1. ADIRONDACK THEATRE FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: October 1st
WEBSITE: https://www.atfestival.org/opportunities/submissions/
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 the play has received thus far
Professional playwright resume or bio
Unpublished full-length plays and musicals only.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.
2. SYRACUSE NEW WORKS, NEW VOICES
DEADLINE: October 1st
WEBSITE: https://vpa.syr.edu/academics/drama/
The Syracuse University Department of Drama is seeking submissions for the inaugural year of its New Works, New Voices (NWNV) initiative. The purpose of NWNV is to support the development of musicals by writers and composers whose perspectives have been historically underrepresented in the musical theater canon.
NWNV is seeking completed musicals or musicals-in-progress from teams who are interested in developing their work with undergraduate BFA students. One musical will be selected, to receive a four-week developmental reading during the Spring 2022 semester, directed and music directed by SU Drama faculty and performed by SU Drama students. The writing team will be in residence during the final two (2) weeks of the rehearsal process (travel and lodging provided by NWNV) and will participate virtually during the first two (2) weeks.
3. MILLAY COLONY OF ARTISTS
DEADLINE: October 1st
WEBSITE: https://millayarts.submittable.com/submit
Founded in 1973, the Millay Colony for the Arts is a multidisciplinary artist residency program. Our mission is to nurture and promote the vitality of the arts by providing writers (fiction/nonfiction), poets, playwrights, screenwriters, filmmakers, visual artists and composers with a supportive and secluded retreat that encourages creative exploration and experimentation. Works created at Millay enrich lives and communities globally: our alumni are consistently recognized internationally with Pulitzer and Lambda Literary Prizes, Guggenheim Fellowships, National Book Awards and other prestigious honors. We host emerging and established artists alike.
The Millay Colony for the Arts is located at "Steepletop", the historic estate of poet/activist Edna St. Vincent Millay, in the upper Hudson Valley, nestled against the Berkshires. We invite parent/creators to apply to our OCTOBER deadline (for residencies in June/July that offer shorter stays) -- we strive to schedule parent/creators together during this period in order to provide the richest cohort experience.
Residency Length: Mostly one-month, with some two-weeks stays (one-week stays provided for parent/creators as requested).
Collaboration: Must apply and be accepted individually
Geography: Open to US and non-US artists
Additional eligibility information:
Application fee of $40; all Core Residency programs are provided FREE OF CHARGE. Our historic Core Residency program provides private studios and bedrooms, shared living/dining space, workstation with desktop/printer, laundry room, B&W darkroom and groceries, including chef-prepared communal dinners, for month-long stays (June/July include 2-week sessions).
4.TITANS ART EXHIBITION
DEADLINE: October 1, 2021
WEBSITE: https://www.artworkarchive.com/call-for-entry/titans-art-exhibition
The Tennessee Titans, in conjunction with The Fort Houston Artisan Support Project, call for artists of all media to submit up to (3) pieces each for a three-day art exhibition in December 2021. This event will take place in Nashville, TN, and feature artwork selected in addition to interactive installations and performances. Submissions of all types of media are highly encouraged.
Work submitted should reflect an intersection of Art, Football and Nashville. Team colors, logos, photography and the stadium are all encouraged as inspiration but not mandatory. We want to proudly celebrate your artistic license in the work. Take chances and push the work. That’s where the magic happens. While a literal approach is not necessary, it must be apparent that your work is Titans themed or related.
When submitting via email, please title your subject line ‘Titans Artwork Submission’. Your submission should consist of images of your finished piece(s), personal contact information, and a short statement about your work.
WHO: US residents. Artists of all mediums, including 2D work, sculpture, video, new media, site-specific installation, performance, text, poems, essays, publication-specific work, etc
5. SKYLINE THEATRE COMPANY
DEADLINE: October 1st
WEBSITE: http://skylinetheatrecompany.org
Each year, Skyline Theatre Company proudly presents a script-in-hand reading of a new musical in development as part of New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s annual state-wide Stages Festival.
