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.

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Opportunities

Opportunity
Curious Theatre Company (Denver | CO)

Play Submissions at Curious Theatre Company

We accept full-length scripts, year-round from literary agents, as well as from theatre professionals with whom we have an existing relationship. As part of Curious Theatre Company’s commitment to local artists, we will also accept a 10-page script sample from Colorado-based playwrights, which must include a resume, a play synopsis, and a statement explaining why your play might be a good fit for Curious Theatre Company. We have a special interest in plays written by and for diverse voices & plays written by women playwrights. We strongly encourage familiarizing yourself with the kind of work we do by reading our mission and production history before submitting.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to Colorado-based playwrights, theatre professionals with whom we have an existing relationship, and playwrights with literary agents.
Submission Method: 
Email
Hard copy

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Opportunity
Arizona Theatre Company (Tucson | AZ)

ATC Submissions

Arizona Theatre Company accepts script samples (10-15 pages). We will contact you if we are interested in reading more of the script submitted.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to Arizona playwrights. All other playwrights may only submit with a letter of recommendation from a literary agent.
Submission Method: 
Email
Hard copy

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Opportunity
Anaconda Ensemble Theatre (Anaconda | MT)

Community Reading Series Script Submissions

We are looking for new plays that have never had a fully staged production, but they can have had table reads or staged readings. The shows will be performed in locations where "theatre typically isn't" such as coffee shops, hotels, bed and breakfasts, bars/breweries, shops, restaurants, cafes, and more! The plays will hopefully, but don't necessarily have to, fit into our location or categories listed here: Sweet Pea Bridal (June, July or August 2024), Gunslinger Gulch (September or October 2024), Forgotten Times Barbershop (February, March or April 2025). Plays must only engage 1 to 4 actors plus an actor to read stage directors and be between 20 and 90 minutes in length.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to all playwrights. Multiple play submissions open to Montana-based playwrights only.
Submission Method: 
Online
Deadline: 
4 / 5 / 2024

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