SCAB Magazine seeks submissions

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Deadline: none listed

Submissions are currently open for Issue #15, coming out in September 2024.

SCAB is interested in your filth. Send your best worst.WORDS

Send stuff NO LONGER than 2000 words. Please send everything in doc or docx format.ARTWORK

Anything non-moving goes. Up to 3 pieces at a time, in JPEG format; I’ll contact you later if a better quality version is needed.

Send all submissions to this address: scabmag@outlook.com

Please wait ’til you get a response before sending something new. The usual response time is a few weeks.

No previously published pieces, please. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but if your piece gets accepted elsewhere, please shoot me a message about it.

SCAB is currently unable to pay for accepted submissions with other than undying gratitude and publicity.

Upon acceptance, I will contact you and ask you to include the name under which you’d like to be published, a short bio, and a social media link (optional) in your response.

Secret Theatre Act One, One Act Festival 2024

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Deadline: June 16, 2024

PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE A ROLLING SUBMISSION POLICY WHICH MEANS WE PICK PLAYS AS THEY ARE SUBMITTED SO WAITING UNTIL THE DEADLINE IS NOT ADVISED.

Apply HERE: https://www.jotform.com/241225549086964

Festival:  July 18 - Aug 11, 2024

Act One: One Act Festival is now accepting plays for its 2024 festival. The Secret Theatre seeks to promote new work and emerging playwrights through our annual One Act Festival. Last year's festival was a success and this year we are hoping for more!

No fee to submit or produce.

• $250 Cash Prize for Best Play

• $100 Cash Prize for Best Director

• $75 Cash Prize for Best Actor

• $75 Cash Prize for Best Actor

• Each Play is guaranteed multiple performances [the exact number is decided once our final selection is made. 

Factors include the length of plays but is not usually less than 4 performance.

Guidelines:

• Plays must be between 10 – 20 minutes in length. Preference given to plays that have not been produced before. Timings must be accurate please overestimate if not sure. We willreject any play longer than 20 mins. A rule of thumb is one minute per page if using 12pt Courier/Times Roman

• Playwrights are responsible for selecting the director and cast.

(We may be able to help you if you do not have a director but preference will be given to playwrights whocan provide their own directors and actors.)

• Easy to produce. (If you have a play which for instance includes a swimming pool, a large amount of sets and props, or anything else too elaborate or is impossible to cast we may reject it.)

• Solo show excerpts limited to 15 mins are acceptable

• Please submit plays in PDF or Word format only.

• We will divide selected plays into more programs, and selected Playwrights will be informed on a rolling basis.

• We offer discounted rates for rehearsals from $10 per hour for participants

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New Work, New Voices 2025

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Deadline: July 1, 2024 @11:59PM EDT

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New Works, New Voices (NWNV) is an initiative at the Syracuse University Department of Drama created to support the development of musicals by writers and composers whose perspectives have been historically underrepresented in the musical theater canon.

The Syracuse University Department of Drama is seeking submissions for its Spring 2025 New Works, New Voices (NWNV) initiative. NWNV was created to support the development of musicals by writers and composers whose perspectives have been historically underrepresented in the musical theater canon. NWNV is seeking completed musicals or musicals-in-progress from teams who are interested in developing their work with undergraduate BFA students. 

One musical will be selected, to receive a 3-week developmental reading in the Spring 2025 semester, directed and music directed by SU Drama faculty and performed by SU Drama students. NWNV 2025 will take place from 4/4/25 - 4/27/25. The writing team will participate virtually in the evenings during week 1, and will be in residence in Syracuse during weeks 2 and 3 of the rehearsal process (4/13/25-4/27/25), travel and lodging provided by NWNV.

BMI Musical Theatre Bookwriting Basics 2024

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Deadline: June 1, 2024

SUBMISSION FORM

This nine-month course explores the fundamentals of writing book for the musical theatre.

Drama Desk Award winning bookwriter Adam Mathias (he/him) unlocks the toolkit for musical theatre librettists. Through lecture, discussion, and assignments students learn how to apply the fundamentals of playwriting to the craft of creating musicals. As a class, writers deep-dive into the DNA of the musical theatre canon — from the Golden Age through today — dissecting what works and why and then applying it to their own work.

Applicants should have a book-musical project in mind to develop over the course of the year; this musical could be anywhere from an early concept to an early draft.

The course runs September through May in New York City, Covid restrictions permitting. Prospective members should live in the city or be able to commute weekly.
Librettists Workshop

After completing the Bookwriting Basics program, writers may apply to join the established Librettists Workshop group. Not all writers who apply will be invited to join.

Nancy Golladay, veteran Broadway literary manager and dramaturg, moderates a writers’ roundtable focused on developing the skills unique to musical theatre bookwriters. Members read and critique each other’s work as their material evolves from one-page synopses to fully scripted scenes — including occasional cold readings of an entire show. In a yearly collaborative project, the Librettists Workshop engages with the First Year Songwriting Class. Librettist Workshop members are also eligible to participate in Collaborator Connections events with members of the Songwriters Workshops.
Application

Applicants must submit two writing samples, at least one of which must include comedic content.

Either or both samples could be:a 10-page or longer excerpt from a script or other genre
a complete one-act
a full-length script

Any of these may be in-progress, produced and/or published material.

Scripts from genres other than playscripts or musical theatre scripts are also acceptable; however, theatrical comedy scenes are preferred to stand-up or sketch material.

In addition, writers must include a bio or resume.
Schedule

Musical Theatre Bookwriting Basics — Tuesdays 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Librettists Workshop — Mondays 6:15 - 8:15 p.m.

All sessions take place at the BMI Offices in lower Manhattan from September through May. All prospective members must arrange to live in the greater New York City area or be able to commute weekly September through May. Please do not apply if this is not possible for you.

Applications must be submitted by June 1st.

Fees

There is no fee to apply for or participate in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.

