WEBSITE: https://www.kathleenwrinn.com/new-works-new-voices
DEADLINE: July 1, 2023
SUBMISSION FORM
The Syracuse University Department of Drama is seeking submissions for its Spring 2024 New Works, New Voices (NWNV) initiative. NWNV was created 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 3-week developmental reading in the Spring 2024 semester (3/30/24-4/21/24), directed and music directed by SU Drama faculty and performed by SU Drama students.
The writing team will be in residence in Syracuse during weeks 2 and 3 of the rehearsal process (travel and lodging provided by NWNV) and will participate virtually during week Semi-finalists will be contacted for additional materials in late summer/early fall 2023.
Please submit the details of your musical work with the submission form.
For further information, please visit https://tinyurl.com/NWNV2024.
Questions? Please email Kathleen Wrinn, Artistic Director of NWNV and Assistant Professor of Musical Theater at SU Drama (kawrinn@syr.edu).
2. DISNEY ENTERTAINMENT DIRECTING FELLOWSHIP
DEADLINE: July 3rd, 2023
WEBSITE:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K2b-Obu59O_YhjRq_eqSLpGq4xcN3dPA/view?fbclid=IwAR0Y1AzXcyzx6Bt6DtBj6GE4O9Df5QtP2qxvst-d-fiUHNUdL_mV_fdgVIo
The Disney Entertainment (DE) Directing Program connects directors to opportunities on DE
scripted primetime and daytime series, as well as unscripted/alternative series. Launched in
2001, the Program has evolved from a shadowing program to one that guarantees episodes to
first-time scripted television directors. The unscripted program guarantees directing segments
on select unscripted DE series. The program provides selected participants on-set
shadowing/immersion prior to directing; access and exposure to DE creative executives,
producers, showrunners, and alumni; and mentorship and limited professional development.
REQUIREMENTS
This professional Directing Program is open to all individuals who are at least twenty-one (21)
years of age and who possess evidence of identity and United States employment eligibility for
the duration of the program. Directors with Directors Guild of America (DGA) credits and/or
Guild membership are also eligible. Previous professional experience working in television
production is strongly preferred, but not required. Applicants who have directed digital
episodes (i.e., web series), short form episodes (i.e., Quibi, Snapchat), or original pilots that
have not been distributed on a mainstream broadcast, cable, or streaming platform are
welcome to apply. However, applicants who have directed an episode or pilot distributed by a
major broadcast, cable, or streaming platform are ineligible for this program.
3. VETERANS REPERTORY THEATER SEEKS 10-MINUTE PLAYS FROM VETERANS
WEBSITE: https://vetrep.org/
Deadline: July 3, 2023
Veterans Repertory Theater (VetRep) is launching a 10-minute play competition for playwrights who meet one of the following criteria:
Current or former: US military, law enforcement, fire service, EMS, foreign service, intelligence service, DoD employee, DoD Contractor;
Immediate family of the service member listed above (“immediate family member” means: parents, siblings, children, and spouse.)
Submissions should be emailed in PDF format to info@vetrep.org OR via the submission portal on the VetRep website at: https://vetrep.org/submissions/. If emailing, submission must include the veteran/immediate family member status of the playwright in the body of the email.
Must be a completed play, ten (10) minutes or less in length; Any genre/any subject matter; does not have to be related to veteran's service
Must not be a musical, screenplay, children’s play, adaptation, translation, or fan fiction play
Must be the entrant’s own original work and cannot be co-authored
Must be typed in the English language
Must not have been previously produced or published. (Plays that have had a workshop, reading, or non-professional production are permitted).
Must not be under option, commissioned, or scheduled for professional production or publication at the time of submission
Must not violate the intellectual property rights of any third party
Playwrights may submit more than one play Winners and finalists will be notified via email no later than December 31, 2023.
(Note: We will make every effort to have results back to submitters ASAP, however, in order to ensure fair treatment of each submission and to plan for any contingencies which may arise, we are providing a worst-case scenario for our timeline).
There is no participation or submission fee. There is no guarantee that winners’ or finalists’ work will be produced by VetRep.
Deadline: July 10, 2023
WEBSITE: https://www.cryhavoccompany.org/playlist
ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
We are pleased to announce the launch of PlayList: a new short play development series. PlayList is for writers of any background, identity, education or experience level who are interested in honing their work on a short script with a room full of artists experienced in new play development.
The CRY HAVOC Company believes that writing a script doesn’t have to be a solitary experience. Collaborative feedback at key points in your writing process can bring you closer to your goals. Our approach to script development places your writing goals at the center of the workshop process, ensuring that collaborators are giving feedback that helps you write the play you are trying to write.
