Manhattanville University's School of Arts and Sciences seeks self-productions for NEW WORKS at Manhattanville

Website

Deadline: November 2, 2026

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT

Purchase, New York

One original musical will be selected for a 29-hour reading in Fall 2027, performed by students in Manhattanville's Musical Theatre BFA program.

THE OPPORTUNITYA 29-hour reading of your musical, performed by Musical Theatre BFA students.
A $1,000 stipend for each creative team member, including the director.

Photo and video documentation of the reading.

Please submit the following materials:

A biography for each member of the creative team.
A PDF of the musical's book/libretto.
Song samples.

We recognize that new musicals are continually evolving. Partially unfinished works will be considered, provided a complete draft is available by Winter/Spring 2027.

CREATIVE TEAM & PARTICIPATION

Creative team members are expected to attend most, if not all, scheduled rehearsals and both performances.

If you have been developing your musical with a particular director, we welcome that person to direct the reading.

REHEARSAL & PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Saturday, September 25, 2027: 10 AM–6 PM

Sunday, September 26, 2027: 10 AM–6 PM

Monday, September 27–Thursday, September 30, 2027: 6–10 PM

Friday, October 1, 2027: Performance at 7:30 PM

Saturday, October 2, 2027: Performance at 7:30 PM

Transportation between campus and the White Plains Metro-North station can be provided.

QUESTIONS?
Please contact us at newmusicals@mville.edu. We look forward to hearing about your work!

GAYDAR OFFENSIVE ONE-ACT PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL seeks NYC-based playwrights

Instagram

Deadline: November 1, 2026

To be considered for this festival, submit the following to againstthewall.nyc@gmail.com with "GAYDAR FESTIVAL" in the subject line. 

Each playwright may submit up to two scripts at this time. One-act plays: 30-60 minutes.

Please be sure to have all the following information listed in one pdf in submission

-Name of play
-No musicals
-Playwright name
-Playwright bio
-Synopsis
-Character Breakdown
-Script 
-Social media handles
-Any artist that may already be attached to said script

Against the Wall Productions is proud to announce the call for script submissions from gay playwrights based in NYC for their inaugural GAYDAR OFFENSIVE ONE ACT PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL set to be presented in June 2027 in New York City. Festival is produced and curated by B.Michael Peterson, the company's Artistic Director.

Six scripts will be selected for this festival, and each playwright will also act as a co-producer with Peterson. The festival does not charge a submission or participation fee. The co-producer will be responsible for rehearsal space, casting, supplying a director and be in charge of their own budget.

Against the Wall Productions will provide a tech time slot for each show with a technical director and performance space during the festival. They will also provide marketing on their social media and other advertising, but each show is responsible for promoting their show to their own networks. Each co-producer will receive 40% of each ticket sold.

Additional Information
-Playwrights must live in NYC
-Follow our Instagram page @atw.productions for future updates and announcements
-Scripts must be unpublished and unproduced at the time of the festival
-Scripts selected will be contacted by the end of January 2027

Pronoia Theater seeks new works inspired by works in the public domain

Website

Deadline: November 29, 2026

Submissions at this form: https://forms.gle/bQEAQmAvztyLg4qK6

Length: Any length accepted, works over fifteen minutes may be excerpted

Works must be based on, in conversation with, or inspired by work in the USA public domain. 

International writers welcome.

Production type: staged reading, no stipend, no restriction on previous productions or number of works that may be submitted, playwrights are not responsible for production after submission.

We are accepting new works inspired by works in the public domain for a staged reading in Houston Spring 2027.

We are accepting short completed works or excerpts of longer works for a duration of less than fifteen minutes. This is not a hard limit and page counts between 15-22 are acceptable, but know that they will be scrutinized more closely.

Anyone globally is permitted to submit as long as you have the right to consent to your work being performed in your local polity (we expect this only affects people under the age of majority.)

A writer may submit up to five scripts with any co-authored works counting towards their submission limit. Works which have been performed elsewhere or submitted to the festival before are eligible.

Musicals may be submitted for consideration, however our technical capacity is limited and musicals are less likely to be chosen than straight plays.

Our definition for "Public Domain" is narrower than the government definition: we only include material which at one time was (or could have been) copyrighted broadly defined as "creative expression in fixed form." We are disinclined to accept proposals based on recipes, government publications, game rules, educational materials, etc. This especially includes historical facts (or news stories), so bioplays are discouraged unless there is a significant creative component or notable copyrighted source underlying the submission.