Please note that Workshop participants will be charged $43.55 for a 7 WTC identification badge.
Apply

The Workshop application process is now open!

CWP 2024 Evolution Festival 2024

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Deadline: June 14, 2024

APPLICATION FORM

The EVOLUTION FESTIVAL will present original works of theater, dance, music, comedy, and interdisciplinary performance by NYC-based artists from September 5-29, 2024 at The Center at West Park in New York City.

All NYC-based artists citywide are encouraged to apply. Priority will be given to new works and to artist groups that are new to producing at CWP. Works should be no longer than two hours.

Artists from historically underrepresented communities, including African-American, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and People of Color, LGBTQ+ folx, and people with disabilities are enthusiastically invited to apply. We are seeking a festival line-up that represents the diversity of New York City.

Each artist will receive:

A one-night-only performance in The Center at West Park’s Sanctuary Space or Chapel

Free and subsidized rehearsal space in Summer and Fall 2024

A guaranteed performance fee of $500

A split of the box office after fee recoupment

Technical support, including a stage manager/board operator and festival technical staff

Ticketing management by CWP staff

Front of house staffing, including box office management and ushers

Promotional support, including website listing, press release feature, dedicated e-blasts and social media posts, and consultation on other marketing strategy

Photography and videography for performances

22nd Annual New Play Festival

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Deadline: July 1, 2024 11:59 PM

SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE

• Submissions are open to any playwright whether from South Carolina, the region, country, or from around the world! 
• Multiple entries per playwright/playwright’s representative is permitted.
• Playwrights must submit a cover letter along with their script that includes a brief summary of the play, a description of the playwright's connection to South Carolina, and a suggestion of the unique perspective or experience provided by the playwright's body of work.
• NO entries may be previously published.
• Likewise, NO entries may have previously fully realized, regionally produced performances through the dates of the Centre Stage New Play Festival 2023 (previous readings and workshops are acceptable).
• Entries may have NO more than seven (7) actors required.
• All entries must be no more than 120 pages, but one-act and full-length plays are welcome.
• Scripts must be in the Traditional or Modern format for plays as defined by the Dramatists Guild. 
• While screenplays and 10-minute plays will NOT be accepted, musicals and plays with music may be submitted.

The Future is Queer seeks short plays

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Deadline: June 2, 2024

SUBMISSION FORM

Left Coast Theatre Co. is currently accepting 10-15 min scripts that explore the future of queer folk.

Selected scripts will be presented in a staged reading in August 2024.

Writers are welcome to submit multiple scripts, but must complete a separate Submission Form for each script.

Only plays under 15 minutes in length will be considered.

• Scripts must be submitted in the following format (A template in MS Word is attached as well.)
• 1” margins on all sides
• Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt
• Stage directions in parentheses and indented 2.5” from the left and 1” from the right
• Character names indented 3” from the left
• Dialogue is not indented either on the left or the right
• Include complete contact information on the front page as noted. This will allow us to notify you whether your play has been selected
• Include a one-paragraph synopsis of the plot of the play as shown in the template
• Scripts should not require more than 4 actors

SCRIPT TEMPLATE

The Garden State New Play Festival: Bridging Art and Community

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Deadline: June 30, 2024

Submissions via Google Docs Form

The New Jersey Play Lab is thrilled to partner with Jersey City Theatre Center (JCTC) and the Department of Theatre and Dance’s BA Theatre Studies Program at Montclair State University on The Garden State New Play Festival, an innovative model that reimagines the approach to new play development and festivals, fostering a supportive environment for playwrights while actively engaging audiences and communities.

Submissions are now open for the inaugural festival which will take place in the spring of 2025. Submissions will be accepted through June 30th, 2024

Plays in all styles and traditions that center around social justice (locally, nationally, or globally) will be considered. Social Justice can mean many things so we encourage playwrights to think broadly, individually, and personally around this topic. 

There are no residency restrictions on submissions, but playwrights will be expected to be in-person in Jersey City on a number of occasions between October 2024 and May 2025. There is assistance with housing but travel costs are not included and will be the responsibility of the playwright.

Playwrights must submit and will be chosen for this new play festival in one of the following categories:Working or Career Playwrights (This category is for writers who consider playwriting to be their primary career path.) 

Beginning or Non-Career Playwrights (This category may include writers who are relatively new to the full-length format, or writers who have been creating plays for years but have opted for an alternative professional career path).

Playwrights should submit:

• a cover letter
• a resume
• a synopsis of the play
• the first 20 pages of the play

Other participants in this multi-faceted festival will include community members from Jersey City-based advocacy groups, student playwrights from local universities and high schools, and an international artist either from abroad, or from one of the area’s thriving immigrant populations.

All of these artists will engage in a 6 month (October-March) development and exchange program under the dramaturgical guidance of The NJPL, with assistance and mentored participation from Dramaturgy Students and Alumni from The BA Theatre Program at Montclair State University .

This new approach to new play development aims to bring artists of all career levels together without barriers of hierarchy, and to blur the lines between artist and audience, while still respecting the integrity of each individual artist’s craft and experience. It aims to frame the art of playmaking as a means of expression and advocacy, and as a tool for deeper understanding of self and one’s surroundings. It aims to detract from an emphasis on quality and viability and place the focus on intention and communication. It aims to serve as a model for how to truly bring audiences into the process of playmaking through cultivating and honoring their own artistic impulses, thus simultaneously inspiring more people to create art and fostering an audience with an appreciation and appetite for new work on the stage.

For more information please contact info@njplaylab.org.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS OOF! On One Foot seeks 10-minute plays

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Deadline: May 31, 2024

May close the window for submissions once 500 ten-minute plays have been received.

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21st Century Jewish Community Playwright Fellow Wayne Firestone of plays2gather is proud to announce a new ten-minute play festival seeking plays that highlight healing and repair.

