Deadline: March 14, 2026
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Playwrights on Park Reading Series at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford, CT is currently accepting submissions for the 2026/2027 season.
No late submissions will be accepted.
IMPORTANT INFO:
Playwrights must be able to attend the staged reading and the audience discussion that follows in West Hartford (Connecticut.) There will be a rehearsal on the day of the reading, in which attendance by the playwright is optional but strongly encouraged. Transportation may be provided from NYC or New England locations by the Playhouse. Readings will be on select Sunday nights throughout the season at 7:00 pm.
Playreading dates TBD
We will select five plays for readings in the 2026/27 season. Final selections will be made by July 1st, 2026
Submission Guidelines:
BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, womxn, Latinx, and differently-abled artists are strongly encouraged to submit
We are seeking FULL-LENGTH plays. No musicals or One-Acts at this time
We are only seeking plays with small casts (4 or fewer actors), particularly 2 or 3-character casts. Plays that cannot be accomplished with 4 actors or fewer will not be considered.
Include any production or workshop history, as well as biographies of the playwright and any collaborators. Please let us know if this play has had an equity reading within the past 6 months.
Playwrights may self-submit or go through a literary agent.
Connecticut-based and NYC playwrights are strongly encouraged to submit
Please do not submit any plays that have already been submitted to Playwrights on Park in the past.
Any submission that goes against the above guidelines will be automatically disqualified.
Playwrights on Park webpage: https://www.playhouseonpark.org/web2/newworksseries.html
No late submissions will be accepted.
IMPORTANT INFO:
Playwrights must be able to attend the staged reading and the audience discussion that follows in West Hartford (Connecticut.) There will be a rehearsal on the day of the reading, in which attendance by the playwright is optional but strongly encouraged. Transportation may be provided from NYC or New England locations by the Playhouse. Readings will be on select Sunday nights throughout the season at 7:00 pm.
Playreading dates TBD
We will select five plays for readings in the 2026/27 season. Final selections will be made by July 1st, 2026
Submission Guidelines:
BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, womxn, Latinx, and differently-abled artists are strongly encouraged to submit
We are seeking FULL-LENGTH plays. No musicals or One-Acts at this time
We are only seeking plays with small casts (4 or fewer actors), particularly 2 or 3-character casts. Plays that cannot be accomplished with 4 actors or fewer will not be considered.
Include any production or workshop history, as well as biographies of the playwright and any collaborators. Please let us know if this play has had an equity reading within the past 6 months.
Playwrights may self-submit or go through a literary agent.
Connecticut-based and NYC playwrights are strongly encouraged to submit
Please do not submit any plays that have already been submitted to Playwrights on Park in the past.
Any submission that goes against the above guidelines will be automatically disqualified.
Playwrights on Park webpage: https://www.playhouseonpark.org/web2/newworksseries.html