The Jokes On Her Annual Comedy Prize seeks full-length comedies by women

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Deadline: October 1, 2026

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The Jokes On Her Annual Comedy Prize awards the winning playwright a $5,000 grant, an industry reading of her play in New York City in partnership with WP Theater and New Georges, and a featured appearance in a “Women Writing Comedy for the Stage” Q&A at The Drama Book Shop.

Jokes On Her will further support the playwright by identifying and facilitating future development opportunities.

Submissions are now open for original full-length comedies that have never been produced or published. Developmental readings and workshops are acceptable; however, plays under option or scheduled for production, licensing, or publication are not eligible. 

The Jokes On Her Comedy Prize is open to women (identifying & femmes inclusive) playwrights residing in the United States or Puerto Rico who are 21 years of age or older at the time of submission. Plays must be the author’s own work.

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Live & In Color’s June Bingham New Playwright Commission 2026

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Deadline: January 15, 2026 at 11:59 pm EST

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Thank you for your interest in Live & In Color’s June Bingham New Playwright Commission. This commission opportunity provides resources and support toward the creation and development of a new play by early-career women/femme and/or non-binary storytellers. 

This opportunity will culminate in a 60-90 min 2 person play that will be workshopped and presented as a reading for an audience. This workshop is anticipated for one week in mid-September 2026.

The commission, named after the late artist and playwright June Bingham, seeks to honor her creative legacy by empowering femme artists to create poignant, evocative, and timely new plays that push boundaries and reflect the nuance of the times we are living in. Previous recipients and projects have included Erlina Ortiz’s award-winning play, La Egoista (2021) which received it's world premiere at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, AriDy Nox’s The Wetlands (2022) which had a presentation on site at the Giacomi Wetlands, Raquel Almazan's Goddesses Return to the Temple (2023), Esmé Ng's I Know Why Iris Chang Died (2024), and Vaibu Mohan's Bound to You (2025) which will have it's NYC presentation in 2026.

This application is designed as the first of a three-round selection process that will be conducted virtually. Please fill out the form below to the best of your ability. Please note that this opportunity is open to all early-career writers who identify as cis-femme, trans-femme, and/or non-binary.

The total fee for this commission will be $3,000; housing, meals, and travel for the retreat are also provided. Unfortunately, at this time, we are unable to consider international applicants. To be selected for this opportunity you must be a U.S. resident with ability to work in the U.S.

This submission form will close on 1/15/2026 at 11:59 pm EST. You will be notified by 2/15/2025 if you are selected as a Semi-Finalist.

We define “early-career” as artists who have written pieces previously, or have engaged in writing via books, film, TV, etc. but have not had theatrical work that has been extensively professionally produced by commercial or non-profit organizations and have less than two full-length plays that have been published in print.

If you have questions about your eligibility or any portion of the application, please email Junebinghamcommission@liveandincolor.org.

Glass Ceiling Breakers: 2026 A Festival of Short Plays and Films by Women Artists

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Deadline: January 17, 2026 at 11:59pm

Plays must be submitted here: https://forms.gle/nm27B6khACXkT6YbA

Theatre Revolution is proud to announce submissions are open for GCB 2026 is scheduled for June 5, 6 and 7, 2026 at the  Philipstown Depot Theatre in Garrison NY.

Plays must be written by female or female identifying playwrights.

They can be produced or unproduced plays. Feel free to send us plays that were produced years ago that you'd like to revisit! Plays that are currently being workshopped are also welcome.

Plays should be no more than 10 minutes (we mean it!) 12 pages max (excluding the title page) in standard play format. Type size (12) with 1” margins.

If the play is 12 pages but longer than 10 minutes (lots of text) playwright may be asked for revisions if selected.

Save File as follows in PDF only: LAST NAME_TITLE OF PLAY_GCB26

All plays must be received by 11:59pm on January 17, 2026.

Monologues are accepted but we prefer plays. Monologues should not be more than 3 pages.

