Website
Deadline: September 30, 2024
Fresh Binder’s 2024 Fall Cohort is for Transgender/Non-Binary/Gender Non-Conforming playwrights in the NYC area. Over the course of 10 weeks, the group will create individual 10 minute plays under the theme “FALLING FALling fallen” that will be presented at a reading at the end of the process.
We meet in mid-town Manhattan on Tuesdays from 6-9pm in person.
If interested, please fill out this google form with some questions and a 10 minute sample (preferably a 10 minute play, but can be a part of a larger work): https://forms.gle/tejoyxZ7wxeqzU7j6
Any questions, please email freshbinderproductions@gmail.com or visit our website freshbinderproductions.com
Saturday, September 14, 2024
2025 Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival
Labels: 10-minute plays, festival
Website
Deadline: November 1, 2024
OOHP is accepting submissions for the "2025 Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival," now through November 1st
Over Our Head Players is accepting submissions for the "2025 Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival," now through November 1, 2024. "Snowdance®" entry is open to original 10 minute or shorter comedies for the stage. Winning entries will be performed together in one theatre presentation by the OOHP Snowdance ensemble at Sixth Street Theatre for five weeks beginning February 7, 2025. The entire Snowdance production will be presented 24 times during the run. At each performance, audience members can vote for their favorite individual comedy; the audience favorites will earn cash prizes for the playwright. Entries may be sent to SNOWDANCE, c/o Sixth Street Theatre, 318 Sixth Street, Racine, Wisconsin, 53403. Alternatively, entries may be sent by email to snowdance@overourheadplayers.org.
Rules for the Snowdance Comedy Competition, which is open to everyone without age or geographic restriction, are relatively simple. In summary, competition is open to unpublished, 10 minute or shorter comedies free of royalty and copyright restrictions. Musicals, adaptations, and translations will not be considered. Entries must be postmarked by November 1, 2024. The writer's name, address, phone number, and e-mail address should be included on the title page and only the title page. The title page should also include a cast list and a 1 to 3 sentence synopsis of the play. Plays can have a cast of one to four characters; plays should be easily staged, avoiding elaborate set requirements. Submit one typed manuscript in standard format, securely bound. Complete rules are posted on the Rules page. Any questions can be directed to Rich Smith via the box office, at 262-632-6802, or by e-mail at snowdance@overourheadplayers.org. Scripts will not be returned.
The "Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival" is a competition of original short comedies. Writers from throughout the community, the state, and the country are invited to enter; previous involvement with Over Our Head Players is not a requirement. Scripts will be judged by the Snowdance Selection Committee; selected scripts will be produced in a complete festival performance. Then, in the ultimate interactive experience, audiences vote for the production they enjoyed the most. The votes will be tallied throughout the five weekend festival run, and the Snowdance "Best in Snow" will be awarded after the final performance on March 9, 2025. A $300.00 prize goes to “Best in Snow”, with a $200.00 award going to second place, and $100 for third place. All submissions selected for production will receive a one-time $50.00 royalty payment. OOHP presents Snowdance February 7 – March 9, 2025.
Deadline: November 1, 2024
OOHP is accepting submissions for the "2025 Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival," now through November 1st
Over Our Head Players is accepting submissions for the "2025 Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival," now through November 1, 2024. "Snowdance®" entry is open to original 10 minute or shorter comedies for the stage. Winning entries will be performed together in one theatre presentation by the OOHP Snowdance ensemble at Sixth Street Theatre for five weeks beginning February 7, 2025. The entire Snowdance production will be presented 24 times during the run. At each performance, audience members can vote for their favorite individual comedy; the audience favorites will earn cash prizes for the playwright. Entries may be sent to SNOWDANCE, c/o Sixth Street Theatre, 318 Sixth Street, Racine, Wisconsin, 53403. Alternatively, entries may be sent by email to snowdance@overourheadplayers.org.
Rules for the Snowdance Comedy Competition, which is open to everyone without age or geographic restriction, are relatively simple. In summary, competition is open to unpublished, 10 minute or shorter comedies free of royalty and copyright restrictions. Musicals, adaptations, and translations will not be considered. Entries must be postmarked by November 1, 2024. The writer's name, address, phone number, and e-mail address should be included on the title page and only the title page. The title page should also include a cast list and a 1 to 3 sentence synopsis of the play. Plays can have a cast of one to four characters; plays should be easily staged, avoiding elaborate set requirements. Submit one typed manuscript in standard format, securely bound. Complete rules are posted on the Rules page. Any questions can be directed to Rich Smith via the box office, at 262-632-6802, or by e-mail at snowdance@overourheadplayers.org. Scripts will not be returned.
The "Snowdance® 10 Minute Comedy Festival" is a competition of original short comedies. Writers from throughout the community, the state, and the country are invited to enter; previous involvement with Over Our Head Players is not a requirement. Scripts will be judged by the Snowdance Selection Committee; selected scripts will be produced in a complete festival performance. Then, in the ultimate interactive experience, audiences vote for the production they enjoyed the most. The votes will be tallied throughout the five weekend festival run, and the Snowdance "Best in Snow" will be awarded after the final performance on March 9, 2025. A $300.00 prize goes to “Best in Snow”, with a $200.00 award going to second place, and $100 for third place. All submissions selected for production will receive a one-time $50.00 royalty payment. OOHP presents Snowdance February 7 – March 9, 2025.
Friday, September 13, 2024
Edward F. Albee Foundation Residency 2025
Labels: residency
Website
Deadline: October 31, 2024
Deadline: October 31, 2024
SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE
Playwrights should submit a full script (short plays and one acts are considered "full scripts" for this purpose.) Please limit scripts to fewer than 130 pages (in a single file).
The Edward F. Albee Foundation maintains the William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center (better known as "The Barn") in Montauk, Long Island, New York, as a residence for writers and visual artists of all media. Due to extensive, site-wide renovations, we are proud to be completely ADA-accessible and open our doors to all creative people.
The Center is open year-round (with the exception of December, when it is closed for general maintenance and holidays), and can accommodate four creative persons at a time. Residencies are for calendar months only. The standards for admission are, simply, talent and need.
Located approximately two miles from the center of Montauk and the Atlantic Ocean, "The Barn" rests in a secluded knoll which offers privacy and a peaceful atmosphere. The Foundation expects all those accepted for residence to work seriously and to conduct themselves in such a manner as to aid fellow residents in their endeavors. Writers and visual artists are offered individual en-suite bedrooms and separate working studios. Residents are responsible for their food, travel, and other expenses. The environment is simple and communal. Residents are expected to do their share in maintaining the condition of "The Barn" as well as its peaceful environment.
Playwrights should submit a full script (short plays and one acts are considered "full scripts" for this purpose.) Please limit scripts to fewer than 130 pages (in a single file).
The Edward F. Albee Foundation maintains the William Flanagan Memorial Creative Persons Center (better known as "The Barn") in Montauk, Long Island, New York, as a residence for writers and visual artists of all media. Due to extensive, site-wide renovations, we are proud to be completely ADA-accessible and open our doors to all creative people.
The Center is open year-round (with the exception of December, when it is closed for general maintenance and holidays), and can accommodate four creative persons at a time. Residencies are for calendar months only. The standards for admission are, simply, talent and need.
Located approximately two miles from the center of Montauk and the Atlantic Ocean, "The Barn" rests in a secluded knoll which offers privacy and a peaceful atmosphere. The Foundation expects all those accepted for residence to work seriously and to conduct themselves in such a manner as to aid fellow residents in their endeavors. Writers and visual artists are offered individual en-suite bedrooms and separate working studios. Residents are responsible for their food, travel, and other expenses. The environment is simple and communal. Residents are expected to do their share in maintaining the condition of "The Barn" as well as its peaceful environment.
A is For Playwriting Contest 2024 for one-act plays
Labels: contest, one-act plays, prize
Website
Deadline: October 18, 2024 11:59PM EDT
SUBMISSION PROCESS HERE
You may submit as many plays as you wish. Each play requires a separate entry.
You may not edit an entry after submitting.
Please submit only one-act plays; Full length plays or plays with an intermission will be disqualified.
Plays must NOT be longer than 90 minutes. Plays longer than 90 minutes will be disqualified.
If you have a one-act or full length you would like to submit that is longer than 90 minutes, you may submit a scene, a section, or a cutting, but your submission must not be longer than 90 minutes.
Plays can be as short as they need to be. They can be as short as a single page if you feel that is sufficient to tell your story.
Please submit your files in PDF only.
Plays in languages other than English will be accepted as long as an accompanying English translation is also provided.
Plays should have a cover page that includes the name of the playwright and all relevant contact information.
You must fill out the demographic survey. It is required for entry. Please be assured that your answers will be completely anonymous, and will have no bearing on how your entry is received. A is For is dedicated to being an anti-racist, equitable, and inclusive organization. We need this information in order to hold ourselves accountable for making sure we are reaching the most diverse range of writers possible
Winners
A qualified Jury of accomplished theatre professionals and experts in reproductive justice will read and assess all entries.
Only the winner and runners up will be contacted directly by A is For once the jury has made its decisions.
Grand Prize will be awarded to one play which will receive $5,000
The Second Place winner will be awarded $3,000, and the Third Place winner will be awarded $1,500.
All three plays will be presented as rehearsed readings during our festival.
Support
If you have any questions about the contest or the entry process, please email: contest@aisfor.org
Deadline: October 18, 2024 11:59PM EDT
SUBMISSION PROCESS HERE
You may submit as many plays as you wish. Each play requires a separate entry.
You may not edit an entry after submitting.
