#StageOpps
PROJECT SUBMISSIONS
13th ANNUAL COLUMBUS BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL (CBTF)
diversity, inclusion, and equity of Black and Brown characters for our 13th Annual Columbus Black Theatre Festival (CBTF) that will be held July 5th-6th 2025, at The Columbus Performing Arts Center Van Fleet Theatre, located in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The theme for 2025 is Still Standing Strong. Our Founder/Artistic Director, Julie Whitney Scott, was given this theme, as usual, through prayer. It's a theme that inspires hope, resilience, and love for each another. It's about standing strong as an individual, couple or group of people before, during, through and after adversity comes into their lives. It's about how to stay strong during difficult times. It must be a story that is a story and not a lecture to push your views on others. It must be about everyday people and their everyday lives and how they stand strong during adversity. Submissions are accepted December 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025.
o Deadline: February 28
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: The entries need to meet the following criteria:
No more than 4 to 6 characters (Actors can play double-roles.)
No derogatory, hate based, sexually explicit work will be reviewed or accepted.
Have minimal set/light requirements.
If required, play can be rehearsed/performed effectively by virtual means.
15 to 20 minutes long for one-act plays. 5 to 10 minutes long for monologues.
Written blocking notes of the play can be rearranged by the Director to meet venue space.
Must submit a titled script and a blind script without any identifying information other than the title.
Only one play submission per playwright.
o Categories: One-Act Plays, Monologues
o Contact: *Due to the number of plays received each year, you will not be notified unless your play is accepted. However, you can email us after February 28, 2025, for feedback on your submission at www.mine4godproductionsllc@aol.com
MAC Theater Playwrights Incubator
The MAC Theater Playwrights Incubator is a program for first-time playwrights to see their work realized on the stage. Finding theaters to produce new or unpublished plays can be an obstacle for any new playwright. The MAC Theater Playwrights Incubator is a structured program that aims to discover and support, through workshop and production, new stage plays by first time, unpublished regional playwrights. These plays are small cast shows with one to six characters. Selected playwrights will work with two mentors who are experienced theater artists to fine-tune their plays over the course of several months and prepare the script for production. After regular writing evaluations and the script is ready, the mentors will work with the MAC to find a director and assist her or him in casting the show with appropriate actors. One or more readings with a select focus group audience will include a feedback-response process, and the end result is a completed script, ready for debut performance for a live audience on stage at the Marion Art Center.
o Deadline: March 31
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: Playwriting Any new writer who has not yet been published or had a play produced is invited to submit her or his script or outline for consideration. There is no cost to participate in this program. Selected applicants are required to sign an agreement with the MAC Theater, outlining expectations and a commitment to the program. Playwrights must be available to meet on site with mentors, for readings and all aspects of the production process including auditions, rehearsals, tech work and performances.
o Categories: Plays
Sewanee Writers' Conference
We are now accepting applications to the 2024 Sewanee Writers' Conference! The Conference dates are July 15-27. Apply now to work with our stellar faculty line-up for this summer! The application deadline is March 1. There is no application fee, and scholarships and fellowships are available.
o Deadline: March 1
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: Playwriting contributor and scholarship application manuscripts should be a play or an excerpt of a play (please send 20 pages minimum), standard playscript format. Scholarship applicants should submit current work that has been workshopped or produced. Fellowship applicants should submit a full-length play or the equivalent in length of a collection of shorter works, all of which have seen production.
o Categories: Plays
Fresh Fruit
SUBMISSIONS OPENING for Full-Length Plays, Mainstage 2025
All Out Arts is accepting submissions of Full Length subjects for the 23rd Festival year of New York City's multidisciplinary festival of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer arts and culture since 2002. The festival will occur over two weeks in early Spring in an Equity Approved venue. Thanks to the generosity of New York City's Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York City Council, there are no submission fees and no required performance fees! The All Out Arts goal is to present a broad spectrum of LGBTQ lives as expressed through new Theatre, Video, Graphic Arts, Music & various other forms of artistic expression over our many program divisions. Submissions in all artistic disciplines are considered for presentation as long as they highlight or showcase the LGBTQ experience. The Mainstage division requires LOCALLY PRODUCED & finished, self-produced shows, with no staged productions within 8 months.
o Deadline: February 3
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: Plays must be 10 minutes or less in length; Must be LGTBQ themed or have a prominent LGBTQ character; Must be an original; You must bring in a completely rehearsed and directed work.