If you are interested in seeing how our structured feedback process can support your work, apply to be among our first group of PlayList writers!
PlayList participants will write new 10-minute scripts inspired by creative prompts linked by a theme. The inaugural PlayList writers group will draw inspiration from the “hidden” landmarks of New York City. Playwrights will complete the project with a rigorously-crafted short play ready for submission to festivals and contests—and a public presentation of their work. In keeping with the dynamic diversity of New York City, CRY HAVOC is especially seeking artists from underrepresented communities for this project.
What’s the process?
Five playwrights will be selected to craft 10-minute plays over the course of six feedback sessions, culminating in an Equity 29-Hour Reading of all five PlayList scripts for the public.
How does it work?
Each writer will be paired with a facilitator—a CRY HAVOC artist to check in with them before and after each feedback session and to moderate the sessions in advocacy of the playwright and their goals. The feedback sessions will include our roster of artists who have years of new play dramaturgy experience, the other PlayList writers, and invited guests and colleagues of the playwright. PlayList applicants are asked to commit to participation in a preliminary welcome meeting via Zoom, all six in-person workshop sessions, and the final reading. The welcome Zoom meeting will be on the evening of Monday August 7th. In-person workshops will be held on the evenings of Monday 8/28, Wednesday 8/30, Wed. 9/6, Mon. 9/11, Wed. 9/13, Mon. 9/18, and the public presentation will be held on the evening of Monday September 25th.
You should apply to PlayList if you are:
an early-career artist looking to collaborate with established artists
an established artist looking for tools to support the development of new work
a writer interested in supporting the work of other writers
searching for a community of artists to serve as a “home base” for creative feedback and support
a writer that doesn’t know what you are going to write next!
If you are interested in participating in PlayList, please submit:
a 10-page writing sample
a brief description- why/how is this sample representative of your work?
a song featuring NYC that has particular significance to you
A little-known NYC landmark
Submissions are open through July 10th and can be made to THIS FORM
DEADLINE: July 12, 2023
WEBSITE: https://www.lifejackettheatre.org/commission
Life Jacket invites nation-wide applications from Trans playwrights for a $10,000 commission to write a new, full-length verbatim play based on in-depth interviews with Trans people living throughout America.
FALL-WINTER 2023: Playwright will conduct interviews (virtual and/or in-person) with Trans people across diverse geographic regions in the United States, representing diverse ages, races, ethnicities, occupations, income levels, political affiliations, and religions.
WINTER-SUMMER 2024: Playwright will build a full-length verbatim play using the interview transcripts. Running time: 60-90 minutes. Cast size: 7 actors max.
FALL 2024: Life Jacket will produce either a public reading of excerpts of the show or a reading of the full play (mutually agreed between the playwright and Life Jacket) in New York City. Playwright must be available during all rehearsals as well as the reading, and agree to participate in a post-show discussion about the play and creation process.
Playwright will receive $10,000 to be paid in installments: $2,500 upon signing an agreement; $2,500 upon submitting final transcripts; $2,500 upon submitting full play; and $2,500 post-reading. Deadlines will be mutually agreed upon between the playwright and Life Jacket.
Successful applicants will have a history of telling Trans stories onstage and have experience with weaving nonfictional stories into theatrical works. We broadly define “Trans” to include gender non-conforming, gender-expansive, and nonbinary individuals.
Applicants should submit a brief bio (1,000 characters max, including spaces) and writing sample.
6. Avant Bard 8th Annual Scripts in Play - Submission
DEADLINE: July 15, 2023
WEBSITE: https://avantbard.org/about/job-opportunities/scripts-in-play-festival-submissions/
SUBMISSION FORM
All submissions from playwrights who live in the DC region will be given preference by the Avant Bard literary committee. If selected, plays will be programmed in the festival. Festival plays are assigned a director, who will cast and stage two readings with free admission.
Rehearsals will occur before the initial reading and a special workshop rehearsal–during which the playwright and director will have the opportunity to make adjustments based on anything learned through the initial reading and audience feedback–will take place after the first reading and before the second reading. Avant Bard is specifically seeking new plays that could benefit from this special workshop rehearsal between the two staged readings.
If selected, playwrights will receive a stipend covering the performance rights for one performance reading. If not selected, playwrights will receive notice from the reading committee no later than September 30, 2023.
Avant Bard Theatre is a professional regional company dedicated to producing the best in classics, both time-tested and contemporary. The Scripts In Play Festival is an annual celebration of new plays that exhibit a fresh take on a classic story or theme. These plays align with Avant Bard’s dedication to producing works that further our society’s conversation with dramatic literary classics — either time-tested or contemporary classics.