The “OOF! On One Foot Contest” is part of the Jewish Plays Project and the Berkshire Theater Group’s first ever Festival of New Jewish Theater, to be held August 15-17, 2024 at the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, MA.

Four selected 10-minute plays will receive cash prizes, and their plays will be produced by the JPP in the Festival alongside 2 established JPP writers.

The Contest is inspired by Hillel the Sage’s teaching, given when he was asked if he could summarize the whole of the Torah while standing on one foot: “That which is hateful to you, do not do unto your fellow. That is the whole Torah; the rest is commentary. Now, go and learn.”

Eligible plays: must contain significant Jewish themes, characters, content, or points of view.
must contain a moment of healing between characters of different backgrounds.
will have 6 or fewer actors

Plays submitted can be on any topic, with any characters, but readers will be evaluating the ten minute plays in relation to these teachings, and the ways they inspire healing in the world.

JPP Contest Dramaturg Heather Helinsky will be accepting submissions of ten minute plays that qualify with the prompt, and will lead a Selection Committee of plays2gather community members and JPP professional readers. Please note that while we accept plays in many formats, we prefer the Dramatists Guild Standard Format. Please direct all questions for contest to literary@jewishplaysproject.org

We reserve the right to extend or shorten the deadline or revise the number of plays accepted and will communicate this prior to the deadline for submissions.

The JPP strives to be a joyous, creative, collaborative, democratic, and safe organization. See this link for some of the ways that we are working to make the theater – and by extension the world – a graceful place to live.

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN TO ARTISTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, DENOMINATIONS, FAITHS, CREEDS, RELIGIONS, and other IDEALS. We believe that Jewish identity and culture are specific manifestations of universal human cravings for spiritual, ethical, moral and worldly joy. “Matrilineal descent” is neither important nor necessary.

The key question that every JPP selection process centers around is “Is a Jewish question at the heart of this play”? By this, we mean we are seeking a narrative that engages deeply with Jewish ideas and meaning in a contemporary, 21st-Century way. We are seeking the places where strengthening the Jewish content of the play makes the story stronger.

The OOF Contest is a new endeavor for the JPP and plays2gather, but you may learn more about our values and preferences here:

https://jewishplaysproject.org/guide

Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence 2024

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Deadline: May 31, 2024

The Eliza Moore Fellowship for Artistic Excellence is awarded annually to one outstanding, early-career artist who is developing new works that address plants, gardens, or landscapes in the broad sense. This award is open to visual artists, literary artists, dancers, and musicians. The award includes a $10,000 individual grant and requires a 2 - 5 week stay at Oak Spring. While at OSGF, the Fellow will be able to meet with staff, explore our 700-acre landscape and our efforts in sustainable land management, and visit our rare book library that holds over 19,000 objects, including many examples of botanical art.

OSGF intends to award the Fellowship to an exceptional artist whose works show remarkable promise to contribute to a deeper understanding of the natural world, and humankind’s place in it. The Fellow will be scheduled to visit when there are other Interdisciplinary Residents or Fellows on-site. This scheduling will allow the Fellow to join in communal meals, and optional activities and field trips with other artists, ecologists, researchers, or scholars working on projects related to OSGF’s mission. Beyond time devoted to their projects, a Fellow’s typical day at Oak Spring might include a walk to enjoy the landscape or birds; an appointment to visit the Oak Spring Library; and/or a morning spent volunteering at the BCCF or in the formal garden. These optional activities provide Fellows time to learn from, and interact with our staff. None of these activities are required, and we understand that some Fellows might want to spend most of their time in their writing or working independently. We support and enable Fellows to use their time as they best see fit.

At the culmination of their stay, we encourage, but don’t require, Fellows to give a 20 – 30 minute presentation with time for questions, to Oak Spring staff and any other Fellows, Residents, or program participants who might be on site.
Application Process

The application portal is now open and will close May 31st, 2024. Please note that there is one application for all of our 2024 Residency and Fellowship programs, and you will be prompted to select which programs you would like to be considered for. You will be asked to submit:

a resume/curriculum vitae (not to exceed two pages),

a 200 - 300-word statement on your artistic practice,

a statement of 200 - 300 words stating how your work relates to Oak Spring Garden Foundation’s mission to “perpetuate and share the gifts of Rachel (“Bunny”) Lambert Mellon, including her residence, garden, estate and the Oak Spring Garden Library, to serve the public interest. OSGF is dedicated to inspiring and facilitating scholarship and public dialogue on the history and future of plants, including the culture of gardens and landscapes and the importance of plants for human well-being,”

work samples

For visual artists: 5 - 10 images, please include the dimensions, year, medium, and title of each work sample. 

For creative non-fiction, fiction, essayists, or other writers: 7 - 10 pages total that demonstrate your current interests. Please use 12-point font, 1-inch margins, and double-space your writing sample. Do not include photocopies of published work, title pages, tables of contents or HYPERLINKS. Please be sure to state the genre of the work sample.

For time-based artists, including: filmmakers, musicians, dancers, and performance artists: 10 minutes cumulatively of work samples. OSGF encourages video files to be uploaded directly to Submittable, but when necessary, we also accept links to vimeo or other external sites as long as the appropriate passwords are provided.

For poets and playwrights: you may submit 7 - 10 pages total. Poetry may be spaced as needed, and scripts should follow standard script formatting.

NOTE: When applying to this Fellowship, you will be asked if you are interested in being considered for one of our other residencies, if you are not selected for the Fellowship. To learn more about our residencies, visit www.osgf.org/residencies.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants must be early-career artists not enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in 2025. We will consider individuals with a proven track-record of professionalism, but who are yet under-recognized, as early-career. Eligible early-career applicants will have some recognition in the form of exhibitions, commissions, performances, grant awards, residencies, Fellowships and/or publications.

Individuals who have participated in an extensive number of solo exhibitions, or who have published a significant number of books will be considered established or late career, and are not eligible for the Eliza Moore Fellowship. We encourage those who are not eligible for this Fellowship to apply to the Interdisciplinary Residency.