Groups can come in early to get a feel for the space. Each play will have a cue-to-cue tech before the performances. Up to 3 sound cues allowed; and Up to 3 lighting changes allowed. 1 milk crate sized box of props allowed. Predetermined furniture can be used [from the venue plus what we can bring in]. Simple costuming please.
The 6 top winners from the March competition will perform again in the Spring Fresh Fruit Festival MAINSTAGE, with full Sound & Light and better production values.
Top 3 Mainstage winners: First prize $100; 2nd prize $75; 3rd prize $75.A gala Champagne reception to follow immediately after the competition.
o Categories: Short Plays
YouthPlays
Welcome! YouthPLAYS publishes challenging, entertaining plays and musicals that are appropriate for teen and younger actors and/or audiences, as well as shows that have the potential to cross over to universities or community theatres. We accept emailed queries only. DO NOT SUBMIT A FULL SCRIPT unless you fit one of the four categories below: Current YouthPLAYS Authors: Please log in first. You may submit multiple scripts (one at a time). Playwrights 19 and Under (Worldwide): You may submit one script only that adheres to the guidelines for the New Voices One-Act Competition for Young Playwrights from January 1, 2025 through May 1, 2025. (Scroll to the bottom to read the guidelines!) BIPOC playwrights 20 and Older (US-based only): You may submit one script (please wait for a submission decision prior to submitting another script). Please be sure to mention in your Note to the Publisher that you are a member of this group. Requested Scripts: This means you submitted a query, and we emailed you back requesting the full script. Please mention in your Note to the Publisher that we have requested the script.
o Deadline: May 1
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: Please make sure the query includes all of the following in the body other email (no attachments): The play's title.
A brief synopsis.
The approximate running time.
A cast breakdown (e.g. 2 males, 4 females, 8+ any gender). Please address specifically whether the play contains any significant young (teen or younger) characters.
The producing groups for which you think the play is most appropriate (e.g. high schools, middle schools, TYA theatres, etc.).
Production/development history.
Any encumbrances (e.g. some part of it is published in a non-exclusive anthology). Also, please disclose any agency representation at this time.
Why you believe this play is a fit for our mission.
Again, do NOT include the script, in whole or in part, with your query.
o Contact: submissions@youthplays.com.
o Categories: Full-length Plays
NYLonFusion
We are accepting new works for our 2025/ 2026 This Round's On Us festivals, each of which will focus on certain broad eras.(see below). But the plays do not necessarily have to be set in these time periods, but they should at least be informed by the social, cultural and/or political happenings of the time. Whether you find inspiration in the movies, music or theater of a particular era, the major events that formed the historical narrative or which have been ignored by history, or the everyday lives of people in the bygone days of the not-so-long-ago, you can send your 10-minute play to NyLonFusion@gmail.com
o Deadline: The Gilded Age/Cage Deadline: February 15th, 2025. (Festival June 27-28), The New Deal Deadline: June, 1, 2025, The Great Society Deadline November 12, 2025
o Application Fee: No Fee
o Eligibility: Each submission should be no longer than ten pages or approximately 10 minutes in length. Not have been previously produced. To be considered This Round's On Us please submit/email the following: A cover letter, brief synopsis, resume and full script to nylonsubmissions@gmail.com Please be specific as to which project you are submitting to. Write on the SUBJECT LINE For example: This Round's On Us: The Gilded Age/ Cage.
o Categories: Short Plays
o Contact: NyLonFusion@gmail.com
13th Annual Columbus Black Theater Festival
Mine 4 God Productions is accepting monologues and one-act plays that have diversity, inclusion, and equity of Black and Brown characters for our 13th Annual Columbus Black Theatre Festival (CBTF) that will be held July 5th-6th 2025, at The Columbus Performing Arts Center Van Fleet Theatre, located in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The theme for 2025 is Still Standing Strong. Our Founder/Artistic Director, Julie Whitney Scott, was given this theme, as usual, through prayer. It's a theme that inspires hope, resilience, and love for each another. It's about standing strong as an individual, couple or group of people before, during, through and after adversity comes into their lives. It's about how to stay strong during difficult times. It must be a story that is a story and not a lecture to push your views on others. It must be about everyday people and their everyday lives and how they stand strong during adversity. Submissions are accepted December 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025.
