be specific as to which project you are submitting to. Write on the SUBJECT LINE For example: This Round’s On Us: The Worst Of Times, Jane Jones. NOTE: accepted plays are produced (including casting) by Nylon Fusion Theatre Company. Playwrights are encouraged to attend rehearsals.
17. SNOW DANCE 10-MINUTE COMEDY FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: November 1st
WEBSITE: http://overourheadplayers.org/snowdance-submissions.html
The Snowdance10 Minute Comedy Festival is a festival of original comedies that run 10 minutes or less. Submitted scripts will be judged by the Snowdance Selection Committee. A selection of scripts will be chosen for production during the Snowdance Festival in the winter of 2021. Due to COVID-19, the exact dates and format are subject to change. Audiences attending Snowdance performances will have the ability to vote for the production they enjoyed the most. The votes will be tallied throughout the five-week festival run, and the Snowdance “Best in Snow” will be awarded to the winning playwright after the final performance on a date to be determined.
Cash award of $500.00 to “Best in Snow,” with $200.00 awarded to second place and $100 for third place. Should circumstances prevent a safe production of a 2021 Snowdance, the chosen finalists will be re-considered for the following year OR for another production format.
To enter a script, please follow these steps:
Competition is open to original 10 minute or shorter plays free of royalty and copyright restrictions. Submission is considered to be approval to produce the piece without royalty if selected for production in the Snowdance Festival. Musicals, adaptations, and translations will not be considered.Plays can have a cast of 1 to 3 characters and should be easily staged. Avoid any elaborate set requirements. And remember it is a 'COMEDY FESTIVAL'. The writer’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail address (if applicable) should be included on the title page and only the title page. The title page should also include a cast list, set requirements, and a 1 to 3 sentence synopsis of the play.
Send scripts by email to snowdance318@gmail.com. Any questions can be directed to Rich Smith at 262-632-6802 or by e-mail at snowdance318@gmail.com.
18. DOWNTOWN URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL (DUAF) 19TH ANNUAL SEASON
DEADLINE: November 9, 2020
WEBSITE: https://www.duafnyc.com
DUAF will accept 16 theatrical works (plays, musicals and solo works) that reflect urban life and with running times up to 70 minutes. Each work is performed only once during the festival. There will be a $1,000 award in the categories of Best Play, Best Short and Audience. There is no submission fee and each playwright will receive a $500 monetary stipend as well as other supportive services to assist in developing the play for the stage.
SUBMISSION DETAILS:
1. Playwright's bio with contact info- name, address, phone # and email
2. Photo of playwright
3. Synopsis of theatrical work
4. Complete script of theatrical work
5. Estimated running time of work
6. Actor/director/crew bios, if available
7. Description of stage set (if any) and production needs (i.e. sound and lighting)
Please submit to coordinator@duafnyc.com
19. JULLIARD: THE LILA ACHESON WALLACE AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS PROGRAM
DEADLINE: November 15th
WEBSITE: https://www.juilliard.edu/arm/drama/college/playwriting/artist-diploma
Under the direction of Tanya Barfield and David Lindsay-Abaire, the Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwrights Program offers tuition-free, graduate-level fellowships to four or five writers each year. Selected playwrights may be invited to continue their studies through a second academic year, thereby earning an Artist Diploma in Playwriting. The cohort is purposely small. Fellows concentrate on the practical aspects of dramatic writing through a weekly master class with the program's directors. The focus is on dramatic structure and the cultivation of each writer's individual voice.
Twice-monthly Play Labs allow the writers to hear their work read by Juilliard acting students and alumni. Other opportunities to collaborate include quarterly PlayTime sessions and informal readings throughout the year. Many of the working relationships begun at Juilliard between actors and writers continue to flourish long after graduation. A September workshop series and a December festival of staged readings feature the presentation of full-length works by current and alumni fellows. The residency culminates in a showcase evening of scenes for the community and invited theater professionals.
Playwriting students are encouraged to take advantage of the wealth of resources within Juilliard's walls and also those afforded via the school's prime location on Broadway — the cultural offerings of greater New York City. Students may audit classes in the Drama Division’s acting program and are encouraged to see productions around the city, often receiving offers for free or discounted tickets to performances on and off-Broadway. Alumni of the Playwrights Program have garnered considerable recognition in the form of productions, commissions, publications, and awards, including the prestigious Pulitzer Prize. Other notable alumni recognitions include a PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award, MacArthur Genius Grants, an Olivier Award, as well as multiple Drama Desk Awards, Obie Awards, and Outer Critics’ Circle Awards, among others.