For its March 2022 offering, Skyline is seeking unproduced and original script submissions for consideration. The selected piece will be Skyline’s sole production in the 2022 Stages Festival and will be presented live in front of an audience on Skyline’s stage in Bergen County by a cast of professional actors. A post-performance Q&A session with the performers and creative team will also be held to provide feedback for future development of the piece.
In order to be eligible, the submission must have a complete script, a piano score, and no less than 75% of the score available on demo tracks that accurately represent the music and style of the entire show. Any and all underlying rights clearances for any pre-existing material used (music, score, material, etc.) must be secured. Additionally, the script should require no more than 8 actors to perform, and a precise casting plot indicating doubling is required for larger casts. The estimated running time must be between 75 and 150 minutes. Although not required, additional consideration will be given to New Jersey-based creatives and/or New Jersey-relevant subject matter.
Submitters are asked to provide Skyline with the following information and material via email in PDF format and with links to demo recordings (i.e., Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.):
1) Title page and full list of creative team of composers, lyricists and book writers (including if there is either a director or a music director already attached to the project)
2) Brief synopsis (less than 1 page)
3) Character breakdown
4) The complete script (all scenes, songs and lyrics on the page, along with demo track numbers
5) Demo tracks of songs
6) Creative team’s story behind the musical’s origination and any additional information the creators wish to share with Skyline (less than 3 pages)
7) Submitter’s email and telephone contact information
6. SHOW ME THE MONOLOGUE PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
DEADLINE: October 1st
WEBSITE: https://filmfreeway.com/ShowMeTheMonologue
Calling all playwrights to tell their stories that resonate with diverse communities. The Paterson Performing Arts Development Council is accepting entries as part of its annual Show Me The Monologue Playwriting Competition. The first place winning playwright whose work is chosen will receive a main stage theater production as part of the lineup in the Hamilton Arts Festival (HAF) 2022. As PPADC’s playwright in residence, the writer will receive developmental support that includes a $500 stipend, dramaturge, director, casting, stage manager, tech operators, and set design. Second-place winner will receive dramaturgy support and a stage reading of his/her/their work during HAF.
HAF events and activities will take place from June 16 - 25, 2022, enabling both arising and accomplished artists to present work that deepens their practice as well as entertains, enlightens, and engages Paterson’s diverse communities.
Our mission is to bring together multicultural communities through performing arts and cultural events, to create pathways for aspiring and accomplished artists, and to promote the native land of the Leni Lenape people called the City of Paterson, NJ as a regional hub for the creative arts.
Awards & Prizes:
-1st place winner receives $500 stipend plus workshop or main stage production
- 2nd place winner receives stage reading
Rules & Terms
Step 1: Upload a video file (under 4 minutes) with an original written monologue from the play or musical script that you are submitting.
Step 2: Attach a full script (no outlines) typed and double space of the play from which your monologue is taken. For musicals, also include an audio recording (at least 4 songs as they appear in the script). Full-Act Plays or Musicals must be 60 minutes to 90 minutes in length and must depict a unique cultural experience, heritage perspective, and/or social justice issue.
Plays submitted should not have had a full stage production, however, other readings or workshops are okay. We are reaching out to playwrights who have not had their work fully produced before or may not have the resources or means to have their work developed.
7. UNDISCOVERED COUNTRIES
DEADLINE: October 3rd
WEBSITE: https://www.cityreliquary.org
Submissions wanted: theater, music, puppetry, burlesque, dance, visual art, drag, you name it.
Undiscovered Countries is a New York City-based incubator of new and developing interdisciplinary art. Our Infinite Festival, founded in 2012, is an ongoing series of new and developing live art performing every other month. The festival was founded to create a space for artists to show in-progress work without paying for production, and for audiences to see that work without paying for tickets. The goal of Undiscovered Countries is to foster a diverse, engaged community of artists by uplifting subversive and accessible work lacking conventional support.