o When/Where: Columbus, OH
o Deadline: February 28
o Application Fee: No Fee
o Eligibility: The entries need to meet the following criteria:
No more than 4 to 6 characters (Actors can play double-roles.)
No derogatory, hate based, sexually explicit work will be reviewed or accepted.
Have minimal set/light requirements.
If required, play can be rehearsed/performed effectively by virtual means.
15 to 20 minutes long for one-act plays. 5 to 10 minutes long for monologues.
Written blocking notes of the play can be rearranged by the Director to meet venue space.
Must submit a titled script and a blind script without any identifying information other than the title.
Only one play submission per playwright.
o Categories: Monologues, One Act Plays
o Contact: Due to the number of plays received each year, you will not be notified unless your play is accepted. However, you can email us after February 28, 2025, for feedback on your submission at www.mine4godproductionsllc@aol.com
Loft Ensemble
Loft Ensemble is looking for full length plays with casts of at least four actors; with run times over 80 minutes and less than 2 hours
o Deadline: February 15
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: Length: We are looking for stories that need to be told by the voices that need to tell them. We are interested in full length plays that are rich in theatrical imagination and exploration of the human condition. You can see previous productions here.
We are a membership company. We produce work that stretches and grows our artists by giving them a place to explore freely with a strong, supportive community. You can see who we are HERE.
We consider full length plays with run times over 60 minutes and less than 2 hours.
We consider plays with a cast of at least four actors
We are particularly excited about large ensemble plays.
We tend toward dark and strange but we also produce silly hearts and a lot in between.
We like movement and fight plays.
o Contact: submissions@loftensemble.org
o Categories: New Works
City Theatre Seeks 10 Minute Plays for the Susan J Westfall National Short Playwriting Contest
City Theatre is looking for the best short plays from all over for our upcoming 2024-25 season that furthers our mission to identify, acknowledge, and award excellence in dramatic writing. Having produced hundreds of plays, we want scripts that are lively and timely, hilarious, provocative, poignant, and surprising. We look for plays that span style and genre. We will consider bilingual scripts and ten-minute musicals. We have no restriction on the age range of the characters. In other words, we are seeking compelling plays that rise above the ordinary. City Theatre seeks compelling plays that rise above the ordinary. Playwrights from across the country are invited to submit lively, timely, hilarious, provocative, poignant, and surprising scripts. We look for plays that span style and genre. We will consider bilingual scripts and ten-minute musicals. Contest finalist scripts are contenders for production at various productions and programs City Theatre presents year-round. To submit a play, please visit citytheatre.com on June 1st. We highly encourage the submission of plays from writers who self-identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color), women, and LBGTQ+. We invite writers at all career levels to submit. Contest finalist scripts are contenders for production at various productions and programs City Theatre presents year-round. The contest opens on June 1st and will remain open until the maximum number of submissions are received. Each playwright may only submit one play for consideration. Playwrights are encouraged to submit as soon as possible when the contest opens.
o Deadline: None Given
o Application Fee: Free
o Eligibility: Each script must be no more than ten pages long. We start counting when the actual play begins. City Theatre is opening a limited submission call for NPX playwrights only. This submission call will be limited to the first 200 scripts. We will only accept one play per playwright, and if you tag your play for this submission, you MAY NOT submit to City Theatre's general submissions via our website. Playwrights may only submit ONE play to ONE submission call. Those who submit twice will have their plays deemed ineligible (please don't make us do that!) Previously submitted plays, longer one-acts or full-length plays or musicals won't be accepted or returned. City Theatre will consider previously produced works with a production history included with submission. The volume of scripts submitted prevents us from providing feedback or criticism.
