Short Attention Span Theater seeks short plays

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Deadline: June 15, 2026 at midnight

Jefferson City, MO

Submit work to: mybullywork@gmail.com

The bench can serve as a major source of conflict in your 10 minute play.
OR
It can be a major or minor part of your story.
OR
It can represent something else.
OR
It could serve as a place to sit and not be mentioned at all.

This one is wide open. However, we don’t want any set changes. So, the bench is the only set piece allowed. The bench cannot be moved during the evening’s performance unless it is moved by characters during a play and then moved back before the play is over. It cannot be moved to different positions for every play. It will sit on the stage facing the audience. Characters will be able to move behind and around it. Other set pieces and props can be used only if they are brought to the stage by a character during the play as part of the play’s story and then removed by a character or characters before the play is over.

There will be no need to strike the set after any play.

A good 10 minute play is quite often between 8 to 12 pages typed.

For those who don’t know the bench made its way over to Scene One after portraying a bench at a train station in TLT’s production of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF.

Let Mark Wegman know if you have any questions: SceneOneTheatre@yahoo.com

Somerset Community College seeks short plays

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Deadline: August 31, 2026

Email submissions to: scctheatre@kctcs.edu 

Script CANNOT exceed ten pages

Plays can be any genre or setting, but must implement fairytale or medieval fantasy elements

RHINESTONES, TIGERS & REVENGE — SHANGRI-LA-LA Comes to NYC July 25 & 26

Come for the tigers. Stay for the revenge.

Shangri-La-La is a wildly funny new comedy musical inspired by a real-life Las Vegas lawsuit against Siegfried & Roy — told with rhinestones, tigers, courtroom chaos, showbiz glitter, and the wisecracking ghost of Bugsy Siegel.

Written by Mike Meier, with co-writer Peter Giambalvo, the one-hour festival version of Shangri-La-La leaves the courtroom behind and dives into the dazzling creation myth of Siegfried & Roy — two outsiders who transform themselves into Las Vegas legends through ambition, illusion, rhinestones, reinvention, and a little help from the ghosts of Sin City.

See the one-hour festival version at the Midtown International Theatre Festival:
July 25 & 26, 2026
American Theatre of Actors
314 W. 54th Street, New York, NY

Tickets/info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shangri-la-la-a-comedy-musical-about-siegfried-roy-tickets-1989267183696?aff=odcleoeventsincollection

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Village Playbox's Act 1 Scene 1 One Act Festival

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Deadline: June 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT

2026 A1S1 Play Submission Form

Thank you for your interest in Village Playbox's Act 1 Scene 1 One Act Festival - Haddon Heights NJ.

If you have any questions, please email us at: oneacts@villageplaybox.org

Multiple submissions are welcome, but playwrights must submit each play individually. Playwrights can submit up to five (5) plays for consideration.

Village Playbox performances are held in the lower level of the First Presbyterian Church of Haddon Heights. Due to the nature of our venue, some content and language may not be permitted to be performed. If your play is selected, the review committee will reach out to address any concerns.

Each play will only have ONE performance over the course of the three-day festival. Final dates are TBD based on scheduling conflicts.

Performance Dates (tentative):
Thursday 9/17, Friday 9/18, Saturday 9/19 @ 8:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church of Haddon Heights
28 7th Ave, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035

***Each play will only perform on one of these dates***

The Emerging Artists Theatre Spark Theatre Festival NYC

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Deadline: June 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM

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The Spark Theatre Festival NYC is a three-week festival of self-produced works at every stage of development. The Fall Spark Theatre 2026 festival will take place from Oct 5th to Oct 25th 2026 at the 28th Street Theatre.
 
For musical submissions, Emerging Artists is premiering a brand new festival just for musicals in November - the Spark Musical Theatre Festival. Details will be available soon.

Please fill out the information below. Your application will NOT be fully submitted unless all fields are complete.

Submissions are ONLY open for applicants in the Tri-State Area: New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Please do not apply if you do not believe you can attract an audience to your performance. 

We will be breaking shows into two categories for the upcoming festival. Please pick the one that best fits what you want to present. Spark Theatre Festival will always remain a developmental new work festival. Your response will not affect your application.

EAT requires each piece to attract at least 1 paying person per minute of their show. For instance, if you have a 10-minute piece, you must have a minimum of 10 paying audience members. Artists who do not meet this requirement must pay for EAT’s portion of the audience guarantee. You can, however, use your box office share to fill in the deficit to EAT, or give a tax-deductible donation to make up the difference. The festival is here to provide artists who are ready to attract a paying audience a place to present their work. For example, a solo artist with a 60-minute show who sells 60 tickets, makes $600 for their hour-long performance, and EAT’s 50% portion of the box office is also $600 (a 50/50 split). If they only sell 30 tickets at $20 each, EAT’s guarantee remains and will keep the entire $600. If they sell zero tickets, the artist must pay the audicnce guarantiee to EAT, which would be $600 at the end of the evening.

Stethoscope Stage 2026 seeks short plays and monologues

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Deadline: June 12, 2026

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Fort Worth, Texas

Ten-minute plays and five-minute monologues (personal narratives) addressing the following prompt are being accepted for Stethoscope Stage 2026 now through June 12, 2026:

Some of the latest and hottest household names do not belong to television or movie stars but rather to GLP-1 medications. Notable names swirling around commercials, social media, and pop culture gossip include Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound. Though GLP-1s can be used for treating diabetes and the science community is actively exploring other medical applications, perhaps the most popular conversation around these trending meds is weight loss. Notable public figures like reality TV star Heather Gay, media mogul Oprah Winfrey, and Broadway star Harvey Fierstein, to name a few, have gone public about their open struggles with body image and using meds like these to drop the pounds. But with abundant ads for websites like Noom, Ro, Hers, and Hims seemingly putting these so-called life-changing medications at the public’s fingertips, what does the public need to know? This is the focus of Stethoscope Stage 2026.

We seek narratives exploring conversations around:

• Body image and weight
• How society views and treats people who are overweight and/or diabetic
• Questions, curiosities, and experiences around GLP-1 medication use

Write a narrative in the form of a ten-minute play or five-minute monologue that explores this timely theme.

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. 

Ten-Minute PlaysPage 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. 

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. 