Please submit only one-act plays; Full length plays or plays with an intermission will be disqualified.
Plays must NOT be longer than 90 minutes. Plays longer than 90 minutes will be disqualified.
If you have a one-act or full length you would like to submit that is longer than 90 minutes, you may submit a scene, a section, or a cutting, but your submission must not be longer than 90 minutes.
Plays can be as short as they need to be. They can be as short as a single page if you feel that is sufficient to tell your story.
Please submit your files in PDF only.
Plays in languages other than English will be accepted as long as an accompanying English translation is also provided.
Plays should have a cover page that includes the name of the playwright and all relevant contact information.
You must fill out the demographic survey. It is required for entry. Please be assured that your answers will be completely anonymous, and will have no bearing on how your entry is received. A is For is dedicated to being an anti-racist, equitable, and inclusive organization. We need this information in order to hold ourselves accountable for making sure we are reaching the most diverse range of writers possible
Winners
A qualified Jury of accomplished theatre professionals and experts in reproductive justice will read and assess all entries.
Only the winner and runners up will be contacted directly by A is For once the jury has made its decisions.
Grand Prize will be awarded to one play which will receive $5,000
The Second Place winner will be awarded $3,000, and the Third Place winner will be awarded $1,500.
All three plays will be presented as rehearsed readings during our festival.
Support
If you have any questions about the contest or the entry process, please email: contest@aisfor.org
Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, Americans have endured a steady erosion of protections for our fundamental rights. Not just reproductive rights, but the entire lived experiences of any person who doesn’t neatly fit into a white, cis, male, heteronormative world view.
Are you a playwright wondering how the hell this has happened? Are you interested in exploring themes of stigma and shame, and how to make sense of it all? If you are, we want to hear from you!
Stigma and shame are tools of oppression. This is what A is For seeks to address. Art is the remedy. Theatre allows us to intimately envision ourselves without limitations. This playwriting contest and festival supports and promotes artists who speak truth to power, challenge entrenched narratives, and boldly reframe conversations about reproductive justice.
If this sounds like you, send us a play!
Your play does not have to be about abortion literally. (Although it can be!) If you are exploring the impact of shame and stigma as an obstacle to autonomy and liberation, we’re interested. The plays we hope to bring to the fore will be diverse in perspective as well as imagination. They may be personal and realistic, or they may be allegorical. They may be fantastic, sprung from dreams, or they may be grounded in naturalism. From the surrealist to the literal. From magical realism to documentary. Whatever form or shape they may take, we hope to receive a wide range of works from all over the country – and beyond!* – reflecting the great variety of experiences that reproductive justice and/or bodily autonomy demands we all recognize.While the bulk of our 2023 submissions were from the United States, we do accept plays from playwrights anywhere in the world. Last year we received plays from 14 countries! Reproductive justice and bodily autonomy are global issues.
Are you a playwright wondering how the hell this has happened? Are you interested in exploring themes of stigma and shame, and how to make sense of it all? If you are, we want to hear from you!
Stigma and shame are tools of oppression. This is what A is For seeks to address. Art is the remedy. Theatre allows us to intimately envision ourselves without limitations. This playwriting contest and festival supports and promotes artists who speak truth to power, challenge entrenched narratives, and boldly reframe conversations about reproductive justice.
If this sounds like you, send us a play!
Your play does not have to be about abortion literally. (Although it can be!) If you are exploring the impact of shame and stigma as an obstacle to autonomy and liberation, we’re interested. The plays we hope to bring to the fore will be diverse in perspective as well as imagination. They may be personal and realistic, or they may be allegorical. They may be fantastic, sprung from dreams, or they may be grounded in naturalism. From the surrealist to the literal. From magical realism to documentary. Whatever form or shape they may take, we hope to receive a wide range of works from all over the country – and beyond!* – reflecting the great variety of experiences that reproductive justice and/or bodily autonomy demands we all recognize.While the bulk of our 2023 submissions were from the United States, we do accept plays from playwrights anywhere in the world. Last year we received plays from 14 countries! Reproductive justice and bodily autonomy are global issues.
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Go Try PlayWrite September 2024
Labels: 10-minute plays, monologues, prize
Website
Deadline: September 30, 2024
Deadline: September 30, 2024
SUBMISSION FORM
We're proud to announce a new monthly playwriting contest in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press. Every month, Kumu Kahua's artistic director Harry Wong III will select a writing prompt on the first day of that month. We're looking for 5-page monologues or 10-page scenes based on that prompt; the due date for submissions are always the last day of the month. All entries must be written in traditional play format; instructions on this format can be found here (https://www.dramatistsguild.com/script-formats), courtesy of the Dramatists Guild.
There will be one winner each month. Scripts will be submitted to the judges anonymously. Winners will receive $100 and a subscription to Bamboo Ridge Press. Woo!
The prompt for September 2024 is:
A joke prompt. First write a joke at the top of the page. The joke does not have to be an original joke you made up. It can be a joke you heard. Then write a 10-page maximum scene dramatizing the joke. “Knock knock,” jokes; “why did the…?,” jokes; “did you ever notice”; etc. Any joke you’d like to see acted out. Also, you can just use the joke as inspiration for the scene. You do not have to have a chicken crossing the road… or, you can, if you like.
We're proud to announce a new monthly playwriting contest in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press. Every month, Kumu Kahua's artistic director Harry Wong III will select a writing prompt on the first day of that month. We're looking for 5-page monologues or 10-page scenes based on that prompt; the due date for submissions are always the last day of the month. All entries must be written in traditional play format; instructions on this format can be found here (https://www.dramatistsguild.com/script-formats), courtesy of the Dramatists Guild.
There will be one winner each month. Scripts will be submitted to the judges anonymously. Winners will receive $100 and a subscription to Bamboo Ridge Press. Woo!
The prompt for September 2024 is:
A joke prompt. First write a joke at the top of the page. The joke does not have to be an original joke you made up. It can be a joke you heard. Then write a 10-page maximum scene dramatizing the joke. “Knock knock,” jokes; “why did the…?,” jokes; “did you ever notice”; etc. Any joke you’d like to see acted out. Also, you can just use the joke as inspiration for the scene. You do not have to have a chicken crossing the road… or, you can, if you like.
The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers Fellowship 2025
Labels: fellowship, stipend
Website
Deadline: September 27, 2024, 5 p.m. EDT.
Deadline: September 27, 2024, 5 p.m. EDT.
Notification: March 2025
Award Period: September 2, 2025–May 22, 2026
Stipend: $85,000
The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers supports projects that draw on the research collections of The New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (formerly the Humanities and Social Sciences Library). The Center seeks top-quality writing from academics as well as from creative writers and independent scholars. Visual artists whose projects require extensive use of Library collections are also encouraged to apply. Visit www.nypl.org/research-collections for detailed information about the collections of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.
Successful candidates will need to work primarily at the Schwarzman Building rather than at other divisions of the Library. Applications from those working in languages other than English are welcome; however, the applicant must be conversant in English, and application materials must be in English. Fellowships will not be granted for academic projects to post-doctoral fellows or to applicants doing graduate-school dissertation research.
The Center seeks diversity in race, ethnicity, age, gender, field, and type of project. The Center aims to promote dynamic conversation about the humanities, social sciences, and scholarship at the highest level—within the Center, in public forums throughout the Library, and in the Fellows' published work.
In order to avoid real or apparent conflicts of interest, the Cullman Center does not accept applications from New York Public Library staff members or their partners, or from people active on the Library’s Board of Trustees, Board Advisory Committees, or Library Council.
Fellows are required to work at the Cullman Center for the duration of the Fellowship term and may not accept other major professional obligations during the term. Fellows may have a few prior commitments but must limit research trips, attendance at scholarly meetings, and speaking engagements to short periods of time. Anyone who needs to be away for more than two days must notify the Center's Director or Deputy Director. The Library will pro-rate stipends for Fellows who spend excessive time away from the Center.
The Cullman Center will not accept dossier letters in place of new letters of recommendation.Completed applications and supporting materials—research proposal, curriculum vitae, letters of recommendation, and creative writing sample or art work sample—must be submitted by September 27, 2024, 5 p.m. EDT.
Award Period: September 2, 2025–May 22, 2026
Stipend: $85,000
The Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers supports projects that draw on the research collections of The New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (formerly the Humanities and Social Sciences Library). The Center seeks top-quality writing from academics as well as from creative writers and independent scholars. Visual artists whose projects require extensive use of Library collections are also encouraged to apply. Visit www.nypl.org/research-collections for detailed information about the collections of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.
Successful candidates will need to work primarily at the Schwarzman Building rather than at other divisions of the Library. Applications from those working in languages other than English are welcome; however, the applicant must be conversant in English, and application materials must be in English. Fellowships will not be granted for academic projects to post-doctoral fellows or to applicants doing graduate-school dissertation research.
The Center seeks diversity in race, ethnicity, age, gender, field, and type of project. The Center aims to promote dynamic conversation about the humanities, social sciences, and scholarship at the highest level—within the Center, in public forums throughout the Library, and in the Fellows' published work.
In order to avoid real or apparent conflicts of interest, the Cullman Center does not accept applications from New York Public Library staff members or their partners, or from people active on the Library’s Board of Trustees, Board Advisory Committees, or Library Council.
Fellows are required to work at the Cullman Center for the duration of the Fellowship term and may not accept other major professional obligations during the term. Fellows may have a few prior commitments but must limit research trips, attendance at scholarly meetings, and speaking engagements to short periods of time. Anyone who needs to be away for more than two days must notify the Center's Director or Deputy Director. The Library will pro-rate stipends for Fellows who spend excessive time away from the Center.
