Deadline: November 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM
SUBMISSION FORM
Raise the Page, Uplift the Word: A BIPOC Festival of Short Plays Playwright Submissions
Seeking BIPOC playwrights for Abingdon Theatre Company's seventh annual Raise the Page, Uplift the Word: A BIPOC Festival of Short Plays in collaboration with AMT Theater. Abingdon Theatre Company continues to be committed to creating opportunities for all voices to be heard. With this in mind, ATC is thrilled to open submissions for our seventh annual festival of short plays; a festival shedding light on stories by people of color.
Please read the following in full before submitting.
Short play submissions should be unpublished and no longer than 40 pages, written by BIPOC individuals.
Plays should not have been previously presented to New York audiences.
Please limit your submission to one play per playwright. If you have submitted to Raise the Page, Uplift the Word in the past, please do not re-submit work unless there have been significant changes to the script.
We are accepting applications from artists from all experience levels, locations, and ages.
Should you have any questions, please email info@abingdontheatre.org.
The festival will take place February 2-3, 2027 at AMT Theater (345 West 45th Street) NYC
Raise the Page, Uplift the Word: A BIPOC Festival of Short Plays Playwright Submissions
Seeking BIPOC playwrights for Abingdon Theatre Company's seventh annual Raise the Page, Uplift the Word: A BIPOC Festival of Short Plays in collaboration with AMT Theater. Abingdon Theatre Company continues to be committed to creating opportunities for all voices to be heard. With this in mind, ATC is thrilled to open submissions for our seventh annual festival of short plays; a festival shedding light on stories by people of color.
Please read the following in full before submitting.
Short play submissions should be unpublished and no longer than 40 pages, written by BIPOC individuals.
Plays should not have been previously presented to New York audiences.
Please limit your submission to one play per playwright. If you have submitted to Raise the Page, Uplift the Word in the past, please do not re-submit work unless there have been significant changes to the script.
We are accepting applications from artists from all experience levels, locations, and ages.
Should you have any questions, please email info@abingdontheatre.org.