For our 2021/2022 season, we will be doing bimonthly shows, split seasonally between in-person, outdoor events in NYC (September, November, May and July) and remote events hosted on Zoom (January and March). In light of the ongoing pandemic, in-person events might be moved to Zoom if cases rise significantly in New York City..
For these shows, you can pitch us a piece according to the guidelines, or volunteer to be part of an artistic "Bake Off", in which you create a piece picking elements from a list of "ingredients" we send you. All pieces should:
- last 3-10 minutes for in-person shows, 3-5 minutes for Zoom shows
- be fully realized for performance
- be new and/or in development
- be personally fun or fulfilling for you to make, and engaging and rewarding for an audience to watch
If you have any questions, please email us at undiscoveredcountriesfestival@gmail.com
8. ABINGDON THEATRE COMPANY
DEADLINE: October 8th
WEBSITE: https://www.abingdontheatre.org/virtual-festival-of-short-plays-2/
Abingdon Theatre Company continues to be committed to creating opportunities for all voices to be heard. With this in mind, the company has announced their Festival of Short Plays. A one-week virtual festival shedding light on stories by people of color. Three new short pieces will be selected which were created and to be performed and directed by people of color. At the conclusion of the festival, a diverse panel of judges, theatre professionals who are BIPOC, will select a winner who will receive a $500 stipend to be used to support further exploration of their work.
Any BIPOC playwrights interested in submitting should meet the following criteria:
- Plays should be no more than 45 pages in length
- Original pieces only
- Only complete, finished pieces will be accepted
- Plays should not have been previously published or performed
- No musicals
- Please email your piece along with a headshot and resume to Beatriz Cavalieri, Abingdon’s Associate Director of New Works, at bcavalieri@abingdontheatre.org.
- Rehearsals and recordings will take place from November 1st to November 10th.
9. THE PLAYWRIGHTS REALM SCRIPT SHARE LOTTERY
DEADLINE: October 10th
WEBSITE: https://playwrightsrealm.org/script-share
Script Share is an opportunity for aspiring writers to engage in a one hour discussion with a theatre professional about a particular script. These conversations are driven by what the writer is hoping to explore, and aim to provide an initial response, perspective, guidance around the craft of playwriting, and further questions, rather than critical feedback.
This program is free to the playwright and is intended for those who have more limited access to the industry, education, and script conversations.
Script Share participants will be selected via lottery for sessions in November and December.
Send questions to scriptshare@playwrightsrealm.org
10. WOMENS WORK PROJECT SHORT PLAY LAB
DEADLINE: Oct. 15th
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 while maintaining a rigorous feedback process that leads to production within six months.
Six playwright 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 specific feedback from the dramaturgical team. Members are expected to bring work to each session beginning with the development of an original short play based on an assigned plan.
Monthly feedback from the dramaturgs focuses on the nuts and bolts of creating a 15-30 minute script ready for production. 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, and so that the script moves forward according to NPTC's instructions as the producing entity. This approach creates a collaborative group from which members can draw inspiration and energy while modeling professional standards. Scripts are then produced in our ANNUAL WOMEN'S WORK SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL.
Playwrights should apply by MIDNIGHT, OCTOBER 15, 2021 by sending the following as email attachments, with the email Subject Line “Women’s Work Application” to contact@nptnyc.org:
PLEASE INCLUDE:
a full resume, including specific information on your training as a writer (i.e. degree program, workshops, etc.) and website URL if applicable
a 10-15 page writing sample from a playscript
a personal statement explaining your understanding of the purpose of the LAB and why you wish to be a member, including goals for your own growth and development if selected. Please include in this statement how you choose to be identified re: ethnicity and gender (she/they).
11. THE MIRANDA THEATRE COMPANY’S 2021 PLAYWRIGHT GRANT
DEADLINE: October 15th
WEBSITE: https://www.mirandatheatrecompany.com
The Miranda Theatre Company will be ending its 30-year run by offering $5000 in grants to
playwrights. According to Valentina Fratti, Artistic Director and Founder, giving the grants is the only way to close a theatre that has, from its beginning, been dedicated to playwrights’ development. The goal of the grants is to provide financial support towards a reading or workshop of a new play.