The Cullman Center will not accept dossier letters in place of new letters of recommendation.Completed applications and supporting materials—research proposal, curriculum vitae, letters of recommendation, and creative writing sample or art work sample—must be submitted by September 27, 2024, 5 p.m. EDT.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Maxim Mazumdar New Play Award 2024
Labels: award, full-length plays
Website
Deadline: September 15, 2024
Deadline: September 15, 2024
SUBMISSION FORM ONLINE
Playwrights around the world (with or without representation) are encouraged to submit their plays and musicals each season for consideration for the Maxim Mazumdar New Play Award. The winning play receives a guaranteed cash prize and a full production in an upcoming subscription season.
While there are no requirements for style or content, Alleyway seeks plays that are wholly original, uniquely theatrical, and completely authentic. Winning plays will be production-ready, and must not have had a professional production (workshops, readings, or educational productions excluded).
For all submissions, Alleyway seeks a diverse and inclusive representation of plays, stories, themes, locations, styles, as well as a diverse range of playwrights. Preference will be shown to works with vibrant characters and distinct voices, which engage in authentic human connection while representing a uniquely theatrical experience.
Playwrights around the world (with or without representation) are encouraged to submit their plays and musicals each season for consideration for the Maxim Mazumdar New Play Award. The winning play receives a guaranteed cash prize and a full production in an upcoming subscription season.
While there are no requirements for style or content, Alleyway seeks plays that are wholly original, uniquely theatrical, and completely authentic. Winning plays will be production-ready, and must not have had a professional production (workshops, readings, or educational productions excluded).
For all submissions, Alleyway seeks a diverse and inclusive representation of plays, stories, themes, locations, styles, as well as a diverse range of playwrights. Preference will be shown to works with vibrant characters and distinct voices, which engage in authentic human connection while representing a uniquely theatrical experience.
Downtown Urban Arts Festival/DUAF 2025 is Open for Submissions
Labels: 10-minute plays, festival, full-length plays, one-act plays, self-production, short plays, stipend
Website
Deadline: November 4, 2024
Deadline: November 4, 2024
Please submit to coordinator@duafnyc.com
Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF) is seeking theatrical works (plays, musicals, and solo performances) for its 23rd annual season to be held in June 2025 in the Theatre District in New York City.
DUAF supports diverse, new, and emerging voices from America’s burgeoning multicultural landscape. Over 200 playwrights have participated in DUAF and some have gone on to greater success on Broadway and have claimed top prizes such as the Pulitzer, Tony and Obie awards and nominations.
Playwright’s Supports:
Submission Checklist:
Downtown Urban Arts Festival (DUAF) is seeking theatrical works (plays, musicals, and solo performances) for its 23rd annual season to be held in June 2025 in the Theatre District in New York City.
DUAF supports diverse, new, and emerging voices from America’s burgeoning multicultural landscape. Over 200 playwrights have participated in DUAF and some have gone on to greater success on Broadway and have claimed top prizes such as the Pulitzer, Tony and Obie awards and nominations.
- Submission Categories: Short-length play (under 45 minutes)
- Full-length play (up to 70 minutes)
Eligible Projects:
- Plays do not exceed 70 minutes
- Plays should be new or existing work with minimal exposure
- Plays should not have any other production in New York City during the 30-day period before and after the 2025 festival
Playwright’s Supports:
- No submission or participation fees
- $800 (short) and $1,200 (full) playwright stipends
- Actor and director stipends
- Casting support
- Technical design and operation
- Reimbursed rehearsal space rentals
- Actor’s Equity Showcase Code application administration
- $1,000 awards for best full, short and audience
Submission Checklist:
- Playwright's bio with contact info including name, address, phone # and email
- Photo of playwright
- Synopsis of theatrical work
- Complete script of theatrical work
- Estimated running time of work
- Actor/director/crew bios, if available
- Description of stage set (if any) and production needs (i.e. sound and lighting)
- Please submit all attachments as .pdf. Photos must be in either .jpg or .jpeg.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
47th Annual One-Act Playwriting Competition at the Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA)
Labels: contest, one-act plays, prize
Website
Deadline: September 16, 2024
For a play to be considered for this competition, the submission(s) must be an original, unpublished, and un-produced (not staged for a paying audience, including festivals with paid tickets, as of the date of entry) play.
LTA intends to provide some form of staged reading or production for the winning plays. At this time, a schedule for this has not been confirmed.
LTA shall have the right to produce winning scripts without payment of royalties in 2024 or 2025. Shows that receive a paid production during the submission period must be withdrawn, with another play allowed for substitution through September 16th. All production and publication rights remain the property of the playwright.
To participate in the 47th Annual One-Act Playwriting competition, you must follow all of the guidelines on the following pages. Any questions can be directed to the One Act Chairs at oneactslta@gmail.com.
Deadline:
You must submit your entry and payment no later than September 16, 2024. If your play is not submitted by this deadline, your play will not be considered for the competition.
How to Submit Your Show:
Please use the link below to fill out our submission form. You will be asked for some information about yourself and to upload your shows directly to the form. If you have any issues submitting your show, please email us at oneactslta@gmail.com. Please note that the form will only allow you to upload a file if you are using a gmail account. If you do not have one, please email us for additional instructions.
LTA One Acts Submission Form
Script Guidelines
Scripts that do not meet the above guidelines may not be scored.
Technical Requirements
Deadline: September 16, 2024
For a play to be considered for this competition, the submission(s) must be an original, unpublished, and un-produced (not staged for a paying audience, including festivals with paid tickets, as of the date of entry) play.
LTA intends to provide some form of staged reading or production for the winning plays. At this time, a schedule for this has not been confirmed.
LTA shall have the right to produce winning scripts without payment of royalties in 2024 or 2025. Shows that receive a paid production during the submission period must be withdrawn, with another play allowed for substitution through September 16th. All production and publication rights remain the property of the playwright.
To participate in the 47th Annual One-Act Playwriting competition, you must follow all of the guidelines on the following pages. Any questions can be directed to the One Act Chairs at oneactslta@gmail.com.
Deadline:
You must submit your entry and payment no later than September 16, 2024. If your play is not submitted by this deadline, your play will not be considered for the competition.
How to Submit Your Show:
Please use the link below to fill out our submission form. You will be asked for some information about yourself and to upload your shows directly to the form. If you have any issues submitting your show, please email us at oneactslta@gmail.com. Please note that the form will only allow you to upload a file if you are using a gmail account. If you do not have one, please email us for additional instructions.
LTA One Acts Submission Form
Script Guidelines
- Script Formatting All plays must be sent as a PDF file. Any other electronic format will not be accepted.
- Script must be in blind copy formatting (meaning, no identifying information about the author should appear in the script, including name, address or contact information).
- Script must include a list of characters with descriptions, a brief synopsis of the show, and numbered pages.
Scripts that do not meet the above guidelines may not be scored.
- The approximate run time of the show must be 20 to 50 minutes.
- Shows cannot include nudity. However, strong themes and language are welcome.
- The submission must be a stage play. Film, TV or other scripts will not be accepted.
- The show cannot be a musical or a play with live instrumentation.
- The show cannot be the same submission from the year prior unless significant
Technical Requirements
Given that the winners will be staged, the show must be written to meet technical specifications for the theater. A limited budget (amount yet to be confirmed) will be made available to the production team. Examples from previous years are provided below, but if you have questions on whether your show would meet technical specifications, you can email oneactslta@gmail.com.
Set: One large set piece (e.g., a rooftop) or a few smaller/medium-sized pieces (e.g., a bus seat, sand dunes)
Props and costumes: Should be readily available or easily made
Light and sound: Show should be accommodated with basic lighting instruments and minimal sound effects.
Special effects: Some special effects can be accommodated (e.g., fog) ○ Combat and/or intimacy choreography: Must be minimal
Music: Shows with live music cannot be accommodated.
Judging
Scripts will be judged on the following categories:Concept
Production Elements
Dramatic Action
Characterization
Dialogue
Ability to be performed within technical requirements
Prizes
Prizes of $350 for 1st place, $250 for 2nd place and $150 for 3rd place will be awarded. Winning scripts will also be offered an opportunity to have their script workshopped before going to production.
Notification of Outcome
Finalists will be notified in mid-November 2024, and final winners will be selected by the end of 2024. All playwrights will be notified of their final status by the end of 2024. LTA is proud to offer feedback to authors who request it. Feedback will be provided to all authors who request it by the end of January 2025.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the submission process, please email oneactslta@gmail.com.
Props and costumes: Should be readily available or easily made
Light and sound: Show should be accommodated with basic lighting instruments and minimal sound effects.
Special effects: Some special effects can be accommodated (e.g., fog) ○ Combat and/or intimacy choreography: Must be minimal
Music: Shows with live music cannot be accommodated.
Judging
Scripts will be judged on the following categories:Concept
Production Elements
Dramatic Action
Characterization
Dialogue
Ability to be performed within technical requirements
Prizes
Prizes of $350 for 1st place, $250 for 2nd place and $150 for 3rd place will be awarded. Winning scripts will also be offered an opportunity to have their script workshopped before going to production.
Notification of Outcome
Finalists will be notified in mid-November 2024, and final winners will be selected by the end of 2024. All playwrights will be notified of their final status by the end of 2024. LTA is proud to offer feedback to authors who request it. Feedback will be provided to all authors who request it by the end of January 2025.
Questions?
If you have any questions about the submission process, please email oneactslta@gmail.com.