Preference is given to proposals based on work that has recently entered the public domain in the United States (publication year 1924-1931). The festival is especially interested in works that could not have been easily published prior to the work entering the Public Domain and so parodies of works or other examples of "fair use" are discouraged.

While we are especially interested in works which creatively play with the Originating Material, straight, strict, or literal adaptations of lesser known works in the public domain are acceptable.

The festival has received many works based on the following properties and so submitters are cautioned against submitting more unless they think their interpretation demonstrates significant and substantial creative change: The Great Gatsby, The Seagull, Peter Pan, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and The Raven.

Plays do not have to be exclusively written in English, or even written in English at all, but keep in mind that we expect the reading to take place in front of a largely English-speaking audience.

All submissions will be read blind. Please ensure that your script does not have your name or other significant identifying information anywhere on them.

Neither the proposal or final product has any restrictions on content, as long as it does not incur copyright violations. While the festival will do what it is able to find actors best suited to all roles, we cannot guarantee any particular casting will align with identitarian characteristics of the characters in the work as actors will play multiple roles throughout the festival.

As of right now there is no payment, award, or honorarium associated with being selected.

Mini Plays Review seeks short plays and monologues for December 2026 issue

Website

Deadline: November 30, 2026

How to Submit
Email: Send your script as an attachment to miniplaysmag@gmail.com
Subject Line: Submission: [Play Title] - [Your Name]
In the Body: Include a brief 50-word biography and your contact details.

Submission Guidelines

Length: Maximum of 2 pages per mini play/soliloquy/monologue.
Format: Standard playwriting format (PDF or Word document preferred).
Limit: Maximum of 5 submissions per playwright. Send all submission in single email.
Originality: Works must be original and unproduced in print format. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, provided you notify us immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.

Theme: Borrowed Time

This issue explores the strange arithmetic of time — what we owe it, what it owes us, and what happens in the narrow windows when it seems to bend, stall, or run out. We are looking for sharp, short scripts about waiting rooms, deadlines, deathbeds, time loops, inheritances, and the small negotiations people make with the clock.

Subthemes for Submission:

• The Waiting Room: Strangers thrown together in a liminal space, each counting down to something different.
• Borrowed Hours: A character who has "bought," "stolen," or been "loaned" time from someone else — literally or figuratively.
• The Last Good Day: A scene built entirely around someone who knows, but hasn't told anyone, that this is their final ordinary day.
• Rewind: A comedic or absurdist take on a character stuck reliving the same five minutes.
• The Inheritance Clock: A family conflict over what a dying or dead relative's "time" — a legacy, a promise, a debt — is now owed to.
• Fashionably Late: The quiet devastation or comedy of someone who has spent a lifetime arriving too late for the moments that mattered.
• Overtime: A workplace two-hander where the real conversation only happens after the shift should have ended.
• The Countdown: A high-stakes dialogue happening in the final sixty seconds before an irreversible decision.
• Aging in Real Time: A monologue or dialogue where a character watches themselves — or someone else — visibly change over the course of the scene.
• The Appointment: Two people meet for a reason neither will say out loud until time forces their hand.
• Daylight Saving: A small, strange dislocation — lost or gained time — that throws a relationship or routine into chaos.
• The Long Goodbye: A scene stretched across a departure that keeps almost-but-not-quite happening.
• Frozen Clocks: A survivalist or dreamlike drama in a place where time has visibly stopped working.
• The Second Chance: A character granted an impossible do-over, and the argument over whether to take it.
• Running Out: A ticking-clock two-hander where the stakes are ordinary, but the urgency is not.

Ninth Annual Eric H. Weinberger Award for Emerging Librettists

Website

Deadline: November 30, 2026

APPLICATION FORM

All submissions must be sent through the online application form. Only one submission per playwright/librettists will be accepted.

The Eric H. Weinberger Award for Emerging Librettists is a juried cash and production grant given annually to support the early work and career of a deserving musical theatre librettist. It commemorates the life and work of playwright/librettist Eric H. Weinberger (1950-2017), who was a Drama Desk Award nominee for Outstanding Book of a Musical (Wanda’s World), and the playwright/librettist of Class Mothers ’68, which earned Priscilla a Drama Desk Award.