BIPOC playwrights are strongly encouraged to submit.

Theatre and/or Playwrights will be informed in Early March.

If selected, playwrights and/or theatre companies are responsible for producing their play. There is no compensation for plays. Theatre Revolution may provide some production assistance (not financial) by connecting producers to possible actors, directors, and props. Only non-union actors may be cast in plays.

In all cases, Theatre Revolution will provide limited set pieces, lighting and sound equipment, and production staff. There will be a mandatory pre-production meeting via ZOOM for all playwrights or their representatives in March 2026. Questions? Email us. theatrerevolution1@gmail.com We are looking forward to reading your work!

The Dramatic Question - American Woman 2025-26

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Deadline: September 2, 2025

SUBMISSION FORM

American Woman (AW) is a solo show development and public engagement program for Female-identifying writers living in the United States.

AW is conducted online and uses an instructor-led curated classroom format to advance each matriculant’s vision of their solo show.

Since public engagement is an equally important component of both the AW experience and the DQT mission, up to three excerpts of pieces developed in AW are chosen by the artistic and executive directors for presentation in an online showcase.

To be eligible for AW, you must be Female-identifying, have an early draft of a solo piece, and submit the required materials by the deadline. Additionally, participants must be able to attend all 8 sessions in their entirety.

Up to 12 matriculants will be selected based on early drafts of their solo pieces, interviews, and other submission materials (i.e., artistic statements, resumes, etc.).

American Woman will be conducted via Zoom for 8-consecutive weeks 12:00-2:30pm EST, Sundays, October 12 - November 30.

DQT is proud to announce this season's PT instructor will once again be Raquel Almazan.

Like all our programs, American Woman is free of charge.

DQT PlayTime 2025-26 Application

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Deadline: September 2, 2025

SUBMISSION FORM


Tuesdays 10/21/25 -- 12/9/25, from 6pm - 9pm EST, via Zoom.

PLAYTIME is a new play development and presentation program that centralizes Female-identifying or BIPoC playwrights with early drafts of plays. This program is for playwrights who already have a full draft of a play.

PT is conducted online and uses an instructor-led curated classroom format with the goal of working constructively toward advancing each matriculant’s vision for their play.

Since public engagement is an equally important component of both the PT experience and the DQT mission, up to three excerpts of pieces developed in PT are chosen by the artistic and executive directors for presentation in an online showcase.

To be eligible for PT, you must be BIPoC or Female-identifying, have an early draft of a play, and submit the required materials by deadline. Additionally, participants must be able to attend all 8 sessions in their entirety

Up to 12 matriculants will be selected based on early drafts of their plays, interviews, and other submission materials (i.e., artistic statements, resumes, etc.)

PlayTime will be conducted via Zoom from 6-9:00pm (EST) on 8-consecutive Tuesdays between October 21 – December 9.

DQT is proud to announce this season's PT instructor will once again be OBIE Award winner Carmen Rivera Tirado. 

American Bard Theater Company second Playwright Invitational seeks full-length plays

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Deadline: September 1, 2025

American Bard Theater Company is opening its second Playwright Invitational.

We are seeking full length plays for consideration for our Corner Stone Reading Series. These readings will be free and open to the public, with required reservations.

This invitational will focus on works by female and female-presenting playwrights.

We are accepting the first 100 submissions between August 1 – September 1, 2025.

SUBMISSION RULES:

· One electronic submission of a single full-length play per playwright, written in English.

· Play must not have been previously produced as a fully staged production.

· No joint authorships, adaptations, translations, children’s plays or musicals.

· Maximum of 8 actors, regardless of number of characters in the play.

· All characters must be performed by adult actors (18 years or older).

· 75 - 90 minutes running time with NO intermission.

· At least one lead role must be for a woman, age 50 – 60.

· Plays written by female and female-identifying playwrights.