New Harmony Writers Residency 2025
Labels: residency
Website
Deadline: October 7, 2024
For nearly four decades, The New Harmony Project has gathered world-class writers and artists along the banks of the Wabash River for an intensive, creative residency and retreat in the spring of each year. Throughout that time, Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Emmy, and Academy Award-winning artists have worked alongside early and mid-career writers, students, and the local community to create a one-of-a-kind experience in Utopia. With a unique focus on people over product, The New Harmony Project clears space and provides a supportive environment for each writer and artist to build their own experience.
OUR MISSION
The New Harmony Project is a national arts organization whose mission is to nurture writers in the development of scripts and new works that interrogate the complexity of hope. Through artist-centered programming, we care for writers so they can change the world.
THE 2025 WRITERS’ RESIDENCY
This year, through our open selection process, we're seeking storytellers who are interested in an artist-centered residency that will provide a creative and nurturing environment, supportive artistic community, and dramaturgical resources in a bucolic setting. These residencies will not include a full developmental workshop with actors and a creative team, but there will be opportunities to hear your work out loud in informal settings.
At the 2025 residency, we will also be supporting 3 Productions in Residence selected in collaboration with partner organizations outside of the open selection process. These projects will be receiving a full developmental workshop with actors and a creative team, but will be shorter in duration. Writers cannot apply for the Productions in Residence program.
WHEN IS THE 2025 RESIDENCY?
May 21 - June 1, 2025 in New Harmony, IN
WHAT IS THE PROJECT LOOKING FOR IN A COMPANY MEMBER?
We are looking for artists who will be active participants in creating a welcoming, supportive and engaged artistic community over the course of the conference.
We support stories and storytellers interrogating the complexity of hope. If you’ve read our mission statement and you’re still not sure you're a good fit for the conference, you can gain a fuller sense of our aesthetic and philosophical interests by perusing our roster of writers and scripts that have recently found an artistic home at NHP.
We are actively working to dismantle racism within our organization, and are committed to supporting artists who honor a multiplicity of perspectives.
WHAT DOES THE PROJECT PROVIDE?
There is no out of pocket expense to apply or attend, and we pay a modest honorarium to each participant.
Additionally, we provide:
A creative community and an unparalleled level of artistic support, including dramaturgical meetings, informal salons to hear work, collaborators willing to read pages, student interns to provide support, etc.
Roundtrip air and ground transportation to/from Southern Indiana
Three meals daily
A private room at the New Harmony Inn
For parent artists, childcare support is available in a myriad of ways based on your artistic needs
If you have any questions, please email applications@newharmonyproject.org (please, no phone calls). We look forward to reviewing your applications, and thank you for taking the time to apply!
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS YEAR’S APPLICATION PROCESS? CHECK OUT THE FAQ PAGE, OR EMAIL US AT APPLICATIONS@NEWHARMONYPROJECT.ORG
Deadline: October 7, 2024
For nearly four decades, The New Harmony Project has gathered world-class writers and artists along the banks of the Wabash River for an intensive, creative residency and retreat in the spring of each year. Throughout that time, Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Emmy, and Academy Award-winning artists have worked alongside early and mid-career writers, students, and the local community to create a one-of-a-kind experience in Utopia. With a unique focus on people over product, The New Harmony Project clears space and provides a supportive environment for each writer and artist to build their own experience.
OUR MISSION
The New Harmony Project is a national arts organization whose mission is to nurture writers in the development of scripts and new works that interrogate the complexity of hope. Through artist-centered programming, we care for writers so they can change the world.
THE 2025 WRITERS’ RESIDENCY
This year, through our open selection process, we're seeking storytellers who are interested in an artist-centered residency that will provide a creative and nurturing environment, supportive artistic community, and dramaturgical resources in a bucolic setting. These residencies will not include a full developmental workshop with actors and a creative team, but there will be opportunities to hear your work out loud in informal settings.
At the 2025 residency, we will also be supporting 3 Productions in Residence selected in collaboration with partner organizations outside of the open selection process. These projects will be receiving a full developmental workshop with actors and a creative team, but will be shorter in duration. Writers cannot apply for the Productions in Residence program.
WHEN IS THE 2025 RESIDENCY?
May 21 - June 1, 2025 in New Harmony, IN
WHAT IS THE PROJECT LOOKING FOR IN A COMPANY MEMBER?
We are looking for artists who will be active participants in creating a welcoming, supportive and engaged artistic community over the course of the conference.
We support stories and storytellers interrogating the complexity of hope. If you’ve read our mission statement and you’re still not sure you're a good fit for the conference, you can gain a fuller sense of our aesthetic and philosophical interests by perusing our roster of writers and scripts that have recently found an artistic home at NHP.
We are actively working to dismantle racism within our organization, and are committed to supporting artists who honor a multiplicity of perspectives.
WHAT DOES THE PROJECT PROVIDE?
There is no out of pocket expense to apply or attend, and we pay a modest honorarium to each participant.
Additionally, we provide:
A creative community and an unparalleled level of artistic support, including dramaturgical meetings, informal salons to hear work, collaborators willing to read pages, student interns to provide support, etc.
Roundtrip air and ground transportation to/from Southern Indiana
Three meals daily
A private room at the New Harmony Inn
For parent artists, childcare support is available in a myriad of ways based on your artistic needs
If you have any questions, please email applications@newharmonyproject.org (please, no phone calls). We look forward to reviewing your applications, and thank you for taking the time to apply!
Monday, September 9, 2024
New class: Playwriting as Memoir
Labels: advertisement, class
A NEW CLASS FROM AARON LEVENTMAN, M.F.A.
1:30-4:30 PM MOUNTAIN TIME
ONLY ON ZOOM
$250
ONLY ON ZOOM
$250
FOR MORE INFORMATION INCLUDING HOW TO REGISTER
SEND AN EMAIL TO WRITINGCOACHSF@GMAIL.
In this class you will be developing personal life stories into a dramatic form for the theatre. What are the differences between memoir and playwriting and how can you combine the two into a meaningful work for live theatre?
We will be discussing the finer points of playwriting then doing playwriting and memoir writing exercises to discover the story that you want to tell.
Your work will be read out loud in class with ample feedback by myself and your classmates and you will have a draft of a one act play or a part of a longer work.
I have been writing plays for 40 years and teaching for the last decade. I'd love to be able to share my experience with you. For full list of credits and my resume go to https://aaronleventman.com
The Playwrights Group - stay connected and motivated
Labels: advertisement, class
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
• 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.
Please visit our website for further Info and Rates:
Contact us at
Orpheus Theatre Company seeks short plays adapted from/inspired by Edgar Allan Poe
Labels: short plays
Website
Deadline: September 15, 2024
The requirements are few. The pieces need to be unpublished and short (no more than 15 minutes in length), they should feature no more than 6 actors, and they have to be inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. The short plays can be heartfelt, hysterical, or horrifying - all tales are welcome at our fire-side.
Submissions can be sent to us via this form and are open from 9/02-9/15 or until the cap of 50 submissions is received. Only one submission per playwright.
Deadline: September 15, 2024
Or until the cap of 50 submissions is received
SUBMISSION FORM
The Orpheus Theatre Company is excited to announce the writing prompt for the fourth installment of our new works series - this time exploring new plays adapted from or inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
The Orpheus Theatre Company is excited to announce the writing prompt for the fourth installment of our new works series - this time exploring new plays adapted from or inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
The requirements are few. The pieces need to be unpublished and short (no more than 15 minutes in length), they should feature no more than 6 actors, and they have to be inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe. The short plays can be heartfelt, hysterical, or horrifying - all tales are welcome at our fire-side.
Submissions can be sent to us via this form and are open from 9/02-9/15 or until the cap of 50 submissions is received. Only one submission per playwright.
Courtship of the Winds Election 24 Issue
Labels: one-act plays, publication, short plays
Website
Deadline: October 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM
SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE
Drama: We are interested in short verse plays and one-act plays.
Recognizing the importance of the upcoming presidential election, the winter issue of The Courtship of Winds will be a special Election Issue and will be published before the election. We are looking for submissions that touch in some way on the place we find ourselves in the U.S., trying to right a teetering democracy. As our situation is not unique in the world, writers and artists in other countries should feel free to submit work that speaks to the situations in their countries. Submissions should still be works of art, as opposed to simple diatribe. Other than that, there are no narrow restrictions.
Submissions for the Election Issue are open until October 1. Follow the regular guidelines for the specific genre of the work you are submitting but submit using this form.
Deadline: October 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM
SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE
Drama: We are interested in short verse plays and one-act plays.
Recognizing the importance of the upcoming presidential election, the winter issue of The Courtship of Winds will be a special Election Issue and will be published before the election. We are looking for submissions that touch in some way on the place we find ourselves in the U.S., trying to right a teetering democracy. As our situation is not unique in the world, writers and artists in other countries should feel free to submit work that speaks to the situations in their countries. Submissions should still be works of art, as opposed to simple diatribe. Other than that, there are no narrow restrictions.
Submissions for the Election Issue are open until October 1. Follow the regular guidelines for the specific genre of the work you are submitting but submit using this form.
Sunday, September 8, 2024
BIG BANG WORKS IN PROGRESS seeks playwrights
Labels: musicals, workshop
Website
Deadline: September 10, 2024
Writers may submit works of ten pages or less to: judsonwednesdays@gmail.com.
Writers can submit up to 10 pages of any play, screenplay, or pilot. It doesn’t matter what 10 pages, just that the writer would want to hear them. Musicians can submit songs.
Deadline: September 10, 2024
Writers may submit works of ten pages or less to: judsonwednesdays@gmail.com.