Avant Bard is especially interested in staging plays by local playwrights that celebrate and highlight the experiences of people of color, trans and gender diverse people, immigrants, and people with disabilities. We welcome collaborations with artists who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color, or who are transgender, nonbinary, and/or queer, or who are immigrants, or people with disabilities.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Avant Bard annually solicits submissions from playwrights, with a preference for playwrights who live and/or work in the D.C. region, to share new and not-yet-produced stories that adapt or reimagine the classics for a contemporary audience.
Selected playwrights are asked to program their work during the festival. Festival plays are assigned a director, who casts and stages two readings with free admission. Rehearsals occur before the initial reading. A special workshop rehearsal, during which the playwright and director have the opportunity to make adjustments based on anything learned through the initial reading and audience feedback–will take place between the two readings. The two readings take place on separate days.
If selected, playwrights will receive a stipend covering the performance rights for the rehearsals, the two performance readings, and the workshop rehearsal in between the readings.
ABOUT SCRIPTS IN PLAY 2023-24
Avant Bard will produce the eighth annual Scripts in Play Festival as salon events at various public spaces, including art galleries, throughout the area at the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024.
TO SUBMIT
To submit your script, simply fill out the google form at the following link: https://forms.gle/rZqVYNvfX3Cj6SoC8. The submission window closes July 15, 2023. All submissions for the 2023-4 festival will receive an email update on the status of their application by September 30, 2023. If you have questions about your submission please email scripts@avantbard.org.
7. LOGHAVEN ARTIST RESIDENCY
DEADLINE: July 15th
WEBSITE: https://loghaven.org/residencies/apply/
Loghaven Artist Residency’s mission is to serve artists by providing them with a transformative residency experience and continued post-residency support. The residency is located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. Artists live in five historic log cabins that have been both rehabilitated and modernized to create an ideal setting for reflection and work, and they have access to new, purpose-built studio space. All Loghaven Fellows are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency.
Practicing artists of all backgrounds and at any stage of their career are eligible to apply for a Loghaven residency. International artists and artists currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program are not eligible. Artists must be at least twenty-one years old and live more than 120 miles away from Knoxville. This distance requirement is designed to ensure that artists are able to be fully immersed in their residency experience and can take advantage of the retreat-style environment. Please note that all eligibility requirements must be met at the time of application.
We invite applicants in the creation stage of their specified project or work cycle to apply in the following disciplines:
Writing (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, and journalism)
Visual Arts
Dance
Theater
Music Composition
Architecture
Interdisciplinary Work
A national selection committee composed of artist peers and other arts professionals selects artists. Applicants are judged by the same criteria across disciplines. Panelists are looking for artistic excellence, defined by a depth of conceptual content, sustained impact, and boldness of vision. The panel seeks those with sophisticated technical knowledge, whether the applicant displays a high level of traditional skill or, conversely, subverts that knowledge in new or challenging ways. The panel values potential in emerging artists and evidence of commitment and evolution in more established or mid-career applicants.
References
All applicants are required to submit two professional references. Please provide the name, contact information, and a very brief description of the nature of your professional relationship for each reference. Loghaven contacts references only if the application advances. References would be contacted in the fall by either email or phone and would not submit a formal letter.
8. LANESBORO ARTIST RESIDENCY
Deadline: July 28th
Website: https://lanesboroarts.org/artist-residency-program/residency-program-guidelines/
The Lanesboro Artist Residency Program offers two or four week residencies to emerging artists driven to explore ways in which their work can be applied to the community and how Lanesboro’s rural community can inform their work.
The Lanesboro Artist Residency Program, located in Lanesboro, MN (pop. 754), is supported by the Jerome Foundation and aims to provide an immersive, meaningful experience for emerging artists from Minnesota and the five boroughs of New York City. The program is unique in that it provides an entire rural community and its myriad assets as a catalytic vehicle for engagement and artistic experimentation, with staff working with each resident to create a fully-customized residency experience.
Lanesboro Arts’ goal is to be flexible and accommodating to artists, allowing them access to local resources needed for conceptualizing and realizing their place-based work. Lanesboro Arts recognizes “place-based work” as work that is specifically inspired by and designed for the place in which the work takes place; it can be a new project, or an interpretation of the artist’s current work tailored to engage the community of Lanesboro. The residency program was designed to align with and amplify Lanesboro Arts’ vision for communities–especially rural communities–to embrace artists as economic drivers, culture bearers, community builders, and problem solvers.
