1. PARSNIP SHIP SEEKS QUEER PLAYWRIGHTS
Deadline: March 2nd
Website: https://www.theparsnipship.com/apply
Due to an overwhelming volume of submissions in past years, The Parsnip Ship does a two-round submission cycle for applicants. We are asking playwrights to only submit the first 15 pages of their plays for consideration of Round One evaluations. If selected to go forward, playwrights will be asked to send their full length draft or complete script for Round Two evaluation.
We will be accepting submissions by playwrights from January 28th - March 2nd, 2020 for Season Six (September 2020 - June 2021).
The Parsnip Ship episodes are comprised of 3 major parts: the play, the music, and the interview with the playwright.
Your play must have an estimated run time of no less than 50 minutes and no more than 90 minutes.
Minimum 50 pages for the full script in standard format, text and font
Maximum 90 pages for the full script in standard format, text and font
We can ONLY accommodate up to 6 readers (this includes a reader for stage directions). Please do NOT submit a play that will require more than 6 readers.
We do not accept 10-minute play submissions. Please do not send in 10-minute plays.
We do accept plays with music as long as the music is either original or does not infringe on the copyright of the original artist
Selected playwrights in the NYC area are required to come to an episode prior to their scheduled episode, especially if they’ve never attended a live recording of The Parsnip Ship.
You are only able to submit one play for consideration for this season.
We prefer New York City or locally based playwrights.
Unfortunately, as a young arts org we cannot afford to pay for or reimburse travel expenses related to attending rehearsals/the live recording.
Our playwright must be present for the live recording (and usually rehearsals too). Please DO NOT apply if you live outside the NYC area and you can not travel for the live recording.
We can accommodate 3 inputs for our musical guest, i.e. 1 mic and 2 instruments/2 mics and 1 instrument/3 mics.
2. PRINCESS GRACE FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: March 15th
website: http://newdramatists.org/
We encourage emerging playwrights to apply at the beginning of their careers so that through the New Dramatists Fellowship, they can develop their work as well as benefit from being a part of a unique, diverse, dynamic community of professional playwrights. An applicant’s status as an emerging playwright is evaluated during the adjudication process.
One playwright will be selected to receive:
A grant in the amount of $7,500
A one-season (September – June) artistic residency at New Dramatists, Inc. in New York City (For Award recipients living outside of the New York metro area, your on-site residency can be adapted according to your schedule with reimbursement provided for transportation costs to/from New York)
Inclusion of your script in New Dramatists’ library
Advocacy for the recipient and their script to New York and National theatre communities for the duration of the fellowship
Mentorship from a New Dramatists resident playwright for the duration of the fellowship
Opportunity for winning play to be licensed and published by Samuel French, Inc.
3. LIGHTHOUSE WORKS FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: March 15th
Website: http://www.thelighthouseworks.com/apply/
The Lighthouse Works’ Fellowship is an artist-in-residence program that strives to support artists and writers working in the vanguard of their creative fields. We are proud to have supported these artists, writers, and composers with the time and space to focus on their creative work.
The program accepts artists working in a wide range of disciplines, but we are best able to accommodate visual artists and writers. Fellowships are six weeks in length, occur year round and provide fellows with housing, food, studio space, a $250 travel allowance and a $1,500 stipend. Artistic excellence is the primary criteria for acceptance as a Lighthouse Works fellow.
While in residence, our fellows’ primary obligation is to the solitary pursuit of their work but we do ask every fellow to participate in an artist talk on the first weekend of the fellowship and to open their studio for an afternoon at the session’s conclusion.
Artists at any stage of their career are encouraged to apply for a fellowship through our online application system. Applicants are required to fill out an application form, submit work samples, attach a CV and work sample statement, and remit a $25 application fee.
Each session cohort is made up of 5 individuals provided with a $250.00 travel budget $1,500.00 stipend (one-time).
Each fellow has a private bedroom and shares bathrooms, a kitchen and living space at our residential facility with their cohort of 4 other fellows. They will have a private studio located adjacent to Silver Eel Cove where our ferry arrives and departs the island. The studios are private, flooded with light and face the ocean. Additionally, Lighthouse Works maintains a wood and metal shop, and a Paragon kiln for our fellow’s use.
4. 2020 A4 VAN LIER FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: March 16th
Website: https://www.aaartsalliance.org/programs/van-lier-fellowship
The Asian American Arts Alliance is pleased to administer, with support from the New York Community Trust, the 2020 Van Lier Fellowship. This year, the fellowship with be awarded to a theater artist for the creation of new work. A4’s mission is to ensure greater representation, equity, and opportunities for Asian American artists and cultural organizations through resource sharing, promotion, and community building. In line with these efforts, it is the aim of the A4 Van Lier Fellowship to support an early-career individual Asian American artist living in New York City to develop new work to add to the creative discourse. The Fellowship runs May-December 2020, with an unrestricted $6000 award as well as artistic mentorship with an established or mid-career theater professional, leadership coaching, and a range of technical support.
DETAILS
Created by the will of Sally Van Lier, the Trust carries out Edward and Sally Van Lier’s legacy of arts appreciation by supporting arts groups and training programs to provide education, training, or other support to young artists.
A4 will grant a fellowship to one early-career Asian American theater artist, age 30 or younger, whose work shows outstanding promise and who may benefit from further professional artistic development, and who is of limited financial means.
The fellowship recipient will receive an unrestricted cash stipend of $6,000 and an eight-month fellowship, beginning in May 2020 and ending in December 2020, tailored to respond to the unique needs of their practice. The fellowship includes artistic mentorship with an established or mid-career theater professional, leadership coaching, and a range of technical support.
A4 will administer an open application process.
REQUIREMENTS:
-Be of Asian heritage
-30 years of age or younger during the fellowship (born May 1, 1989 or later)
-Not be currently enrolled as a full-time or part-time student in a degree-granting program during the fellowship period (May – December 2020)
-Be a resident of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island)
-Be currently living in the US and primarily based in New York City during the fellowship period (May – December 2020)
-The fellow will be selected through an open call and jury process. A jury composed of established professionals in the field will evaluate the submitted applications based on the following criteria:
-Artistic merit: Clarity, imaginativeness, and uniqueness based upon body of work and work samples submitted.
