Play Submission Opportunities

For years, busy playwrights have relied on the Playwrights’ Center for our extensive, robust, continually updated collection of playwriting opportunities. This database of opportunities is updated almost every day and contains information on contests, theaters looking for scripts, publication opportunities, fellowships, and more.

The opportunities board is a benefit of Playwrights’ Center membership. If you want access to hundreds of opportunities like the ones you see below—as well as a host of other benefits—become a member today!

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Opportunities

Opportunity
The Autry (Los Angeles | CA)

2025 Playwrights Retreat and 31st Festival of New Play

The Playwrights Retreat brings artists to Los Angeles to work on a select number of plays through a rigorous directorial and dramaturgical commitment for 10 days in August. The Retreat culminates with the Festival of New Plays - public staged readings at the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles and La Jolla Playhouse near San Diego. Selected playwrights receive artistic support as well as an honorarium; out-of-town artists receive roundtrip airfare plus lodging in Southern California.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to submissions written for the stage by Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and First Nations artists.
Deadline: 
7 / 15 / 2024

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Opportunity
The Phoenix Theatre Company (Phoenix | AZ)

The 2025 Festival of New American Theatre

Due to time constraints we will be capping submissions at 300 applicants per category. Submitting early is strongly encouraged. Hosted annually by The Phoenix Theatre Company, the Festival of New American Theatre amplifies new voices and expands the canon of American theatre. Next year’s festival will run January 17th - February 2nd and will feature: a play reading, two musical readings, two Composer Lyricist Cabarets, Choreography Lab, and a return of the 24-hour Theatre Project. This is an opportunity to witness how a production goes from the page to the stage!
Fee: 
$10. Fee waived for Dramatists Guild, Writers Guild of America, and New Play Exchange members. Additional waivers available on a first come, first served basis.
Restrictions: 
Open to playwrights over the age of 18 who are eligible to work in the United States. Special consideration will also be given to works where at least one member of the creative team has a connection to Arizona (current resident, studied in AZ, etc.)
Submission Method: 
Online
Deadline: 
7 / 26 / 2024

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Opportunity
Renaissance Theatreworks (Milwaukee | WI)

2025 Br!NK Residency

Are you an experienced or aspiring woman playwright from the Midwest looking to develop your play? We want to hear from you! Submit your full length script for the week-long BRINK Playwright Residency. Applicants must be available for the workshop period and Br!NK New Play Festival (May 2025 - dates TBD). The Br!NK resident playwrights spend a week with a director, cast, and dramaturg workshopping their play. The plays are then presented as staged-readings for the public at the Br!NK New Play Festival.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to women playwrights who currently reside in the Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI).
Submission Method: 
Online
Deadline: 
7 / 31 / 2024

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