The winner will receive $2,000 to help with cost-of-living expenses. The winning musical will receive development assistance in the 2027 New Works Development Program of Amas Musical Theatre, culminating in an Amas Lab production with New York theatre professionals. Amas was the development home for several of Mr. Weinberger’s musicals, including the World Premiere of Wanda’s World and the New York Premiere of Tea for Three.

The winner of the Award is announced in Spring 2027.

Amas Musical Theatre will not ask for any fees for entry or for any fiduciary involvement

from the playwright/librettists at any point of the process.

Submission Requirements

The Musical must:

• Be a full-length show (at least 80 minutes)

• Have no more than eight actors (actors may play multiple roles; if so, please include a suggested breakdown of role distribution)

• Be complete and ready for readings, workshops and/or productions

• Have a demo that is an accurate representation of the music and style of the show (at least five songs)

• Have full underlying rights clearance of any pre-existing material used in the script (music, source material, etc.)

• Not have had a full production or be published in any way, even if with a different name.

What to Submit

All documents must be submitted as PDF files and they should be named with the part of the submission it refers to and the title of the show in the format of

1. Biography and resumes of the creative team, including writer, composer, lyricist (if applicable)

2. History of the musical'ss development, and any previous titles it has gone through (if applicable, maximum one page)

3. Brief synopsis (maximum 150 words)

4. Brief artistic statement on the piece itself, including all source material, inspiration, goal, message, etc. (maximum one page)

5. Proof of rights (if applicable)

6. Demo and track listings (Demo selections to be posted as a Dropbox or Google Drive link)

7. PDF document of the full-script and sheet music, if available (no writers named)

​​

Guidelines for Materials

All submissions must adhere to the following or your application will be disqualified before reaching our selection committee.

Proof of Rights

If the musical contains any copyrighted material, please submit a signed letter from the authors and/or underlying rights representative stating that underlying rights have been secured.

Full Script

The full script must include:

1. Title page (which should only have the title on it and absolutely no other information)

2. Character breakdown (maximum one page)

3. The complete script with page numbers

For the anonymity of your submission, the full script and sheet music cannot include any information on playwright/ librettist or contractually attached people, previous casts, or any agents. All submissions will go through a blind evaluation process, any personal information you provide will only be available to Amas Musical Theatre staff.

Demo Tracks

The recording should be a significant representation of the songs in the show that accurately highlights the style and character of the score and lyrics.

• Demo tracks should:

1. Include at least one song from the first 25 pages

2. Have at least five recordings available – they do not need to be professional or studio quality, but they must be clear enough to hear lyrics, melody, and accompaniment

3. Have singers of appropriate vocal types for their respective roles

4. Be full songs only, no medleys of spliced songs

For the anonymity of your submission, tracks cannot include any personal identifiers for playwright/librettist(s), the performers recorded, or contractually attached people.

The Selection Process

Scripts will be read and evaluated through a blind submission process by Amas Musical Theatre’s literary team. A group of finalist plays will be read and evaluated by a selection committee, comprised of distinguished artists and playwrights, using a blind evaluation process. Committee members will not be given any additional information beyond the title of the show, the script, and the demo tracks.

Any personal information you provide in the application is seen by the Amas Musical Theatre staff only, not the selection committee. 

Our process is based on the quality of the work submitted.

Round 1 (September-December)

1. Our literary team reads the first 25 pages of the book and listens to the demo for any track related to these pages.

2. The team fills out evaluations for each show, which determine the submissions that continue to Round 2.

Round 2 (January-April)

1. The selection committee reads the scripts in full and listens to all demo tracks submitted.

2. Committee members write their evaluations to determine which one is best suited for the Award.

3. The winner is announced in the Spring of 2027.

4. The application’s primary contact is notified and a development schedule is created with the winner.

We will not be able to provide feedback regarding why a particular piece was or was not selected.

The Winner will:

• Receive $2,000 to help pay for cost-of-living expenses.

• Receive development assistance in the 2027 New Works Development Program of Amas Musical Theatre.

• Have the selected show rehearsed and performed by New York theatre professionals in an Amas Lab production.

• Be present in New York City for the development process.