HOW TO SUBMIT:

In one email, please attach your playscript in PDF format. Email Subject Title: Submission-Playwrights Name, PLAY TITLE IN ALL CAPS, (Example: Submission-Shakespeare, TWELFTH NIGHT)

Submission should follow standard playwrighting convention and include a cover page (with title & author’s name center page, contact information on the lower right corner), a Cast of Character list & breakdown, Scene and Time descriptions below the character list, main text pages numbered in the upper right hand corner, and have 1 inch margins for the top, bottom and right side with 1½ inch margin on the left. Font: Courier 12 point.

Simultaneous submissions accepted, but please withdraw if accepted elsewhere.

Please name your file like this:

Your Last name TITLE OF PLAY.pdf (Example: Shakespeare TWELFTH NIGHT.pdf)

Note: The TITLE of the play is in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS

Please send to: americanbardco@gmail.com

Plays selected for the Finalist Round will be notified by email by October, 2025.
Thank you - we look forward to getting to know you and your work!


NOTE: This programming was started in 2015 as an opportunity to connect with our alumni artists a, meet new talent, and invite our audience into the incubation process of a potential fully staged production for American Bard.

Experimental Theater Writing Workshop – Winter 2025

Seeking female or female-identifying experimental writers for the Experimental Theater Writing Workshop. This is a series of ten Zoom classes held Tuesday evenings from 01/07 - 03/11. Classes will consist of discussions of homework material; prompt assignments; and readings of work generated in class, culminating in final presentations.

This course will be applications of literary theory/movements to playwriting. Literary movements and theories allow us to see the social response of theatre to the world. While these movements and theories enlighten us to historical artistic responses, they can also seem like arcane academic subjects to the writer. Literary theories give us tools to expand the way we think of theatrical moments and scenes. Using concepts from musical composition, we will apply them within the framework of theatre.

Questions we may ask are: can some of these concepts unearth new dramatic possibilities for the writer? Can theories or techniques of the past and/or music be relevant in today’s socio-political landscape?

If we are seeking new ways to express ourselves as dramatists and theatre makers, we might continue our search for other techniques that allow us to expand our toolkit and create unique experiences for our audiences.

The goals of this course are: 1) to gain additional theater writing techniques which expand the writer’s current theatrical repertoire; 2) to investigate writing techniques as a representation of a writer’s response to the world; and 3) to strengthen a connection between theatre and other theories and movements.


Guidelines:

• 1 submission per playwright

• 1 experimental writing sample (10 pages max)

• Title page on sample should contain:

o title
o name
o contact info

• Second page should contain:

o Character breakdown
o setting
o time

• file name of sample play should read: titleOfPlay_lastname_exp.pdf

Writers are selected based on the nature of the work submitted and availability. By experimental, we mean work that challenges the conventional elements of theater. If selected, the fee is $400 ($350 for returning playwrights). Please note that this is an intensive course with the expectation that the writer will participate in class discussion and write 10 pages of new material outside the class each week.

Apply here: https://forms.gle/NgrqJVpkjUCyr5pt5

Deadline: December 27th, 2024 @ 5 pm. Notification first week in January.

Web: 3ws dot silverglassprods dot com

FB: @etww19nyc

Contact: etww19@gmail.com

Experimental Theater Writing Workshop – Winter 2023

Seeking female or female-identifying experimental writers for the Fall Experimental Theater Writing Workshop. This is a series of ten Zoom classes/workshops held every Tuesday evening from 01/09/24 - 03/12/24. Classes will consist of discussions of homework material; prompt assignments; and readings of work generated in class. The last class will consist of final presentations.

 

Literary movements and theories allow us to see the social response of theatre to the world.  While these movements and theories enlighten us to historical artistic responses, they can also seem like arcane academic subjects to the writer.  Questions we may ask are: can some of these concepts unearth new dramatic possibilities for the writer?  Can theories or techniques of the past be relevant in today’s socio-political landscape?  If we are seeking new ways to express ourselves as dramatists and theatre makers, we might continue our search for other techniques that allow us to expand our toolkit and create unique experiences for our audiences.