Eligibility: Women or women-identifying playwrights, with priority given to members of the
BIPOC community.
Application should be sent to: mirandatheatreco@gmail.com as a single PDF
Please include the following:
1. Name
2. Mailing address
3. Telephone
4. Email address
5. Resume
6. Title of Project
7. Brief (300 words) description of play
8. Inspiration for play. What compelled you to write this story?
9. History of development of the work to date
10. Time frame for presentation of workshop
11. Projected venue
12. PEGASUS PLAYLAB
DEADLINE: October 15th
WEBSITE: https://performingarts.cah.ucf.edu/theatre/pegasus-playlab/
Pegasus PlayLab is a new play festival at the University of Central Florida dedicated to developing new works by MFA Playwriting candidates or emerging playwrights.
We are seeking four full-length plays, including devised works and Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) pieces, which we will rehearse for two weeks in collaboration with the playwright and subsequently present as workshop productions. There is a possibility that one play will be fully mounted into a production.
As an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, UCF encourages all qualified applicants to apply, including women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of traditionally underrepresented populations.
To be considered, please complete this form by 11:59pm on October 15th. No late submissions will be accepted. Please limit submissions to ONE play per person. If more than one play is submitted, we will only accept the first submission.
13. O’NEILL THEATER CENTER NATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE
DEADLINE: Oct. 21st
WEBSITE: https://www.theoneill.org/npc
Founded in 1964, the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is the country’s premier program for new play development. Every summer, a select number of unproduced works are selected from a pool of 1,000+ submissions for a week-long, playwright-driven workshop on the O’Neill’s campus in beautiful Waterford, CT. The National Playwrights Conference 2022 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. Writers selected through the open submission process will experience NPC through in-person or digital development.
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. At the end of this reading process, a select number of outstanding plays are chosen for their artistic excellence, originality of voice, singularity of perspective, and developmental potential.
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. We believe that these staged readings are a crucial step in the O'Neill’s developmental process, serving as an invaluable opportunity to hear a fresh audience’s real-time response to the play in a welcoming, low-pressure environment. 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. Many playwrights continue to reflect and revise their play while others begin new projects, and others still use this time to retreat and recharge.
Questions? Contact our Literary Office at litoffice@theoneill.org.
14. GREAT PLAINS THEATRE CONFERENCE PLAYLABS
DEADLINE: October 15th
WEBSITE: gptcplays.com
The Great Plains Theatre Conference provides opportunities for participants to interact with and have their work seen by a host of national theatre professionals and scholars.Fourteen plays will be selected for PlayLabs. All playwrights who are selected will receive a $500 stipend, travel/airfare to Omaha, eight nights lodging, daily breakfast/lunch, and select evening meals. Plays are chosen by a panel of readers through an anonymous application process. Playwrights will be notified of acceptance no later than March 15.
Playwrights whose scripts are chosen must agree to attend the entire conference (May 28 – June 5), work with local actors and directors, and provide full support to other playwrights throughout the Conference week. GPTC will consider both full length and one act scripts that are at least thirty pages in length. Playwrights may send a maximum of ONE script. Scripts submitted in previous years and not chosen may be sent again for consideration.
Plays that have received an Equity production, plays for young audiences, and musicals will not be considered. Equity showcase productions are acceptable, as well as adaptations.
What we need:
One file with NO personal identifying information that includes:
Play name
Cast list
Short synopsis (1-2 sentences)
Your play
One file with a title page that includes your name, address, phone number and email.
A payment of $10 to offset the cost of selection panel readers.
2022 BAX Space Grant Application
DEADLINE: October 18th
WEBSITE:https://www.bax.org/artist-programs/2022-space-grant-application/
3 grants will be offered in dance, theater, and interdisciplinary performance. Space grants will take place between February 2022-June 2022.
2022 BAX Space Grant recipients receive:
$600 stipend.