Artists must be legal residents of Minnesota or one of the five boroughs of New York City to be eligible to apply. To be considered, eligible artists must submit their application through the online webform on Lanesboro Arts website. Complete program details are below.
9. 2024 DIVERSE VOICES PLAYWRITING INITIATIVE
Deadline: August 1, 2023
We can only consider the first 100 submissions
WEBSITE: https://finearts.illinoisstate.edu/events-activities/crossroads-project/
To submit your play, use the play submission form.
The 2024 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative welcomes submissions for full-length, unproduced plays by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) playwrights in accordance with the mission statement of the Crossroads Project (see above). A diverse panel of judges including Illinois State University faculty, staff, students, and alumni, as well as members of the local community, will select one playwright as the winner.
To be eligible to win, the playwright must be available for a one-week residency in mid-to-late April 2024 (exact dates TBD). If the play has multiple writers/creators, we can only provide funding for one person during the residency. Other writers/creators are welcome to participate in the workshop by self-funding the trip or joining virtually for rehearsals and events.
The deadline for submissions is August 1, 2023 by 11:59 p.m. (central daylight time). There is no entry fee. We only accept electronic submissions in PDF format. Because our staff and resources are limited, we can only consider the first 100 submissions.
The winning playwright will receive:An invitation to Illinois State University in Bloomington-Normal, IL, as a guest-artist-in-residence for a one-week new play development workshop, culminating in a public staged reading. This residency may also include class visits and other University events.
Travel (within the U.S.), housing, and meals during the residency.
An honorarium of $500 for the residency.
Please include in your submission:A representative sample from your play up to 15 pages. These do not have to be the first 15 pages of the play.
A synopsis of the play (max. 250 words).
A character list with short descriptions for each character (age, ethnicity, gender, occupation, family relationships, etc.)
A playwright’s statement (max. 400 words). In the statement, describe your inspiration for writing the play, address where you are in the development process, and discuss how a workshop in a university setting can facilitate that process. Please include information about access and accommodation needs in this statement.
Please follow these guidelines when submitting your play:
Submissions must be:
A full-length play.
Musicals and plays with music are eligible for the program. However, we can only provide piano accompaniment for rehearsals and the staged reading.
The primary language of the play must be English. Other languages in the play may be presented through English translations (provided by the playwright) for the staged reading.
There are no other restrictions in subject matter or style.
A playwright may only submit one play per year. The work must be submitted by the playwright rather than a literary agent or other third party.
Submissions must be the original work of the playwright, which may include adaptations of fictional or factual material. Translations of other playwrights’ work are not accepted.
The submitting playwright must be either the owner and controller of the copyright or provide written proof that they have acquired the legal right to use copyrighted material (including source material for adaptations) in their work.
Plays that have been produced or published professionally are ineligible for the program. Plays that have been presented through staged readings, workshops, university productions, or community theatre productions are eligible.
A playwright (including finalists) may submit a play that they submitted in a previous year if there have been substantive revisions.
The Crossroads Project reserves the right to accept or reject any submitted play for any reason.
We will contact semi-finalists by the end of November 2023 and ask them to submit the full play.
The winning playwright will be notified by the end of January 2024.
Inquiries about the Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative should be directed to:
Kee-Yoon Nahm, D.F.A.
Assistant Professor in Theatre Studies
Chair, The Crossroads Project
knahm@ilstu.edu
10. BMI WORKSHOP
DEADLINE: Aug. 1st
WEBSITE: https://www.bmi.com/theatre_workshop/application_requirements
Application Materials
Composer: Three contrasting compositions - uptempo, comedy song, ballad. Please include a copy of score which includes lyrics.
Lyricist: Three contrasting lyrics in PDF format - uptempo, comedy song, ballad.
Composer/Lyricist: Three contrasting songs - uptempo, comedy song, ballad. Please include copy of score which includes lyrics.
Note that if you apply as a composer and a lyricist, you will be accepted as one or the other (that is, as either a composer or a lyricist) and you will be assigned different collaborators over the course of the year. If you apply as both a composer/lyricist and a librettist and are accepted as both, you will spend your first year as a composer/lyricist only, as the two groups meet at the same time.
Select applicants will be invited to audition in September. Librettists are accepted on the basis of their written materials and are not required to audition. At the auditions, composers and composer/lyricists will be asked to perform at least two contrasting theatrical compositions; lyricists will be asked to recite samples of their theatrical lyrics. All auditions must be done live, using a piano.