Seeking monologues for Best Women's and Best Men's Stage Monologues published by Smith & Kraus

Website

Deadline: December 1, 2026

Now accepting monologues for the 2027 Best Women's and Best Men's Stage Monologues published by Smith & Kraus. Submissions close on December 1, 2026.

To submit for Best Men's Monologues, click here.

To submit for Best Women's Monologues, click here.

Four Letter Words seeks plays for workshop

Website

Deadline: December 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST

NYC

APPLICATION FORM

If you have any issues with this form, please email info@four-letter-word.com.

Submissions must be:

1) Between 60 and 100 minutes long, based on your best estimation.

2) Completely yours. You must own the rights to all of the materials in your show, and all of the writing must be your own work.

3) In development. As part of our process, you will work with us to revise your script and get it ready for the stage. If your work is set in stone, we can't do that!

The chosen playwright will:

1) Engage in a bimonthly revision process with our artistic director, H. Tait Brencher, an award-winning director and editor, beginning March 2027.

2) Participate in two informal readings of their script with provided space and actors before rehearsals begin.

3) Work with an early career director to lead a five-rehearsal process culminating in a June 2027 public reading. This final reading will be produced by Four Letter Word as part of our season, including advertising, front of house services, and venue.

The Judith Royer Excellence in Playwriting Award seeks work from higher education professionals

Website

Deadline: December 15, 2026

Only the first 200 scripts will be accepted.

DO NOT SEND - THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR SUBMISSION WINDOW

The Judith Royer Excellence in Playwriting Award honors an outstanding new play marked by sophisticated and nuanced storytelling with the potential to make a significant artistic impact in production by a current professional in higher education (faculty, regardless of rank, and staff).

This year’s winner will be invited to the annual meeting of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education for a reading and/or showcase of the award-winning play. Plays must be entered by December 15, 2026. Only the first 200 scripts will be accepted.

Applicants will send in three different documents:

• Please submit an excerpt or scene(s) between 10 to 20 pages that is exemplary of your full-length play. (A full-length play is no less than 1 hour in length/typically 60 plus pages. Please do not submit one-acts or 10-Minute Plays)

• A short (no more than 2 page) resume or CV, which should include current professional affiliation (as a contingent, tenured or tenure track faculty member, or staff member);

• A brief (no more than 200 word) Statement of Fit as to why this play should be considered for this award and what the playwright hopes to gain from the opportunity to be showcased at ATHE.

After the initial submissions have been evaluated, the Royer leadership will request via email full
scripts for a second round of reading from select playwrights. All playwrights will be notified at that time of their play’s status.

Criteria:
Our aim for this award is to address the core constituency of ATHE, professionals who are currently working in or affiliated with higher education. The Royer sets no restrictions on subject matter, style, or intended audience. Past winning plays have spanned a diversity of topics and
represented varied perspectives on race, culture, language, disability, gender, nationality, and
political worldview. Authors need not be ATHE members.

Only full-length plays will be considered. A playwright may only enter one play in any given year.

The plays can be produced or unproduced but must be unpublished.

The audience and potential group of actors for the reading will be drawn from ATHE members.

Since the main recognition of this play and the playwright will be at ATHE, we ask that the
playwright compose a short “Statement of Fit” as to why they are choosing to pursue this
opportunity and what they hope to gain.

Heartland Theatre Company 25th Annual 10-Minute Play Festival

Website

Deadline: February 1, 2027

Normal IL

HEARTLAND THEATRE 10-MINUTE PLAY ENTRY FORM.

Heartland Theatre Company is seeking eight 10-minute original plays to be considered for production inJune of 2026 as part of our 25th Annual 10-Minute Play Festival, with the theme BOOK CLUB.

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:All entrants must complete and submit the ENTRY FORM at the link below
All entrants must attach their play to the ENTRY FORM and submit.

