SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Beyond our aesthetic criteria, Clubbed Thumb will only accept play submissions that fall within these basic guidelines:

• Unproduced in New York City
• Running time of 90 min or less
• Intermissionless
• Includes substantial and challenging roles for women
• Has at least three roles
• Do not re-submit plays we have responded to; only submit one play at a time

We have a very small staff, so reading through submissions can take some time – please be patient.

The ideal applicant will be self-directed, motivated, able to work independently, and interested in engaging with the local community. Each awarded residency period is roughly 4 weeks long and is shared with 1-2 other artists in residence, making it a very intimate experience. Artistic collaborators in groups of 2-3 may apply in one application.

Residencies will begin mid-month with fall  residencies starting in August, September, and October, and November and spring residencies starting in January, February, March, and April.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:​​

ELIGIBILITY

• All plays must tell a story focusing on the Appalachian region and its people. We are interested in producing plays focusing on the following themes:
  • Identity in Appalachia
  • Heritage in Appalachia
  • Appalachian Wilderness
  • Duality in Appalachia (Disparity/Triumph
  • The Appalachian Exodus
  • Diversity in Appalachia
  • Women/Femininity in Appalachia
• Plays must be unpublished and must not have had a full professional production.

Veterans Repertory Theater 10-Minute Playwriting Competition Official Rules

Veterans Repertory Theater Full-Length Playwriting Competition Official Rules

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Submissions must be full-length plays, defined as a single work that constitutes a stand-alone evening of theatre. This is generally between 75-110 script pages.
• Scripts must be submitted in PDF form.
• Only submit one script per year. This script should NOT have been submitted to the Title Wave New Works Festival in a previous year unless it has had a major reconstruction.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Please send submissions to villageplaywrights@gmail.com

If you are serious about producing your play in New York City, or anywhere in the world, please forward us the following at manhattanrep@yahoo.com:

Seeking Play Submissions

The Actors Theatre Workshop is accepting submissions of original plays for our Fall Play Reading and Discussion Series. We are looking for new, contemporary works that examine the issues that people in America struggle with today. Theatre will always be at the forefront of change, and we are interested in how individuals and families are grappling with the range of challenges they are facing.

Join us at Strand Theater (5426 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214) from 2pm to 5pm on Saturday, January 13th. Scribble on our graffiti wall, sit for a video confessional, and hobnob with local writers and artists.

Audiences of 2023's Variations on The End voted "COURAGE" as next year's theme, and this party is where we'll generate source material to inspire 2024's authors. That includes YOU! The Variations Project encourages participation from all levels of writing experience. We look forward to a fun afternoon with new friends and old.