-Creation of new work: Description of the project to be developed or completed during the fellowship.
-Community impact: Articulation of interest or hopes to make a significant impact on the Asian American and New York City artistic community as a whole, based on narrative responses in the application.
-Potential for growth: Extent to which the fellowship will advance the applicant’s goals and career.
-Financial need: Demonstrated need for financial support. Finalists may be asked to provide further financial documentation.
NOTE: Current A4 staff, board members, and review panelists are not eligible. Immediate family of A4 staff, board members, and review panelists are not eligible.
5. DJERASSI ARTISTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Deadline: March 17th
Website: https://djerassi.org/apply/application-guidelines/
Djerassi Program is designed as a retreat experience to pursue personal creative work and share collegial interaction within a small community of artists. In this spirit residents are expected to commit themselves for the entire residency session they are awarded.
Our Program chef prepares communal dinners Monday through Friday, and provisions both kitchens. Residents prepare their own breakfasts, lunches, and weekend dinners using ingredients supplied by the Program. We offer vegetarian and gluten free meals, although we cannot guarantee a gluten free environment.
Residencies are awarded competitively, at no cost, to national and international artists in the disciplines of choreography, literature, music composition, visual arts, media arts, and science. There are 6 residency sessions each year: 5 are 4 weeks long and 1 that includes Open House/Open Studios is 5 weeks long. One session is devoted to Scientific Delirium Madness and the intersection of art and science. No shortened or partial residencies are offered. Each residency session features 11 or 12 artists, a total of 66-70 residencies awarded per year.
6. VAN LIER NEW VOICES FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: March 30th
website: https://www.larktheatre.org/get-involved/submit-play/
The Lark is accepting applications for its Van Lier New Voices Fellowship program, supported by The New York Community Trust’s Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund and additional support from the Jerome Foundation.
The Van Lier New Voices Fellowship supports playwrights of color age 30 and under, who demonstrate financial need. During a year-long residency, Fellows will work on multiple artistic projects through an individually-tailored program of Lark play development programs, and form relationships with other theater makers at various career stages from all parts of the world. The Fellowship includes a cash award of $35,000, plus access to a $5,000 Opportunity Fund and to a wide range of Lark resources, including artistic program participation, office and rehearsal space, and staff support.
7. TRUSTUS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
Deadline: March 31st
Website: https://trustus.org/playwrights-festival/
The Trustus Playwrights’ Festival began at Trustus Theatre in 1988. This festival accepts submissions nationally from playwrights seeking production of a full main stage production at Trustus Theatre. Past winners include David Lindsay-Abaire, Jon Tuttle, Deborah Breevort, Stephen Belber, Andrea Lepcico, and Sarah Hammond (to name a few).
Trustus Theatre selects one new play annually as the winner of the Trustus Playwrights’ Festival. Submissions should be full-length non-musical plays that have small casts (6 actors or less) and modest design needs (no fly systems or pyrotechnics please). The festival is welcoming to experimental works. The festival prefers scripts that have not been produced, and that Trustus’ production have “World Premiere” status.
The winning play will be produced in August 2021. Beyond the production, Trustus will provide winning playwright with a $700 prize, and travel and lodging for previews and opening night.
Submissions and Winner Announcement Timeline:
JANUARY 15, 2020 – MARCH 31, 2020
MAY 1, 2020 – FINALISTS’ FULL SCRIPTS REQUESTED
MAY 31, 2020 – WINNER ANNOUNCED
Submission Guidelines
Plays should have small casts (6 or less) and modest design needs (no fly systems or pyrotechnics please). Experimental works are welcome.
Playwrights should plan to submit a 8-10 page excerpt of their full-length script with their application.
8. ALPINE FELLOWSHIP (Sweden)
Deadline: April 1st
Website: https://alpinefellowship.com/writing-prize
The Alpine Fellowship is a group of writers, thinkers and artists who are passionate about learning and communicating with a view to better understanding themselves and others. We value a capacity for openness - being engaged in critically reflecting on firmly held beliefs; the courage to be vulnerable - speaking from a place of lived experience; the drive for curiosity - being truly able to receive and listen to others.
Awarded for the best piece of writing on the theme of the 2020 Alpine Fellowship Annual Symposium: Forgiveness and Retribution.
The winner receives a £10,000 cash prize and is presented with the award by the poet John Burnside. A £3,000 cash prize will go to the second place, and £2,000 to the third place runner up. The winner and two runners up are invited to attend the Fjällnäs symposium.
Rules: Open to all nationalities, aged 18 and above. All genres permitted. A maximum of 2500 words per entry. Limited to one entry per person. Text must not have been published, self-published or accepted for publication in print or online, or have won or been placed in another competition at any time (including the AF Academic Writing Prize). All entries are judged anonymously and no correspondence can be entered into.
Applications open: 1st January 2020
Applications close: 1st April 2020
Longlist (top 100 entries) announced: 15th May 2020*
Shortlist (top 30 entries) announced: 1st June 2020*
Winners announced: 15th June 2020*
9. LIBERATION THEATRE COMPANY RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Deadline: April 1st
Website: https://www.liberationtheatrecompany.org/
The Writing Residency Program will select four early-career playwrights and provide them with dramaturgical and professional support over a ten-month period, during which time they will each be required to complete a new full-length play.
Beginning in May 2020, selected playwrights will attend monthly group meetings to share and refine their works-in-progress in a collaborative, energized setting; meet individually with LTC’s Artistic Director and staff who will provide additional support for their artistic needs, concerns and process; and have the resources of a director and professional actors during a table reading as their play begins to take shape.
The Residency will conclude in February 2021 with public readings of each playwright’s finished play.
Upon successful completion of the program, each playwright will receive an honorarium.
10. 2020 JANE HOPPEN RESIDENCY
Deadline: April 10th
Website: https://www.paragraphny.com/residencies?mc_cid=6978d1e3a4&mc_eid=7ad3bb9954
We are offering a six-month residency to a writer who represents the LGBTQ+ community and/or explores LGBTQ+ topics in their work. The residency provides full-time (24 hour) access to both our Union Square and Williamsburg locations.(Runners up receive one-month residencies.) 2020 Residency will run from June 1 - December 1, 2020
We are seeking emerging LGBTQ+ writers who embody Jane’s values and are based in New York City. Jane was an early riser and was always one of the first people at our communal space every morning. Her fiction appeared in various literary magazines, and she published two novels, a novella and a non-fiction book.