The successful Fellow must be self-directed and able to work independently while on site. Applicants are expected to show dedication to their artistic practice, clear connection to the natural world in their work, exceptional promise, and good communication skills.
Dates

Fellows should arrive on the same start date of an Interdisciplinary Residency, or Botanical Artist Residency, and the Fellow will complete their introductory tours with other Residents. In 2025, these dates are:

Monday, March 3, 2025

Sunday, April 13, 2025 (only available for a 3-week residency)

Monday, May 19, 2025

Monday, June 30, 2025

Sunday, August 10, 2025

Monday, September 8, 2025 

Award

The $10,000 individual grant associated with this award can be put towards travel to and from OSGF, materials and supplies purchased for their residency, and other items that will support their work, before or after their stay at OSGF.

The selected Fellow should make travel arrangements to Dulles International Airport, where Oak Spring will arrange ground transportation for them to our estate in Upperville, VA. The Fellow will be housed in nicely appointed shared accommodations. The Fellow will have a private bedroom and bathroom, and share a living room and kitchen with 1 – 3 other Residents or Fellows.
Selection

Fellows are carefully selected through a multi-round review process in which OSGF staff, residency alumni, and external jurors review and score applications. Fellows are ultimately selected by panels of external reviewers who are established and working in fields or practices relevant to OSGF’s mission. The primary criteria for scoring applicants include: an applicant’s current work’s relationship to the OSGF mission; potential of applicant; and quality of work samples.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unfortunately not able to provide individualized feedback to applicants who are not selected for a residency.

L'Esprit Literary Review open for submissions

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Deadline: August 5, 2024 3:00 AM

Publication Date: Mid-October, 2024

L’Esprit Literary Review publishes writing that is fearless, risk-adept, and revolutionary. We accept short fiction, creative non-fiction, novel extracts, drama, literary criticism, autotheory, and book reviews. Pieces incorporating research, footnotes, and/or a works cited page are especially welcome.

We invite simultaneous submissions and work in translation. Please do let us know if a piece is under consideration elsewhere, and if it is accepted; it is the translator’s responsibility to secure all necessary permissions before submitting.

L'Esprit does not discriminate based on the background, education, or identity of those who send work to us. All work is evaluated solely on merit, without regard for any other consideration whatsoever. We encourage those of all backgrounds and experiences to send in their work, and look for writing exploring the range of the human condition.

There is no strict word limit and no fee for submitting.

Please include the following with each submission:

• A third-person bio, to be used as the contributor’s note should your work be accepted.
• Social media handles (Twitter and Instagram), if you’d like to be promoted online.
• An optional cover letter to introduce the work, yourself, or provide some context to your submission; please note that this in no way impacts the likelihood of publication.
• Finally, we would appreciate knowing how you found the journal (social, ad listing, database search, reference, etc), and your answer to the following: What is the most overlooked novel of all time?

All submissions will be considered for both Issue Five, which will be published in print, digital, and online formats, and upcoming Quarterly Features, which will appear online only. Accepted pieces will be placed in one of these releases, with all such decisions made at the sole discretion of the editors.

See our complete guidelines--including genre-specific notes and details on paid submission options--on our website.

Thank you for your support of fearless writing.

Don McCann Playwriting Contest 2024

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Deadline: June 15, 2024

The Oswego Players were established in 1938 as a non-profit community theater organization dedicated to live theater productions and theater education for Oswego area residents. Consistent with those goals, a playwriting contest was established to promote the creation of original, one-act plays by contemporary authors.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The contest is FREE and open to any amateur playwright who is 18 years or older and resides (or attends college) in the state of New York.

All plays must be based on original concepts (no adaptions or verse plays), unpublished and unproduced. None of the submitted plays may be read publicly until the prize winners have been announced.

The Oswego Players reserves the right to produce and perform any of the prize winners.
The content, theme, and time period are at the discretion of the writer.

Since a LIVE PRODUCTION of the of at least one of the prize winners is planned* simplicity is highly recommended:

One act, single set, with a run time of 20 to 30

Written so it can be staged with minimal set, props, lighting and sound effects, and costume design.

The story should not exceed eight characters due to the potential unavailability of actors.All entries must include a cover page which includes the name of the play, name of the playwright, and an updated address, phone number, and email address.

Provided there are enough entries, the following cash prizes will be awarded:

– 1st Prize: $250.00 – 2nd Prize: $150.00 – 3rd Prize: $75.00

Submissions must be received by June 15th of the contest year and sent either electronically to osweplay@yahoo.com or through the mail, Playwriting Contest, P.O. Box 183, Oswego, NY 13126 .

The prize winning authors understands that The Oswego Players, Inc., reserves the right to produce their play as they deem fit including but, not limited to the altering of problematic language, casting decisions, the director’s artistic choices while making every effort to honor their writing skills.

The writers of any of the prize winners automatically gives permission to the Oswego Players, Inc. to make copies of the script for rehearsal purposes.

Submission of an entry will constitute agreement by the writer/author to the terms described herein.

WE/US: Twenty-Five 10-Minute Plays for the Gender Minority

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Deadline: July 1, 2024  @12 midnight EDT 

or until we reach 200 submissions 

Click here to submit your play. Only plays submitted through this portal will be considered.

Now accepting Submissions for a new 10-minute play collection published by Smith & Kraus and edited by Debbie Lamedman. 

No fee. Open to all playwrights. Preference will be given to POC, Women, and LGBTQIA writers.
This anthology is about gender identity, not sexual orientation unless the character is dealing with both.

These plays have lead characters as part of the gender minority and are the main focus of the story and not used only as secondary characters.

Looking for plays that deal with the entire spectrum of life. Yes, that includes dramas, but we are also looking for joyful, humorous, provocative, irreverent plays and not just dramas.