The monthly cold reading series is called the BIG BANG WORKS IN PROGRESS and will feature five excerpts of works-in-progress from playwrights and screenwriters in the New York City area once a month on Wednesday nights at 7:30 pm at Judson Church, 239 Thompkins St (just south of Washington Square Park. Closest Subway is West 4th Street ACE/BDFM).
The programs commences September 18th. The following projected dates for the program after that are October 16th, November 13th, and December 18th.
Writers can submit up to 10 pages of any play, screenplay, or pilot. It doesn’t matter what 10 pages, just that the writer would want to hear them. Musicians can submit songs.
Excerpts will be selected a week in advance and promoted through social media.
The intention here is to create a collaborative in-person environment for writers to experiment, actors to keep their muscles sharp, and musicians to test songs… as we foster new connections and a sense of community free of judgment.
No direct feedback is provided and there is no submission fee to submit.
Women's Work Project 2024
Labels: women, workshop
Website
Deadline: September 30, 2024
The WOMEN’S WORK LAB for short plays provides a supportive and nurturing environment to emerging and mid-career women playwrights while maintaining a rigorous feedback process that leads to production within six months.
Six playwright members are selected each year, along with a similar number of directors. The LAB meets monthly (Sundays) from February through June, allowing for time in between sessions for writers to continue to develop and revise their work in response to specific feedback from the dramaturgical team. Members are expected to bring work to each session beginning with the development of an original short play BASED UPON AN ASSIGNED THEME.
Monthly feedback from the dramaturgs focuses on the nuts and bolts of creating a 15-30 minute script ready for production. In a process unique to NPTC, feedback is given in a unified manner so playwrights do not have conflicting advice about what to work on, and so that the script moves forward according to NPTC's instructions as the producing entity. This approach creates a collaborative group from which members can draw inspiration and energy while modeling professional standards. Scripts are then produced in our ANNUAL WOMEN'S WORK SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL.
Note: those still enrolled in a degree-seeking program are ineligible for applying.
Playwrights should apply by MIDNIGHT, SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 by sending the following as email attachments, with the email Subject Line “Women’s Work Application”
(Please note that ALL 3 items are required to be considered.)
Deadline: September 30, 2024
The WOMEN’S WORK LAB for short plays provides a supportive and nurturing environment to emerging and mid-career women playwrights while maintaining a rigorous feedback process that leads to production within six months.
Six playwright members are selected each year, along with a similar number of directors. The LAB meets monthly (Sundays) from February through June, allowing for time in between sessions for writers to continue to develop and revise their work in response to specific feedback from the dramaturgical team. Members are expected to bring work to each session beginning with the development of an original short play BASED UPON AN ASSIGNED THEME.
Monthly feedback from the dramaturgs focuses on the nuts and bolts of creating a 15-30 minute script ready for production. In a process unique to NPTC, feedback is given in a unified manner so playwrights do not have conflicting advice about what to work on, and so that the script moves forward according to NPTC's instructions as the producing entity. This approach creates a collaborative group from which members can draw inspiration and energy while modeling professional standards. Scripts are then produced in our ANNUAL WOMEN'S WORK SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL.
Note: those still enrolled in a degree-seeking program are ineligible for applying.
Playwrights should apply by MIDNIGHT, SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 by sending the following as email attachments, with the email Subject Line “Women’s Work Application”
- a full resume, including specific information on your training as a writer (i.e. degree program, workshops, etc.) and website URL if applicable
- a 10-15 page writing sample from a playscript
- a personal statement explaining your understanding of the purpose of the LAB and why you wish to be a member, including goals for your own growth and development if selected. Please include in this statement how you choose to be identified re: ethnicity and gender (she/they).
(Please note that ALL 3 items are required to be considered.)
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Yale Drama Series 2025
Labels: full-length plays, prize
Website
Deadline: September 8, 2024
The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2025 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the series’ current judge, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of their manuscript by Yale University Press, and a celebratory event. The prize and publication are contingent on the playwright’s agreeing to the terms of the publishing agreement.
There is no entry fee. Please follow these guidelines in preparing your manuscript:
Electronic Submissions
The Yale Drama Series Competition strongly urges electronic submission. By electronically submitting your script, you will receive immediate confirmation of your successful submission and the ability to check the status of your entry.
Electronic submissions for the 2025 competition must be submitted no earlier than June 15, 2024, and no later than September 8, 2024. The submission window closes at midnight EST.
If you are submitting your play electronically, please omit your name and contact information from your manuscript and submission file name. The manuscript must begin with a title page that shows the play’s title, a 2-3 sentence keynote description of the play, a list of characters, and a list of acts and scenes. Please enter the title of your play, your name and contact information (including address, phone number, and email address), and a brief biography where indicated in the electronic submission form.
If you would like to submit an electronic copy of your manuscript please go to: https://yup.submittable.com/submit.
Hardcopy Submissions
The Yale Drama Series Competition strongly urges applicants to submit their scripts electronically, but if that is impossible, we will accept hardcopies.
Submissions for the 2025 competition must be postmarked no earlier than June 15, 2024, and no later than September 8, 2024.
If you are submitting a hard copy of your play, the manuscript must begin with a title page that shows the play’s title and your name, address, telephone number, email address (if you have one), and page count; and, a second title page that lists the title of the play only, a 2-3 sentence keynote description of the play, a list of characters, and a list of acts and scenes. Please include a brief biography at the end of the manuscript, on a separate page.
Do not bind or staple the manuscript.
Do not send the only copy of your work. Manuscripts cannot be returned after the competition. If you wish receipt of your manuscript to be acknowledged, please include an email address on the title page or a stamped, self-addressed postcard.
Send the manuscript to Yale Drama Series, P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040.
Contact Us
For more information regarding the Yale Drama Series please write to us at:
Yale Drama Series
P.O. Box 209040
New Haven, CT
06520-9040
Or email us at yaledramaseries@yale.edu
Deadline: September 8, 2024
The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2025 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the series’ current judge, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of their manuscript by Yale University Press, and a celebratory event. The prize and publication are contingent on the playwright’s agreeing to the terms of the publishing agreement.
There is no entry fee. Please follow these guidelines in preparing your manuscript:
- This contest is restricted to plays written in the English language. Worldwide submissions are accepted.
- Submissions must be original, unpublished full-length plays, with a minimum of 65 pages. Plays with less than 65 pages will not be considered.
- Translations, adaptations, musicals, and children’s plays are not accepted.
- The Yale Drama Series is intended to support emerging playwrights. Playwrights may win the competition only once.
- Playwrights may submit only one manuscript per year. Only manuscripts authored by one playwright are eligible.
- Plays that have been professionally produced or published are not eligible. Plays that have had a workshop, reading, or non-professional production or that have been published as an actor’s edition will be considered.
- Plays may not be under option, commissioned, or scheduled for professional production or publication at the time of submission.
- Plays must be typed/word-processed and page numbered. Plays with images are not accepted.
- The Yale Drama Series reserves the right to reject any manuscript for any reason.
- The Yale Drama Series reserves the right of the judge to not choose a winner for any given year of the competition and reserves the right to determine the ineligibility of a winner, in keeping with the spirit of the competition, and based upon the accomplishments of the author.
Electronic Submissions
The Yale Drama Series Competition strongly urges electronic submission. By electronically submitting your script, you will receive immediate confirmation of your successful submission and the ability to check the status of your entry.
Electronic submissions for the 2025 competition must be submitted no earlier than June 15, 2024, and no later than September 8, 2024. The submission window closes at midnight EST.
If you are submitting your play electronically, please omit your name and contact information from your manuscript and submission file name. The manuscript must begin with a title page that shows the play’s title, a 2-3 sentence keynote description of the play, a list of characters, and a list of acts and scenes. Please enter the title of your play, your name and contact information (including address, phone number, and email address), and a brief biography where indicated in the electronic submission form.
If you would like to submit an electronic copy of your manuscript please go to: https://yup.submittable.com/submit.
Hardcopy Submissions
The Yale Drama Series Competition strongly urges applicants to submit their scripts electronically, but if that is impossible, we will accept hardcopies.
Submissions for the 2025 competition must be postmarked no earlier than June 15, 2024, and no later than September 8, 2024.
If you are submitting a hard copy of your play, the manuscript must begin with a title page that shows the play’s title and your name, address, telephone number, email address (if you have one), and page count; and, a second title page that lists the title of the play only, a 2-3 sentence keynote description of the play, a list of characters, and a list of acts and scenes. Please include a brief biography at the end of the manuscript, on a separate page.
Do not bind or staple the manuscript.
Do not send the only copy of your work. Manuscripts cannot be returned after the competition. If you wish receipt of your manuscript to be acknowledged, please include an email address on the title page or a stamped, self-addressed postcard.
Send the manuscript to Yale Drama Series, P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520-9040.
Contact Us
For more information regarding the Yale Drama Series please write to us at:
Yale Drama Series
P.O. Box 209040
New Haven, CT
06520-9040
Or email us at yaledramaseries@yale.edu
Now accepting 2025 Submissions for Smith & Kraus, Publishers
Labels: 10-minute plays, monologues, publicationDeadline: November 5, 2024
or after 200 scripts are received
Please go to this link to send your submissions via the Google Form.
For The Best Men & Women’s Stage Monologue 2025:
- Monologues MUST BE FROM PLAYS. They cannot be stand-alone pieces.
- They must be from plays produced between August 2023 through September 2024.
- * Monologues from plays that only had Virtual Productions are NOT eligible.