Applicants should be writers of fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry, theatrical plays or screenplays who identify as LGBTQ+ and produce writing that challenges social norms and expectations regarding sexuality, gender, race, and/or class. Applicants will be required to submit a short sample of their work. Application deadline is Friday, April 10.
TO APPLY FOR RESIDENCY
Between Feb 14 and April 10th, complete an application.
Submit a writing sample of 3-5 pages for prose, 3 poems or 5-7 pages for a play or screenplay in PDF of TXT format with your name in the header of each page. The writing sample may be a fragment of a longer work.
11. LARK THEATRE PLAYWRIGHTS WEEK
Deadline: April 15th
Website: http://www.larktheatre.org/
The Lark is now accepting applications for our Open Access Program, Playwrights' Week. This program seeks to provide development opportunities for new and diverse voices for the theater by identifying and advancing promising plays that reveal unheard and vital perspectives. This annual, intensive, seven-day festival is designed to foster a peer-based community among a cohort of writers with new work in development. The five writers selected for Playwrights’ Week are provided with twelve hours of rehearsal and a public staged reading to address self-defined developmental goals for their plays, as well as opportunities to engage with fellow participants in a supportive group conversation.
12. FESTIVAL OF 10 (at SUNY-Brockport)
Deadline: April 15th
Website: https://www.brockport.edu/academics/theatre_music/festival_of_ten.html
The Department of Theatre and Music Studies at The College at Brockport is pleased to announce its 12th Biennial Festival of Ten-Minute Plays.
Brockport’s Festival of Ten began in 1999, and every two years since then audiences have enjoyed these performances consisting of 10 ten-minute plays. Our Festival of Ten has grown over the years and now has an international reputation, with playwrights from as far away as Australia. For each festival we accept 500 submissions, ultimately selecting ten to produce. Plays can be submitted beginning February 15, 2020 until April 15, 2020, or until we reach 500 submissions.
Submission Guidelines:
All plays will be submitted online. Submitted plays should have the name of the playwright removed.
Each script must have a running time of 7–14 minutes.
Only original scripts allowed.
Maximum of two scripts per playwright.
Plays that have been read or performed in any manner for a paying audience prior to submission are not accepted.
Plays written by current Brockport Department of Theatre and Music Studies faculty and staff (full and part-time) are not accepted.
Entries will be acknowledged via email.
Only the first 500 scripts received will be considered.
The top ten scripts will be produced in fully realized productions as part of the SUNY Brockport’s Festival of Ten XII (February/March 2021).
Finalists will be notified by November 30, 2020.
If you are unsure how to format your play, view this website for an example. If you have questions or need more information please email play-fest@brockport.edu.
13. A IS FOR PLAYWRITING CONTEST ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
Deadline: April 30th
website: https://www.aisfor.org/contest
It’s not just abortion that is stigmatized in our culture, but the entire lived experiences of people who seek to fulfill their promise as autonomous human beings, realize their own dreams, raise their families in safety and peace, pursue their ambitions, and maintain control over their physical and reproductive lives.
The subject of Reproductive Justice is one too often simplified by our current dialogues, and too often the voices and perspectives of the people most affected by restrictions, legislative prohibitions, and cultural prejudices are excluded from our artistic institutions.
A is For seeks to change that. We believe the theatre is an especially powerful platform with which to share stories, debunk myths, and disempower fears. We believe the theatre can transform. We want to amplify voices which can reframe the conversation, to support and promote artists who can dispel myths and misconceptions. We want to change the way people think about abortion and reproductive justice. We want to hear the stories you want to tell.
In that spirit, the stories we hope to bring to the fore will be diverse in perspective as well as imagination. These plays may be personal and realistic, or they may be allegorical. They may be fantastic, sprung from dreams, or they may be grounded in naturalism. Whatever form or shape they may take, we hope to receive a wide range of works from all over the country, reflecting the great variety of experiences that Reproductive Justice demands we all recognize.
In highlighting these stories, we’re broadening the emotional vocabulary of the American audience, and opening up our theaters to a fuller and more honest exploration of the human experience.
CRITERIA
Submit one-act plays about Reproductive Justice, including (but not limited to) the topic of abortion.
You may not edit your entry after submitting.
You may submit as many plays as you wish.
Plays must be no longer than 60 minutes (typically about 60 pages, double-spaced.) Plays longer than 60 minutes will automatically be disqualified.
Plays do not have to be as long as 60 minutes. They can be shorter. They can be as short as a single page if you feel that’s sufficient to tell your story.
Please submit your files in PDF only.
Plays in languages other than English will be accepted as long as an accompanying English translation is also provided.
Plays should include a cover page that includes the name of the playwright, and all relevant contact information, including representation, if applicable.
WINNERS
A qualified Jury of accomplished theatre professionals and experts in reproductive justice will read and assess all entries.
Only the winner and runners up will be contacted directly by AisFor once the jury has made its decisions.
Grand Prize will be awarded to one play which will receive $5,000
Two runners up will receive $1,500 each
All three plays will be presented in whole or in part (depending on length) as rehearsed readings in a single evening (date tbd in the fall of 2020) at a theatre in New York City.
14. JAMES STEVENSON PRIZE
Deadline: April 26th
Website: http://playingonair.org
In his cartoons for The New Yorker, James Stevenson told stories about the human comedy with energy and economy. Returning for its third consecutive year, Playing on Air’s Stevenson Prize will honor three original comedies that perpetuate Mr. Stevenson's spirit and wit, bringing the finest new American short plays to a national audience.
The Prize is made possible through the generosity and vision of Josie Merck, James Stevenson's wife. For submission details, read on below.
FIRST PRIZE
$6,000 award, plus a Playing on Air recording of the winning play for radio and podcast distribution
SECOND PRIZE
$3,000 award
THIRD PRIZE
$1,000 award
Guidelines
Playing on Air invites writers to submit a short comedic play of 10-25 pages (not counting title page).