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE RULES:

1. Your play must fit the theme – BOOK CLUB – or it will not be considered.
2. Your play must fit our theater and its performance space.
3. We require internet submissions in MS Word or PDF.
4. When formatting your play, we ask that you follow our style sheet.
5. We are looking for NEW plays. Please do not send us anything that has previously been produced.
6. Your play must contain at least two (2) characters, but no more than four (4).
7. Heartland Theatre Company has a pool of actors ranging in age from 18 to 80. Make sure that your characters can be played by actors within that range.
8. Your play should consist mainly of dialogue, not monologues.
9. No children’s plays, musicals, or plays which were previously chosen as winners in any Heartland Theatre playwriting competition will be considered.
10. Do not put your name on the play itself, as submissions are judged blind. Make sure your title and page numbers appear on every page of the play, however.
11. Please read and consider the Judging Criteria.
12. Those plays which win and are staged will be videotaped for archival purposes.
13. No contracts beyond the guidelines mentioned here will be offered.
14. Only one entry will be accepted from each playwright.
15. Your play must be written in English.
16. Keep your play under ten minutes in length.
17. Remember that something has to happen in those ten minutes.
18. MAKE IT GOOD!

All entrants must attach their play to the ENTRY FORM and submit.
HEARTLAND THEATRE 10-MINUTE PLAY ENTRY FORM.

Your play must be in the theme BOOK CLUB or it will not be considered. There are NO fees. You must attach your script in MS Word or PDF format when you send the entry form.

If you have any questions, please email playfest@heartlandtheatre.org

DEADLINE FOR ALL ENTRIES IS FEBRUARY 1, 2027. Finalists will be notified approximately mid-March, 2026. Winners will be announced approximately mid-April, 2027.

YOU will be notified if your script is a finalist or selected for performance. Winners will be posted on this web page, but the playwrights of those scripts not selected will not be notified. We appreciate the efforts of all playwrights who submit their scripts.

2027 10-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES:

June 3,4,5,6 | 10,11,12,13 | 17,18,19* – 2027

*Two performances June 19

Grosse Pointe Theatre 14th Annual Ten Minute Play Festival

Website

Deadline: October 31, 2026

SUBMISSION FORM

Grosse Pointe Theatre announces their 14th Annual Ten Minute Play Festival in May 2027.

The theme for 2027 is Meet Me in the Park. Each play should center around the interaction of people meeting in a park. Plays that do not involve a park scene and situation will be disqualified without notice.

The winning plays will be presented on a black-box stage without doors or windows. The only set dressing to be used are a park bench, a lamp post, and some shrubbery. Plays should involve two to four characters. The plays are judged anonymously, so no playwright identification should appear on the pages of the script.

For questions or more information, email playfestival@GPT.org

Playing Ace: A New Asexualities Play Festival seeks short and full-length plays

Website

Deadline: November 1, 2026

Madison, Wisconsin

SUBMISSION FORM - PDF files preferred

• Staged reading and inclusion in an anthology proposal
• Plays must be connected to concepts of asexuality or aromance. Further descriptions of how that is defined can be found on our website.
• Playwrights may submit only one play
• Plays must not be previously published.

The “Playing Ace” play festival is an opportunity for folks who are interested in showcasing and exploring asexual worldmaking to connect and share their work! We aim to provide opportunities for playwrights to produce and then publish their work, to expand the reach of these important stories. Over the next year, we will be collecting and carefully reviewing play submissions to be showcased in a staged reading held in Madison, Wisconsin in spring 2027. Playwrights will have the support of a dramaturg during the play rehearsal process and will see how live audiences react to their play. After the play festival, playwrights will have an opportunity to join a proposal to publish their play in the first anthology of asexual plays!

Overall, we recognize that there is a growing need to share stories about asexual lives, experiences, and perspectives. As asexuality becomes more of a topic for discussion in the world, it is important that we create spaces where stories and perspectives can be shared. We believe that theatre is a fantastic place to come together and create new communities, and with the proposal for an anthology, we want to ensure that these stories are shared with as many people as possible.

Richard Rodgers Award 2027

Website

Deadline: October 30, 2026

The Richard Rodgers Awards were created and endowed in 1978 by composer and member Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) for the development of new works of musical theater. These awards support readings and productions of musicals by emerging composers and writers at nonprofit theaters in New York City. The winners are selected by a jury of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Previous recipients include Jonathan Larson for Rent; Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley for Violet; Anaïs Mitchell for Hadestown; Jason Kim, Helen Park, Max Vernon, and Woodshed Collective for KPOP; and Will Aronson and Hue Park for Maybe Happy Ending.

Application requirements and procedures are explained in the form below. Please download, read, and sign the form before beginning the online application.

Click here to download the form (required).

Click here to begin the 2027 Richard Rodgers application.