Stethoscope Stage 2026 is being presented by Texas Christian University’s Theatre Department and Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine on September 13, 2026 at 2PM CT at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art located in Fort Worth, Texas. Admission is FREE. Announcement of monologues and plays selected — semifinalists, finalists, and official selections — for the 2026 festival should be announced by September 2026. One or more works will have the chance to be published in the TCU Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine HuMed Journal.

The Theater Center Making It Happen: 15 Minute Musicals

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Deadline: June 15, 2026

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Making It Happen: 15 Minute Musicals is a new short musical festival presented by The Theater Center, created to give writers, composers, lyricists, and creative teams the opportunity to present original musical theatre work on an Off-Broadway stage in the heart of Times Square.

Selected musicals will perform at The Theater Center on one of three preliminary performance nights:

• Wednesday, August 12
• Wednesday, August 19
• Wednesday, August 26

Each evening will feature three musicals. Audiences and judges will vote to determine one winner from each night. The three nightly winners will advance to the Finals on Wednesday, September 2, where one overall winner will receive a $5,000 prize.

All submitted material must be fully original, including book, music, and lyrics. Teams must have the rights to perform all submitted material.

This is a non-union festival. All casts, creative teams, musicians, and production personnel must be non-union.

We strongly urge that your cast size is 6 or less.

Selected teams will be responsible for providing their own cast, director, stage manager, music director, and live musicians/accompanist. Live music is required. Tracks are not permitted. No microphones will be used or provided, so pieces must be able to be performed acoustically in the space.

Productions should be simple, flexible, and festival-ready. Selected teams will receive performance space, basic technical support, box office services, festival-wide marketing, and a technical rehearsal slot on the day of their performance.

Please only submit if you and your team are available for the preliminary performance dates and, if selected as a finalist, the final performance on September 2.

2026 Modern Works Festival seeks plays by women

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Deadline: June 15, 2026

Submissions will be capped after the first 300 scripts are received

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Sarasota Florida

Back for the seventh year and taking place at Urbanite Theatre, the 2026 Modern Works Festival is a five-day playwriting and reading festival and a celebration of women in theatre.

Three finalists will be selected by a panel of play readers to present their work as a staged reading during the Festival. The Festival will culminate in an audience roundtable discussion, and Festival Passholders will have the opportunity to cast a vote for their favorite of the three works. All finalists will receive a stipend award of $1500, plus travel to/from Sarasota and housing.

Seeking new work from emerging and established female playwrights. Playwrights must be available to attend all festival rehearsals and talkbacks in Sarasota, FL. Rehearsals will take place September 22-September 25, 2026. Staged Reading performances will take place September 25 through September 27, 2026.

Interested playwrights are encouraged to read Urbanite’s mission statement and production history to get an idea of the type of work we produce.

Festival Stipend Awards: $1500
Finalists: three finalists will be selected.

• Submissions must be from women playwrights
• Playwrights must reside in the United States
• Plays must be unproduced and unpublished with limited development
• Plays that have been previously submitted to Urbanite Theatre or the Modern Works Festival are not eligible to be submitted again
• No musicals or translations
• Full length plays only (defined as 60 minutes or more)
• Must require four actors or less
• Must include quality, female roles that are well-represented
• Must include a contact page and character breakdown
• One submission per playwright
• Playwright must be available to attend the festival in person September 21-September 27, 2026 

Festival Rules & Requirements

Three finalists will be chosen to participate in the 2026 Modern Works Festival

Each finalist will receive the following: a professional director and stage manager, stage directions reader, professional actors, a table read, 15 rehearsal hours, a staged reading with a total of two staged reading performances and facilitated post-show talkbacks

Staged readings will have some lighting support, music stands and chairs, costumes props, and internal music are not allowed as the readings are text focused; actors cannot be asked to memorize any text

Actors, stage managers, directors will be comprised of local and non-local artists, AEA and non AEA
All finalists will receive an additional stipend of $36 per day perdiem to assist with daily food expenses
Housing, Travel to/from Sarasota will be provided

Finalists will be selected by panel of readers and notified by Urbanite Theatre no later than July 15, 2026.

Submissions must be received by June 15, 2026
The volume of submissions will prevent us from providing individual feedback

For questions regarding the Festival, contact modernworks@urbanitetheatre.com

2026 LSU SciArt New Play Festival

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Deadline: June 30, 2026

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Louisiana State University (LSU) is proud to announce the return of the SciArts New Play Festival, taking place in the Fall of 2026. Co-sponsored by the LSU College of Science, the LSU School of Theatre, and the LSU Office of Research and Economic Development, this groundbreaking festival will showcase staged readings of new accurate science plays selected from submissions across the nation.

The LSU SciArts New Play Festival is now accepting submissions. We are inviting playwrights to submit their original, unpublished, full-length play that explore the intersections of science and art. Playwrights selected will be flown to Baton Rouge for rehearsals, offering them the opportunity to refine their works in collaboration with experienced theatre professionals. Additionally, playwrights selected will receive a cash reward and recognition of their contribution to the festival. 

• Submissions must be original, unpublished plays, full-length plays (one or two acts accepted)

• Plays should prominently feature accurate science as a thematic element or integral part of the storyline 

• Plays should be submitted as a PDF document

• Ensure the script is formatted according to standard industry guidelines

• Over the course of the summer, a panel of theatre and science faculty will evaluate submissions and select the top three plays for the festival

• Selected playwrights will be notified via email by September 1st 

• Playwrights of the selected plays will be flown to Baton Rouge for workshop rehearsals

• Each selected playwright will receive a cash prize

• The festival will occur at the Music & Dramatic Arts Building on the LSU campus

For inquiries or assistance, please contact Zoe Godfrey-Grinage at zgodfr1@lsu.edu. 

46 Minutes Collective Fall 2026 Writer's Group seeks NYC-based writers

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Deadline: June 29, 2026 at 11:59 EDT

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The 46 Minutes Writers Group is a seasonal cohort of playwrights helping develop each other’s new work. Led by Gabby Kimbrough and Cha Mangan, our playwrights can receive feedback on their new work, get to hear their new work said out loud, and be held accountable for getting new pages and edits out. The Fall 2026 cohort program will be 10 weeks long, with each writer presenting their work every other week. We'll be meeting in-person every Saturday at the Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch from 11am - 2pm, September 19th to November 21st.