One submission will be accepted per entrant. Additional entries will disqualify the writer.
All entries must be original, unpublished, and unproduced plays. For more information about our working definition of “unproduced,” scroll down to our STEVENSON FAQs section.
Even in revised form, plays that have been previously submitted to the Stevenson Prize competition or to Playing on Air are ineligible.
FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS
Please submit your script as a PDF with title page (with no author information), 12pt font, 1 inch margins on every side, and numbered pages.
All submissions will be judged "blind." Uploaded scripts should not include the author's name, representation, or any identifying information. All author information should be provided via submission form, linked below.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Submissions will be judged for literary merit, originality, and humor. 2020 Guest Judges will be announced after submissions have closed.
15. CARLO ANNONI PRIZE
Deadline: April 30th
Website: http://premiocarloannoni.eu/
The Carlo Annoni Award is for theatre plays on gay themes and on diversity in love. The plays can be written in Italian or in English. The prize is € 1000 for texts for each language (Italian and English).
Two plays (one in English and one in Italian) will be awarded the amount of 1.000 Euros each.
Special Mentions:
BEST COMEDY: for a play on relationships
BEST SHORT PLAY: a special mention will be given to a short play or video of a maximum of 10 minutes length
BEST MUSICAL: must be submitted in audio+ score version
BEST WORK ON ASYLUM SEEKERS: for a play on the topic of asylum-seeking for those persecuted for their sexual orientation.
Plays, Audios and/or Videos must be submitted via email at info@premiocarloannoni.eu by 30th April 2020
Carlo Annoni Prize is dedicated to the promotion of LGBTQ topics, with a particular interest on ‘love and diversity’
16. STUDIOS OF KEY WEST RESIDENCY
Deadline: May 18th
Website: https://tskw.org/residency-about/
The Studios offers a residency program for emerging and established artists and writers designed to encourage creative, intellectual and personal growth. The program grants nearly 35 artists each year the time and space to imagine new artistic work, engage in valuable dialogue and explore island connections.
The Studios’ residency program is community-based and built upon the hope that visiting artists will take inspiration from Key West’s rich artistic past and present, and will engage with — and be inspired by — the remarkable people and culture that surrounds them.
Key West’s official motto, “One Human Family” reflects our commitment to living together as caring, sharing neighbors dedicated to making our home as close to paradise as we can. To that end, we encourage artists of all races, nationalities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities to apply.
Residencies are almost a full month, and run from the 16th of the month through the 14th of the next. There is a $40 application fee.
**ADDED CONTESTS**
Fall 2020 Arts Open Call: LES African and African-American Histories
DEADLINE: March 25th
website: http://www.fabnyc.org/2020/02/12/arts-open-call-les-african-and-african-american-histories/
FABnyc is launching an open call for socially-engaged artistic projects that draw attention to African and African-American histories of the Lower East Side.
From the African Burial Ground under Sara D. Roosevelt Park to the African Free School of the 18th century; from the mixed-race dance halls on the Bowery to the impact of the Draft Riots, the Lower East Side is home to crucial layers of African-American history, too often missing from the stories of struggle and transformation that continue to define the neighborhood. While some remnants of these narratives can be read on building plaques and seen in other public memorials, many details remain hidden.
This call aims to bring greater visibility to African and African-American histories in the Lower East Side, to better understand their legacies, and to connect the past to the neighborhood today. With the African Burial Ground in Sara D. Roosevelt Park as a geographical and historical anchor point, the call aims to honor, heal, and otherwise further conversations around African heritage in the Lower East Side.
DEFINITIONS
FABnyc is a team of artists and organizers working to sustain, preserve, and grow the cultural vibrancy of the Lower East Side. FABnyc partners with community groups – bringing artists and arts strategies to fight physical and cultural displacement, build collective power and collaboration, increase equity and access to cultural resources and public space, and support local resiliency and community health
We define the Lower East Side using the neighborhood’s historic boundaries (14th Street to Canal, Bowery to the East River), which includes Loisaida, the East Village, Two Bridges, and Chinatown.
DETAILS
Proposals must be for creative artistic projects in public space. At least 1 project will be chosen to be presented in Sara D. Roosevelt Park; however, proposals may include additional sites of interest. Supplemental gallery/event space can be made available in Downtown Art (70 E. 4th Street) to support elements of the project.
Proposed projects must include at least 1 public event. Chosen projects will have a strong social engagement aspect. Projects should draw connections between historical sites and contemporary issues in the Lower East Side.
The commissioning fee is $6,000, to cover all direct project expenses including artist fees, any technical or consultant fees, and materials.
Proposals may include work by 1 or several artists. If applying as a group/collective, one proposal detailing all projects should be submitted.
FABnyc will commission at least 1 project on the site of the African Burial Ground under Sara D. Roosevelt Park. Applicants proposing several projects as a group/collective should include at least 1 project at this site.
Historical subjects should have a direct connection to the Lower East Side (see geographic boundaries above), with specific points of interest identified.
FABnyc staff will fully support the project through its implementation and public presentation. FABnyc will also aid in building relationships between the applicant and LES community. All projects will take place in the Fall of 2020, and close by December 18th, 2020.
For more on FABnyc, please visit www.fabnyc.org. For questions regarding the application, please email patrick@fabnyc.org.
SELECTION PROCESS
Project proposals must be submitted in a single 3–5 page PDF file.
Proposals must include:
- Artist statement/bio
- Description of proposed project, including historical site(s) of interest and connection to community concerns
- Past community engagement work, describing outcomes and learning moments.
Applicants must also submit a 1–2 page resume/CV and 3–5 work samples.
Full applications will be reviewed and final projects selected by a panel consisting of FABnyc staff and community stakeholders. Panelists bring a range of experiences and perspectives, many of them from outside the professional arts arena; please review your proposal writing for clarity and accessibility.
Should further information be required, staff will contact applicants directly for more details on their proposed project and/or invite applicants for an interview.
Chosen projects will be notified April 6th, 2020, to be produced by FABnyc in Fall 2020.