The Workshop normally runs September through Junein New York City. Prospective members must make their own living arrangements in the city or be able to commute weekly. During the first year, composers and lyricists are paired off and are asked to create appropriate songs based on scenes from various sources. The writers perform their assignments, which are then discussed by the other writers and the moderators. There are analyses and discussions of current and past musicals, with an eye to understanding form and structure. Every effort is made to insure that each writer retains his or her individual style.
In the Workshop’s final phase (Second Year), teams work on a musical. The Workshop functions as a forum and a sounding board for works in progress, as music and lyrics are critically evaluated and open dialogue is encouraged. At the end of each Second Year, the Workshop Committee determines which writers from the group are invited to join the Advanced Workshop. Not everyone is asked. This Workshop is intended for writers of professional caliber who are expected to contribute to the vitality of the musical theatre scene.
11. THE YALE DRAMA SERIES PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
DEADLINE: August 15th, 2023
WEBSITE: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/yale-drama-series-rules-and-submission-guidelines/
The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2023 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the series’ current judge, Jeremy O. Harris. The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of their manuscript by Yale University Press, and a celebratory event. The prize and publication are contingent on the playwright’s agreeing to the terms of the publishing agreement.
There is no entry fee. Please follow these guidelines in preparing your manuscript:
This contest is restricted to plays written in the English language. Worldwide submissions are accepted.
Submissions must be original, unpublished full-length plays, with a minimum of 65 pages. Plays with less than 65 pages will not be considered. Translations, musicals, and children’s plays are not accepted.
The Yale Drama Series is intended to support emerging playwrights. Playwrights may win the competition only once.
Playwrights may submit only one manuscript per year. Only manuscripts authored by one playwright are eligible.
Plays that have been professionally produced or published are not eligible. Plays that have had a workshop, reading, or non-professional production or that have been published as an actor’s edition will be considered.
Plays may not be under option, commissioned, or scheduled for professional production or publication at the time of submission.
Plays must be typed/word-processed and page-numbered.
The Yale Drama Series reserves the right to reject any manuscript for any reason.
The Yale Drama Series reserves the right of the judge to not choose a winner for any given year of the competition and reserves the right to determine the ineligibility of a winner, in keeping with the spirit of the competition, and based upon the accomplishments of the author.
12. ABBEY THEATRE OPEN SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE: October 31st
WEBSITE: https://www.abbeytheatre.ie/scripts-and-ideas/
Our submission window is currently open. As Ireland’s National Theatre, our commitment is to reading scripts and ideas by writers and artists resident on the island of Ireland, or Irish writers and artists who might live abroad. Due to the volume of submissions we receive, we are unable to read work that does not match this description.
Once submitted, each play is read by our panel of experienced theatre professionals. For this first read, each play is read anonymously, meaning we get an honest assessment of the play’s potential and theatricality, as well as the play’s suitability for the Abbey Theatre. After being read by a member of our panel, every play is further considered within the department. We’ll consider, as part of its context, the general interest of the play in relation to the rest of our programming and how the play might develop from this draft. For this reason, it’s sensible to send us a draft that you’ve taken time to reflect on, as we won’t be able to read the same play again.
If we decide not to produce your play, we will send you a letter offering some feedback on your script, and may point you in the direction of other opportunities either at the Abbey Theatre or elsewhere. This can take us up to six months as we receive in excess of three hundred submissions a year and reply to them all.
If you have an idea which you can’t really send us as a finished script, you can still let us know about it. It might be a play you want to write that you want to research, a play without words, a piece of dance theatre, an event, a happening or an interdisciplinary work that would be difficult to get a sense of in a script alone. It could also be a proposal for a co-production. The process of submitting an idea is, on purpose, short; we want to get a sense of what excites you about the project and why you need our support to achieve it. We will fully consider all of the material you send us to come to a decision.
Your proposed idea should answer these questions.
What is it you want to make? (50 words max)
What do you want to happen in the show? (500 words max)
How do you want to make the show? (100 words max about the ways you might go about making the work)
Why do you want to make it now? (100 words max about why this idea is urgent)
Your idea may be accompanied by links to video, audio, images, extracts of text or other supporting materials.
What happens after you submit your idea?
Once you have sent us an email, your idea will be logged. All of the material you send will be considered by the Abbey Theatre’s artistic team in one of our quarterly meetings. You will receive a response by email within six months of your submission.
Submission Guidelines
These submission guidelines refer to both scripts and ideas. Please have a careful read of them before you consider sending in your work.
If you submitted your play or idea between 1st November 2022 and 31st January 2023, we ask you to re-submit your work on or after 1st February 2023, as no scripts will be accepted during this time.