The goals of this course are: 1) to gain additional theater writing techniques which expand the writer’s current theatrical repertoire; 2) to investigate writing techniques as a representation of a writer’s response to the world; and 3) to strengthen a connection between theatre and various other theories and movements. 

 

Guidelines: 

• Only 1 submission per playwright
• 1 experimental writing sample. Each sample is up to 10 pages only. 
• Title page on sample should contain:
• title
• name
• contact info

• Second page should contain:
• Character breakdown
• setting
• time
• file name of sample play should read: titleOfPlay_lastname_exp.pdf
•  

Writers will be selected based on the nature of the work submitted and availability. By experimental, we mean work that challenges the conventional elements of theater. If selected, the fee is $400 ($350 for returning students).   Please note that this is an intensive course with an expectation that the writer will participate in class discussions and spend time writing 10 pages of new material outside the class each week.

Apply here: https://forms.gle/NgrqJVpkjUCyr5pt5

Deadline: December 20th, 2023 5 pm.

Web: 3ws dot silverglassprods dot com

FB: @etww19nyc

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Ruby Slippers ADVANCE THEATRE FESTIVAL: 2023/24 Advancing the Radically Inclusive Stage

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Deadline: May 30, 2023

The Advance Theatre Festival showcases dramatic readings of five new plays written and directed by female identifying and gender non- conforming IBPOC playwrights and directors, and a workshop presentation.

If you are a playwright and your play is chosen to participate in the Advance Theatre Festival, Ruby Slippers Theatre in partnership with The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts will cover the costs of all rehearsals prior to the day of the reading, your technical rehearsal, promotion, theatrical venue, and all artists’ fees.
If you are a director who wishes to participate, send us your resume and cover letter for consideration.

Playwrights: please send your play synopsis, brief bio, and a maximum ten page script excerpt to info@rubyslippers.ca by May 30, 2023. 

One submission per person please.

Successful candidates will be notified by June 30, 2023. The 2023/24 Advance Theatre Festival will take place in February of 2024, dates TBA. This is a curated process. Priority will be given to inclusivity; all cultural backgrounds, orientations, identities, abilities, and ages.

The Advance Theatre Festival is brought to you by Ruby Slippers Theatre in partnership with The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and Playwrights Guild of Canada. It takes place in Vancouver BC on the unceded lands of the Coast Salish people. 

Applications are accepted from across Turtle Island (North America)

Call for Submissions: The Greenhouse Ensemble's Summer Ten Minute Play Soiree

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Deadline: May 31, 2023

Attention talented playwrights! The Greenhouse Ensemble is excited to announce our call for submissions for our upcoming Summer Ten Minute Play Soiree. We are seeking exceptional ten-minute plays written by female-identifying playwrights to be part of this vibrant theatrical event.

The Greenhouse Ensemble is dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusivity in the arts, and we believe in providing a platform for underrepresented voices to shine. This summer, we are celebrating the creativity and unique perspectives of female-Identifying playwrights through our Ten Minute Play Soiree.Theme: There are no specific themes for this event. We encourage submissions across various genres and subjects that captivate and inspire our audiences.

Length: Plays should be approximately ten minutes in duration. Please ensure that your submission adheres to this time constraint.

Female-Identifying Playwrights: Submissions are open exclusively to female-Identifying playwrights.

Original Work: We are seeking original, unpublished plays that have not been previously produced or performed publicly.

Format: Scripts should be submitted in PDF format, properly formatted for stage plays, and include a cover page with the play's title, your name, and contact information.

Multiple Submissions: Playwrights may submit up to two plays for consideration.