1. The term "musical theater" is understood to include musicals, plays with songs, thematic revues, or any comparable work. The submission of innovative and experimental work is encouraged. The work submitted must be of significant length to fill an evening; it may consist of a group of smaller, related pieces.

2. The jury will consider only completed works. Care should be taken to submit the work in its best possible form as it may not be submitted again, in another year, even if substantially revised.

3. Only one submission by a collaborative group or a sole creator will be accepted per year. A work is not eligible if one of the collaborators is deceased. No exceptions will be granted.

4. All applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.

5. Works by members of Arts and Letters and previous winners of the full production awards are not eligible for consideration. Former winners of Richard Rodgers awards for staged readings or studio productions may submit new works.

6. An applicant whose works in the musical theater have received professional or amateur productions in New York City or out of town is eligible unless, in the judgment of the jury, the applicant has already achieved significant recognition in the field of musical theater through the work submitted or through any previous work. Under special circumstances and at the discretion of the jury, applicants who have achieved recognition in fields outside the musical theater may be eligible.

Works which have been produced by professional theater companies before a paying audience are eligible only if such productions received no more than 21 performances by a for-profit company or 50 performances by a nonprofit company.

The Gallery Players 30th Annual Black Box New Play Festival

Website

Deadline: November 1, 2026

The Gallery Players in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, is seeking plays for its 30th Annual Black Box New Play Festival to be presented from June 10th through June 20th, 2027. Each play selected will be paired with a director and given a black minimally designed box production (lighting designer working in rep plot, sound designer, and sets created by directors from available theatre stock), with non-equity actors.

Playwrights must be available, if not in person, via Zoom or other virtual venue to work with directors to create another draft of their play. This process will take place from January 2027 through May 2027. The degree of revision will be dependent on the needs of each play and the collaboration between yourself and the director.

Submission guidelines:

1). Plays must be un-produced (readings are ok); must be the play’s world premiere

2) Length of Plays: Plays should be 10 - 50 minutes. Plays must have at least 4 characters, more is even better. No one-character plays. No period costume pieces (period plays that use modern dress are OK). You may submit up to two (2) plays for consideration.

3). Format: Pages must be numbered; A cover page with Title of the play and playwrights contact information is required, along with a page that gives plot synopsis of the play and a character breakdown. DO NOT write your name anywhere else on the script.

4) Submit a copy of your playwriting resume

5) Provide a brief written statement that addresses what you are hoping to get out of the experience and revision process (aside from having your play produced)

6) Send a digital copy of your play(s) along with your resume and statement letter to: info@galleryplayers.com

We will only contact you if your play has been accepted into the Festival. We will confirm that we received your digital copy via email. All playwrights chosen will be notified by DECEMBER 2026.

Please note that playwrights CANNOT direct their own work for this festival and will be paired with one of the 2027 Black Box cohort directors.

Any scripts not chosen for the Festival will be deleted to protect your copyright.

THE 2026 MEANWHILE PARK PLAYWRIGHT PRIZE

Website

Deadline: October 30, 2026

Submissions should be sent via email to info@meanwhilepark.com

Meanwhile Park is a small, private park in Salt Lake City, UT. The Park hosted its first performing arts evening in 2022. Since 2023, Meanwhile Park has produced and presented a new, one-act play chosen through our Playwright Prize competition. Submissions for the 2026 (and possibly 2027) Meanwhile Park Playwright Prize are now open through October 30, 2025.

ENTRY GUIDANCE

Entries into the MPPP should consider the following:

• Plays should run between 30 minutes and one hour including any required or desired breaks.

• The “cast” should be limited to no more than six people. Cast can include actors, musicians, or other artists required to tell the story directly to the audience.

• Plays should not have been produced elsewhere. We are looking to present world premiere plays. Previous staged readings or workshops are allowed.

• As an outdoor, summer theatrical experience like no other in Utah, entrants are invited to consider stories and genres suitable to the occasion. Ideas include but are not limited to:

o Campfire tall tales
o Backyard ghost stories
o Summer love stories
o Action-packed adventures
o Musical comedies
o Local histories

• Meanwhile Park celebrates the diversity of humanity and welcomes stories from diverse races, ethnicities, cultures, genders, and sexualities.

THE RULES

• Submission for the 2026 Meanwhile Park Playwright Prize are now being accepted.

• The winner will be announced no later than January 31, 2026. All entrants will be

informed of the winning entry via email.