When you send in your submission, tell us in your email a little about yourself, why you feel your play or idea would be a good fit for the Abbey, and any experience you have (it’s fine if you have none!).
We do accept short plays, musicals, and adaptations, but we are not in the position to read work in or intended for mediums other than live theatre. Novels, short stories, screenplays, audio plays, and teleplays will not be read.
We can only accept plays or ideas written in Irish or English.
For scripts, we only accept completed plays. Extracts will not be read.
Unfortunately, we’re not able to re-consider an idea or script that has already been through the process.
Your script or idea must be clearly typed and formatted; we cannot accept handwritten work or printed hard copies.
Your script or idea must be sent in Word, PDF or other standard formats (such as JPG for photographs) as an attachment.
Do not include your name or contact information on the script document.
We only accept one script or idea at a time.
Where to Send Your Script or Idea
Before submitting, make sure you have read the submission guidelines in full.
To submit your script, please email script@abbeytheatre.ie. To submit your idea, please email ideas@abbeytheatre.ie.
If you have any questions about the New Work department, please drop us a line at new.work@abbeytheatre.ie.
If you would like us to come and see your produced play or rehearsed reading, write to us at new.work@abbeytheatre.ie telling us a bit about you, the play and its stage of development. As a small team, we can’t see everything, but we will come if we can.
13. THE JEWISH PLAYS PROJECT
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: www.jewishplaysproject.org/guide
AN IMPORTANT NOTE: SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN TO ARTISTS OF ALL
BACKGROUNDS, DENOMINATIONS, FAITHS, CREEDS, RELIGIONS, and other IDEALS.
SUBMISSION PROCESS: Fill out the Project Application Form and attach a play to the form as a PDF. You must submit your play with your name and other identifying information removed (we review all plays blind). We will consider submitted plays and musicals:
MUSICALS: Submitted musicals must include links to recordings of at least 3 songs to be reviewed. Please note, we review musicals on a different timeline than our other programming.
ELIGIBILITY: The following must be true of a submitted play or musical:
It contains significant Jewish themes, characters, content, or points of view.
It is in English, or primarily in English—we love plays that play with language as a theatrical tool, and plays that explore the differences in language. It just needs to be primarily accessible to an English speaking audience. (We welcome translations.)
It is full length, meaning over around 75 minutes in length. (For a guide, that usually means 60 pages or more. We DO NOT review 10 or 20 minute plays.)
It has not had a full production in the NY Metro region or a major regional theater (LORT C or above).
It has never been published in any form.
NOTE: We are most interested in submissions that embrace and depend on Jewish identity at their dramatic core, while avoiding stereotypical forms that rely on cultural or ethnic shorthands in lieu of dramatic development. This holds true whether dealing with the historical gravity of the Holocaust or employing stereotypical tropes for comic effect.
The JPP brings all the tools of new play development to bear on the plays we select: dramaturgical consultation and research; the involvement of collaborating artists - including directors, designers and actors - at all stages as needed; private and public presentations; and industry advocacy. We partner with great writers who not only have a great idea for a play, but have a heartfelt intention to write a Jewish play. To us, this means that during the development process, the writer is committed to making decisions about the progress of the play (or musical) that enhance and deepen the Jewish content, spirit, ideas and values in the work.
14. NATIVE VOICES PRODUCTION SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: theautry.org/events/signature-programs/native-voices-annual-call-for-scripts
We accept scripts all year long. Do you have a full-length script that has been developed and produced that you would like us to consider for a future Native Voices production in Los Angeles? Please follow the Checklist for All Submissions below and in the Native Voices Script Submission form check the box for 2023 General Production Consideration.
Checklist for Call for Scripts
Please label script attachment as follows: PlayTitle_Author’s Last Name, First Initial (Example: MyNewPlay_Doe, J.doc).
All submissions must conform to a standard play-script format (one-inch margins, #12 Times or Courier font, all pages numbered).
Include a title page with full contact information (mailing address, phone numbers, e-mail address) and a draft or revision date.
Include a character breakdown at the beginning of your script.
Provide a biography of 75–100 words. Please label attachment as follows: Bio_Author’s Last Name, First Initial (Example: Bio_Doe, J.doc).
Provide a press ready photo of at least 300dpi. Please label attachment as follows: Photo_Author’s Last Name, First Initial (Example: Photo_Doe, J.doc).
Provide development history for the play. Label attachment as follows: DevHistory_PlayTitle_Author’s Last Name, First Initial (Example: DevHistory_MyNewPlay_Doe, J.doc).