**Specifically looking for pieces written by and for nonbinary and trans folx. Looking for pieces written for someone who cannot easily check a box regarding their gender identity. 

Please follow the following guidelines:

• Plays do not need to have been previously produced. 
• Plays must not exceed 10 minutes. Anything over 14 pages will not be read!
• Please include a character breakdown with your play.
• Only one play per playwright will be accepted.

Plays must be submitted through the Google doc form. Please label your file in the following manner: LAST NAME_ Title of Play
(Example: LAMEDMAN_I Got the Blues)

Jewish Play Writing Contest seeks full-length plays

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Deadline: June 14, 2024

SUBMISSION FORM

AN IMPORTANT NOTE: SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN TO ARTISTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, DENOMINATIONS, FAITHS, CREEDS, RELIGIONS, and other IDEALS. We believe that Jewish identity and culture are specific manifestations of universal human cravings for spiritual, ethical, moral and worldly joy. “Matrilineal descent” is neither important nor necessary.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: The Jewish Plays Project now accepts scripts for new Jewish plays and musicals on an open, rolling basis. However, our reading period is April-October. To guarantee we consider your play for the most current review cycle, please submit by June 14, 2024. Plays submitted after this date will be held for the next cycle.

*** NB: As of May 1, 2024, we are reading for the 14th Annual Jewish Playwriting Contest. ***

SUBMISSION PROCESS: Fill out the Submission Form and attach a play to the form as a PDF. You must submit your play with your name and other identifying information removed (we review all plays blind). We do not charge a fee to submit (cause we kinda think submission fees are “yucky”. That’s a technical term).

ELIGIBILITY

The following must be true of a submitted play or musical:

It contains significant Jewish themes, characters, content, or points of view.
It is in English, or primarily in English—we love plays that play with language as a theatrical tool, and plays that explore the differences in language. It just needs to be primarily accessible to an English speaking audience. (We welcome translations.)
It is full length, meaning over around 75 minutes in length. (For a guide, that usually means 60 pages or more. We DO NOT review 10 or 20 minute plays.)
It has not had a full production in the NY Metro region or a major regional theater (LORT C or above).
It has never been published in any form.

NOTE: We are most interested in submissions that embrace and depend on Jewish identity at their dramatic core, while avoiding stereotypical forms that rely on cultural or ethnic shorthands in lieu of dramatic development. This holds true whether dealing with the historical gravity of the Holocaust or employing stereotypical tropes for comic effect.

FORMAT

Please submit your script as a PDF document with all personally identifiable information removed (to aid in blind reading). We ask that you endeavor to follow the formatting guidelines set by the Dramatists Guild: See the guide to formats here.

MUSICALS

The JPP does develop musicals (see our workshops of David Hein and Irene Sankoff’s Mitzvah and Deborah Yarchun’s And You Shall Be a Blessing). Submitted musicals must include links to recordings of at least 3 songs to be reviewed. Please note, we review musicals on a different timeline than our other programming.

DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

The JPP brings all the tools of new play development to bear on the plays we select: dramaturgical consultation and research; the involvement of collaborating artists – including directors, designers and actors – at all stages as needed; private and public presentations; and industry advocacy.

What distinguishes the JPP process is what we call Jewish Dramaturgy. We base our exploration of the theatrical needs of a play around the central issue of its Jewish content and ideas, continuing to ask the question “What is the Jewish here?” When possible, we will bring prominent Jewish thought leaders (clergy, scholars, professionals and artists) into the room to join the development process, and extend the Jewish learning.

Rebound Productions seeks one-act plays

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Deadline: May 31, 2024 midnight

Are you a budding Playwright? Would you like to have your work performed on a London stage?

We are looking for a series of ONE ACT, 12 -15 PAGES, 3 CHARACTER fictional stage plays (please only submit your work if it fits this criteria).

This is a fantastic opportunity for new and emerging playwrights to have their work produced by an exciting company.

Chosen by Rebound Productions and a panel of collaborators, the plays will be judged on:

• Originality 
• Plot
• Storytelling
• Writing technique 
• Enjoyment 

We are keen to receive submissions that include interesting, diverse characters as well as characters that can be performed in any accents and by actors of any ethnicity. We are looking for exciting, innovative and envelope pushing work.

Do I need to have any experience?

You don’t need any previous writing experience. You can send your entry to us from 7am on Wednesday, 1st of May until midnight on Friday, 31st of May 2024.

IMPORTANT: If you have already submitted a play in the past, please send new material.

You can send your play using the form below, adding a brief explanation of why it should be chosen. Best of luck, writers!

*Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to contact each applicant individually regarding the status of their application. Should your application be successful, you will be contacted by a member of our team.

Theatre Three's 26th Annual Festival of One-Act Plays (2025)

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Deadline: September 1, 2024

Since its inception in 1998, The Festival has received over 12,000 submissions from across the world and produced over 140 world premieres by more than 100 different playwrights. The Festival presents between five and eight plays each season.

Guidelines:

• Playwrights may only submit one play per Festival.
• Only unproduced works will be accepted. Please do not submit works that have been submitted for previous Festivals.
• Plays that have had staged readings or on-line productions are eligible.
• No adaptations, children’s plays, or musicals.
• Cast size maximum: 12
• Length maximum: 30 minutes (no minimum)
• Settings: Simple or suggested.
• All submissions should be emailed as PDFs with the title in caps followed by the playwright’s name. Example: THE BASKET WEAVERS Jamie Martin
• Play’s cover sheet must include the author’s information (name, address, telephone, email). A short synopsis is encouraged
• Any stage play format is acceptable.
• Submissions should be sent to Jeffrey@theatrethree.com
• Scripts must be received by September 1, 2024.

Selected plays will be presented for ten performances (dates to be determined in winter-spring 2025), at the Ronald F. Peierls Theatre, on THEATRE THREE’s Second Stage.

Playwrights will receive a $150 stipend.