Please send submissions to greenhouse.ensemble@gmail.com

Theatre Revolution Glass Ceiling Breakers 3

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Deadline: January 15, 2023 at 11:59 PM

After a COVID induced hiatus, Theatre Revolution is proud to announce the return of Glass Ceiling Breakers 3! Inaddition to short plays, we will also include an evening short films. GCB3 will present the work of female and female identifying artists.

GCB3 is scheduled for June 16, 17 and 18, 2023 at the Philipstown Depot Theatre in Garrison NY.

Films must be submitted through Film Freeway: https://filmfreeway.com/GCB3

Here are the details and submission guidelines for plays:

● Plays must be written by female or female identifying playwrights.

● Plays should be no more than 12 pages (excluding the title page) in standard play format. Type size (12) with 1” margins. If the play submission is over 12 pages, it will not be read.

● Save File as follows in PDF only: LAST NAME_TITLE OF PLAY_GCB3

● Please only submit plays that have not been produced in Westchester or Putnam Counties NY from June 2022 to June 2023. Readings are ok.

● All plays must be received by 11:59pm on January 15, 2023.

● Playwrights may submit up to 2 plays.

● Monologues are accepted but we prefer plays. Monologues should not be more than 3 pages.

● BIPOC playwrights are strongly encouraged to submit.


Plays can be submitted here: https://forms.gle/dyhQU6nMmCyRCHqP8 Playwrights will be informed of decisions by mid March

If selected, the playwright (or their representative) will be responsible for the production of their play. Playwright and director will each receive one non-transferrable comp to the festival. Sets should be minimal.

Theatre Revolution may provide some production assistance (not financial) in some or all of the following areas: casting, directing, rehearsals, props, etc.

In all cases, Theatre Revolution will provide limited set pieces, lighting and sound equipment, and production staff.

There will be a mandatory pre-production meeting via ZOOM for all playwrights or their representatives in March 2023. Questions? Email us. theatrerevolution1@gmail.com

We are looking forward to reading your work!

The Dramatic Question Theatre is seeking submissions to their new free of charge play development programs

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Deadline: September 30, 2022

(Same deadline for all three programs)

The Dramatic Question Theatre is seeking submissions to their new free of charge play development programs.

• American Woman is how DQT develops and presents solo shows by Women and Women Identifying writers. 

• American Woman (AW) is an online solo show development/ public engagement program, for solo shows-in-progress, that are by Women-identifying writers living in the United States. 
• We use an instructor-led curated classroom format to advance each matriculant’s vision of their solo show.
• Since public engagement is an equally important component of both the AW experience and the DQT mission, there is an online presentation showcasing excerpts of the participating pieces.
• To be eligible for selection, you must identify as a Woman, have an early draft of a solo piece, and submit the required materials by deadline.
• Up to 12 matriculants will be selected based on early drafts of their solo pieces, interviews, and other submission materials (i.e., resumes, etc.).
• American Woman will be held via Zoom, from 12pm-2pm (EST), each Saturday between October 29 – December 17. DQT is proud to announce this season's American Woman instructor is Raquel Almazan.
• SUBMISSION FORM

• Classics in Color is how DQT develops plays by BIPoC writers that blend the global classics with the BIPoC lived experience. 

• Classics in Color (CIC) is an online new play development/ public engagement program for plays-in-progress, that are by BIPoC writers, and blend the BIPoC lived-experience with the global classics. 
• We use an instructor-led curated classroom format with the goal of working constructively toward advancing each matriculant’s vision for their play. 
• Since public engagement is an equally important component of both the CiC experience and the DQT mission, there is an online presentation showcasing excerpts of the participating plays.
• To be eligible for selection, you must identify as BIPoC, have an early draft of a play that fits the description above, and submit the required materials by deadline. 
• Up to 12 matriculants will be selected based on early drafts of their plays, interviews, and other submission materials (i.e., resumes, etc.)
• Classics in Color will be held via Zoom, from 7-9:30pm (EST), each Monday between October 24 – December 12. DQT is proud to announce this season's Classic in Color instructor is Desi Moreno-Penson.
• SUBMISSION FORM