To submit, fill out our online form and upload your submission materials here: Native Voices Script Submission Form
Please do not send treatments or outlines. Previously produced plays should be submitted under the 2023 General Submission for Production Consideration. Playwrights are encouraged to make multiple submissions (up to three per event), but selection will be limited to only one play per playwright, per event.
15. AUDIBLE EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS FUND
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: https://www.audible.com/ep/audible-theater
In 2017, Audible launched a theater initiative, intended to radically increase access to exceptional plays and performances. A core pillar of the initiative is the Emerging Playwrights Fund, a program that invests in and nurtures self-identifying emerging playwrights, some of our most inventive, delightful, and provocative storytellers. Through the Fund, Audible aims to connect extraordinary performers with remarkable original work, amplifying new voices and harnessing the power and potential of audio to reach millions of listeners.
The Fund specifically supports t he creation of original dramatic work, written with audio in mind, but theatrical in spirit. Audible is dedicated to commissioning, developing, and producing work that reflects the diversity of our members and our world. To accomplish this, Audible is committed to granting at least 50% of emerging playwright commissions to artists of color and women.
To be considered as an applicant for a commission, please submit all of the following to AudibleTheater@audible.com:
1. One full-length script for an original or adapted play (in English language only) that represents your voice ("Script"). The Script can be in any genre and may include one-acts and solo pieces;
2. A short biography; and
3. A brief statement about why audio plays appeal to you.
If you have an idea for an original audio play, you are welcome to include a pitch or summary along with your statement (this is encouraged, but not required).
Any applicant over the age of 18 may submit a Script. Submissions are accepted year-round. Due to the number of Scripts that Audible receives, Audible will only consider one Script at a time from each applicant and will not consider resubmissions, including those that have been significantly revised. The Audible team evaluates submissions on a rolling basis, and applicants will be notified regarding the status of their submissions via email. Thanks in advance for your patience while we process your Script; our typical response time is 6-8 months.
16. THE STOCHASTIC LABS
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: https://stochasticlabs.org/residencies/
The Stochastic Labs offers fully-sponsored residencies to engineers, artists, scientists, and entrepreneurs from around the world. Residencies include a private apartment at the mansion, co-working and/or dedicated work space, shop access, a $1,000 monthly stipend and a budget for materials.
24. THE FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants/
Created in 1993 to further FCA's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who:
Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding
Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates
Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad.VEach month FCA receives an average of 95 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 12-15 grants. Grants range in amount from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is now $1,700. We recommend that artists review all of our eligibility guidelines and FAQs before applying. You may also complete our Eligibility Questionnaire, but please note that the questionnaire is not a substitute for a thorough review of program guidelines.
17. THEATRE ARIEL OPEN SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE: Open
WEBSITE: http://www.theatreariel.org/opportunities
Theatre Ariel is always seeking the next great Jewish play to present to our audiences. Theatre Ariel is looking for plays that engage with the rich world of Jewish life, thought and practice; plays where Judaism, Jewish identity or Jewish perspectives are significant or driving factors in the story (In other words, not plays where the characters ‘happen’ to be Jewish or that have a few yiddishisms or “Jewish jokes” in them, but plays where Jewish life/thought/history is integral or particularly relevant to the story.). Theatre Ariel seeks plays with casts of five actors or less.
You do not have to be Jewish to have your work considered by Theatre Ariel.
All our performances are presented as salon-style theatre readings in people’s homes, following a long tradition of Jewish theatre. For the foreseeable future, we will be presenting in a hybrid model of both in-person and virtual performances. To have your script considered, please email the following to submissions@theatreariel.org:
Brief cover letter introducing yourself and your play, as well as a short plot summary and character breakdown (indicating doubling, if any)
Ten minute excerpt from the script (if these are not the first ten pages, then please supply a brief explanation of where we are in the story when your sample picks up)
Theatre Ariel is committed to reading and responding to every submission we receive. Please allow three to six months for a response. Please forward any questions you may have to the same email address listed above.
18. THE DOROTHY ROSS FRIEDMAN RESIDENCE
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: https://actorsfund.org/services-and-programs/housing-resource-center?mc_cid=1266183bf9&mc_eid=7436d341a2
and
https://actorsfund.org/sites/default/files/Friedman-Application-Revision-7-21-20.pdf?mc_cid=1266183bf9&mc_eid=7436d341a2
If you think you are eligible, now is a fabulous time to apply to The Dorothy Ross Friedman Residence. The Friedman is a shared housing (roommates) residence that offers affordable housing for working professionals in performing arts and entertainment, persons with HIV/AIDS, and senior citizens (60 years of age or older). Most of the apartments are 2-bedrooms, where you would have one roommate and there are a few 3-bedrooms, where you would have two roommates. All tenants have a rent stabilized lease. All apartments are complete with dishwasher, washer/dryer, central heating, and AC. Many apartments have terraces with spectacular Manhattan views, and everyone has access to the Colleen Dewhurst Community Room and the newly renovated Bette Midler Rooftop and Garden. On-site social services include a range of community programs and the Waldman Living Room for seniors. The Friedman Residence also features 24-hour security.