RESOURCES
See link here: https://bit.ly/2SDqiJI
Deadline: March 2nd
Website: https://www.theparsnipship.com/apply
Due to an overwhelming volume of submissions in past years, The Parsnip Ship does a two-round submission cycle for applicants. We are asking playwrights to only submit the first 15 pages of their plays for consideration of Round One evaluations. If selected to go forward, playwrights will be asked to send their full length draft or complete script for Round Two evaluation.
We will be accepting submissions by playwrights from January 28th - March 2nd, 2020 for Season Six (September 2020 - June 2021).
The Parsnip Ship episodes are comprised of 3 major parts: the play, the music, and the interview with the playwright.
Your play must have an estimated run time of no less than 50 minutes and no more than 90 minutes.
Minimum 50 pages for the full script in standard format, text and font
Maximum 90 pages for the full script in standard format, text and font
We can ONLY accommodate up to 6 readers (this includes a reader for stage directions). Please do NOT submit a play that will require more than 6 readers.
We do not accept 10-minute play submissions. Please do not send in 10-minute plays.
We do accept plays with music as long as the music is either original or does not infringe on the copyright of the original artist
Selected playwrights in the NYC area are required to come to an episode prior to their scheduled episode, especially if they’ve never attended a live recording of The Parsnip Ship.
You are only able to submit one play for consideration for this season.
We prefer New York City or locally based playwrights.
Unfortunately, as a young arts org we cannot afford to pay for or reimburse travel expenses related to attending rehearsals/the live recording.
Our playwright must be present for the live recording (and usually rehearsals too). Please DO NOT apply if you live outside the NYC area and you can not travel for the live recording.
We can accommodate 3 inputs for our musical guest, i.e. 1 mic and 2 instruments/2 mics and 1 instrument/3 mics.
2. PRINCESS GRACE FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: March 15th
website: http://newdramatists.org/
We encourage emerging playwrights to apply at the beginning of their careers so that through the New Dramatists Fellowship, they can develop their work as well as benefit from being a part of a unique, diverse, dynamic community of professional playwrights. An applicant’s status as an emerging playwright is evaluated during the adjudication process.
One playwright will be selected to receive:
A grant in the amount of $7,500
A one-season (September – June) artistic residency at New Dramatists, Inc. in New York City (For Award recipients living outside of the New York metro area, your on-site residency can be adapted according to your schedule with reimbursement provided for transportation costs to/from New York)
Inclusion of your script in New Dramatists’ library
Advocacy for the recipient and their script to New York and National theatre communities for the duration of the fellowship
Mentorship from a New Dramatists resident playwright for the duration of the fellowship
Opportunity for winning play to be licensed and published by Samuel French, Inc.
3. LIGHTHOUSE WORKS FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: March 15th
Website: http://www.thelighthouseworks.com/apply/
The Lighthouse Works’ Fellowship is an artist-in-residence program that strives to support artists and writers working in the vanguard of their creative fields. We are proud to have supported these artists, writers, and composers with the time and space to focus on their creative work.
The program accepts artists working in a wide range of disciplines, but we are best able to accommodate visual artists and writers. Fellowships are six weeks in length, occur year round and provide fellows with housing, food, studio space, a $250 travel allowance and a $1,500 stipend. Artistic excellence is the primary criteria for acceptance as a Lighthouse Works fellow.
While in residence, our fellows’ primary obligation is to the solitary pursuit of their work but we do ask every fellow to participate in an artist talk on the first weekend of the fellowship and to open their studio for an afternoon at the session’s conclusion.
Artists at any stage of their career are encouraged to apply for a fellowship through our online application system. Applicants are required to fill out an application form, submit work samples, attach a CV and work sample statement, and remit a $25 application fee.
Each session cohort is made up of 5 individuals provided with a $250.00 travel budget $1,500.00 stipend (one-time).
Each fellow has a private bedroom and shares bathrooms, a kitchen and living space at our residential facility with their cohort of 4 other fellows. They will have a private studio located adjacent to Silver Eel Cove where our ferry arrives and departs the island. The studios are private, flooded with light and face the ocean. Additionally, Lighthouse Works maintains a wood and metal shop, and a Paragon kiln for our fellow’s use.
4. 2020 A4 VAN LIER FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: March 16th
Website: https://www.aaartsalliance.org/programs/van-lier-fellowship
The Asian American Arts Alliance is pleased to administer, with support from the New York Community Trust, the 2020 Van Lier Fellowship. This year, the fellowship with be awarded to a theater artist for the creation of new work. A4’s mission is to ensure greater representation, equity, and opportunities for Asian American artists and cultural organizations through resource sharing, promotion, and community building. In line with these efforts, it is the aim of the A4 Van Lier Fellowship to support an early-career individual Asian American artist living in New York City to develop new work to add to the creative discourse. The Fellowship runs May-December 2020, with an unrestricted $6000 award as well as artistic mentorship with an established or mid-career theater professional, leadership coaching, and a range of technical support.
DETAILS
Created by the will of Sally Van Lier, the Trust carries out Edward and Sally Van Lier’s legacy of arts appreciation by supporting arts groups and training programs to provide education, training, or other support to young artists.
A4 will grant a fellowship to one early-career Asian American theater artist, age 30 or younger, whose work shows outstanding promise and who may benefit from further professional artistic development, and who is of limited financial means.
The fellowship recipient will receive an unrestricted cash stipend of $6,000 and an eight-month fellowship, beginning in May 2020 and ending in December 2020, tailored to respond to the unique needs of their practice. The fellowship includes artistic mentorship with an established or mid-career theater professional, leadership coaching, and a range of technical support.
A4 will administer an open application process.
REQUIREMENTS:
-Be of Asian heritage
-30 years of age or younger during the fellowship (born May 1, 1989 or later)
-Not be currently enrolled as a full-time or part-time student in a degree-granting program during the fellowship period (May – December 2020)
-Be a resident of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island)
-Be currently living in the US and primarily based in New York City during the fellowship period (May – December 2020)
-The fellow will be selected through an open call and jury process. A jury composed of established professionals in the field will evaluate the submitted applications based on the following criteria:
-Artistic merit: Clarity, imaginativeness, and uniqueness based upon body of work and work samples submitted.