Writers will also publicly share a short snippet of their work in our fall ROUGH CUTS public showcase, which will take place on December 7th, 2026.

Writer's Group Meeting Sessions (11am-2pm on Saturdays at the Brooklyn Public Library)

Sept 19: 11am-2pm
Sept 26: 11am-2pm
Oct 3: 11am-2pm
Oct 10: 11am-2pm
Oct 17: 11am-2pm
Oct 24: 11am-2pm
Oct 31: 11am-2pm
Nov 7: 11am-2pm
Nov 14: 11am-2pm
Nov 21: 11am-2pm

ROUGH CUTS Public Sharing Night: December 7th, 2026 at 6:30pm, Location TBD

Location: Brooklyn Public Library - 10 Grand Army Plaza 1st floor, Brooklyn, NY 11238

Eligibility:
- must be an NYC-based artist
- must be able to attend all 10 sessions + ROUGH CUTS in person
- not currently enrolled in an MFA program

About Us: THE 46 MINUTES COLLECTIVE is a non-hierarchical performance collective founded by artists committed to nurturing and producing boldly original, interdisciplinary time-based work. We aim to bolster emerging artists in their pursuit to push the limits of form, challenge the purity of medium, and foster collaborative processes. Our works exist in the in-between and the surreal; they tap on the fourth wall in a quest to make art that is accessible and creatively adventurous. See more about our work, mission, and ongoing programs at www.46mincollective.com.

If you have any questions, need help filling out this application, or are having trouble uploading documents, please reach out to us at 46mincollective@gmail.com

A Classic Theater seeks full-length plays

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Deadline: June 30, 2026

You may submit either by email to act@aclassictheatre.org
or by US Mail to Cindy Alexander, 600 Nautical Way, St. Augustine, Fl 32080

Format should be in MS Word or PDF.

A Classic Theatre in St. Augustine, Florida is seeking submissions for full length new plays for our Staged Reading Series. Plays chosen will be presented in Season 2026-2027 which begins in September, 2026.

We are looking for plays within the following parameters.

Full length, with or without intermission

No longer than 90-105 minutes

No more that 6 characters

No children or teens

Plays will be selected to be performed over the course of the 2026-2027 Season. They will be presented as a Staged Reading, with one performance, and minimal rehearsal. There will be the opportunity for audience feedback.

You may submit any number of plays but it must be a new work that has not been fully produced elsewhere.

You will be notified via email by September 30, 2026. Selected playwrights will receive a stipend of $100 for the performance.

A Classic Theatre is a 501c-3 non profit community theatre. www.aclassictheatre.org For any questions, please email Cindy at calexander@aclassictheatre.org

DRURY UNIVERSITY ONE-ACT PLAY COMPETITION

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Deadline: December 1, 2026

Send scripts to:

Drury University One-Act Play Competition
c/o Dr. Mick Sokol, Professor of Theatre
900 North Benton Avenue
Springfield, MO 65802

FIRST PRIZE: $300 TWO HONORABLE MENTIONS: $150 each

Winning plays will be considered for production by Drury University.

COMPETITION RULES:

1. Competition is open to all playwrights. Scripts are to be original, unpublished, and unproduced. Staged readings or workshop productions will not disqualify a script. Musicals, monologues, adaptations, film and TV scripts are ineligible.

2. Preference will be given to small cast, one-set shows with running times of no less than twenty and no more than forty-five minutes.

3. No more than one script from any playwright. Scripts entered in this contest in previous years are ineligible for re-submission.

4. All scripts are to be typewritten and firmly bound (staple, clips, etc). Because of the nature of distributing scripts to readers, we do NOT accept electronic submissions.

5. Scripts cannot be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage. For confirmation of receipt, include a self-addressed stamped postcard. For results of your script, please include self-addressed stamped envelope. If possible, please include an e-mail address; we can send you contest results via email.

6. No written or verbal critiques will be tendered.

7. The decisions of the judges are final. Drury University reserves the right to produce any of the three winning plays royalty-free during our 2027-2028, 2028-2029 or 2029-2030 seasons, to withhold production, and to modify cashawards as deemed necessary by the judges.

8. Drury University does not assume any responsibility for the loss, damage, or return of scripts. All reasonable care will be taken.

9. Deadline for entries is a postmark of December 1, 2026.

10. Address scripts to Drury University One-Act Play Competition
c/o Dr. Mick Sokol, Professor of Theatre
900 North Benton Avenue
Springfield, MO 65802

11. Winners will be notified by mail (or e-mail) no later than April 1, 2027.

ASF TRANSLATION AWARDS 2026

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Deadline: September 15 by 11:59 pm EDT

SUBMISSION FORM

The prizes are for outstanding English translations of poetry, fiction, drama, or literary prose originally written in a Nordic language.

Translations must be from the writing of one author, although not necessarily from a single work.

The online application will require the following materials:

• Your CV
• A brief description of the author whose work you are translating and the significance of the original work
• One copy of the translation, including a title page and a table of contents for the proposed book of which the submitted manuscript is a part. If prose, manuscripts must be 25-50 pages, double-spaced; if poetry, 15-25 pages. *Note: Manuscripts must have numbered pages, and the translator’s name should not appear on any page of the translation manuscript. Submissions containing the translator’s name will be disqualified
• A letter or other document signed by the author, the author’s agent, or the author’s estate granting permission for the translation to be entered in this competition and published in Scandinavian Review

Restrictions:

The translation submitted in the competition may not have been previously published in the English language by the submission deadline. (If the submitted translation is also under consideration by a publisher, you must inform us of the expected publication date.)
Translators may submit one entry only and may not submit the same entry in more than two competitions.
The Translation Prize cannot be won more than three times by the same translator.

SQUARE ONE: 1st D.R.A.F.T.

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Deadline: June 30, 2026

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Development, Readings, Artists, Feedback & Theatre

We are now accepting submissions for Square One: 1st D.R.A.F.T., a collaborative new play development program designed to take original one-act plays from concept to fully staged production.

Questions? Please email maya@lakeworthplayhouse.org

Over the course of 6-8 months, selected playwrights will work alongside directors, actors, and theatre professionals through an intensive development and workshop process that includes:

• Script evaluations and feedback
• Table reads with actors
• Guided rewrites and revisions
• Collaborative development sessions
• Staged readings with an audience
• Professional production opportunities

This is not simply a play festival. Square One is a development lab.