Criteria: Income Eligibility: 1-person household: $28,500 - $47,760
19.. WILD CULTURE , WILD PROJECT
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: http://www.thewildproject.org/programs/wild-culture/
Wild Culture is a program where wild project partners with a cross-section of independent, downtown performance artists to help both professional and emerging theater performers nurture, broaden and advance projects that are in various stages of development. Wild Culture gives artists free or subsidized space at wild project’s 89-seat eco-friendly theater, a stipend, box-office split, tech staff, marketing and community outreach to sustain the innovative creativity of downtown performance and unburden independent artists from prohibitive production costs. The program generally grants each project limited engagements of one to three performances. Projects that wish to submit to Wild Culture should align with wild project’s mission to enrich and educate the community, explore issues relating to female, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ artist communities, and demonstrate a clear performance aesthetic.
Wild Culture adapts each partnership to the specific needs and artistic vision of the project. Wild Culture is an ongoing program throughout the year.
If you have a project that might be suitable for a Wild Culture partnership, please email Producing Artistic Director Ana Mari de Quesada at adequesada@thewildproject.org to get the conversation going to partner with u
20. 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.
Email scripts to: literary@longwharf.org
Type of Materials: Full-length, One act, 10-minute scripts, musicals, adaptations, translations, virtual/Zoom plays.
DEADLINE: NA
WEBSITE: https://www.purplerosetheatre.org/opportunities/script-submissions/
It is our mission to develop and produce new plays that give voice to a wide and diverse range of playwrights. We are unique in our journey toward quality storytelling, as we accept scripts from playwrights who have agency representation, as well as those who do not. Because of this, we receive a large number of submissions, and while we want to read everything that comes in, we also want to make sure that all who plan to submit understands that the Purple Rose is a professional theatre and only wishes to see the best work in which a playwright is capable. In addition to selecting a play that exemplifies a playwright’s storytelling ability, he/she/they must please adhere to the following guidelines to be accepted or considered.
Please submit only the first 40 pages; the title page does not count, however the character description/setting page will. Please include a brief synopsis on this page as well.
The 40 pages must be part of a full-length play. At this time we do not accept One-Acts or monologues.
Please save the file as monthyear: TITLE OF PLAY_Last Name; ex. 0722: MY PLAY_Playwright
The file must be in PDF; .doc, .docx, Google Drive files, .fdx or any extension other than .pdf will not be accepted or opened.
Dramatists Guild Modern Stage Play format is preferred but not required.
Include a brief synopsis of the play in the body of the email; emails containing scene-by-scene breakdowns will not be read.
Provide any development histories and production rights including, but not limited to: workshops, readings, former/current/slotted productions, labs, conferences, liens, etc.
Please notify us of any agency representation and include their contact information.
22. NY THEATER FESTIVAL SPRING/SUMMERFEST
DEADLINE: Rolling
WEBSITE: http://newyorktheaterfestival.com/summerfest-festivals/
We strongly believe that self producing a play or a musical can offer a very important tool for the growth of every playwright’s work. Once a playwright sees their work onstage, it provides an opportunity for the playwright to improve or modify their story. It’s also a great opportunity to invite people from the industry to see your production. People are more likely to go see a show than to read an unsolicited script, as some industry people receive on average thousands of submissions per month, and they understand that the journey for a show to be successful often goes through several productions.
Our team is completely dedicated to help get your work seen. We are always with you to help, from the first moment of your tech rehearsal to the closing of your last show. You will never be left alone during the process. We will help you to choose some of the 85 set/furniture props we offer to dress your stage for your run, and give you a complete crash course on how to use the audio/light/video system, which are intentionally very user friendly. After we show you how to use the tools we provide and how to utilize the space, you will be able to rehearse your tech rehearsal with whatever plan works best for you and your production. A team member will be present to provide prime responses to every inquiry, as well as a telephone # you can call anytime during relevant hours throughout the run of your show. In 11 years and 19 seasons we have successfully hosted 1,200 plays and 300 musicals and rewarded with cash prizes over 300 artists who participated in our Festival.
PRIZES:
We offer up to $8,000 in Prizes. $3,500 alone goes to the season’s best production (either a play or a musical)