- Monologues should be from 1-3 minutes long.
- Monologues should be pieces that have onstage action and work well for auditions.
**You may submit to both the Women's and Men's Anthology, but only ONE submission per book.
Do not submit any monologue that has been submitted previously in the past year.
IF YOU SUBMIT MORE THAN ONE MONOLOGUE PER ANTHOLOGY, THEY WILL NOT BE READ!
Submit your monologues here
FOR THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS 2025
READ THE GUIDELINES! THEY HAVE CHANGED!
- Plays must be produced between August 2023 through September 2024.
- *Plays that only had Virtual Productions are not eligible.
- *Plays that were produced as staged readings are eligible ONLY if the reading was performed LIVE in front of an audience and not virtually.
- No Radio Plays. No Musicals. No Children's Plays. No solo shows. No Zoom plays.
- Plays should run approximately 10 minutes.
- Please include a cover page with a brief synopsis.
- Please include a page with Character Breakdown, Setting/Place, and Time.
- Only ONE submission is permitted per playwright. If you submit more than one play, they will not be read.
SUBMIT YOUR 10-MINUTE PLAYS HERE
FLINT REPERTORY THEATRE NEW WORKS FESTIVAL 2025
Labels: festival, full-length plays
Website
Deadline: October 1, 2024
Deadline: October 1, 2024
SUBMISSION FORM
Flint Repertory Theatre’s New Works Festival is an annual weeklong event featuring staged readings and workshops of new plays and musicals. Playwrights and composers from around the country are in residence in Flint during the process, where audience members experience these new works before anyone else and meet the artists working to bring the future of American theatre to life.
To be considered for a staged reading a playwright must submit an original, unproduced, full-length, fully realized script.
Rehearsal Dates: April 7 – 9, 2025
Festival/Performance Dates: April 10 – 13, 2025
Contact Emily Nichter (Assistant to the Producing Artistic Director) at enichter@flintrep.org with any literary questions or concerns.
Flint Repertory Theatre’s New Works Festival is an annual weeklong event featuring staged readings and workshops of new plays and musicals. Playwrights and composers from around the country are in residence in Flint during the process, where audience members experience these new works before anyone else and meet the artists working to bring the future of American theatre to life.
To be considered for a staged reading a playwright must submit an original, unproduced, full-length, fully realized script.
Rehearsal Dates: April 7 – 9, 2025
Festival/Performance Dates: April 10 – 13, 2025
Contact Emily Nichter (Assistant to the Producing Artistic Director) at enichter@flintrep.org with any literary questions or concerns.
Friday, September 6, 2024
FRESH WORDS-AN INTERNATIONAL LITERARY MAGAZINE is open for submissions
Labels: monologues, publication, short plays
Website
Deadline: September 30, 2024
FRESH WORDS-AN INTERNATIONAL LITERARY MAGAZINE is open for submissions for its Special One Minute Plays/Monologues Anthology titled 'TO BE OR NOT TO BE' (Volume 1) . Please send all submissions to dramaanthologyfreshwords@gmail.com as per the following guidelines:
1. The work should be a 1 minute play/monologue that deals with on of the following:
2. We shall not accept works promoting or glorifying- violence, sexual abuse, racism , hatred or any political ideology.
3. Maximum 5 submissions per playwright.
4. The length of the plays/monologue/soliloquy should be decided by the playwright, keeping in mind that the performance time should not exceed 1 minute. (NOTE: if selected the performance rights and intellectual property rights of work will exclusively remain with the playwright, we shall request for one time publication rights in the anthology. The copyright of the work will revert back to the playwright immediately after publication of the anthology.)
5. Also please send a short note on the inspiration behind your work.
6. All submissions to be sent to dramaanthologyfreshwords@gmail.com
7. Submission deadline: September 30th, 2024. (The selected playwrights will be informed on or before October 10th, 2024 through email.).
8. Mention YOUR NAME followed by 'SUBMISSION FOR TO BE OR NOT TO BE ANTHOLOGY (Volume 1)' in the subject line of your email.
General Guidelines:
1. All submissions must contain a cover letter and a short literary profile (about 70 words) of playwright in third person narrative.
2. All submissions must be sent typed in MS Word or PDF doc as attachment with the email.
3. The author should mention:
Legal Name:
Pen name (if any):
Snail mail address:
4. Playwright must send a high resolution photo (JPEG format) of self as a separate attachment with the submission.
5. Simultaneous submissions are welcome but please immediately inform us in case they are accepted elsewhere.
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/freshwordsmagazine/home?authuser=0
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fresh-Words-An-International-Literary-Magazine-106332345070389/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQmmN1p8jcbIa6rUxzCzL2Q
Support us: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/freshwordsmag
NOTE: THERE IS NO SUBMISSION, PUBLICATION OR PARTICIPATION FEE.
Deadline: September 30, 2024
FRESH WORDS-AN INTERNATIONAL LITERARY MAGAZINE is open for submissions for its Special One Minute Plays/Monologues Anthology titled 'TO BE OR NOT TO BE' (Volume 1) . Please send all submissions to dramaanthologyfreshwords@gmail.com as per the following guidelines:
1. The work should be a 1 minute play/monologue that deals with on of the following:
- Doubt and uncertainty
- Life and death
- Madness
- Existentialism and the meaning of life and death
- The pain and suffering of life
- The fear of the unknown in death
- The balance between life and death
- The consideration of how one deals with life and death.
2. We shall not accept works promoting or glorifying- violence, sexual abuse, racism , hatred or any political ideology.
3. Maximum 5 submissions per playwright.
4. The length of the plays/monologue/soliloquy should be decided by the playwright, keeping in mind that the performance time should not exceed 1 minute. (NOTE: if selected the performance rights and intellectual property rights of work will exclusively remain with the playwright, we shall request for one time publication rights in the anthology. The copyright of the work will revert back to the playwright immediately after publication of the anthology.)
5. Also please send a short note on the inspiration behind your work.
6. All submissions to be sent to dramaanthologyfreshwords@gmail.com
7. Submission deadline: September 30th, 2024. (The selected playwrights will be informed on or before October 10th, 2024 through email.).
8. Mention YOUR NAME followed by 'SUBMISSION FOR TO BE OR NOT TO BE ANTHOLOGY (Volume 1)' in the subject line of your email.
General Guidelines:
1. All submissions must contain a cover letter and a short literary profile (about 70 words) of playwright in third person narrative.
2. All submissions must be sent typed in MS Word or PDF doc as attachment with the email.
3. The author should mention:
Legal Name:
Pen name (if any):
Snail mail address:
4. Playwright must send a high resolution photo (JPEG format) of self as a separate attachment with the submission.
5. Simultaneous submissions are welcome but please immediately inform us in case they are accepted elsewhere.
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/freshwordsmagazine/home?authuser=0
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fresh-Words-An-International-Literary-Magazine-106332345070389/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQmmN1p8jcbIa6rUxzCzL2Q
Support us: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/freshwordsmag
NOTE: THERE IS NO SUBMISSION, PUBLICATION OR PARTICIPATION FEE.
Kinsman Quarterly Holiday Playwright Contest
Labels: 10-minute plays, payment, prize, publication, short plays
Website
Deadline: November 15, 2024 at 11:59 EST
Deadline: November 15, 2024 at 11:59 EST
SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE
We are looking for holiday scripts for our upcoming collection Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide. Submissions should include one-act shorts with themes of holidays, especially from BIPOC and underrepresented cultures. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Day, Chinese New Year, and Easter. Scripts must be original, unpublished works in English, ideal for families and low-budget organizations. Shorts should be between 10 and 20 pages with less than 6 main characters. Winning scripts receive up to $500 USD and publication.
We are looking for holiday scripts for our upcoming collection Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide. Submissions should include one-act shorts with themes of holidays, especially from BIPOC and underrepresented cultures. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Day, Chinese New Year, and Easter. Scripts must be original, unpublished works in English, ideal for families and low-budget organizations. Shorts should be between 10 and 20 pages with less than 6 main characters. Winning scripts receive up to $500 USD and publication.
No fees required. Submissions open until November 15, 2024.
Selected submissions will be published on the Kinsman Quarterly website and promoted on its social media sites and printed advertisements. Copyrights of the individual submissions remain with the authors. Kinsman Avenue Publishing, Inc owns the copyrights to the collection as a unit.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted, however submissions should be withdrawn if accepted elsewhere. To ensure that we are able to publish the unpublished work, winning contestants and finalists are asked to wait a full year after publication before they republish the work themselves or with another organization.
Those Eligible
Prizes
Grand Prize = $500 cash prize and publication in the collection "Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide" and as individual scripts on the Kinsman Quarterly website.
1st Runner Up = $250 cash prize and publication in the collection "Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide" and as individual scripts on the Kinsman Quarterly website.
2nd Runner Up = $150 cash prize and publication in the collection "Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide" and as individual scripts on the Kinsman Quarterly website.
Top 6 Finalists receive a $50 Amazon gift card and publication in the collection "Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide" and as individual scripts on the Kinsman Quarterly website.
Announcements are scheduled for October 15, 2024. Kinsman Quarterly reserves the right to extend this deadline and announcements for up to 30 days.
Selected submissions will be published on the Kinsman Quarterly website and promoted on its social media sites and printed advertisements. Copyrights of the individual submissions remain with the authors. Kinsman Avenue Publishing, Inc owns the copyrights to the collection as a unit.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted, however submissions should be withdrawn if accepted elsewhere. To ensure that we are able to publish the unpublished work, winning contestants and finalists are asked to wait a full year after publication before they republish the work themselves or with another organization.