It is preferred that you hold an undergraduate degree; however, you will also be considered if you have advanced training equivalent to a bachelor’s degree or exceptional artistic accomplishments. International students are welcome to apply, however, play submissions must be in English. If you reapply, you should submit a new play with each application, unless it is a previously submitted play that has been significantly re-written.
Room and board are not included, but there is a small stipend.
20. OTHERWORLD THEATRE
DEADLINE: November 15th
WEBSITE: https://www.ftfshows.com
We are holding a call for black female playwrights from the United States to submit monologues that reflect their personal experience. These monologues will be presented by Fantasy Theatre Factory in February, 2021 during Black History Month. An honorarium will be paid to those playwrights whose scripts are selected. Submissions accepted from female black playwrights who reside in the United States; two submissions per writer maximum; monologue should read between 2 and 5 minutes. On the cover page, indicate name, address, phone and email address. Email scripts to: blackfemaleplaywrights@gmail.com
21. VIRTUAL 10 MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: November 15th
WEBSITE: http://lakeshoreplayers.com
Lakeshore Players Theatre is now accepting submission of 10-minute plays for its 2020-2021 season's contest. Scripts should be approximately ten-minutes in length and should have no more than five on-stage (speaking or non-speaking) characters. The ten winners of the contest will be performed for our 17th Annual Festival, in the spring of 2021. High school playwrights are encouraged to enter.
REQUIREMENTS:
The play should be approximately ten-minutes in length.
The play must have no more than five on-stage (speaking or non-speaking) characters.
Please do not make more than one submission.
The play should be in a "play format" making it easy for the readers. (We suggest 12-point, easy to read fonts, such as Times New Roman or Arial)
The play must be unpublished and unproduced at the time of submission to our contest. We DO screen for this, so do not send us your play if it has been produced. Staged readings are not counted as "produced." However, if you have had a staged reading of the play, please let us know so that we do not accidentally disqualify it.
Submitting your play to our contest grants Lakeshore Players the right to produce your play in our annual festival and photograph and/or videotape it for archival purposes if it is chosen as a winner.
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYWRIGHTS:
High school playwrights are encouraged to enter. Plays must include a letter from a teacher or school administrator, written on school letterhead, verifying that the play was written during high school, in addition to the guidelines below. If the committee chooses to name a high school entry as a winner, the play will be produced with the other winners in our festival.
ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES:
The play should have simple technical requirements. We only have about one minute in between plays to change scenes . Plays with excessive offensive language are less likely to be selected.
22. SHAKESPEARE’S NEW CONTEMPORARIES
DEADLINE: November 18th, 2020
WEBSITE: www.americanshakespearecenter.com/index
Shakespeare’s New Contemporaries is a groundbreaking, industry-changing undertaking that is discovering, developing, and producing a new canon of 38 plays that are inspired by and in conversation with Shakespeare’s work. It’s an opportunity for playwrights of every background, perspective, and style to engage with Shakespeare and his stage practices. Playwrights get a world premiere production of their play; $25,000 prize; travel and housing for the rehearsal and development process. We’re looking for unproduced plays that engage with Shakespeare’s work and embrace Shakespeare’s staging conditions.
Online applications only
Play must be inspired by or in conversation with As You Like It, Henry VI, Romeo and Juliet, and Troilus and Cressida - Play must be unproduced
Play must be able to be performed by a company of 10-12 actors.
Play must be able to be performed with minimal sets
Play must be able to be performed with universal (shared) lighting
Play must be able to be performed with any and all music and sound effects created in real time, unplugged, and by members of the acting troupe.
23. JEROME FELLOWSHIPS
DEADLINE: November 19th
WEBSITE: http://www.pwcenter.org/
The Playwrights' Center's Jerome Fellowship is intended to support early career playwrights who demonstrate extraordinary potential, artistic vision, and a commitment to spending a year in residence in Minnesota developing their work with the Playwrights' Center in community with other fellows. Fellows will receive an $18,000 stipend and $2,500 in development support.