Support of a cohort.
100 hours of rehearsal space at 421 5th Avenue.
Mentorship from Artistic Advisors Abigail Browde and nia love.
An informal open studio share with cohort and BAX artist programs staff the week of May 31, 2022. Exact date to be confirmed.
16. THE RICHARD RODGERS AWARD
DEADLINE: October 29th
WEBSITE: https://artsandletters.org/awards/richard-rodgers-award/
These awards, created and endowed by Richard Rodgers in 1978 for the development of the musical theater, 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. The winners are selected by a jury of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
The term "musical theater" is understood to include musicals, plays with songs, thematic revues, or any comparable work. The submission of live 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. The jury will consider only completed works. Care should be taken to submit the work in its best possible form as it may not be submitted again, in another year, even if substantially revised.
Only one submission by a collaborative group or a sole creator will be accepted and applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Works by members of the Academy and previous winners of the production awards are not eligible for consideration. Former winners of Richard Rodgers awards for staged readings or studio productions may submit new works. An applicant whose works in the musical theater have received professional or amateur productions in New York City or out of town is eligible unless, in the judgment of the jury, the applicant has already achieved significant recognition in the field of musical theater through the work submitted or through any previous work. Works which have been produced by professional theater companies before a paying audience are eligible only if such productions received no more than 21 performances by a for-profit company or 50 performances by a nonprofit company. Applicants will be notified of the jury's decision by March 2022.
17. SNOWDANCE 10 MINUTE COMEDY FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: November 1st
WEBSITE: http://overourheadplayers.org
Snowdance entry is open to original 10 minute or shorter comedies for the stage. Winning entries will be performed together by the OOHP Snowdance ensemble in the winter of 2022. Concluding each performance, audience members can vote for their favorite individual comedy; the audience favorites will earn cash prizes for the playwright. Entries may be sent to SNOWDANCE, c/o Sixth Street Theatre, 318 Sixth Street, Racine, Wisconsin, 53403. Alternatively, entries may be sent by email to snowdance318@gmail.com. We request that scripts have a maximum of three characters, and entries less than 10 minutes are actively encouraged. Competition is open to unpublished, 10 minute or shorter comedies free of royalty and copyright restrictions. Musicals, adaptations, and translations will not be considered. Entries must be postmarked by November 1, 2021. The writer’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail address should be included on the title page and only the title page. The title page should also include a cast list and a one-to-three sentence synopsis. Plays can have a cast of one to three characters; plays should be easily staged, avoiding elaborate set requirements. Submit one typed manuscript in standard format, securely bound. Complete rules are posted on the Rules page. Any questions can be directed to Rich Smith via the box office, at 262-632-6802, or by email at snowdance318@gmail.com. be returned.J
18. ABRONS PERFORMANCE AIRSPACE RESIDENCY
DEADLINE: November 7th
WEBSITE: https://www.abronsartscenter.org/jerome-foundation-airspace-residency/
With support from The Jerome Foundation, a cohort of 3 early career movement-based performing artists are annually invited to participate in our Performance AIRspace Residency. Performance AIRspace residents are provided with a monetary commission, premium access to studios and theaters for rehearsals towards the development of a live performance to be presented at Abrons Arts Center.
Program Components:
• $7,000 commission for a new work to be presented at Abrons as part of our 2022-2023 Presenting Season. Performances must be programmed to occur before June 30, 2023.
• 200 hours of fully subsidized studio rental time in any of our performance studios and theaters.
• Applicants must be based in New York City and living within 5 boroughs at the time of application submission and during the residency period.
• Applicants and all associated collaborators who will be onsite at Abrons during the residency and production period must be fully COVID-19 vaccinated. Please learn more by reading our
• Applicants working in movement-based practices that are interdisciplinary in nature are encouraged to apply. Collaborative groups are invited to apply but will receive the same commission fee as an individual artist. Collaboratives can only submit 1 application; Collaboratives that submit more than 1 application for the same project will be disqualified from the review process.
• Applicants must identify as early-career artists.