Those Eligible
- individuals 18 years or older
- authors of BIPOC and underrepresented communities preferred, but not restrictive
- must be able to receive award payment through Paypal
- Each entry should be an original, unpublished work by the submitting author, which does not infringe upon the copyrights of another individual or entity.
- Scripts should be between 10 and 20 pages with less than 6 main characters.
- Submissions must be received by November 15, 2024 at 11:59pm EST.
- Submissions should feature holiday themes with rich cultural content
- Participants may enter more than one submission.
- Changes to the competition entry cannot be made once a work is submitted. However, a revised version may be resubmitted. In such cases, include the word "revision" in the file name.
- Submission files must be named by Title_AuthorName. Example: "Missing Diamonds_DoeJohn".
- All entries must be submitted as an MS Word doc/docx or .pdf file.
- All entries must be in 12-point courier font for in a standard play format.
- Be sure to remove all track changes from edited text.
- Entries that do not adhere to guidelines will not be considered.
Prizes
Grand Prize = $500 cash prize and publication in the collection "Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide" and as individual scripts on the Kinsman Quarterly website.
1st Runner Up = $250 cash prize and publication in the collection "Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide" and as individual scripts on the Kinsman Quarterly website.
2nd Runner Up = $150 cash prize and publication in the collection "Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide" and as individual scripts on the Kinsman Quarterly website.
Top 6 Finalists receive a $50 Amazon gift card and publication in the collection "Holiday Plays for Cultures Worldwide" and as individual scripts on the Kinsman Quarterly website.
Announcements are scheduled for October 15, 2024. Kinsman Quarterly reserves the right to extend this deadline and announcements for up to 30 days.
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Premiere Stages Play Festival 2025
Labels: award, full-length plays, geographic restriction, reading
Website
Deadline: November 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Premiere Stages is committed to supporting emerging and regional playwrights by developing and producing new plays. Since 2005, the Premiere Play Festival has offered playwrights the opportunity to develop their work in an encouraging, focused environment through discussions, rehearsals, readings, workshops, and Equity productions.
Through the Premiere Play Festival, Premiere Stages has developed many plays that have gone on to have successful productions in New York and at regional theatres throughout the country. We strive to facilitate relationships between writers and theatre professionals who we think will respond to their work, in hopes that plays developed at Premiere will go on to subsequent productions. We offer Play Festival winners the option to retain the coveted “World Premiere” brand on their plays. Additionally, Premiere’s productions are consistently reviewed, scouted by major publishing houses, and honored by the American Theatre Critics Association.
Premiere Stages will accept submissions of unproduced plays written by playwrights affiliated with the greater metropolitan area from September 1, 2024, through November 1, 2024. All plays submitted to the festival are evaluated by a panel of professional theatre producers, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, and publishers. Four to five finalists are subsequently selected for public Equity readings in Spring of 2025.
Awards
Following the Spring readings, one play is selected for an Equity production in the Premiere Stages 2025 season and receives an award of $3000. The runner-up receives a 29-hour staged reading and $1500. The other finalists will each be awarded $1000.
Premiere Stages is committed to supporting a diverse group of writers; playwrights of all backgrounds, ages, and experience levels are encouraged to apply.
Submission Guidelines
PDF FORMAT SUBMISSIONS ONLY
2024-2025 Schedule
May 2025
Finalists selected
June 2025
Finalists’ readings at Premiere Stages in Union, NJ
Summer 2025 - TBA
Festival winner and runner-up are selected for expanded development
2025 - TBA
Equity 29-hour staged reading of runner-up at Premiere Stages
2026 - TBA
Equity production (LOA referenced to LORT) of festival winner at Premiere Stages
We accept script samples and synopses from playwrights without an agent. Submissions must include:
Agent Submissions
Premiere Stages will accept full scripts from literary agents or theatre professionals affiliated with Premiere Stages.
Questions or Concerns
For any questions regarding the submission guidelines or process, please email us at pfsubmit@kean.edu.
Deadline: November 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Premiere Stages is committed to supporting emerging and regional playwrights by developing and producing new plays. Since 2005, the Premiere Play Festival has offered playwrights the opportunity to develop their work in an encouraging, focused environment through discussions, rehearsals, readings, workshops, and Equity productions.
Through the Premiere Play Festival, Premiere Stages has developed many plays that have gone on to have successful productions in New York and at regional theatres throughout the country. We strive to facilitate relationships between writers and theatre professionals who we think will respond to their work, in hopes that plays developed at Premiere will go on to subsequent productions. We offer Play Festival winners the option to retain the coveted “World Premiere” brand on their plays. Additionally, Premiere’s productions are consistently reviewed, scouted by major publishing houses, and honored by the American Theatre Critics Association.
Premiere Stages will accept submissions of unproduced plays written by playwrights affiliated with the greater metropolitan area from September 1, 2024, through November 1, 2024. All plays submitted to the festival are evaluated by a panel of professional theatre producers, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, and publishers. Four to five finalists are subsequently selected for public Equity readings in Spring of 2025.
Awards
Following the Spring readings, one play is selected for an Equity production in the Premiere Stages 2025 season and receives an award of $3000. The runner-up receives a 29-hour staged reading and $1500. The other finalists will each be awarded $1000.
Premiere Stages is committed to supporting a diverse group of writers; playwrights of all backgrounds, ages, and experience levels are encouraged to apply.
Submission Guidelines
PDF FORMAT SUBMISSIONS ONLY
- Plays must be full-length and have a cast size of no more than eight.
- Plays must be unpublished and unproduced (readings and workshops are okay), with no productions and/or publication currently scheduled through September 2026.
- Playwrights must have strong affiliations with the greater metropolitan area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Delaware).
- Musicals, adaptations (of existing plays or other sources), and solo shows are not eligible.
- Submissions are limited to one script per playwright.
- Please contact Premiere Stages to inquire about submitting a script that has been previously submitted.
- Playwrights must be available for the development of their script (see the 2025 schedule table).
- Submissions are accepted September 1, 2024 through 11:59 p.m. on November 1, 2024. Submissions sent early in the submission window are strongly encouraged.
- Names and contact information are welcome on cover pages of scripts.
- All plays must be submitted as a PDF via Submittable at premierestagesatkean.submittable.com/submit. Hard copies will not be accepted.
2024-2025 Schedule
May 2025
Finalists selected
June 2025
Finalists’ readings at Premiere Stages in Union, NJ
Summer 2025 - TBA
Festival winner and runner-up are selected for expanded development
2025 - TBA
Equity 29-hour staged reading of runner-up at Premiere Stages
2026 - TBA
Equity production (LOA referenced to LORT) of festival winner at Premiere Stages
We accept script samples and synopses from playwrights without an agent. Submissions must include:
- Brief synopsis of the play (no more than half a page)
- History of the play’s development (or statement that it has none)
- The playwright’s bio or resume
- Script sample from the play (no more than 10 pages plus title page and character breakdown)
- Premiere Stages will request full scripts to read if the play seems viable for the 2025 season. In 2022 and 2023, the winning plays were first received as samples.
Agent Submissions
Premiere Stages will accept full scripts from literary agents or theatre professionals affiliated with Premiere Stages.
Questions or Concerns
For any questions regarding the submission guidelines or process, please email us at pfsubmit@kean.edu.
The 4th Annual Patchwork Play Festival
Labels: 10-minute plays, award, one-act plays, short plays
Website
Deadline: November 30, 2024
Eclectic Full Contact Theater Company announces the opening of submissions for the 4th annual Patchwork Play festival.
To be presented at The Edge Theater, 5451 N Broadway, Chicago, IL.
Feb. 21, 2025 - March 2, 2025
We are currently accepting submissions of New One-Act Plays that embody this years theme of: Redemption
Nine finalists will have their play produced in our festival.
A $250 Award will be presented for best production as adjudicated by a panel of Chicago Theater professionals.
A $250 Audience Award will also be presented to the festival favorite as determined by our audiences.
Submission Requirements:
Email submissions to: Patchworkplayfest@gmail.com
Deadline: November 30, 2024
Eclectic Full Contact Theater Company announces the opening of submissions for the 4th annual Patchwork Play festival.
To be presented at The Edge Theater, 5451 N Broadway, Chicago, IL.
Feb. 21, 2025 - March 2, 2025
We are currently accepting submissions of New One-Act Plays that embody this years theme of: Redemption
Nine finalists will have their play produced in our festival.
A $250 Award will be presented for best production as adjudicated by a panel of Chicago Theater professionals.
A $250 Audience Award will also be presented to the festival favorite as determined by our audiences.
Submission Requirements:
- Play must be previously unproduced. (Staged Reading are fine)
- Play length not to exceed 30 minutes.
- Play must reflect the yearly theme. This years theme is: Redemption
- Play must be received by November 30, 2024
- Playwrights cannot submit more than 2 scripts per year for Crashbox! If more than 2 scripts are submitted by the same playwright, we’ll pick 2 at random. Only one play per playwright may be featured per Crashbox! Festival per season.
Email submissions to: Patchworkplayfest@gmail.com
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Zoomers memberships available in September
Labels: NYCPlaywrights Zoomers
Workshops are a great way to meet fellow playwrights, commiserate about the challenges of crafting a good play and celebrate victories, whether getting a full-blown production or finally getting a tricky scene to work.
👉 You can sit in on a Monday session for free - email nancy@nycplaywrights.org to request a spot.
