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Playwright, meet possibilities
Playwright, meet opportunities
Ready for you to
filter, find and apply
Get your work and yourself out there with the help of the industry’s largest curated new play submissions opportunities database. For years, busy playwrights have relied on Playwrights’ Center for our extensive, robust, up-to-date collection of playwriting opportunities including new contests, calls for scripts, residency opportunities, fellowships, and more. Each listing is human-curated, and you can search, filter, and bookmark to find the opportunities that fit you best.
Get your work and yourself out there with the help of the industry’s largest curated opportunities database—including new contests, calls for scripts, residency opportunities, fellowships, and more.
A community for
SCRIPT FEEDBACK
& SUPPORT
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Hear Success Stories
Access exclusive
content and discounts
Strengthen your skills through discounted one-night seminars, multi-week classes, and master classes available online via Zoom. Other professional development offerings include articles and videos on the craft and business of playwriting, a podcast that strives to answer your questions via guest theater artists, and discounts at partner organizations.
Strengthen your skills through discounted seminars and classes. Other professional development offerings include handpicked articles, videos, a podcast, and discounts at partner organizations.
Seminars
Seminars are two-hour topics-based sessions that happen virtually (via Zoom) and are open to all experience levels.
Virtual, two-hour, topics-based sessions open to all experience levels.
Multi-week classes
Multi-week classes are 4-8-week virtual sessions. These classes go in-depth on a topic with opportunities for writing and feedback.
4-8-week virtual sessions, going in-depth on a topic with opportunities for writing and feedback.
Master classes
Master classes go deep into a topic for a 3-5 hour session, are geared toward more intermediate and advanced writers, and include in-depth feedback from the instructor.
Geared toward intermediate & advanced writers, including in-depth feedback from the instructor.
Articles & videos
Our articles and videos are intended to inform, support, and inspire our members at all stages in their playwriting careers with practical advice and current wisdom from the industry.
Offering our members practical advice and current wisdom from the industry.
Theater begins here
Hosted by the Membership Team, this podcast explores topics and experiences in playwriting and theater making, welcoming special guests who help answer member questions.
Hosted by the Membership Team, exploring topics and experiences in playwriting and theater making.
A public profile
you’ll want to share
Tyle Abercrumbie
Chicago, IL
Mathilde Hartman
New York, NY
John Smith
Chicago, IL
Zoya Armin
New York, NY
Andrew Mitchell
Chicago, IL
Andrew Mitchell
Chicago, IL
Showcase your personal story & work
Create your own customizable page in our searchable member directory, so that everyone in the theater field can know who you are and what you do.
Really,
a place for you,
the playwright,
to call home