• Applicants must apply with a project proposal that has not yet premiered in its final form in New York City.
• Applicants who are enrolled in degree-granting programs or are students during the grant period are not eligible to apply.
Application Timeline: application link goes live: 10/4/21; applicants notified of status: 1/22.
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.
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.
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. PREMIERE STAGES PLAY FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: November 15th
WEBSITE: https://premierestagesatkean.com/play-festival/
Premiere Stages is committed to supporting emerging and regional playwrights by developing and producing new plays. Since 2005, the Premiere Play Festival has offered playwrights the opportunity to develop their work in an encouraging, focused environment through discussions, rehearsals, readings, workshops, and Equity productions.
Through the Premiere Play Festival, Premiere Stages has developed many plays that have gone on to have successful productions in New York and at regional theatres throughout the country. We strive to facilitate relationships between writers and theatre professionals who we think will respond to their work, in hopes that plays developed at Premiere will go on to subsequent productions. We offer Play Festival winners the option to retain the coveted “World Premiere” brand on their plays. Additionally, Premiere’s productions are consistently reviewed, scouted by major publishing houses, and honored by the American Theatre Critics Association.
To fulfill our commitments to writers whose presentations were postponed during 2021 social distancing procedures, we will be carrying plays submitted in last year's cycle into the 2021 season. Premiere Stages will accept submissions of unproduced plays written by playwrights affiliated with the greater metropolitan area from September 1, 2021 through November 15, 2021. All plays submitted to the festival are evaluated by a panel of professional theatre producers, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, and publishers. Four finalists are subsequently selected for public Equity readings in March 2022.
Following the Spring readings, one play is selected for an Equity production in the Premiere Stages 2022 Mainstage Season and receives an award of $2500. The runner-up receives a 29-hour staged reading and $1000. The two other finalists will each be awarded $750.
Submission Guidelines
All plays must be submitted as a PDF.
Plays must be full-length and have a cast size of no more than eight.
Plays must be unpublished and unproduced (readings and workshops are okay), with no productions and/or publication currently scheduled through September 2022.
Playwrights must have strong affiliations with the greater metropolitan area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Delaware).
Musicals, adaptations (of existing plays or other sources), and solo shows are not eligible.
Submissions are limited to one script per playwright.
Please contact Premiere Stages to inquire about submitting a script that has been previously submitted.
Submissions are accepted September 1, 2021 through 11:59 p.m. on November 15, 2021. Submissions sent early in the submission window are strongly encouraged.
21. DOWNTOWN URBAN ARTS FESTIVAL
DEADLINE: November 15th
WEBSITE: duafnyc.org
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 category 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.
22. LONG WHARF THEATRE LITERARY PROGRAM & NEW WORK DEVELOPMENT
DEADLINE: Year round
WEBSITE: https://longwharf.org/casting-and-literary
Long Wharf Theatre has a proud and rich history of forming meaningful relationships with artists, supporting the development of their work, and moving their projects towards production. We are particularly interested in incubating new pieces that center BIPOC voices, push form, and feature innovative dramaturgy. We are also eager to support projects that originate with artists other than playwrights, such as designers, directors, dramaturgs, and activists. Many of these works have become part of the modern American canon with more than thirty Long Wharf Theatre productions transferred to Broadway or Off-Broadway runs.
We are revitalizing our commitment to playwrights at all stages in their careers, and are now welcoming scripts from unrepresented playwrights as well as agents.
The following are examples of ways we have supported and continue to support new work development. These offerings are flexible, as we are committed to tailoring the process to suit the needs of each artist. We strive to be nimbly responsive to our artists’ goals.
Email scripts to:
literary@longwharf.org
Type of Materials:
Full-length, One act, 10-minute scripts, musicals, adaptations, translations, virtual/Zoom plays.
Special Interests:
Plays by BIPOC writers, plays centering cultural narratives, stories of joy and resilience, multi-disciplinary work, and theatrical innovation.
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ATF is now an agent-only submission
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