Check out our website here
~ https://nycp-zoomers.blogspot.com
How do our meetings work? Find out here
~ https://nycp-zoomers.blogspot.com/2023/12/welcome-to-nycplaywrights-zoomers-some.html
Here are Frequently Asked Questions
~ https://nycp-zoomers.blogspot.com/p/zoomers-frequently-asked-questions-faq.html
Would you like more information? Email nancy@nycplaywrights.org
ART OMI Writers Residencies
Labels: residency
Website
Deadline: October 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM EDT
SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE
RESIDENCY DATES:
Spring:
Thursday, March 27–Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Thursday, May 8–Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Autumn:
Thursday, September 4–Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Thursday, October 9–Wednesday, November 5, 2025
DECISION NOTIFICATION: January, 2025
Art Omi: Writers hosts authors and translators from around the world for residencies throughout the spring and fall. The program’s strong international emphasis provides exposure for global literary voices and reflects the spirit of cultural exchange that is essential to Art Omi’s mission.
Each applicant is required to provide 4 (four) separate items in total:A cover letter, which provides the following details: country of birth, country of residency, the language in which you write, your preferred residency dates. Please note we have two sessions per year: Spring (March 27 - May 28) and Fall (September 4 - November 5). Additionally, please let us know how you heard about Art Omi: Writers, why you want to come to Art Omi: Writers and what you expect to get from the experience.
A brief (2 pages, maximum) statement about your work history, referencing publications, performances and writing credits. This can be submitted in CV format.
A writing sample, no more than 25 pages. The work sample does not have to be published or related to your current project and can be a combination of multiple samples.
A one page description of the work to be undertaken while at Art Omi: Writers.
Your writing sample does NOT have to be an English translation; please submit your writing sample in your mother tongue. All other documentation must be submitted in English.
Your cover letter should be provided in the designated Cover Letter field. Items 2-4 should each be provided as separately uploaded files.
Alumni of the program are eligible to reapply after 5 years.
To be considered for a 2025 residency, your application must be received electronically by the end of the day, October 15, 2024 (11:59 p.m. EDT). Notifications will be provided by the first week in 2025 at the latest.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Please contact the following for questions:
Technical Support: support@submittable.com
Program Application Questions: DW Gibson, dwgibson@artomi.org
Art Omi strongly encourages residents to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 by the start of their residency program.
Deadline: October 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM EDT
SUBMIT VIA SUBMITTABLE
RESIDENCY DATES:
Spring:
Thursday, March 27–Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Thursday, May 8–Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Autumn:
Thursday, September 4–Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Thursday, October 9–Wednesday, November 5, 2025
DECISION NOTIFICATION: January, 2025
Art Omi: Writers hosts authors and translators from around the world for residencies throughout the spring and fall. The program’s strong international emphasis provides exposure for global literary voices and reflects the spirit of cultural exchange that is essential to Art Omi’s mission.
Each applicant is required to provide 4 (four) separate items in total:A cover letter, which provides the following details: country of birth, country of residency, the language in which you write, your preferred residency dates. Please note we have two sessions per year: Spring (March 27 - May 28) and Fall (September 4 - November 5). Additionally, please let us know how you heard about Art Omi: Writers, why you want to come to Art Omi: Writers and what you expect to get from the experience.
A brief (2 pages, maximum) statement about your work history, referencing publications, performances and writing credits. This can be submitted in CV format.
A writing sample, no more than 25 pages. The work sample does not have to be published or related to your current project and can be a combination of multiple samples.
A one page description of the work to be undertaken while at Art Omi: Writers.
Your writing sample does NOT have to be an English translation; please submit your writing sample in your mother tongue. All other documentation must be submitted in English.
Your cover letter should be provided in the designated Cover Letter field. Items 2-4 should each be provided as separately uploaded files.
Alumni of the program are eligible to reapply after 5 years.
To be considered for a 2025 residency, your application must be received electronically by the end of the day, October 15, 2024 (11:59 p.m. EDT). Notifications will be provided by the first week in 2025 at the latest.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Please contact the following for questions:
Technical Support: support@submittable.com
Program Application Questions: DW Gibson, dwgibson@artomi.org
Art Omi strongly encourages residents to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 by the start of their residency program.
Request for Proposals: *snap* Festival
Labels: festival, honorarium, monologues, performance art
Website
Deadline: September 30, 2024
Deadline: September 30, 2024
SUBMISSION FORM
The Flynn is committed to using the arts to build connections and strengthen communities. The *snap* Festival is a celebration of the power of first-person narratives. We believe everyone has stories to tell and that sharing these stories teaches empathy by allowing us to recognize commonalities and learn about each other’s unique experiences.
From January 24 - 26, 2025, the Flynn will celebrate the power of storytelling and solo performance with a weekend-long festival that will include workshops and solo performances by professional and emerging artists.
Through a series of performances and workshops, we will create a dialogue between performers and the audience and provide opportunities for the community to join and support the conversation. Performances will include meaningful time for questions and thoughts from the audience. Our expectation is that performers will listen to audience feedback and have it shape their work and that our audiences will develop a deeper understanding of this important art form.
All writers, poets, rappers, storytellers, and other solo performers from New England and New York are invited to apply and submit a proposal for a performance to be showcased in the 2025 *snap* festival. Selected works will be performed by the artist and told from the first-person perspective. We are interested in stories about your experience told from your perspective.
Artists and Projects will be chosen based on the following criteria:
1. The work you submit illuminates your unique perspective.
2. Works must be new, original, and must not be previously produced. This festival offers the opportunity to showcase a piece that has not yet been performed in front of an audience. Scripts or the equivalent must be submitted as part of this application.
3. You will be performing your own work and will perform it with no other performers.
4. Your piece must be written and performed in the first person.
5. Performance length will be approximately 15 minutes. The performance may be a complete work, or a section of a longer work.
Resources
1. An honorarium of $500 will be provided.
2. Accommodations will be provided for the duration of the festival.
3. Up to $200 in travel costs will be reimbursed.
4. The Flynn will cover the production costs of the festival including stage labor, sound equipment, security, ushers, and box office. All final production costs and expenses will be decided by the Flynn Center at its discretion. This festival is primarily about the development of a new work and requests involving other production elements (set, lights, costumes, etc.) may not always be accommodated.
5. The Flynn will actively market and publicize the festival and the public showing of your work on January 25, 2025 in FlynnSpace.
6. Your work may be selected for further development with an invitation to serve as an artist in residence.
Timeline
1. August 1 – September 30, 2024: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
2. Final date to submit an application is Monday, September 30, 2024.
3. A brief in-person or zoom interview will be scheduled as part of the selection process.
4. Proposals will be chosen by the Flynn and a panel of judges.
5. Artists will be informed of their acceptance no later than October 31, 2024.
6. The *snap* festival takes place January 24 – 26, 2025 with performance of new works on January 25, 2025. You will arrive in Burlington on January 23 for a group dinner!
Schedule
The festival will take place at The Flynn Center from January 24 – 26, 2025. The performance of your 15-minute piece will be on January 25, 2025 in the Flynn Space.
The Flynn is committed to using the arts to build connections and strengthen communities. The *snap* Festival is a celebration of the power of first-person narratives. We believe everyone has stories to tell and that sharing these stories teaches empathy by allowing us to recognize commonalities and learn about each other’s unique experiences.
From January 24 - 26, 2025, the Flynn will celebrate the power of storytelling and solo performance with a weekend-long festival that will include workshops and solo performances by professional and emerging artists.
Through a series of performances and workshops, we will create a dialogue between performers and the audience and provide opportunities for the community to join and support the conversation. Performances will include meaningful time for questions and thoughts from the audience. Our expectation is that performers will listen to audience feedback and have it shape their work and that our audiences will develop a deeper understanding of this important art form.
All writers, poets, rappers, storytellers, and other solo performers from New England and New York are invited to apply and submit a proposal for a performance to be showcased in the 2025 *snap* festival. Selected works will be performed by the artist and told from the first-person perspective. We are interested in stories about your experience told from your perspective.
Artists and Projects will be chosen based on the following criteria:
1. The work you submit illuminates your unique perspective.
2. Works must be new, original, and must not be previously produced. This festival offers the opportunity to showcase a piece that has not yet been performed in front of an audience. Scripts or the equivalent must be submitted as part of this application.
3. You will be performing your own work and will perform it with no other performers.
4. Your piece must be written and performed in the first person.
5. Performance length will be approximately 15 minutes. The performance may be a complete work, or a section of a longer work.
Resources
1. An honorarium of $500 will be provided.
2. Accommodations will be provided for the duration of the festival.
3. Up to $200 in travel costs will be reimbursed.
4. The Flynn will cover the production costs of the festival including stage labor, sound equipment, security, ushers, and box office. All final production costs and expenses will be decided by the Flynn Center at its discretion. This festival is primarily about the development of a new work and requests involving other production elements (set, lights, costumes, etc.) may not always be accommodated.
5. The Flynn will actively market and publicize the festival and the public showing of your work on January 25, 2025 in FlynnSpace.
6. Your work may be selected for further development with an invitation to serve as an artist in residence.
Timeline
1. August 1 – September 30, 2024: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
2. Final date to submit an application is Monday, September 30, 2024.
3. A brief in-person or zoom interview will be scheduled as part of the selection process.
4. Proposals will be chosen by the Flynn and a panel of judges.
5. Artists will be informed of their acceptance no later than October 31, 2024.
6. The *snap* festival takes place January 24 – 26, 2025 with performance of new works on January 25, 2025. You will arrive in Burlington on January 23 for a group dinner!
Schedule
The festival will take place at The Flynn Center from January 24 – 26, 2025. The performance of your 15-minute piece will be on January 25, 2025 in the Flynn Space.
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