Playwrights will receive a standard Dramatists Guild-approved contract and will receive four complimentary tickets to be used at any performances. Playwrights are welcome to attend any rehearsals or performances. Playwrights will receive copies of playbills, postcards, articles, and reviews, as well as a link to all publicity and production photos. THEATRE THREE is responsible for all elements of production; playwrights incur no expenses. THEATRE THREE retains no future production rights.

Playwrights of selected plays will be contacted by early December 2024.

Final selection of plays will be announced on THEATRE THREE’s website and Facebook page by December 15, 2024.

Dappled Things submissions open

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Deadline: May 31, 2024

SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE

You may submit one fiction (including drama) piece at a time. 

Please wait until you have received a response before sending more work. We recommend that you look through previous editions of the journal to get a sense of the type of work we tend to favor. You may use this category to submit short stories, flash-fiction, and drama. Dappled Things pays $100 per published piece in this category.

Please include a byline in your cover letter that we can use in our contributor notes if your piece is selected for publication. Dappled Things is a Catholic magazine of ideas, art, and faith, and this raises the question of what Catholic culture is in the first place. Rather than give you a pat answer, we invite you as a contributor to help us explore that question. You should, however, keep in mind the following: Catholicism has a profoundly rich history; we tend to favor pieces that seriously engage and are informed by those riches. At the same time, we seek work that does not simply put old wine into new wineskins. Rather, we encourage innovation that is in reverent creative conversation with the riches of Christianity’s tradition in art, thought, and practice;

We cherish wit, but have little patience for pretentiousness, cynicism, or sneering. We expect that, at their core, pieces published in the magazine will grow out of a love and understanding of the cardinal virtues of wisdom, justice, temperance, and fortitude; the theological virtues of faith, hope, and love; and the redemptive theme that transpires from the Nicene Creed.

At the same time, we value work that is truthful through and through, meaning that it explores reality honestly and unflinchingly, without whitewashing or sugarcoating. To unveil the truth about the beauty and goodness of the world, one must not hide the facts of the Fall;

Pieces need not be overtly religious to be eligible for publication. Remember that Catholic means universal;

Whatever else your piece succeeds in doing, quality of craftsmanship is a sine qua non.

Dappled Things accepts simultaneous submissions. If you are submitting your work to other journals at the same time, please explicitly state that in your cover letter, and notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.

At this time, fiction and poetry submissions will be open within an annual reading period of February 1 to May 31 (subject to adjustment). Nonfiction, book reviews, and guest blog posts continue to be read and accepted on a rolling basis.

HONORARIUM UPDATE (2023): Honoraria for publication are as follows: Fiction, nonfiction, & interviews receive $100 per piece (with the exception of J.F. Powers Prize stories: as of 2023, the first-place winner receives $700; second place receives $300).
Each issue's featured visual artist will receive $100.
Reviews receive $50 for longer pieces (over 900 words), $20 for shorter (under 900).
Blog posts on Deep Down Things receive $50 per post regardless of length.

Unless otherwise specified, the rights Dappled Things requests for all print works are standard rights of first North American serial publication. This covers print and digital formats, since magazine subscriptions and individual copies are offered in both. Authors retain all other applicable rights to their work. Dappled Things does appreciate credit as the journal of first publication. There is no required period of exclusivity after publication, as some journals have, but the editors do request that a piece submitted to us and accepted by us not be published elsewhere before our date of publication even if there is a long lead time. We build issues up to a year ahead of release, and planned production dates are subject to change. Please contact our editor in chief directly with any specific questions: dappledthings.carl@gmail.com.

PlayZoomers Seeks Short, Online, Holiday Scripts

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Deadline: July 31, 2024

PlayZoomers, a live, online theater company, seeks short (10-15 min.) holiday scripts for our December 2024 production. We seek light, humorous, clever plays with themes related to Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve, or other December holidays. Scripts should be suitable for online production. There will be no script submission fees required. If we produce your play, you will receive a small stipend.

Please email scripts to playzoomers@gmail.com 

In the email’s subject line, put “Holiday script submission: [title ofplay] by [playwright]”. If you are submitting multiple scripts, send each one in a separate email. Please do not re-submit scripts you have previously sent us.

On the first page of your script include the title, playwright name, estimated run time, and contact information. On the next page, include a logline/brief plot summary, a detailed character breakdown, any production history, and ashort playwright bio. At the end of the script, describe production details, such as backgrounds, costumes, props, music, and sound effects. 

For additional script formatting guidance, go to https://www.dramatistsguild.com/script-formats

The deadline for this round of submissions is July 31, 2024. As we read through scripts, we will acknowledge your submission and reach out to you only if your script is selected for production.

With 110+ professionally produced plays since 2020 - involving more than 285 playwrights, directors, designers, actors, and scores of audience members from 35 states and countries around the world - PlayZoomers has become a national online theatre company and an international theatre community. We feature plays of different genres and lengths, with cast sizes typically ranging from 2 - 6. We work closely with playwrights toadapt their work to a digital platform. We welcome theatre artists and audience members of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. Learn more about our nonprofit company at https://www.playzoomers.org

Stethoscope Stage 2024

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Deadline: May 31, 2024

SUBMISSION FORM - you must be logged into a Google account - if you have a gmail.com email address you have a Google account.

Ten-minute plays and Five-minute monologues (personal narratives) addressing the following prompt are being accepted for Stethoscope Stage 2024 now through May 31, 2024:

With unsettling statistics around maternal mortality rates in the United State of America and stories such as those of Kyira Adele Dixon, Serena Williams, and most recently Kate Cox at the forefront of press and national conversations, the SS 2024 festival theme reflects on maternal health and effective — or ineffective — communication between women and their healthcare providers. Write a narrative in the form of a ten-minute play or five-minute monologue that explores this timely subject.

