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Wed, 07/06/2023 - 11:44am
Syracuse University Department of Drama (Syracuse | NY)

New Works, New Voices (NWNV) 2024

NWNV is seeking completed musicals or musicals-in-progress from teams who are interested in developing their work with undergraduate BFA students.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to all playwrights ages 18+
Submission Method: 
Online
Deadline: 
7 / 1 / 2023

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Wed, 07/06/2023 - 11:36am
Stay True Theatre Company

Seeking LGBTQIA+ Family Planning Plays 2023

Stay True Theatre Company is seeking submissions for plays covering family planning within the LGBTQIA+ Community. Subjects covered can include but are not limited to surrogacy, adoption, pregnancy, platonic parenthood, foster parenting, among others.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to all playwrights
Submission Method: 
Email
Deadline: 
9 / 30 / 2023

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Thu, 01/06/2023 - 10:03pm
Pioneer Drama Service (Centennial | CO)

A+ Playwriting Contest for Teachers

We want to encourage the development of quality plays written specifically by teachers and other educators. Submissions will be accepted on an on-going basis with a June 30 cutoff each year. All qualifying manuscripts accepted for publication will be considered contest finalists. The contest winner, selected from contest finalists and announced September 30, will receive a $500 royalty advance and a one-time $500 donation to the school theatre program where the play was first produced.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Our A+ Playwriting Contest for Teachers is open to all teachers employed at an accredited K-12 public or private school in the US or Canada. All plays submitted through this contest must have been produced within the past two years at the school where the playwright teaches.
Submission Method: 
Online
Deadline: 
6 / 30 / 2023

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Thu, 19/12/2019 - 10:33am

Empowering Playwrights one Pixel at a Time: How Online Resources Can Fuel Your Playwriting Interests

Rachael Carnes

What if you want to write a play? Where to start? And what if you have a few plays? What to do with them? And what if you want to learn more skills as a writer? Where to go next? If you’re here, you probably already have some ideas. But member to member, I’ll offer some tips and tricks, in what has become a daily habit: Read, Write, Send and Find. Let’s go!

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Sun, 13/10/2019 - 11:37am

Exploring Character Through Environment

Courtney Meaker

Environment dictates more than we give it credit for in our writing. Give environment its due and follow your impulses to explore all facets of your character. Hopefully, the result will be characters that feel molded from the earth they grew up in. In this article, readers are taken through a three-part exercise to explore how environment dictates character and character dictates environment. 

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Sat, 14/09/2019 - 12:41pm

The Playwright & Biography

Tylie Shider

Arguably, some of the most successful American plays are gripped by biography. So, how do we shape elements of biography into dramatic works?

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