We are seeking playwrights who are excited about collaboration and open to the rewriting process. Scripts selected for the program will evolve through multiple drafts and workshop sessions with input from theatre professionals, performers, and audiences. Writers should submit work they are comfortable revising and developing as part of an ensemble-driven creative process.

At the conclusion of the program, 3-4 plays will be selected for full production.

Submission Requirements

• Original one-act plays only
• Maximum of 15 minutes/15 Pages in length
• Plays should be able to be performed in a small 60 seat Black Box Theater
• Plays must be written specifically for the assigned Square One theme
• Playwrights retain full intellectual property rights to their final script
• 1 submission per playwright
• Plays may only be 2-5 actors (no one performer pieces, no more than 5 actors)
• ThemeA Light In The Dark
• Formatting Requirements12-point Times New Roman or Courier
• Single-spaced
• Character names in ALL CAPS above dialogue
• Standard play formatting and pagination
• 1-inch margins (1.5-inch left margin preferred)

May 18 through June 30
Selection Period

June 30 through July 25
10 plays selected for development
Phase One: Development Lab

August through 1st Week of November

This phase will alternate between:
• Writing and revision weeks
• Actor reading/workshop weeks

***PLAYWRIGHTS MUST BE AVAILABLE to meet 2-3 times a month in the evenings, August – October

The process culminates in a public staged reading of all 10 selected plays in the 1st Week of November.
Final Selection

Following the staged readings, 3 finalist plays will be selected for continued development and production.

Phase Two: Production Sprint

January through 1st Week of AprilFinal script revisions with playwrights
• Directors begin staging and rehearsals
• Full productions mounted for performance
Final Performances

Tentatively scheduled for 1st Week of April

Woodward/Newman Award 2027/28

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Deadline: August 31, 2026

SUBMISSION FORM

The Woodward/Newman Award is an exclusive honor offered by Constellation Stage & Screen, started through the support of Joanne Woodward, Newman’s Own Foundation, and the Newman family, celebrating Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward’s tremendous history of work on stage and screen. It presents the best unpublished play of the year with a cash prize of $3,000 and a full production as part of Constellation’s Mainstage season.

Please note that there are significant changes to our submission and selection process from previous years. In order to make the Woodward/Newman Award accessible to all, we have eliminated submission fees as well as the contest format. The Woodward/Newman Award will continue to be awarded to an unpublished new play once per year and come with a $3,000 cash prize and a full production. 

Submissions will be accepted and reviewed by our literary team on an ongoing basis, and will be considered for the award as well as for all 7 production slots in our season. So a play that is not selected for the Woodward/Newman slot in our season, may still be considered and selected for production. 

This will allow us to now accept open submissions for all types of plays (including TYA shows). Plays submitted by midnight, August 31st, 2026 will be considered for the 2027-28 season, while plays submitted beyond that date will be considered for the 2028-29 Season. All submissions will be kept on file for 2 years after submission.

If you have questions regarding submissions to the Constellation Stage & Screen, please contact the Literary Manager at literary@seeconstellation.org.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS

We are currently accepting submissions for the 2027-28 Woodward/Newman Award. The award recipient will be announced by May 15, 2027. 

The winner will be awarded $3,000 and a full production.“Full-length” plays should have a complete running time of between 1 hour 15 minutes (75 minutes) to 2 hours 15 minutes (135 minutes). TYA shows should have a complete running time of over 40 minutes.

Plays submitted must be unpublished at the time of submission (independently published is acceptable).
Each play should be individually submitted at the following link: CONSTELLATION STAGE & SCREEN PLAY SUBMISSION.

You will be asked to submit your play as an attachment and all other information (bio, history, synopsis, character breakdown) will be entered into a form. Musical submissions may upload demos as an attachment or include a link to a shared folder.

Limit of 2 play submissions per year.

$3,000 cash prize is in lieu of royalties for the full production. Housing & transportation will also be provided.

Any unpublished play submitted to Constellation regardless of method (e.g. online form, agent submission, direct contact) may be considered for the Woodward/Newman Award.

Please note that we are moving away from a “finalists” model in lieu of keeping all plays under consideration for extended periods (2yrs). We will only announce a winner.

If you have any questions, please email literary@seeconstellation.org.

Script Consulting for Stage Plays and Musicals with Arianna Rose

In need of a pair of eyes on your stage script as you prepare for or continue with rewrites? Desire assistance with structure, character arcs, dialogue or plot? The play doctor is IN! I’ve helped playwrights and musical theatre writers with their scripts of all lengths.

“Arianna provided terrific advice as dramaturg on my new full-length drama… She was thoughtful and professional… Her comments were astute, perceptive and creative, and she never held back from challenging me in a positive manner… Her analysis has been rich and in depth…Long after I received her report, I continue to reflect on her analysis and be enriched by it.” 

            - Elan Garonzik, playwright

“Arianna!!!! Thank you so much. Genius. This is exactly the type of feedback and actionable brainstorming I was hoping for. I truly appreciate your thorough and thoughtful work. My mind is already drumming up ways to “show, not tell” this story…I'm going to spend some super quality time with your write-up and notes.”

~ Karen Campion, Award-winning Playwright and Screenwriter

“…[Arianna] excels in the kind of focused dramaturgy that supports AND stimulates a writer’s process. She is completely adept at breaking down, honing-in, and explaining (with clarity) wherever there may be issues or problems in the story. Her skill at examining details is only exceeded by her innate ability to ask the right questions that stimulate a writer to find and understand their path to making rewrites/corrections that stay true to their own style and voice… She IS the real thing!”

~ Jack G Hyman, playwright, author, actor, musical theatre writer

MY CREDENTIALS

• M.F.A., NYU Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program
• Alumna, BMI-Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Workshop
• Member, LMDA (Literary Managers & Dramaturgs of the Americas)
• Playwriting Instructor: Dramatists Guild Institute, PlayPenn Theatre.
• Dramaturg: “Plays in Progress” program for plays and musicals, Dramatists Guild
• Founder & Moderator, Plays on Purpose/New Musicals (Weekly Stage Writers Group)

MY RATES

I offer a discount to current Dramatists Guild members or South Florida Theatre League members, and the rates for short plays include rewrites. You can find my current rates, code of ethics, dramaturgical process, more testimonials and a contact form on my website page:

http://ariannarose.net/dramaturg-for-hire

You can also email me at rockawayrose@gmail.com I look forward to helping you with your play or musical!

