Website Deadline: July 1, 2024 11:59 PM SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE Submissions are open to any playwright whether from South Carolina, the region, country, or from around the world!  Multiple entries per playwright/playwright’s representative is permitted. Playwrights must submit a cover letter along with their script that includes a brief summary of the play, a description of the playwright's connection to South Carolina, and a suggestion of the unique perspective or experience provided by the playwright's body of work. NO entries may be previously published. Likewise, NO entries may have ..read more

Website Deadline: April 26, 2024 at 11:59 PM SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE Is the WP Lab the right fit for you? As a writer, this program is for you if you crave dramaturgical input and creative collaboration both from a director and producer, and if you’re ready to collaborate with storytellers in other mediums to deepen your work. This program is for you, if you’re looking for practical skills in how to strategically and holistically develop your work. LAB STRUCTURE Meetings: The lab consists of two monthly meetings–one full Lab meeting for all three cohorts on the first Monday evening of the m ..read more

  NY THEATER FESTIVAL SPRING/SUMMER and FALL/WINTER 2024 25TH CONTINUOUS SEASON   THE NEW YORK THEATER FESTIVAL COMPETITION  for PLAYS and MUSICALS  TOTAL PRIZES $8,000 • FIRST PRIZE $3,500 • FULL LENGTHS • ONE ACTS • SHORTS • SOLOS Producing your play or musical is the best way to review and develop your work.   TESTIMONIALS https://newyorktheaterfestival.com/testimonials/   ALL PRODUCTIONS CAN OBTAIN A VIDEO RECORDING OF THEIR SHOWS     WE MAKE A VIDEO RECORDING OF THE PRODUCTION AVAILABLE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS – WE USE FOUR CAMERAS SO PAR ..read more

Website Deadline:  June 30, 2024 11:59pm ET Are you a New York-based early-career or aspiring professional playwright? Have you ever wanted to see your plays performed on stage by leading local professional actors? Do you respond well to deadlines? PlayGround is seeking applications for the fourth PlayGround-NY Writers Pool. Only members of the Writers Pool are invited to submit for the Monday Night PlayGround short play staged reading series, from which each year’s Best of PlayGround are selected. PlayGround releases a prompt on a Friday morning and writers have just four-and-a-half d ..read more

Website Deadline: April 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET SUBMISSION FORM ONLINE Named in honor of Elliott Hayes, the former dramaturg and literary manager at The Stratford Festival and a dual citizen of Canada and the USA, this award recognizes excellence in dramaturgical work on a specific project over the past two years. Eligible projects may include, but are not limited to, production, season planning and implementation, educational programming, or advocacy for the profession. Application Information Named in honor of Elliott Hayes, the former dramaturg and literary manager at The Stratford ..read more

Website Deadline: May 1, 2024 Identity Theater is looking for new plays for its upcoming reading series "Self-Expression."  Plays can be of any length and should explore the themes of gender, sexuality, pronouns, etc.  The series will be held over 3 consecutive Sundays: June 23, 30 and July 7th, 2024 from 5-9 pm at 215 E 99th St Underground Theater (ADA accessible).  At Identity Theater, we strive to promote community, therefore we ask/require that all directors AND casts stay for the ENTIRE evening of festivities (not just their own reading).  The playwrights selecte ..read more

Website Deadline: April 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM (EDT) SUBMISSION FORM Weesageechak Begins to Dance festival is a celebration of new works and works-in-development which fosters the development of Indigenous work and artists from across Canada and around the world. Each November, Native Earth selects theatre, dance, opera and multidisciplinary works reflecting Indigenous performing arts to be presented, or to receive development support and a workshop production or reading during the two-week festival. We encourage national and international Indigenous performing artists of all disciplines and a ..read more

 Website Deadline: April 22, 2024 SUBMISSION FORM This year, 938collective will be hosting its second annual short play festival on Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15, at 8:00 PM. What makes our short play festival model unique is its invitation to respond to a theme and collaborate with artists across all backgrounds and identities. In anticipation of our event, we leave prospective playwrights with a breadcrumb in verse:            Girls and boys, come out to play,           The moon doth shine as bright as day     &nb ..read more

Website Deadline: April 28, 2024 SUBMISSION FORM ONLINE Page 73 has two development programs available to early-career playwrights through this application. Playwrights may apply for either or both programs as they see fit and are eligible (see below). 1. The Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship The Page 73 Playwriting Fellowship provides a year of comprehensive support to one early-career playwright who has not received a professional production in New York City (please see eligibility requirements below). Through this program, Page 73 provides artistic and financial resources to this writer as ..read more

Website Deadline: April 19, 2024 11:59 PM  Or after they have received 350 submissions SUBMISSION FORM VIA SUBMITTABLE In order to be eligible for the NYC Fellowship Fellows must: Be 18 years of age or older. Reside in the NYC tri-state area and able attend each monthly meeting.  The DGF Fellows program is a year-long New York City-based intensive for professional dramatists who are looking to develop their existing work at the next level of their careers. The Fellows program is a free program hosted by the Dramatists Guild Foundation, designed to eliminate historical barri ..read more