-Creation of new work: Description of the project to be developed or completed during the fellowship.
-Community impact: Articulation of interest or hopes to make a significant impact on the Asian American and New York City artistic community as a whole, based on narrative responses in the application.
-Potential for growth: Extent to which the fellowship will advance the applicant’s goals and career.
-Financial need: Demonstrated need for financial support. Finalists may be asked to provide further financial documentation.
NOTE: Current A4 staff, board members, and review panelists are not eligible. Immediate family of A4 staff, board members, and review panelists are not eligible.
5. DJERASSI ARTISTS RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Deadline: March 17th
Website: https://djerassi.org/apply/application-guidelines/
Djerassi Program is designed as a retreat experience to pursue personal creative work and share collegial interaction within a small community of artists. In this spirit residents are expected to commit themselves for the entire residency session they are awarded.
Our Program chef prepares communal dinners Monday through Friday, and provisions both kitchens. Residents prepare their own breakfasts, lunches, and weekend dinners using ingredients supplied by the Program. We offer vegetarian and gluten free meals, although we cannot guarantee a gluten free environment.
Residencies are awarded competitively, at no cost, to national and international artists in the disciplines of choreography, literature, music composition, visual arts, media arts, and science. There are 6 residency sessions each year: 5 are 4 weeks long and 1 that includes Open House/Open Studios is 5 weeks long. One session is devoted to Scientific Delirium Madness and the intersection of art and science. No shortened or partial residencies are offered. Each residency session features 11 or 12 artists, a total of 66-70 residencies awarded per year.
6. VAN LIER NEW VOICES FELLOWSHIP
Deadline: March 30th
website: https://www.larktheatre.org/get-involved/submit-play/
The Lark is accepting applications for its Van Lier New Voices Fellowship program, supported by The New York Community Trust’s Edward and Sally Van Lier Fund and additional support from the Jerome Foundation.
The Van Lier New Voices Fellowship supports playwrights of color age 30 and under, who demonstrate financial need. During a year-long residency, Fellows will work on multiple artistic projects through an individually-tailored program of Lark play development programs, and form relationships with other theater makers at various career stages from all parts of the world. The Fellowship includes a cash award of $35,000, plus access to a $5,000 Opportunity Fund and to a wide range of Lark resources, including artistic program participation, office and rehearsal space, and staff support.
7. TRUSTUS PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
Deadline: March 31st
Website: https://trustus.org/playwrights-festival/
The Trustus Playwrights’ Festival began at Trustus Theatre in 1988. This festival accepts submissions nationally from playwrights seeking production of a full main stage production at Trustus Theatre. Past winners include David Lindsay-Abaire, Jon Tuttle, Deborah Breevort, Stephen Belber, Andrea Lepcico, and Sarah Hammond (to name a few).
Trustus Theatre selects one new play annually as the winner of the Trustus Playwrights’ Festival. Submissions should be full-length non-musical plays that have small casts (6 actors or less) and modest design needs (no fly systems or pyrotechnics please). The festival is welcoming to experimental works. The festival prefers scripts that have not been produced, and that Trustus’ production have “World Premiere” status.
The winning play will be produced in August 2021. Beyond the production, Trustus will provide winning playwright with a $700 prize, and travel and lodging for previews and opening night.
Submissions and Winner Announcement Timeline:
JANUARY 15, 2020 – MARCH 31, 2020
MAY 1, 2020 – FINALISTS’ FULL SCRIPTS REQUESTED
MAY 31, 2020 – WINNER ANNOUNCED
Submission Guidelines
Plays should have small casts (6 or less) and modest design needs (no fly systems or pyrotechnics please). Experimental works are welcome.
Playwrights should plan to submit a 8-10 page excerpt of their full-length script with their application.
8. ALPINE FELLOWSHIP (Sweden)
Deadline: April 1st
Website: https://alpinefellowship.com/writing-prize
The Alpine Fellowship is a group of writers, thinkers and artists who are passionate about learning and communicating with a view to better understanding themselves and others. We value a capacity for openness - being engaged in critically reflecting on firmly held beliefs; the courage to be vulnerable - speaking from a place of lived experience; the drive for curiosity - being truly able to receive and listen to others.
Awarded for the best piece of writing on the theme of the 2020 Alpine Fellowship Annual Symposium: Forgiveness and Retribution.
The winner receives a £10,000 cash prize and is presented with the award by the poet John Burnside. A £3,000 cash prize will go to the second place, and £2,000 to the third place runner up. The winner and two runners up are invited to attend the Fjällnäs symposium.
Rules: Open to all nationalities, aged 18 and above. All genres permitted. A maximum of 2500 words per entry. Limited to one entry per person. Text must not have been published, self-published or accepted for publication in print or online, or have won or been placed in another competition at any time (including the AF Academic Writing Prize). All entries are judged anonymously and no correspondence can be entered into.
Applications open: 1st January 2020
Applications close: 1st April 2020
Longlist (top 100 entries) announced: 15th May 2020*
Shortlist (top 30 entries) announced: 1st June 2020*
Winners announced: 15th June 2020*
9. LIBERATION THEATRE COMPANY RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Deadline: April 1st
Website: https://www.liberationtheatrecompany.org/
The Writing Residency Program will select four early-career playwrights and provide them with dramaturgical and professional support over a ten-month period, during which time they will each be required to complete a new full-length play.
Beginning in May 2020, selected playwrights will attend monthly group meetings to share and refine their works-in-progress in a collaborative, energized setting; meet individually with LTC’s Artistic Director and staff who will provide additional support for their artistic needs, concerns and process; and have the resources of a director and professional actors during a table reading as their play begins to take shape.
The Residency will conclude in February 2021 with public readings of each playwright’s finished play.
Upon successful completion of the program, each playwright will receive an honorarium.
10. 2020 JANE HOPPEN RESIDENCY
Deadline: April 10th
Website: https://www.paragraphny.com/residencies?mc_cid=6978d1e3a4&mc_eid=7ad3bb9954
We are offering a six-month residency to a writer who represents the LGBTQ+ community and/or explores LGBTQ+ topics in their work. The residency provides full-time (24 hour) access to both our Union Square and Williamsburg locations.(Runners up receive one-month residencies.) 2020 Residency will run from June 1 - December 1, 2020
We are seeking emerging LGBTQ+ writers who embody Jane’s values and are based in New York City. Jane was an early riser and was always one of the first people at our communal space every morning. Her fiction appeared in various literary magazines, and she published two novels, a novella and a non-fiction book.