• PlayTime is how DQT develops plays by Women, Women Identifying, and BIPoC writers

• PlayTime (PT) is an online new play development program, for plays-in-progress, that are written by Women and BIPoC. 
• We use an instructor-led curated classroom with the goal of working constructively toward advancing each matriculant’s vision for their play. 
• Since public engagement is an equally important component of both the PT experience and the DQT mission, there is an online presentation showcasing excerpts of the participating plays.
• To be eligible for selection, you must identify as either a Woman or BIPoC, have an early draft of a play, and submit the required materials by deadline. 
• Up to 12 matriculants will be selected based on early drafts of their plays, interviews, and other submission materials (i.e., resumes, etc.)
• PlayTime will be held via Zoom, from 7-9:30pm (EST), each Tuesday between October 25 – December 13. DQT is proud to announce this season's PlayTime instructor is Carmen Rivera Tirado.  
• SUBMISSION FORM

For more information and the applications, please click here.

Feel free to direct your questions to at me, dqtasc@gmail.com

Femuscripts seeks plays from writers living in south-eastern states

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Deadline: October 17, 2022

SUBMISSION LINK
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Ee8rjb3OgWqf0z6eqiXVRFascDafjqeqEypICeTr4pc/edit

Femuscripts is looking for plays from writers who are also women, female-identifying or non-binary, AND who live in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, or Tennessee. 

 PLEASE DO NOT SEND WORK IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE OF THESE STATES. 

BIPOC WRITERS ENCOURAGED AND PREFERRED.

Other criteria: 

• ONE ACTS or FULL LENGTH plays only.

• Plays that have not been produced (readings are fine, but no full productions)

• Plays must be centered on the theme of hope and/or rejuvenation. 

• Any genre welcome. 

• No more than 5 characters.

Format: standard playwriting format according to Dramatist Guild guidelines.

PLEASE SEND PDFS ONLY! No Word documents will be accepted. 

Email PDFs to: femuscripts@gmail.com

No fee to submit. 

Playwrights may submit up to 2 plays.

Deadline to receive work: October 17, 2022. 

Production of either one full length or two one-acts will be in Spring 2023.

Experimental Theater Writing Workshop – Fall 2022

Seeking female or female-identifying experimental writers for the Fall Experimental Theater Writing Workshop. This is a series of ten Zoom classes/workshops held every Tuesday evening from 09/06 - 11/09. Classes will consist of discussions of homework material; prompt assignments; and readings of work generated in class. The last class will consist of final presentations.

Literary movements and theories allow us to see the social response of theatre to the world.  While these movements and theories enlighten us to historical artistic responses, they can also seem like arcane academic subjects to the writer.  Questions we may ask are: can some of these concepts unearth new dramatic possibilities for the writer?  Can theories or techniques of the past be relevant in today’s socio-political landscape?  If we are seeking new ways to express ourselves as dramatists and theatre makers, we might continue our search for other techniques that allow us to expand our toolkit and create unique experiences for our audiences.

The goals of this course are: 1) to gain additional theater writing techniques which expand the writer’s current theatrical repertoire; 2) to investigate writing techniques as a representation of a writer’s response to the world; and 3) to strengthen a connection between theatre and various other theories and movements. 

 

 

Guidelines: 

• Only 1 submission per playwright
• 1 experimental writing sample. Each sample is up to 10 pages only. 
• Title page on sample should contain:
• title
• name
• contact info

• Second page should contain:
• Character breakdown
• setting
• time
• file name of sample play should read: titleOfPlay_lastname_exp.pdf
  
  

Writers will be selected based on the nature of the work submitted and availability. By experimental, we mean work that challenges the conventional elements of theater. If selected, the fee is $350. 

Apply here: https://forms.gle/13rhg9Hwnysbqstw9

Deadline: August 26th, 2022 5 pm.

