The Strawberry One-Act Festival is selecting submissions of 15-30 minute plays or musicals. Participants that are selected must be available between July 11th through July 30, 2017. The Deadline to submit a play is March 30, 2017. The SOAF will be performed at the Theatre at St. Clement's on 46th Street in Manhattan, NYC. To submit a play or musical email us at RiantTheatre@gmail.com to obtain an application. All submissions are done by email.

Since it premiered in 1969, characters hailing from various backgrounds have called Sesame Street home. Now, the iconic children’s series is launching a program to promote diversity behind the scenes as well. This summer, a group of rising writers from underrepresented demographics will be invited to participate in a writing fellowship at the Sesame Street offices in New York City.

Now accepting submissions for our 2017 Summer Playwright's Festival...

This year's theme... Smoke and Mirrors!

Plays must be: 
- Family friendly (no overt swearing or violence, or sexual themes)
- Between 10 to 15 minutes in length (around 8 to 13 pages)
- Inspired by the theme Smoke and Mirrors
- Suitable for an outdoor stage (no big special effects or lighting requirements, no musicals)
- Looking for plays that involve younger characters (ages 13 to 35)

Deadline for entry is March 31 at 11:59pm

The Pittsburgh New Works Festival (PNWF) is now accepting one-act plays that have never before been produced. Twelve one-act plays will be selected to be performed as mainstage productions for the festival’s 27th season, which begins in September; an additional four will be selected for staged readings, to be performed the last two Sundays of August.

Each of the 12 playwrights whose plays are selected for mainstage production will receive a $50 honorarium.

American Lyric Theater is seeking emerging playwrights and dramaturgs, who have an interest in learning how to write opera libretti, to apply for the 2017-18 Composer Librettist Development Program (CLDP). The CLDP is the most intensive mentorship initiative for emerging opera writers in the country, with a highly credentialed faculty and proven track record for developing the skills of gifted artists, incubating successful operas, and fostering lasting collaborations.  

Nylon Fusion Theatre Company is currently accepting submissions of new works for "This Round’s On Us: The L Word".
 

Submission Deadlines: 

The L Word - March 8th, 2017 (Show May, 2017)

The ____ Festival

Twelve one-act plays will be selected to be performed as mainstage productions for the festival’s 27th season, which begins in September; an additional four will be selected for staged readings, to be performed the last two Sundays of August.

Each of the 12 playwrights whose plays are selected for mainstage production will receive a $50 honorarium.

Playwrights are encouraged to submit their original works! Beginning with the 2017 season, works previously produced are not eligible for consideration.

Original Play Submission Requirements 

Submissions are now being accepted for the 2018 productions. Plays will be read over the summer of 2017 and the winners will be produced in 2018.
Deadline for submission is March 31, 2017.   
 
Short plays should include:

THE PARSNIP SHIP IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW PLAYS AND NEW VOICES...