Medical professionals and members of the general population are encouraged to submit. You do not have to be a professional playwright to share your story. We want the raw, true, authentic you. That said, there are a few requirements to keep in mind: 

Ten-Minute Plays

 Page Length: 8 – 10

Tip: This is based on standard stage play format. Not familiar with stage play format? No worries! Simply time yourself reading your work in a natural cadence to make sure it does not exceed 10 minutes.

File Format: Word Doc or PDF. Other file formats will not be accepted.
Font: 12pt. Times New Roman in black ink
Text Spacing: Single
Characters: Two minimum, four max

Your play submission should include:

Title Page: Include play title, author full name, and author primary phone number and email address. Also, include a 150 word bio. Please list your medical title and place of employment if applicable.

Character Description Page: List the name of each character along with a brief character description. Be sure to include specifics such as age, gender, and race if pertinent to your story. With the exception of identifying yourself in your own monologue or play (if you choose to do so), use of actual names of real-life individuals is strictly prohibited. 

Examples:

STEVEN: Doctor. Easygoing and kindhearted. Always takes copious notes in a small notepad. Extremely tall. Biracial. Male. 35.

STANLEY: Patient. Nervous. Stutters. Frail small frame. Caucasian. Male. 70.

Full Text of Play

Monologues

Page Length: 2 -3

Tip: This is based on standard stage play format. Not familiar with stage play format? No worries! Simply time yourself reading your work in a natural cadence to make sure it is at least three minutes but not exceeding five minutes.

File Format: Word Doc or PDF. Other file formats will not be accepted.
Font: 12pt. Times New Roman in black ink
Text Spacing: Single
Characters: One

Your monologue submission should include:

Title Page: Include play title, author full name, and author primary phone number and email address. Also, include a 150 word bio. Please list your medical title and place of employment if applicable.

Character Description Page: List the name of your character along with a brief character description. Be sure to include specifics such as age, gender, and race if pertinent to your story. With the exception of identifying yourself in your own monologue or play (if you choose to do so), use of actual names of real-life individuals is strictly prohibited. 

Example:

STEVEN: Doctor. Easygoing and kindhearted. Always takes copious notes in a small notepad. Extremely tall. Biracial. Male. 35.

Full Text of Monologue

Stethoscope Stage 2024 is being hosted by the TCU Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine in the fall. Announcement of monologues and plays selected — semifinalists, finalists, and official selections — for the 2024 festival should be announced by September 2024. One or more works will have the chance to be published in the TCU Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine HuMed Journal.

UCROSS FELLOWSHIP FOR NATIVE AMERICAN WRITERS - 2025

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Deadline: July 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM

SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE

Current work is requested. An applicant's work sample and project description are the most significant feature of their application. Unless work is interdisciplinary, i.e. the various genres interconnect, each applicant is encouraged to apply in a primary discipline and submit a work sample and project description that emphasizes this single discipline. Competition for residencies varies annually and with the number of applications. While only one Fellowship winner will be selected, all applicants will have the option of being considered for a general Ucross residency.

ELIGIBILITY: Residencies are open to Native American writers who meet the criteria below. They must:
Be a practicing contemporary writer who is currently producing works in one or more of the following genres, including but not limited to FICTION, NONFICTION, POETRY, DRAMA, SCREENWRITING, PLAYWRITING, and HYBRID FORMS;
Be an enrolled member of a state-recognized or federally-recognized Tribe, Pueblo, Nation, Native Community, Political Entity, or Alaskan Native Village.

PLAYWRITING WORK SAMPLE: Your sample should represent the genre in which you plan to work while in residence. Writing samples should be double-spaced and include your full name. * Appropriate samples: One complete play (documentation of production may be included, if relevant), noting the 20 pages that you would like the reviewers to read.

The Playwrights Group - join our nationwide community

The Weekly Workshop

Join our nationwide community of playwrights on Zoom. 

It’s a great way to stay connected and motivated.

 

Participating in a weekly workshop can give you the kick you need to see your script through from beginning to end.  You can bring in anything you’re working on — a full length script, a musical, a TV pilot, whatever. And when your script is ready — we’ll present it in a Public Reading. We also bring in Guest Speakers, like Pulitzer Prize winner Margaret Edson (Wit). 

 

 

Sit in on a session and see for yourself!

Tuesdays or Thursdays 7 - 9:30pm EDT

 

Check out our website for more details and rates. 

 

Script Consultations

 

If you don’t have time for the workshop but have a script you’d like some feedback on — just send a PDF of your script and you’ll get a critique via email and/or video conference. See website for rates.

 

Richard Caliban has worked with  individuals on their scripts from all over the world — Indonesia, China, Greece, Australia, Serbia, as well as right here in New York. A script consultation will provide you with feedback on the structural soundness of your story, the dramatic arc of your protagonist, thematic unity and much more.

 

Online One-on-One Courses

 

If you’re looking for more, check out our One on One Online Playwriting Courses:

 

•       The Art of Playwriting

•       Write a Play in 10 Weeks

 

Both are with instructor Richard Caliban, and since it’s One on One, the courses can be adjusted to fit your level of experience. 

 

Please visit our website for further Info and Rates: 

 

www.theplaywrightsgroup.com

 

Contact us at 

scripts@theplaywrightsgroup.com

Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Science Playwriting Competition 2024 ~ 10-minute plays

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Deadline: September 15, 2024

The Science Playwriting Competition brings science and theatre together for the dissemination of scientific knowledge through an intriguing lens — providing inspiration for plays that lead to exciting ways of learning about science. Rooted in artistic expression, the best science plays can be exceptional works of art that aesthetically convey scientific concepts, potentially resulting in further explorations in both disciplines. In this way, science and theatre may learn from each other, through their common goals of investigating and gaining an understanding of the significance of science and how the world works.

The competition commenced in 2012 with the assistance of an NSF grant awarded for scientific outreach projects initiated by Professor of Physics Christopher Herzog with additional support from the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, and the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics. The competition draws playwrights from all over the world who submit 10-minute plays with compelling stories and innovative expression of science and theatricality.