Web: 3ws dot suzannewillett dot com

FB: @etww19nyc

Ruby Slippers Theatre call for submissions

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Deadline: May 15, 2022

ADVANCE THEATRE FESTIVAL: 2022/23

Advancing the Radically Inclusive Stage

Playwrights: please send your play synopsis, brief bio, and a maximum ten-page script excerpt to info@rubyslippers.ca by May 15, 2022. One submission per person, please. Successful candidates will be notified by June 30, 2022.

The Advance Theatre Festival showcases dramatic readings of five new plays written and directed by female-identifying and gender non-conforming IBPOC playwrights and directors.

If you are a playwright and your play is chosen to participate in the Advance Theatre Festival, Ruby Slippers Theatre in partnership with The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts will cover the costs of all rehearsals prior to the day of the reading, your technical rehearsal, promotion, theatrical venue, and all artists’ fees.

If you are a director who wishes to participate, send us your resume and cover letter for consideration.

The 2022/23 Advance Theatre Festival will take place in February of 2023, dates TBA.

This is a curated process. Priority will be given to inclusivity; all cultural backgrounds, orientations, identities, abilities, and ages.

Moxie Theatre seeks female-identifying playwrights

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Deadline: none given

Moxie Theatre of San Diego California is currently accepting submissions from playwrights who identify as female. 

Scripts, overviews, press reviews, and other applicable references can be submitted to submissions@moxietheatre.com

Experimental Theater Writing Workshop - Winter 2022

Seeking female or female-identifying experimental writers for the Winter 2022 Experimental Theater Writing Workshop. This is a series of ten Zoom classes/workshops held every Tuesday evening from 02/01 - 04/05. Classes will consist of discussions of homework material; prompt assignment; readings of work generated in class. The last class will consist of final presentations.

Meta-modernism posits itself as a ‘post-ideological’ condition that stresses engagement, affect, and storytelling through "ironic sincerity”—something unachievable for post-modern pastiche. And yet, does fragmentation automatically exclude engagement, sincerity or irony? In seeking a representative experience of our world--writing that reflects who we are--we might continue to delve into our inner selves, allowing ourselves to represent the world as we experience it—both logically and illogically with engagement, sincerity and irony.

The goals of this course are multifaceted: 1) to gain theatrical writing techniques which expand the writer’s current theatrical repertoire; 2) to understand writing techniques as a representation of the writer’s inner response; and 3) to create a short experimental theatrical work derived from dreams.

Guidelines:

• Only 1 submission per playwright
• 1 experimental writing sample. Each sample is up to 10 pages only. 
• Title page on sample should contain:
• title
• name
• contact info
• Second page should contain:
• Character breakdown
• setting
• time

file name of sample play should read: titleOfPlay_lastname_exp.pdf

Writers will be selected based on the nature of the work submitted and availability. By experimental, we mean work that challenges the conventional elements of theater. If selected, the fee is $350.

Apply here: https://forms.gle/13rhg9Hwnysbqstw9

Deadline: Jan 21st, 2022 5PM

Web: www.suzannewillett.com

FB: @etww19nyc

Femuscripts Love Fest 10-minute plays from female-identifying or non-binary playwrights

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Deadline: December 1, 2021 11:59 PM

Femuscripts presents the second annual production of the popular Love Fest, which will take place in February, 2022. We are seeking plays all on the theme of love. We’re talking about love of all kinds: friendship, pets, family, planet, romantic partners, kids, requited, unrequited… any and all love under the sun.

We are looking for:

• Female-identifying or non-binary playwrights only
• Play must be short (about 10 minutes) 
• Only one submission per playwright.
• New plays only. Please do not send plays that have already had a full production (readings are okay). 

Submissions must be blind. 

Please include a title page (without your name), character breakdown, and a brief synopsis. 

Please send your script in PDF format only to: Femuscripts@gmail.com with the subject line: Love Fest Submission.