Fellows spend a year-long residency in Minnesota (July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022), working in an individualized and hands-on way with the Playwrights' Center artistic staff—some of the most experienced and connected theater professionals in the country. Beyond the financial stipend, the value of fellowships is more than doubled with the year-long support the Playwrights' Center adds through workshops with professional directors, dramaturgs, and actors—and through the connections the Center makes between playwrights and producers of new work. This holistic and customized combination of financial support, connections with other artists, and professional connections is career-changing for most playwrights.
Applicants must reside in, and have the legal right to work in, the United States during the fellowship term. Applicants may not have had more than two different works fully produced by professional theaters at the time of the application. Fellows commit to spending the 12-month fellowship period in Minnesota and actively participating in the Center's programs. Housing and travel are not provided. Playwrights may not receive more than two Jerome Fellowships. A previous Jerome Fellowship recipient applying for a second fellowship must submit a different play than the play that accompanied the previous successful application. Recipients may not receive any other Playwrights' Center fellowships during the year.
Please note clearly which productions listed on your resume (if any) meet the criteria for being "fully produced by a professional theater." Professional productions are defined as productions for which the author and primary artists (actors, directors, and creative collaborators) were reasonably compensated and that received at least three public performances each. Ten-minute or one-act plays and university, college, secondary school, amateur, and Equity showcase/waiver productions are not considered full professional productions. Productions that open after November 19, 2020 do not count.
-1 page Artistic Statement and Goals.
This is a one-page artistic statement and description of your goals for the fellowship year. While contextualizing your current artistic life, please also describe your artistic goals for the fellowship year. The fellowship offers time to write and develop work with professional collaborators—in addition to the opportunity to utilize the many and varied resources of the Playwrights' Center, including career support, connections with artistic leaders, and teaching and community engagement. In what specific ways would this fellowship impact your artistic growth? How prepared are you to fully take advantage of this opportunity? This statement, along with your script, should help provide insight into your vision as a theater maker.
-Full-length play script
Please be sure your name and the play title are on the cover page. A full-length play typically runs at least one hour in performance. All script submissions must be written only by the applicant—no co-written submissions will be accepted. Scripts for musicals may be submitted by the book writer only. The submitted script must be a complete draft that represents your best playwriting. Please request two letters of recommendation from individuals who are familiar with your work as a playwright.
24. LIFT EVERY VOICE BLACK WOMEN SPEAK MONOLOGUE FESTIVAL DEADLINE: open-ended WEBSITE: https://www.otherworldtheatre.org/work-with-us
Mainstage play submission guidelines: Please provide up to the first 20 pages of your play OR the first 10 pages and your favorite scene. We will reach out to you if we would like you to send the full script. Your play must be within the genres of Science Fiction and/or Fantasy, or contain significant Sci-Fi or fantastical elements. If Science Fiction and/or Fantasy elements are not evident in your selected pages, please describe in your submission how the play is a Science Fiction and/or Fantasy piece. Submit to submissions@otherworldtheatre.org.
25. ALMOST ADULT PRODUCTIONS
DEADLINE: open-ended
WEBSITE: www.theatresantafe.org/auditions
Almost Adults Productions is looking for 10-15 minute LGBTQ+ themed plays for an ongoing reading series to be presented on Zoom starting this summer. Writers do not have to be LGBTQ+ identified, but their material should be thematically relevant to the queer community. There is no requirement for premiere status. Writers will be asked to participate in the production of their reading but Almost Adults can help out wherever needed. At least one rehearsal will be required prior to each reading. Send plays as Word or PDF documents to Aaron Leventman at writingcoachsf@gmail.com. Questions may be sent to this address as well. Writers may send up to three plays and will be notified within one month of submission. We are also looking for actors and directors for this series. Please send an email if interested in participating.
26. THEATRE [UNTITLED]
DEADLINE: Open
WEBSITE: www.theatreuntitled.com
We are seeking original plays or musicals that celebrate stories not yet told on stage and uplift underrepresented people. Women, BIPOC, and LQBTQ+ strongly encouraged to submit. We are always looking for new pieces to produce. We are committed to exposing up and coming playwrights and their works.
If you would like to submit your play to us, please email theatreuntitled@theatreuntitled.com with the subject line "New Play Submission" with:
Your play as a PDF and
Tell us a little about yourself and your artistic viewpoint in the body of the email.
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