Jaemi Theatre Company seeks plays by AAPI playwrights for its inaugural AAPI Theater Festival

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Deadline: November 29, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern

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Jaemi Theatre Company, an Asian-led nonprofit theatre company in the Washington, DMV area (DC, Maryland, Virginia)

Open to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) playwrights across the U.S. Playwrights with ties to the DC area are preferred, but everyone is welcome to apply.

Staged readings at partner theatres across the DC area in May 2027, as part of our inaugural AAPI Theater Festival. The festival will feature four new plays by AAPI playwrights and one Korean play in English translation.

Theme: "Invisible." We are looking for something provoking: stories never told, never seen, never heard, even never tasted.

Plays up to two hours in running time. One-acts and full-length plays are both welcome.

Playwrights may submit more than one play. If more than one is shortlisted, the playwright will choose one.

Previously produced plays are eligible.

We will build a shortlist in December and January, and festival directors will select their plays in February 2027. All submitters will be notified. Travel and housing are not provided this year. (We really hope to do so in the future!)

Questions can be sent to jaemitheatre@gmail.com.

Raise the Page / Uplift the Word Festival

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Deadline: November 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM

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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Short play submissions should be unpublished and no longer than 40 pages, written by BIPOC individuals.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.