Axis Review seeks plays

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Deadline:  June 10, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT

SUBMIT VIA GOOGLE FORMS

Restrictions: For writers identifying as female or living in a feminized body.

Axis Review is a new literary magazine centering female and feminized bodies. We are currently accepting submissions for our inaugural Summer 2026 issue! We are looking for poetry, fiction (short fiction, flash fiction, plays), nonfiction (personal essay, cultural critique, scientific essay), and visual art (illustration, photography, mixed media, digital art, and more), particularly work that reflects an element of our mission statement: “Where the body sits at an axis. Where the intimate becomes political, the private becomes public, and the scientific becomes poetic.

There’s something for everyone at the Playwrights Group

There’s something for everyone at TPG!

Script Consultations

If have a script you want 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
• 3 Hour Short Course

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

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!

Thursdays 7 - 9:30pm EST

Please visit our website for further Info and Rates: 

www.theplaywrightsgroup.com

Contact us at 

scripts@theplaywrightsgroup.com

San Miguel de Allende Diez Minutos Festival 2026 seeks 10-minute plays

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Deadline:  June 30, 2026 midnight Central Time

Only the first 100 plays entered are guaranteed to be considered. 

Please email your submission to: diezminutosfestival@gmail.com. Any inquiries should be sent to the same address.

The San Miguel de Allende Diez Minutos Festival is very happy to be back after a 4-year hiatus. 

The plays will be fully staged and performed in the Santa Ana theatre in the centro historico of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, in January of 2027.  

There is no fee for submitting. The audiences will vote on their favorite play. The winner will be given $50 USD as a prize, the second favorite $30 USD and the third, $20 USD. 

Each playwright whose script is selected and performed will receive two complimentary tickets to the production.

Submission Guidelines

Players Workshop may delete, without reading, any submission that does not comply with these rules. 

Only one play may be submitted per entrant. Send us your best!

Only the first 100 plays entered are guaranteed to be considered.

The theme of this year’s festival is: SMALL SPACES.

There must be no nudity, and suitability for performance before a general adult audience will be a factor in selection. No musicals or children’s plays, please.

The play must be submitted by email, as an attached PDF file, with a separate PDF listing playwright information. No Word files or other formats will be accepted.

We’re asking for blind submissions again this year; your name must not appear on the script. The second PDF shall include all contact information for the playwright, including name, address, telephone number and email address on a separate title page.

The script must be in standard play format, with a title page, a character listing, the setting, props, and any technical requirements or other production considerations.

The two PDF files should be titled "Submission [Name Of Play]” and "Title Page [Name Of Play].”

The play must be in English and no longer than 10 pages in standard format, with a calculated running time of no less than eight minutes and no more than twelve minutes.

Submission period opens on June 1, 2026. Entries must be received prior to midnight U.S. Central Standard Time, June 30, 2026. No late submissions will be accepted because of transmission problems.

The play must be unpublished but may have had previous productions. If the play has had previous productions, a production history must be included with the submission of the title page. The submitting playwright must own all rights to the play.

Selection of plays will be at the absolute discretion of the judges. Selection of a play does not guarantee production. Producers may decline to produce a selected play because of casting, directing or any other consideration.

Notification is expected to be made no later than October 1, 2026. Only playwrights whose plays have been selected for performance during the festival will receive notification of acceptance. Playwrights whose plays were received in the first 100 submitted will receive first-round notification. Producers reserve the right to consider additional plays not received in the first 100.

Plays are restricted to 4 or fewer characters. Small casts are preferable, as the stage size is modest, with minimal set, props, sound cues, and costuming.

Our talent pool is composed mostly of actors aged 40 and older. This will be a factor in selection.

Entering playwrights grant the producers of Diez Minutos permission to perform the play a maximum of twelve times during the Diez Minutos festival, and to make as many copies of the script as are necessary for production. All other rights remain with the playwright.

Thanks, in advance, for helping us to make Diez Minutos 2026 a great success. We look forward to reading your entry.

Players Workshop
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Fairy Tale Review seeks plays for Volume 23

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Deadline: June 16, 2026 3AM

SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE

Fairy Tale Review invites submissions for consideration by the editors for Volume 23, which will be published in Spring 2027.

We can consider up to 30 manuscript pages. 

Submissions can include a single work or multiple complete works. 

You will be asked to designate a genre when you submit. Y

ou may submit in multiple genres, but please only submit once to each genre. 

We prefer Word documents; please include page numbers. A cover sheet with titles is helpful if the document includes multiple works. If your work has special formatting needs to appear on the page as intended, please submit both a Word document and a PDF. 

We consider all styles and genres: prose fiction, verse fiction, memoir, essay, craft essay, creative scholarship, poetry, not to mention work that does not fall neatly into any category (go ahead and pick the closest genre on Submittable; we’re used to seeing unusual work). 

We would love to see some graphic novel excerpts or stories, comics, and plays.

The script doctor is in the house! 🩷

Award-winning bicoastal playwright and screenwriter Sarah Congress is offering her coveted script doctoring services online, for a limited time. 

Whether you are a producer with a screenplay/series that needs reworking, a fiction writer in need of inspiration, or a playwright with a new play, Sarah is here to help you take your script to the next level. Many clients that have worked with Sarah have won major awards in film festivals as well as prestigious theatrical opportunities.

Visit Sarah's website to connect with her.

Script Services:

• Help clients get “out of their own way” and fully realize their work and writing potential
• Offer rewrite suggestions 
• Punch up jokes and humor
• Improve confidence 
• Fine-tune material to hook a reader’s interest
• Assist in finding submission and publication opportunities as needed
• Marketing strategy help 

Bio

Sarah Congress is a playwright and script doctor with LA representation. Her play "Last Sunrise" was produced by Nylon Fusion for their Gilded Age/Cage Festival at TADA Theatre (June, 2025). "Last Sunrise" was presented with writers John Patrick Shanley, Lyle Kessler, and Migdalia Cruz. Sarah’s play “Delulu” was a semifinalist for Centre Stage's 23rd Annual New Play Festival (1 of 40 plays from 800 submissions). "Delulu" was read at the Episcopal Actors' Guild October 2025 and published by Feels Blind Literary and read at AWP 2026. She co-wrote the screenplay "I Can't Hear You!" which won BEST COMEDY in the 2024 Jersey Shore Film Festival. Her play “Overdose” won 2nd place for BEST SHORT in the 2023 Downtown Urban Arts Festival at Playwrights Horizons.

