Opportunity	Description	Length	Deadline	City, State	Country	Fees/Prizes
Fresh Words	Plays that explore the absurdity and uncertainty of existence through theatre. Int'l submissions ok.	2 pages	9/30/2026	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seeking Middle School Plays by BIPOC playwrights	Only accepting play submissions from playwrights whose work has been previously published by Theatrefolk.	N/A	Year Round	New York	US	N/A
New York University - Steinhardt	New Plays for Young Audiences is a play development series devoted to the work of the Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA) playwright and the development of TYA plays while also providing NYU students the opportunity to study and experience the process first-hand.	Full Length	9/30/2026	New York	US	N/A
Play Café	This Berkeley-based writers group offers scene nights, table reads for full-length plays, and workshops for Bay Area playwrights.	Full Length	Year Round	California	US	N/A
Stonecoast Review	Stonecoast Review, the literary journal of the Stonecoast MFA, is now open for submissions for their 26th issue.	12 pages max	9/30/2026	Portland, ME	US	N/A
Call For Submissions For New Voices: Original Plays At Hopewell Theatre	New Voices wants scripts that are both unique and universal, scripts that are authentic, funny, disruptive, and/or poignant in unexpected ways.	Full Length or short non-musical plays	Year Round	Ohio	US	N/A
Atlantic One Act Festival	Playwrights living in the Atlantic provinces are invited to submit short one-act play scripts. The best scripts overall will be selected to comprise two 90-minute shows, which will be performed at King’s Theatre in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada.	1-30 min	1/28/2027	Nova Scotia	CA	Fee: None Prize: Winners will have their play produced.
Podcast Play Production	We embrace and encourage the submission of LGBTQ, Black Lives Matter, Senior Citizen, and all social perspectives and current issues.	10-minute plays 1 Act plays (45 min 50 max)	Year Round	Los Angeles	US	Fee: $5 - 10.00
Gene Frankel Theatre Festival	The Gene Frankel Theatre Festival is accepting submissions for its winter edition running from November 30 through December 20, 2026.	Short plays (maximum 15 minutes) One-act plays (up to 60 minutes)	9/26/2026	New York	US	A $100 participation fee for short plays and a $150 participation fee for one act plays for selected works will apply.
23 Miles South Theatre seeks plays with strong female roles	23 Miles South Theatre is accepting submissions of full-length plays with strong female roles. Any genre. Especially interested in plays with roles for both adult and teen/tween aged actors or tween female leads. Plays with children's roles must be family friendly.	Full Length	Year Round	Illinois	US	N/A

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Opportunity	Description	Length	Deadline	City, State	Country	Fees/Prizes
The 29th Magazine	They're drawn to writers and artists who came up on their own — no formal training, no mentors greasing the wheels, no built-in network. They prioritize women, the queer community, the mentally ill, the chronically ill, and the neurodivergent. If you belong to any of these groups, they want to hear from you first.	Up to 20 pages	10/1/2026	N/A	N/A	N/A
Seeking Plays for Kids and Teens for Use in Educational Settings	Plays or musicals for very young children or early readers. Plays of a timely or educational nature, such as: Christmas plays, Cinco de Mayo or Day of the Dead plays, plays that explain nature, geography, math, history or science, etc.	N/A	Year Round	Portland, Oregon	US	Fee: $25
University Theatre at St. Lawrence University	They are currently seeking submissions for one-act plays from professional playwrights with an interest in traveling to their campus and sharing their expertise and experience with students. The goal of the festival is to provide opportunities for student playwrights, directors, designers, and actors to learn from working with a playwright. The festival will feature plays by professional as well as student playwrights.	20-30 minutes	11/1/2026	Canton, NY	US	Stipend for professional playwrights is $2500
San Diego "Script Tease of Short Plays" competition	Scripteasers is always looking for new scripts from San Diego-area playwrights	Full Length, One Act, 10-Min	Year Round	San Diego	US	No Fee
Heartland Theatre's 2027 10-minute play competition: Book Club theme	"BOOK CLUB" is the theme for this year’s 10-Minute Play Competition with the eight winning plays to be performed May/June of 2027. This is Heartland’s 24th year of fielding hundreds of plays from all over the world.	10 minutes	2/1/2027	Normal, IL	US	No Fee
RISING SUN PERFORMANCE COMPANY	The Reading series is intended to create new artistic relationships with Guest Directors, Playwrights and Actors as well as provide a fun and engaging night for our audiences. We are looking ONLY for Plays that fit the needs and requirements of the Reading Series at this time.	Max 15 Pages	Year Round	New York	US	N/A
Theatre in the Bar	The event – entitled Fireworks – will feature 5-minute monologues/duologues, poetry, original songs and stand-up comedy sets.	5 minutes	9/25/2026	N/A	UK	No Fee
Vermont Playwrights Award Seeks Submissions	Must be a full-length, non-musical play suitable for production by a community theater company. The play must not have been previously published or produced. The intent of the award is to promote the theater arts and to encourage and support the creation of original plays by residents of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.	Full-length	Year Round	Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine	US	Prize: $1000
Women’s Work Project	The WOMEN’S WORK LAB for short plays provides a supportive and nurturing environment to emerging and mid-career women playwrights while maintaining a rigorous feedback process that leads to production within six months.	20-30 minutes	9/25/2026	New York	US	No Fee
Year-Around Submissions or Maxim Mazumdar New Play Competition	Alleyway Theatre accepts submissions of new plays and musicals throughout the year--or you may enter your work in our annual Maxim Mazumdar New Play Competition.	N/A	Year Round	New York	US	N/A

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