Applicants should be writers of fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry, theatrical plays or screenplays who identify as LGBTQ+ and produce writing that challenges social norms and expectations regarding sexuality, gender, race, and/or class. Applicants will be required to submit a short sample of their work. Application deadline is Friday, April 10.
TO APPLY FOR RESIDENCY
Between Feb 14 and April 10th, complete an application.
Submit a writing sample of 3-5 pages for prose, 3 poems or 5-7 pages for a play or screenplay in PDF of TXT format with your name in the header of each page. The writing sample may be a fragment of a longer work.
11. LARK THEATRE PLAYWRIGHTS WEEK
Deadline: April 15th
Website: http://www.larktheatre.org/
The Lark is now accepting applications for our Open Access Program, Playwrights' Week. This program seeks to provide development opportunities for new and diverse voices for the theater by identifying and advancing promising plays that reveal unheard and vital perspectives. This annual, intensive, seven-day festival is designed to foster a peer-based community among a cohort of writers with new work in development. The five writers selected for Playwrights’ Week are provided with twelve hours of rehearsal and a public staged reading to address self-defined developmental goals for their plays, as well as opportunities to engage with fellow participants in a supportive group conversation.
12. FESTIVAL OF 10 (at SUNY-Brockport)
Deadline: April 15th
Website: https://www.brockport.edu/academics/theatre_music/festival_of_ten.html
The Department of Theatre and Music Studies at The College at Brockport is pleased to announce its 12th Biennial Festival of Ten-Minute Plays.
Brockport’s Festival of Ten began in 1999, and every two years since then audiences have enjoyed these performances consisting of 10 ten-minute plays. Our Festival of Ten has grown over the years and now has an international reputation, with playwrights from as far away as Australia. For each festival we accept 500 submissions, ultimately selecting ten to produce. Plays can be submitted beginning February 15, 2020 until April 15, 2020, or until we reach 500 submissions.
Submission Guidelines:
All plays will be submitted online. Submitted plays should have the name of the playwright removed.
Each script must have a running time of 7–14 minutes.
Only original scripts allowed.
Maximum of two scripts per playwright.
Plays that have been read or performed in any manner for a paying audience prior to submission are not accepted.
Plays written by current Brockport Department of Theatre and Music Studies faculty and staff (full and part-time) are not accepted.
Entries will be acknowledged via email.
Only the first 500 scripts received will be considered.
The top ten scripts will be produced in fully realized productions as part of the SUNY Brockport’s Festival of Ten XII (February/March 2021).
Finalists will be notified by November 30, 2020.
If you are unsure how to format your play, view this website for an example. If you have questions or need more information please email play-fest@brockport.edu.
13. A IS FOR PLAYWRITING CONTEST ABOUT REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
Deadline: April 30th
website: https://www.aisfor.org/contest
It’s not just abortion that is stigmatized in our culture, but the entire lived experiences of people who seek to fulfill their promise as autonomous human beings, realize their own dreams, raise their families in safety and peace, pursue their ambitions, and maintain control over their physical and reproductive lives.
The subject of Reproductive Justice is one too often simplified by our current dialogues, and too often the voices and perspectives of the people most affected by restrictions, legislative prohibitions, and cultural prejudices are excluded from our artistic institutions.
A is For seeks to change that. We believe the theatre is an especially powerful platform with which to share stories, debunk myths, and disempower fears. We believe the theatre can transform. We want to amplify voices which can reframe the conversation, to support and promote artists who can dispel myths and misconceptions. We want to change the way people think about abortion and reproductive justice. We want to hear the stories you want to tell.
In that spirit, the stories we hope to bring to the fore will be diverse in perspective as well as imagination. These plays may be personal and realistic, or they may be allegorical. They may be fantastic, sprung from dreams, or they may be grounded in naturalism. Whatever form or shape they may take, we hope to receive a wide range of works from all over the country, reflecting the great variety of experiences that Reproductive Justice demands we all recognize.
In highlighting these stories, we’re broadening the emotional vocabulary of the American audience, and opening up our theaters to a fuller and more honest exploration of the human experience.
CRITERIA
Submit one-act plays about Reproductive Justice, including (but not limited to) the topic of abortion.
You may not edit your entry after submitting.
You may submit as many plays as you wish.
Plays must be no longer than 60 minutes (typically about 60 pages, double-spaced.) Plays longer than 60 minutes will automatically be disqualified.
Plays do not have to be as long as 60 minutes. They can be shorter. They can be as short as a single page if you feel that’s sufficient to tell your story.
Please submit your files in PDF only.
Plays in languages other than English will be accepted as long as an accompanying English translation is also provided.
Plays should include a cover page that includes the name of the playwright, and all relevant contact information, including representation, if applicable.
WINNERS
A qualified Jury of accomplished theatre professionals and experts in reproductive justice will read and assess all entries.
Only the winner and runners up will be contacted directly by AisFor once the jury has made its decisions.
Grand Prize will be awarded to one play which will receive $5,000
Two runners up will receive $1,500 each
All three plays will be presented in whole or in part (depending on length) as rehearsed readings in a single evening (date tbd in the fall of 2020) at a theatre in New York City.
14. JAMES STEVENSON PRIZE
Deadline: April 26th
Website: http://playingonair.org
In his cartoons for The New Yorker, James Stevenson told stories about the human comedy with energy and economy. Returning for its third consecutive year, Playing on Air’s Stevenson Prize will honor three original comedies that perpetuate Mr. Stevenson's spirit and wit, bringing the finest new American short plays to a national audience.
The Prize is made possible through the generosity and vision of Josie Merck, James Stevenson's wife. For submission details, read on below.
FIRST PRIZE
$6,000 award, plus a Playing on Air recording of the winning play for radio and podcast distribution
SECOND PRIZE
$3,000 award
THIRD PRIZE
$1,000 award
Guidelines
Playing on Air invites writers to submit a short comedic play of 10-25 pages (not counting title page).