Teaching Experience

Sarah has taught writing classes for the Hoboken Historical Museum, Project Write Now, The Knowledge Project, RTA and the Hudson Valley Writers Center - as well as private teaching.

Testimonials - many clients find that working with Sarah is like "therapy"

"Sarah Congress is a wonderful teacher. She's supportive, intuitive, knowledgeable about writing and the landscape of theatre, film and TV. She asks the right questions, gives great notes and the sessions are enjoyable and productive. If you want to take your writing to the next level I can't think of a better coach/script doctor. The sessions fly by but the lessons you learn endure. She's great."

~ Jeff Perlman, Playwright & Non-profit CEO

"I had a breakthrough in my playwriting after working with Sarah. Her coaching made me realize I had the bad habit of undermining the power of my words.. I saw that after she pointed out one line in my play BIG FAT BABY IN HIS MOTHER'S ARMS which I went on to rewrite immediately and submitted for a serious Playwrights Fellowship. Just yesterday I heard from the UCROSS Foundation that I am the Alternate Fellow in the event one of the winners cannot attend in Spring 2025. I am honored to be acknowledged for the Fellowship and thank Sarah for her important coaching. Sarah will have you grow as a playwright/screenwriter in front of her eyes."

~ Tino Juarez, Playwright

"Sarah is a wonderful coach and mentor. She is tough and challenging and fun and really pushes me as a writer into places I didn’t know I was able to go. I have learned so much working with Sarah, not just as a writer, but also as a teacher, as I transition from novelist to playwright. I could not give a higher recommendation working with her. But I assure you, if I could, I would."

~ Jon Papernick, Novelist and Assistant Professor at Emerson College

IATI Theater seeks submissions for the 2027 Cimientos Season - CONVOCATORIA PARA OBRAS TEATRALES

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Deadline: June 30, 2026

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

CONVOCATORIA PARA OBRAS TEATRALES - Las instrucciones también están disponibles en español (desplácese hacia abajo).

Submissions are only accepted through the electronic form–see link below. Make sure to read guidelines before completing the submission form. For more information: iatitheater.org or contact: guillermo@iatitheater.org.

Cimientos is IATI Theater’s Play Development Program. We provide playwrights the opportunity to develop new, never-before produced plays through a community of cutting-edge theater artists. Through the PPP* and SRP*, Cimientos amplifies as clearly as possible the voice of the playwright who lays the foundation from which the work emerges. Like IATI Theater, Cimientos is committed to supporting playwrights and works that challenge convention and explore the avant-garde spirit of IATI’s Vanguardia.

Submissions that do not adhere to the following guidelines will not be reviewed.

1. The online form is the only method of submission. No submissions will be accepted via email. Once submitted, no changes can be made. Please ensure to submit the correct file. The submission button will be active during June.

2. This program is open to authors from anywhere in the world with original works in English or Spanish who are interested in feedback from a New York audience.

3. The playwright must commit to take part in the PPP (Playwrights Peer Panel) meetings, which will be held online. The PPP will meet for ten (10) consecutive weeks during December 2026 - February 2027.

4. The playwright must commit to participate in their post-reading talk-back, either in person or video conference. Staged readings will take place at our theater space in the East Village in July 2027.

5. Applicant must be the original creator of the submitted work and the sole owner of its rights. By submitting their work, applicants grant IATI Theater permission to use the submitted material for the Cimientos Program.

6. The submission must be a completed, new, full-length play that has not had a previous professional production. If the play has undergone a workshop, staged reading or development of any kind, the playwright must state so on the online form. We encourage plays in an early stage of development.

7. Submissions must be unpublished work. Published plays in any format are not acceptable.

8. Only one play may be submitted per playwright, per season.

9. Scripts must be between 45–90 minutes in length.

10. The play must have five (5) actors or less. Plays with more than five characters must include a clear doubling plan demonstrating how the play can be performed by five actors or fewer. It must be clearly expressed on the online form.

11. The playwright’s name(s) or identifying information must not appear anywhere within the script, file name, or document metadata. Cimientos reads submissions “blind,” in an effort to let the quality of the work speak for itself and to keep our judging process as equitable as possible.

12. All documents must be submitted in PDF format. Other formats will not be accepted.

13. Submissions for the 2027 Season will only be accepted from June 1 to June 30, 2026.

TO SUBMIT

https://www.iatitheater.org/cimientos

Cimientos 2027 will consist of two main components:

◆ PPP (Playwrights Peer Panel): Playwrights accepted to the program and IATI Theater’s artistic staff will converge in workshop meetings to discuss the new works that make up the particular season. Every meeting will be dedicated to a single playwright in the program, the focus being in further advancing the text before it is presented in front of a live audience. These meetings will be held online.

◆ SRP (Staged Reading Presentation): Each playwright in the program will be given the opportunity to present their play in a directed, professionally acted staged reading. Thus, the piece will be exposed to a receptive audience that further develops the featured script through a post-reading talkback. The staged reading will take place in person in our theater in New York City.


CONVOCATORIA PARA OBRAS TEATRALES

Del 1 de junio al 30 de junio de 2026, IATI Theater acepta obras teatrales para su programa Cimientos 2027. Los envíos de obras teatrales solo se pueden hacer a través del formulario electrónico en el enlace abajo en este documento.

Asegúrese de leer las instrucciones antes de completar el formulario. Para más información consulte iatitheater.org o contáctese a través del siguiente email: guillermo@iatitheater.org.

Cimientos es un programa de desarrollo de obras teatrales llevado a cabo por IATI Theater que brinda la oportunidad de desarrollar obras nunca producidas a través de una comunidad de artistas de vanguardia. A través de nuestras sesiones de laboratorio (PPP)* y las lecturas dramatizadas (SRP)*, Cimientos amplifica la voz creativa de quien escribe, la cual consideramos la base fundamental de toda obra teatral. Al igual que IATI Theater, Cimientos se compromete a apoyar a las obras que impulsen las convenciones y exploren la vanguardia teatral.