• The winner will be awarded a $500 honorarium no later than March 1, 2024 via

Venmo or check.

• The winning play will be performed eight times during July 2026.

• Entries will be judged by Jeff Paris and a panel of theatre experts and enthusiasts.

• The production will be granted the following:

o A significant production budget including paid onstage performers, directors, and creative staff.o Each performance will feature a pre-performance reception/party with drinks and snacks sponsored entirely by Meanwhile Park. For this reason, ticket sales are limited to individuals 21 and older.

• You may submit a bio with your play, but it is not required. Our initial cuts are based on the plays without consideration for who the playwright is.

• Meanwhile Park reserves the right to cancel the competition or the production at any time for any reason.

• For more information, email info@meanwhilepark.com.

THE DOOR OPENS AT MIDNIGHT : An International Anthology of Three-Page Plays

Website

Deadline: October 30, 2026

Email all submission to: dramaanthologyfreshwords@gmail.com 

Please send your play as a Word document or Pdf.

Include:

Title
Author's name
Country
Short bio (50–100 words)
Email address

Email subject: SUBMISSION — THE DOOR OPENS AT MIDNIGHT


Fresh Words invites playwrights, dramatists and writers from around the world to submit original three-page plays for a special Halloween anthology.

We are looking for short dramatic works that can create a complete theatrical experience in just two pages.

• The play may be frightening.
• It may be funny.
• It may be absurd.
• It may be tragic.
• It may be mysterious.
• It may be something we cannot easily name.
• The only requirement is that something happens when the door opens.

THE PROMPT: THE DOOR OPENS AT MIDNIGHT

• Take the prompt literally—or don't.
• The door could be:
• The door of a house
• A hotel room
• A hospital
• A classroom
• A prison
• An apartment
• A theatre
• A train
• A dream
• Another world
• The past
• The future

And the person—or thing—on the other side could be anyone or anything.

MORE INFORMATION ON THEIR WEBSITE

International Literary Magazine anthology for Halloween 2026 seeks short plays

Website

Deadline: October 30, 2026

Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine is pleased to announce three special international anthology projects for Halloween 2026.
ons from writers, playwrights and poets around the world for the following three collections:

THE DOOR OPENS AT MIDNIGHT
An International Anthology of Three-Page Plays
We invite playwrights and dramatists to explore what happens when a door opens at midnight.
The play may be frightening, funny, absurd, tragic, mysterious, supernatural, psychological or completely unexpected.

Maximum length: 3 pages
Submissions: Up to 5 plays per contributor
Email: dramaanthologyfreshwords@gmail.com
Subject: SUBMISSION — THE DOOR OPENS AT MIDNIGHT

MORE INFORMATION HERE

Fresh Words seeks non-exclusive first publication rights for accepted contributions. Copyright remains with the author. Selected works may be published in digital and/or print editions.

We welcome submissions from writers and artists at all stages of their careers and from anywhere in the world.

The Foundry: One-Act Play Festival

Website

Deadline: November 1, 2026

Canton NY

SUBMISSION FORM

The Foundry is a one-act play festival hosted by University Theatre at St. Lawrence University. The festival is designed to include plays by professional playwrights alongside plays by student playwrights.

University Theatre is currently soliciting plays for its inaugural one-act festival set to debut in March 2027.

Playwrights with questions can reach out directly to Dr. Angie Sweigart-Gallagher at asweigart@stlawu.edu

No nos merecemos soñar ~ discount tickets ~ entradas con descuento

Desde Valencia, España, una producción premiada con el Primer Premio Nacional del Festival  INesperat  y tres distinciones Red Escénica 2025.

No nos merecemos soñar

Award-winning Spanish theater comes to New York.

A contemporary tragicomedy about dreams, disappointments and the lives we imagined. Five characters, unexpected encounters, live music and dark humor. 

LATEA Theatre, 107 Suffolk Street, New York
Performed in Spanish
Running time: 75 minutes 

 

Use this link to access the special $25 ticket offer:
Utiliza este enlace para acceder a la oferta especial de entradas por 25 $:
https://losteloneros.com/PARTNER

KOTA is accepting submissions of new plays and musicals for young audiences

Website

Deadline:  none given

SUBMISSION FORM

At KOTA, we believe new work keeps theatre fresh, relevant, and reflective of young people today. We’re drawn to original stories, new voices, and meaningful ideas that give young performers the chance to help bring something new to life.

