Playwrights' Opportunities

For complete submission guidelines, contact the contest or theatre company. Opportunities that require a submission fee or other fee are marked by a "$" icon.

$ASHLAND NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL: Seeking scripts of unprod full-length comedies & dramas for 2012 Ashland New Plays Festival. $500 stipend for travel to Ashland for rehs & staged readings. $15 application fee. Deadline 1/15. Notification in Jun. Submit blinded PDF of script: submissions@ashlandnewplays.org. Info: (541) 488‐7995; ashlandnewplays.org.

$HAMBIDGE CENTER: Seeks writers for residencies in Rabun Gap, GA. Fellowships & grants avail. $30 application fee. Deadline 1/15 for residencies May-Aug. Info: hambidge.org.

$FRINGE OF MARIN AND BEYOND FESTIVAL: Seeks new, unprod. plays and solos (also music, dance, mime, clowning, magic) up to 20 min for 29th biannual fringe festival in Apr-May. $100 Theatre Critics Award for Best Play. $20 fee if accepted. Deadline 1/20. Info: (415) 673-3131 (10AM-2PM, some eves after 8PM). 

$BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER: For residencies in Blue Mountain Lake, NY. Residencies last 4 wks. $20 processing fee. Deadline 2/1. Info: bluemountaincenter.org.

$THEATRE OXFORD: Seeks submissions for 2012 National 10-Minute Play Contest. 5 finalists chosen. Winner receives L.W. Thomas Award, $1,000 & production of winning script. $10 entry fee. Deadline 2/14. Info: theatreoxford.com.

$DJERASSI RESIDENT ARTISTS PROGRAM: Accepting applications for 2013 residencies. 4-5 wks artist retreats in Mar-Nov. Living & studio accommodations & all meals provided. $35 application fee. Deadline 2/15. All applicants notified in Aug. Submit materials: Admissions, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, 2325 Bear Gulch Road, Woodside, CA 94062-4405.

$ARMENIAN DRAMATIC ARTS ALLIANCE: Seeks full-length play w/Armenian themes for William Saroyan Prize for Playwriting. Winner receives $10,000 prize. $20 app fee. Deadline 2/15. Winner announced in Aug. Info: armeniandrama.org.

EDWARD F. ALBEE FOUNDATION: Seeks writers for 4-6-wk residencies in Montauk, NY from mid-May to mid-Oct. Deadline 3/1. Info: albeefoundation.org.

$UCROSS FOUNDATION: Seeks artists, writers & composers for 2-6-wk residencies in Wyoming. $40 application fee. Deadline 3/1 for fall session which runs from Aug to early Dec. Info: ucrossfoundation.org.

$THEATRE CONSPIRACY: Seeking full-length plays (no musicals) that have had 3 previous prods max. Winner receives $700 & full prod. Deadline 3/30. $5 entry fee (waived for members of Dramatists Guild). Submit script to: Theatre Conspiracy Inc., 10091 McGregor Blvd., Ft. Myers, FL 33919; tcnewplaycontest@gmail.com.theatreconspiracy.org.

KITCHEN DOG THEATER: Seeks short plays (20 min max) by students in grades 9-12 for Playwrights Under Progress Fest. Deadline 4/1. Info: kitchendogtheater.org/pupfest.html.

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AT NEWARK: Seeking unpublished, unprod full-lenths for New Play Contest. 3rd prize $100, 2nd prize $300, 1st prize $500 & full production in spring 2013. Deadline 4/1. Winners announced by 9/1. Submit: Dave Williams, Assoc Professor, Ohio State Newark New Play Contest, The Ohio State University at Newark, 192 LeFevre Hall, Newark, OH 43055. No electronic submissions. Info: williams.1343@osu.edu; newark.osu.edu

FULTON THEATRE:Seeking unpublished, unprod full-length plays for full prod. Winning entry receives workshop performance at least six months prior to prod, followed by full Equity prod on the Fulton's main stage during its 2012-13 season. Deadline 4/30. Winners contacted by Nov 2012. Send 2 copies of script & entry form to: Discovery Project New Play Contest, Fulton Theatre, 12 North Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17603. Entry form: thefulton.org/discoveryproject/.

$PLAY CAFE: Seeking scenes (10 pp max) for monthly scene-reading night in Downtown Berkeley. $10 submission fee. Meetings are 2nd Thurs of month, 7-10PM. Info: tracy@playcafe.org. playcafe.org.