INSTRUCCIONES DE PARTICIPACIÓN

La participación es gratuita

Las obras teatrales que no cumplan con los siguientes requisitos no serán evaluadas.

1. El formulario en línea en la página de IATI es el único método de envío. El sistema estará activo durante el mes de junio. Una vez enviada la obra, no pueden hacerse cambios. Por favor asegúrese de colocar el archivo correcto. No se aceptarán obras por email.

2. Este programa está abierto a personas de cualquier parte del mundo con textos originales en inglés o español que quieran exponer su trabajo a la audiencia de Nueva York.

3. La persona participante debe comprometerse a asistir a las reuniones de laboratorio o PPP (Playwrights Peer Panel),

las cuales se darán por videoconferencia. Las sesiones de PPP se realizarán durante diez (10) semanas consecutivas

entre diciembre 2026 y febrero 2027.

4. La persona participante debe comprometerse a asistir a la conversación con el público posterior a la lectura dramatizada de su obra, ya sea en persona o por videoconferencia. Las lecturas tendrán lugar en nuestro espacio teatral en el East Village de Manhattan en julio 2027.

5. La persona participante debe ser la autora original del trabajo presentado y la única propietaria de sus derechos. Alenviar su trabajo, se otorga permiso a IATI Theater de usar el material presentado para el programa Cimientos 2027.

6. La obra debe estar completa y no debe tener una producción profesional previa. Si la obra ha participado en talleres, lecturas dramatizadas o procesos de desarrollo de cualquier tipo, se debe indicar en el formulario en línea. Las obras en primeras etapas de desarrollo son bienvenidas.

7. La obra enviada debe ser inédita, no debe estar publicada en ningún formato.

8. Solo se puede presentar una obra por participante, por temporada.

9. La obra dramática debe tener entre 45 y 90 minutos de duración.

10. La obra debe requerir cinco (5) actores o menos. Aquellas que tengan más de 5 personajes y puedan ser interpretadas por 5 actores o menos requerirá una explicación en el formulario. Las obras de más de 5 personajes sin explicación precisa no serán evaluadas.

11. No debe existir en ninguna parte del texto, nombre del archivo o metadatos del documento ninguna información de autoría o identificatoria. Cimientos evalúa las obras “a ciegas”, en un esfuerzo por dejar que la calidad del trabajo hable por sí misma y por mantener el proceso de evaluación lo más equitativo y transparente posible.

12. Todos los documentos deben presentarse en formato PDF. Aquellas obras enviadas en otros formatos no serán evaluadas.

13. Los envíos para la temporada 2027 solo se aceptarán del 1 de junio al 30 de junio de 2026.

PARA ENVIAR:

https://www.iatitheater.org/cimientos

El programa Cimientos 2027 constará de dos componentes principales:

◆ PPP (Playwrights Peer Panel): Lxs autorxs aceptadxs en el programa y el staff artístico de IATI Theater se reunirán en sesiones de laboratorio para discutir las nuevas obras que componen la temporada. Cada reunión estará dedicada a una sola obra del programa, con el interés de desarrollar aún más el texto antes de que se presente frente a un público en vivo. Las reuniones se darán de forma virtual en un horario a convenir.

◆ SRP (Staged Reading Presentation): cada dramaturgx en el programa tendrá la oportunidad de presentar su obra enuna lectura dramatizada dirigida y actuada profesionalmente por artistas de la ciudad de Nueva York. Posteriormente, la obra estará expuesta a un público local con el que se tendrá una conversación en vivo para continuar desarrollando el texto. La lectura dramatizada será en persona y tendrá lugar en nuestro teatro localizado en el East Village (Manhattan) en la ciudad de Nueva York.

CALL FOR AFRICAN PLAYWRIGHTS

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Deadline: June 7, 2026

APPLY BY EMAIL volunteer@afri-kana.org
Please note, this is not a volunteer position. That is simply the email we are using to receive submissions.

Afrikana is seeking African immigrant / first generation playwrights to submit scenes, monologues, short plays, or full-length works for an upcoming production centered on the immigrant experience.

All stories are welcome! The majority of the script must be in English, but multilingual stories and scripts are accepted and celebrated.

The final piece will be produced and brought to life on stage as part of a larger fundraising production supporting Afrikana’s mission and its goal of raising $1 million in seed capital to establish an endowment fund.

ABOUT AFRIKANA
Afrikana supports New York’s newest and oldest residents. We specifically focus on Black, Arab, and Muslim arrivals who face significant barriers to accessing services, including legal, shelter, workforce, and benefit assistance.

Subject Line: SCRIPT SUBMISSION 2026
Name:
Title of Play:
Genre:
Summary: 200 words maximum
*Link to Excerpt (Google Docs PDF):
Link to Script (Google Docs PDF):
Tell Us About Yourself: Optional, 100 words maximum

*For scripts longer than 10 pages, please include a separate PDF with a 10-page excerpt.

FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS
Scripts should be formatted in 12-point Arial font with 1.5 line spacing. All pages must be numbered in the upper right-hand corner, beginning with the Title Page as page 1. Please include a list of characters on page 2, as well as any additional contextual information you wish to share.

PAY
Selected playwright(s) will receive a stipend; details provided upon selection.

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature seeks one-act and full-length plays from current or former citizens of the Philippines

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Deadline: June 30, 2026

ONE-ACT ENTRY FORM

FULL-LENGTH ENTRY FORM

In the ONE-ACT PLAY/DULANG MAY ISANG YUGTO categories, an entry must be of sufficient length to approximate a performance time of forty-five (45) minutes and must include a separate one-page synopsis.

The theme is open and free.

7. In the FULL-LENGTH PLAY/DULANG GANAP ANG HABA categories, an entry must consist of two (2) or more acts and must include a separate one-page synopsis.

All entries MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE through the official CPMA website: www.palancaawards.com.ph –

please follow the instructions under the Contest page. Printed and/or email submissions WILL NOT BE

ACCEPTED.

F. ENTRY CONDITIONS

1. Authors may submit only one (1) entry per category; however, they may submit entries across multiple categories, provided that each entry is distinct.

2. An entry or excerpt thereof, may only be submitted in one (1) category and may not be entered in any other category.

3. A translation of an entry submitted in one (1) division shall not be eligible in any other division.

4. A work which has been awarded a prize in another contest before 12:00 M.N. of 30 June 2026 is not qualified for the awards.