We are specifically seeking WORLD PREMIERES and works that have not previously received a full production in NYC. A small out-of-town workshop, developmental presentation, reading, or similar early-stage presentation is absolutely fine.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• Feature a cast made up primarily of child and teen actors
• Estimated running time of 60–90 minutes
• Ready for a workshop, staged reading, or full-scale production in NYC
• Achievable with extremely simple scenery, costumes, and props
• World premiere, with no previous full-scale production

HOW TO SUBMIT

Please be prepared to provide:

• Show title
• Writer(s) / creative team
• Contact information
• Number of cast members and approximate ages/age ranges
• Brief synopsis or description of the show
• Estimated running time
• For musicals, approximate number of musical numbers
• Development, reading, or workshop history, if applicable
• Script and/or other available materials
• Any additional information you feel would be helpful for KOTA to know

HerStories Monologue open for submissions

Website

Deadline: November 15, 2026

Or until they reach 250 submissions

SUBMISSION FORM

Nomad Theatre, located in Normal, Illinois, seeks 8 monologues to be a part of our upcoming HerStories Detour in March 2027. This series of monologues is performed in a real library, within the book stacks. Submissions will close on November 15th, 2026, at midnight or until we reach 250 submissions. Semi-finalists will be announced in January 2027. Auditions will be held in mid February 2027, and based on auditions, eight finalists will be chosen for production. If your play is selected for production, writers will receive a $25 honorarium for their work.

Nomad Theatre Company proudly presents their fourth installment of Pop-Up HerStory, an immersive theatrical experience that brings the stories of remarkable women and nonbinary people from history to life. As part of Nomad Theatre’s Detour projects, this unique production spotlights real women who have left an indelible mark on history, sharing their stories through original monologues and scenes.

Call for female-identifying or nonbinary writers, including actors who can write:

Selected monologues or scenes must feature one or two historical woman or non-binary person, living or not, with a runtime of five to six minutes. Monologues and scenes must be rooted in historical accuracy. 

We encourage you to use the space creatively. The monologue or scene must be unpublished at the time of submission. Please review the list titled "HERstory 2027 Ideas" for suggested historical figures. While you are not limited to these suggestions, Nomad Theatre has a particular interest in featuring these women in upcoming years. Please avoid someone who has already been performed. You will find them in the linked document titled: Previously featured women.

Please confirm the originality of your script, and your ability and willingness to give permission to use it for auditions, promotions, and live and privately-recorded performances by Nomad Theatre.

Preferences:

--direct address of audience, with good audience engagement

- rooted in historical accuracy. Please include sources in your submission

--a reason for speaking or dramatic moment for character/s to engage with each other or audience

--as much humor and audience engagement as possible, or such drama, poignancy, etc as befits chosen character/s

--minimum use of props or furniture, or none at all!

--ability to set in library and use library furnishings for any set or prop needs

Final script selection depends on who comes to auditions! (12-15 semi-finalists may be chosen for auditions.)

This call is open to all female and nonbinary identifying playwrights worldwide. Selected playwrights receive full production of their scene and an invitation to attend. We encourage anyone to submit, even if you’ve never written a monologue. We want to support underrepresented playwrights, including women, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, disabled, neurodiverse, etc, and encourage you to submit.

Entries will be judged on the following criteria:

• Overall writing quality (informative, interesting, compelling)
• Historical accuracy (please include at least one credible source)
• Suitability for our actors and spaceSubmission Guidelines:
• One submission per playwright
• A running time of 4-7 minutes long
• A cover page should include the title, the playwright’s name, contact information, a brief synopsis, at least one credible source, and character description.
• Pages should be numbered.
• A monologue or two person scenes only.
• Label your document as TITLE OF PLAY_LastName
• No musicals.

We suggest formatting similar to the Dramatist Guild Guidelines: https://www.dramatistsguild.com/sites/default/files/2020-01/General-SFI-Formatting-Guidelines-Complete.pdf

If you have questions or need any accommodations for submission, please email nomadtheatresubmissions@gmail.com or visit us https://nomadtheatre.org/

Nomad's mission is to provide an immersive theatre experience by exposing audience members to eclectic and moving stories, taking theatre outside of a traditional theatre space and into site-specific locations.