One submission will be accepted per entrant. Additional entries will disqualify the writer.
All entries must be original, unpublished, and unproduced plays. For more information about our working definition of “unproduced,” scroll down to our STEVENSON FAQs section.
Even in revised form, plays that have been previously submitted to the Stevenson Prize competition or to Playing on Air are ineligible.
FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS
Please submit your script as a PDF with title page (with no author information), 12pt font, 1 inch margins on every side, and numbered pages.
All submissions will be judged "blind." Uploaded scripts should not include the author's name, representation, or any identifying information. All author information should be provided via submission form, linked below.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
Submissions will be judged for literary merit, originality, and humor. 2020 Guest Judges will be announced after submissions have closed.
15. CARLO ANNONI PRIZE
Deadline: April 30th
Website: http://premiocarloannoni.eu/
The Carlo Annoni Award is for theatre plays on gay themes and on diversity in love. The plays can be written in Italian or in English. The prize is € 1000 for texts for each language (Italian and English).
Two plays (one in English and one in Italian) will be awarded the amount of 1.000 Euros each.
Special Mentions:
BEST COMEDY: for a play on relationships
BEST SHORT PLAY: a special mention will be given to a short play or video of a maximum of 10 minutes length
BEST MUSICAL: must be submitted in audio+ score version
BEST WORK ON ASYLUM SEEKERS: for a play on the topic of asylum-seeking for those persecuted for their sexual orientation.
Plays, Audios and/or Videos must be submitted via email at info@premiocarloannoni.eu by 30th April 2020
Carlo Annoni Prize is dedicated to the promotion of LGBTQ topics, with a particular interest on ‘love and diversity’
16. STUDIOS OF KEY WEST RESIDENCY
Deadline: May 18th
Website: https://tskw.org/residency-about/
The Studios offers a residency program for emerging and established artists and writers designed to encourage creative, intellectual and personal growth. The program grants nearly 35 artists each year the time and space to imagine new artistic work, engage in valuable dialogue and explore island connections.
The Studios’ residency program is community-based and built upon the hope that visiting artists will take inspiration from Key West’s rich artistic past and present, and will engage with — and be inspired by — the remarkable people and culture that surrounds them.
Key West’s official motto, “One Human Family” reflects our commitment to living together as caring, sharing neighbors dedicated to making our home as close to paradise as we can. To that end, we encourage artists of all races, nationalities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and abilities to apply.
Residencies are almost a full month, and run from the 16th of the month through the 14th of the next. There is a $40 application fee.
**ADDED CONTESTS**
Fall 2020 Arts Open Call: LES African and African-American Histories
DEADLINE: March 25th
website: http://www.fabnyc.org/2020/02/12/arts-open-call-les-african-and-african-american-histories/
FABnyc is launching an open call for socially-engaged artistic projects that draw attention to African and African-American histories of the Lower East Side.
From the African Burial Ground under Sara D. Roosevelt Park to the African Free School of the 18th century; from the mixed-race dance halls on the Bowery to the impact of the Draft Riots, the Lower East Side is home to crucial layers of African-American history, too often missing from the stories of struggle and transformation that continue to define the neighborhood. While some remnants of these narratives can be read on building plaques and seen in other public memorials, many details remain hidden.
This call aims to bring greater visibility to African and African-American histories in the Lower East Side, to better understand their legacies, and to connect the past to the neighborhood today. With the African Burial Ground in Sara D. Roosevelt Park as a geographical and historical anchor point, the call aims to honor, heal, and otherwise further conversations around African heritage in the Lower East Side.
DEFINITIONS
FABnyc is a team of artists and organizers working to sustain, preserve, and grow the cultural vibrancy of the Lower East Side. FABnyc partners with community groups – bringing artists and arts strategies to fight physical and cultural displacement, build collective power and collaboration, increase equity and access to cultural resources and public space, and support local resiliency and community health
We define the Lower East Side using the neighborhood’s historic boundaries (14th Street to Canal, Bowery to the East River), which includes Loisaida, the East Village, Two Bridges, and Chinatown.
DETAILS
Proposals must be for creative artistic projects in public space. At least 1 project will be chosen to be presented in Sara D. Roosevelt Park; however, proposals may include additional sites of interest. Supplemental gallery/event space can be made available in Downtown Art (70 E. 4th Street) to support elements of the project.
Proposed projects must include at least 1 public event. Chosen projects will have a strong social engagement aspect. Projects should draw connections between historical sites and contemporary issues in the Lower East Side.
The commissioning fee is $6,000, to cover all direct project expenses including artist fees, any technical or consultant fees, and materials.
Proposals may include work by 1 or several artists. If applying as a group/collective, one proposal detailing all projects should be submitted.
FABnyc will commission at least 1 project on the site of the African Burial Ground under Sara D. Roosevelt Park. Applicants proposing several projects as a group/collective should include at least 1 project at this site.
Historical subjects should have a direct connection to the Lower East Side (see geographic boundaries above), with specific points of interest identified.
FABnyc staff will fully support the project through its implementation and public presentation. FABnyc will also aid in building relationships between the applicant and LES community. All projects will take place in the Fall of 2020, and close by December 18th, 2020.
For more on FABnyc, please visit www.fabnyc.org. For questions regarding the application, please email patrick@fabnyc.org.
SELECTION PROCESS
Project proposals must be submitted in a single 3–5 page PDF file.
Proposals must include:
- Artist statement/bio
- Description of proposed project, including historical site(s) of interest and connection to community concerns
- Past community engagement work, describing outcomes and learning moments.
Applicants must also submit a 1–2 page resume/CV and 3–5 work samples.
Full applications will be reviewed and final projects selected by a panel consisting of FABnyc staff and community stakeholders. Panelists bring a range of experiences and perspectives, many of them from outside the professional arts arena; please review your proposal writing for clarity and accessibility.
Should further information be required, staff will contact applicants directly for more details on their proposed project and/or invite applicants for an interview.
Chosen projects will be notified April 6th, 2020, to be produced by FABnyc in Fall 2020.
RESOURCES
See link here: https://bit.ly/2SDqiJI
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