5. Published/produced works which were first published or first produced between 01 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, and/or unpublished/unproduced works, may be entered in the contest. However, for the Novel and Nobela categories, which are opened every other year, authors may submit either published or unpublished works, provided that published entries were first published between 01 June 2024 and 30 June 2026. 

AWARDS

One-act plays

First prize 18,000
Second prize 12,000
Third prize 9,000

Full-length Plays

First prize 21,000
Second prize 14,000
Third prize 9,000

The Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards) was established in 1950 to commemorate the memory of Carlos Palanca, Sr. through an endeavor that would promote education and culture in the country.

The Palanca Awards aims to develop Philippine Literature in the following manner:By providing incentives for writers to craft their most outstanding literary works;
By being a treasury of the Philippine’s literary gems from our gifted writers; and
To assist in their eventual dissemination to our people, particularly students.

In 1950, the Palanca Awards called on Filipino fictionists to weave their best short story in either English or Filipino.

MORE CONTEST RULES

Showpeople Theatre Collective’s Inaugural Theatre Festival

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Deadline: June 20, 2026

SUBMISSION FORM

SHOWPEOPLE THEATRE COLLECTIVE INC. is currently seeking new works by emerging artists for its first-ever theatre festival, to play in Long Island City, Queens, this coming December.

We will be selecting two plays or musicals to take part in the inaugural Showpeople Theatre Festival, performing on a weekday during the first week of December.

What Do You Get?

Two performance slots: 3 PM - 6 PM and 7 PM- 10 PM at a theatre in Long Island City, Queens

Tech rehearsal space from 9 AM - 2 PM (5 hours) the same day as your performance

40% of your ticket sales, meaning you’ll get $12 per ticket sold!

A Showpeople liaison during both your tech and your shows, who will also act as an usher

There are NO submission or performance fees

What Do You Bring?

Your show! (~120 minutes as a soft maximum run time)

Your cast

Your crew, including (as needed) a technician(s), stage manager, stagehands, musicians, etc.

Any costumes, props, or set pieces you need (there will be an additional timeslot on Monday, November 30th, 2026 when you can bring these over to the theatre to save you tech time)

Additional Things to Know

Solo shows and two-handers may be less likely to be chosen as we want to provide this opportunity to as many theatremakers as possible. Showpeople is all about big shows done simply

We may be less inclined to choose shows requiring substantial nudity or realistic looking weaponry. Any weapons used must be safe and clearly props (no sharp edges, no glass, no heavy metals, etc.)

Showpeople has a history of primarily supporting musical theatre, but straight plays will be given equal consideration

We will consider potential conflicts when deciding which slot your show gets Tuesday through Thursday, but it is ultimately up to the discretion of the Showpeople Theatre Festival coordinators

If chosen, consider your expenses before accepting admission into the festival. Showpeople Theatre Collective is not able to provide any funds for actors, crew, costumes, set, etc. (that being said, much great theatre can be done with minimal bells and whistles!)

You will have no rehearsal time in the space before your tech day of, so try to dry run your show in a similarly sized rehearsal room to make the transition as easy as possible

As mentioned above, your show’s performance will be given two three-hour time slots. The shows we’re producing in-house are all 120 minutes or less, so aim for this as a limit. This DOES NOT mean you absolutely can’t perform a longer show, but timing must be considered. For practical purposes, any show that seems like it may run too long for the time slot will be rejected

Intermissions are allowed

Plays do NOT need to be NYC or world premieres

No pieces under 60 minutes will be considered

Deadline is June 20th, and selected plays will hear by July 1st

2027 Open Stage Space Grant

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Deadline: May 31, 2026

2027 Open Stage Space Grant Application Form.

For over 100 years, EAG has provided emergency financial aid and career support to New York City’s professional performing artists. We take pride in our ongoing effort to find new ways to support our vibrant performing arts community. Understanding how challenging it is for emerging theatre companies to find affordable space for creating work in NYC, we introduced the Open Stage space grant in 2017. With Open Stage, we can support theatre companies by giving them an opportunity to create and present work without the challenges that come with finding and maintaining affordable space.

When a NYC theatre company is awarded an Open Stage grant, they will receive:

• a $6,000 credit to be used towards booking up to 80 hours in our historic theatre space at our EAG member rate of $75/hour during a two-month residency at Guild Hall (1 East 29th Street, NYC 10016),
• $1,000 from EAG's Teri Black Performance Fund to be used towards performer/director stipends, AND
• limited additional funding (amount TBD) for some specific line items in their production budgets thanks to NYSCA and NYC's DCLA. 
• During a grantee's residency, they can use their time booked in Guild Hall to meet, develop, devise, rehearse, tech, and perform the piece of their choosing. Each residency must culminate with 4-8 ticketed public performances in Guild Hall. The gross proceeds from these performances will be split evenly between the grant recipient and the charitable programs of EAG. 

All applicants are highly encouraged to familiarize themselves with our unique space before applying (www.actorsguild.org/rent-our-space). If you have not been to Guild Hall before and would like to see it in person, please call or email us and we will be happy to schedule an appointment for a walk through.

This year, we are accepting applications for ONE Winter 2027 (January/February) Open Stage grant and ONE Summer 2027 (July/August) Open Stage grant.

For our 2027 Open Stage grants, EAG is specifically looking to support NYC theatre companies that are seeking a residency to present:

• a staged reading of a new/original work with a larger cast,
• a developmental workshop of a new/original work with a smaller cast, OR
• a more fully realized production of a new/original solo show or two-hander.
• After several years of offering Open Stage grants, we believe that these options for the scale of a piece/presentation provide the most flexibility to grantees to successfully develop and explore a new work in our unique space while making mindful use of everyone's time and paying everyone equitably.

What makes for a successful Open Stage application?

A strong mission,
A demonstrated need,
A commitment to equitable pay for artists, AND
A demonstrated ability to achieve stated goals for the project (appropriate levels of staffing and funding to see the proposed project through, etc.)
You can preview the questions asked on this year's application here. All applications must be submitted online through this form in order to be considered for this opportunity.


TIMELINE
Application due: Sunday, May 31, 2026. No applications will be accepted after the deadline.
Finalist Interviews (in person at Guild Hall): The week of July 6, 2026.
Announcement of grant recipients: The week of July 13, 2026.