In the body of your email message, please include contact information: email address, phone number and website (if applicable).

Deadline is December 5th at 11:59 p.m.
All will be contacted by the end of December.

Femuscripts website: https://femuscripts.business.site

https://www.facebook.com/femuscripts928

Experimental Theater Writing Workshop - Winter 2021

Seeking female or female-identifying experimental writers for the Winter 2021 Experimental Theater Writing Workshop. This is a series of ten Zoom classes/workshops held every Tuesday evening from 01/12 - 03/23. Classes will consist of discussions of homework material; prompt assignment; readings of work generated in class. The last class will consist of final presentations.

Traditional views of playwriting strategies are rooted in higher-level cognitive functions, i.e., reasoning and empathy. While those strategies can lead the playwright to powerful modes of representation on the stage, is this the sum total of the spectator experience? Are there other methods that can enhance the experience of the theatre spectator? If we are seeking a comprehensive ability to engage spectators, we might continue our search for other techniques that allow us to create comprehensive experiences for those spectators.

The goals of this course are: 1) to gain additional theater writing techniques which expand the writer’s current theatrical repertoire; 2) to investigate writing techniques as a representation of a writer’s response to the world; and 3) to strengthen a connection between theatre and various other arts forms.

Guidelines:

• Only 1 submission per playwright
• 2 samples—one realistic, one experimental. Each sample is up to 10 pages only. 
• Title page on each sample (realistic and experimental) should contain:
• title
• this text: “Realistic Sample” OR “Experimental Sample”
• name
• contact info

• Second page should contain:
• Character breakdown
• setting
• time
• • file name of realistic play should read: titleOfPlay_lastname_real.pdf
• • file name of experimental play should read: titleOfPlay_lastname_exp.pdf

Writers will be selected based on the nature of the work submitted and availability. By realistic, we mean work that abides by traditional modes of realism—i.e., human characters in a psychological drama. By experimental, we mean work that challenges the conventional elements of theater. If selected, the fee is $300. This will cover the cost of actors for the readings.

Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdm1PsMReYKcwZsYAu92P4Byg9D2T4gHapqvwoL7UAQBDTf0Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

Deadline: Jan 4th, 2021 5 pm.

Web: www.suzannewillett.com

FB: @etww19

Experimental Theater Writing Workshop - Fall 2020

Seeking female or female-identifying experimental writers for the Fall 2020 Experimental Theater Writing Workshop. This is a series of ten Zoom classes/workshops held every Tuesday evening from 09/08 - 10/10. Classes will consist of a prompt followed by readings of experimental work generated in class. The last class will consist of final presentations.

While many theatrical presentations today are rooted in realism, there are still others that resist representing the world in realistic way. Surrealism, absurdism, and expressionism have all generated powerful experiences and points of connection outside of logic and reason. And yet, have the methods that generate these emotional experiences been thoroughly investigated in theatrical writing? If we are seeking a representative experience of our world--writing that reflects who we are--we might continue our search for other techniques that allow us to represent the world as we experience it.

The goals of this course are: 1) to gain additional theater writing techniques which expand the writer’s current theatrical repertoire; 2) to investigate writing techniques as a representation of a writer’s response to the world; and 3) to strengthen a connection between theatre and various other arts forms.

Guidelines:

• Submit up to 10 pages of theatrical experimental writing. No more than 1 submission per playwright.
• Title page should contain:

• title

• name

• contact info

• Second page should contain: 

• Character breakdown

• setting

• time

Writers will be selected based on the experimental nature of the work submitted and availability. By experimental, we mean work that challenges the conventional elements of theater. If selected, the fee is $300. This will cover the cost of actors for the readings.

Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdm1PsMReYKcwZsYAu92P4Byg9D2T4gHapqvwoL7UAQBDTf0Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

Deadline: August 19th, 2020 5 pm.

Web: www.suzannewillett.com
FB: @etww19

We look forward to reading your work!