The preferred topics in hard sciences and technology include, but are not limited to: Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Computer Science, Space Exploration, Chemistry, Neuroscience, Anthropology and Archaeology.

-A public staged reading of the winning entries will be performed during the Spring 2025 semester at the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics.

Guidelines:

– Plays should be approximately 10 minutes in length (usually around 10 pages).
– Winning playwrights will receive a directed, live-staged reading of their work in the spring 2025 semester.
– Plays must include a title page that includes the playwright’s name, address, phone number, and email address.
– Plays must be original unpublished work and must not be created with the assistance of any form of AI.

*Note: please submit electronic entries as a pdf file. Submitting your play implies permission to have your play performed in a staged reading in the fall semester; all submissions remain the property of the playwright.

QUESTIONS? CONTACT US AT scienceplays@scgp.stonybrook.edu

This competition is made possible by the generous support of the Simons Center of Geometry and Physics and the C. N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics at Stony Brook University.

Exhume submissions for Fall 2024

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Deadline: June 30, 2024

We strive to publish visual art, poetry, prose, and drama in order to help writers who discuss queerness and trauma find a home for their works. Though we especially seek submissions that discuss these topics, we accept good writing across the board. We appreciate work that speaks to the human experience on a raw level. Consider works like Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl,” Jo Ann Beard’s “The Fourth State of Matter,” and John Cheever’s “The Swimmer.” Above all else, we want writing that makes us feel something. Writing can be traditional, experimental, or a hybrid of the two. Surprise us!

We accept both established and emerging artists and writers across the board. We welcome simultaneous submissions, though we ask that you let us know immediately should your submission be accepted somewhere else. At this time we do not accept previously published work.

All submissions should be emailed to exhumeliteraryjournal@gmail.com. 

Please list the genre you’re submitting under in the subject of your email, as well as your first and last name. Please paste your third-person bio, maximum 75 words, in the body of your email and submit your works as attachments in .doc or .docx format. All documents should be submitted in 12 point fonts.

Submit up to 3,500 words of prose in one double-spaced document.

Homegrown seeks 10-minute plays

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Deadline: May 31, 2024

We want pride to be a springboard for writers, not a limitation. We are fascinated to see how writers interpret Pride, this could be LGBTQAI+ pride, pride in your hometown, pride in yourself or even the sin of being prideful.

• Homegrown is open to all, but we are particularly keen to hear from Luton voices and writers from or based in the Home Counties.

• Submissions must be received by midnight on Friday 31st May via email and attached as a PDF or Word document.

• We ask that the Subject Line for email submissions read: HOMEGROWN – Play Submission – INSERT YOUR NAME

• In your submission email please include a short paragraph, introducing yourself, and your connection to Luton.

• Only play scripts will be accepted, intended for live performance. Film, TV and Radio scripts will not be accepted.

• Your piece must be no longer than 10 mins in duration, therefore we would advise a page count of 10-12 pages maximum.

• Your piece must work with basic sound/lighting and minimal props.

• We recommended cast sizes are kept low, ideally a cast of 1-4.

• Adaptations will not be accepted. We are looking for new plays inspired by this festival’s theme: Pride.

North Park Playwright Festival 2024

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Deadline: June 30, 2024

Our goal in building the North Park Vaudeville and Candy Shoppe was to provide a small theater to produce new, untested plays. In support of this goal we have produced the North Park Playwright Festival each October. The festival provides a platform for brand new, short (ten minute), plays written by playwrights from around the world. Over the past seventeen years more than 600 new plays have been produced. We encourage new directors and actors to become involved in theater through the festival as well. Through the North Park Playwright Festival over ninety playwrights, directors, and actors each year are able to showcase their talents. We invite interested playwrights to submit work to the festival. Please follow the guidelines below.

We are looking for:

1. Short new plays (no more than 12 pages, less is fine) that are easily staged and have casts with no more than four people. Our theater is very small and we normally use a minimal set concept in this festival. We have to be able to change sets in just a few minutes as we do six to seven plays each evening of the festival. We don't have space for large casts.

2. We request new work. A play that has had workshops or one or two previous productions is OK, but we are not interested in work that has been produced in numerous other places. Our goal in building the theater was to have a place to produce brand new work and let playwrights have a chance to see their work done for the first time.

3. We seek complete plays rather than excerpts from a larger work.

4. Work will be chosen by the directors we have in the festival. It is not a "contest" and we are not really judging plays in the formal sense. The directors choose the plays we will produce, within the production budget guidelines we give them.

5. Most subject matter is OK. We don't do nudity or off color humor.

6. We ask that all submissions be sent to us via snail mail at the theater. Address is: North Park Vaudeville and Candy Shoppe, 2031 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104, Attn Summer Golden, Artistic Director. We have too much trouble with differing email, word processing, and computer platform issues to take them via email. Additionally, our selection process requires the directors read the plays submitted and the cost of printing all the plays we receive each year is prohibitive. Please insure submissions have a title page with complete contact information (including email), a character summary, and are in proper script form. There is no charge to enter. No need to go to the post office. You can just staple your play together, put in a business size envelope and drop in the mail. You can print on both sides if you want to save postage.

7. Submissions must be postmarked by June 30, 2024. Please do not send plays by any method that requires a signature from us. We are not often at the theater when delivery occurs. We will email notice of receipt to all playwrights submitting plays.

8. Send only one script. Multiple submissions do not increase chances of production.

General information:

We are trying to support new work and involve actors, playwrights, and directors of all experience levels. We have had a wide variety of artists involved from very experienced to first time directors and actors, to an 8 year old playwright (very short, well received play). We feel having a wide range of experience involved helps the new people learn from the more experienced.

We really appreciate your interest in our theater.

Jeff Bushnell and Summer Golden
North Park Vaudeville and Candy Shoppe
2031 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92104
www.northparkvaudeville.com