Deadline: August 15, 2026
or after 300 submissions have been received
Anaheim, CA
Do you have a play that’s ready to get off the page and into the rehearsal room? The Larking House is now accepting new, unproduced, or in-process plays for the 2026 installment of our Playwright’s Intensive, a writer-driven program to jumpstart your play and lead the shape of its development.
This season, we are seeking 4 new scripts by local and remote playwrights to be workshopped and presented over a weeklong program. We’re seeking one-act and full length plays that have yet to be fully produced. Each play will be cast and directed over a series of playwright-oriented workshop rehearsals, culminating in a staged reading and response session from invited respondents. The intensives will take place between October 18th and November 14th, with one playwright’s work explored and developed each week. This year we will have two remote sessions, and two in-person readings for California-local playwrights in the Orange County area.
Submission Guidelines:
Do you have a play that’s ready to get off the page and into the rehearsal room? The Larking House is now accepting new, unproduced, or in-process plays for the 2026 installment of our Playwright’s Intensive, a writer-driven program to jumpstart your play and lead the shape of its development.
This season, we are seeking 4 new scripts by local and remote playwrights to be workshopped and presented over a weeklong program. We’re seeking one-act and full length plays that have yet to be fully produced. Each play will be cast and directed over a series of playwright-oriented workshop rehearsals, culminating in a staged reading and response session from invited respondents. The intensives will take place between October 18th and November 14th, with one playwright’s work explored and developed each week. This year we will have two remote sessions, and two in-person readings for California-local playwrights in the Orange County area.
Submission Guidelines:
- Unproduced or lightly-produced plays.
- One-acts or full length plays between 30~120 pages. (Unfortunately, no musicals.)
- Casts of at least 2 to around 10 performers.
- One play per submission, and one submission per playwright (or per writing team).
- Please send your script in .PDF format only.
- Include on your first page: title, author’s name(s), submission email, and relevant contact info.