o Categories: Short Plays, Plays
o Contact: Please reach out if you have questions not covered by the information above: info@citytheatre.com
Blackboard Plays - Reading Series Submission
Founded in 2008, Blackboard Plays has been devoted to Black Playwrights throughout the African Diaspora.
o Deadline: None Given
o Application Fee: Free
o Eligibility: Black Playwrights Submit up to 10 pages in consideration for a Feature reading. A Feature and a Community Night are the two main ways to have your work supported by Blackboard. Those not selected for a feature, are encouraged to attend a community night, which is structured like an Open Mic Night for Playwrights, where up to 10 pages is cold-read by Actors in person or on Zoom (During COVID-19 Social Distancing Practices).
o Categories: Short Plays, Plays
Neurodivergent New Play Series
Neurodivergent playwrights in NYC since 2023 - is accepting recurring submissions as we prepare for our 2024-25 Season.All submissions should be for full-length plays between 45 to 180 minutes long and may have received a previous reading or production outside of NYC, as long as they are unpublished. All neurodivergent/disabled writers (autistic, ADHD, dyslexic, OCD, Tourette's, etc.) at all stages of their careers are encouraged to apply - especially BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and female-identifying writers. There is no submission fee or any other fee for being involved in this process.
o Deadline: Rolling Basis
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: Plays can be of any genre, although we are especially seeking works that challenge traditional methods of storytelling & have something important to say about the world that isn't being heard enough. We ask that you submit only one play every 30 days during our recurring submissions process.
Contact: neurodivergentplays@gmail.com
o Categories: Full-length Plays
Kingdom Theatre: Writers for Black History and Women's History Month celebrations February and March 2024
Seeking playwrights diverse works regardless of gender, race, culture or orientation for our history celebration events convening February and March of 2024. Seeking full lengths, shorts and 1 act. The plays for Black History month and Women's History month does not have to be about those months. Selected plays will be featured throughout our Special events throughout both months. Selected plays will be showcased with 1 full production.
o Deadline: None Given
o Application Fee: If Selected, there is a $100 fee. No fee to submit. Submit at, actressclassy@gmail.com
o Eligibility: We provide the following,
1.Creative Staff
2. Cast
3.Venue for cold readings, rehearsals and performances.
4. Press and industry professionals to see your work
o Categories: Plays, One-Acts
o Contact: actressclassy@gmail.com
Freshwater Theatre
Freshwater Theatre prides itself on constantly working with new artists, expanding our family. We're always on the lookout for new scripts and new technical artists to work with.
o Deadline: Ongoing
o Application Fee: Free
o Eligibility: While we certainly are interested in world premieres of new plays, we also are very interested in second and third productions of new works, as we believe this to be the key to finding the works that will propel theater into the future.
We will only respond to playwright submissions for plays that come into serious consideration for future production. We cannot give any specific time frame on if/when a response will be given.
o Categories: New Plays
o Contact: info@freshwatertheatre.com
SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS
Community Players Theatre
Community Players Theater seeks full-length plays. Enhanced Staged Reading: There will be sets, costumes, and props. It is a short rehearsal process which is why we are not requiring memorization. Restriction: Story must take place in no more than 2 locations. Cast no larger than 6. Must be in English.
o Deadline: August 31
o Application Fee: No Fee
o Eligibility: Playwrights are more than welcome to submit as many scripts as they would like. There is no restriction on if a show has been performed before. We just ask that you let us know so it can be properly advertised. Submit to Playreading@communityplayers.org
o Categories: Plays
Live & In Color Musical Theatre Development Program
Live & In Color is looking for playwrights, composers, and lyricists of color and/or other underrepresented communities interested in developing their new musical. The selected musical submission will have a one-week workshop in the fall at The Bingham Camp in Salem, Connecticut culminating in a staged presentation to an invited audience. Writers receive a $1,000 stipend plus housing, meals, and travel. We provide support including a several-month development period based on needs of the composer/writers leading up to the retreat. Live & In Color staff will continue the support the development of your piece beyond the retreat including a reading for industry and Broadway Alums.
o Deadline: March 15
o Application Fee: No Fee
o Eligibility: The musical must be performed with 4 actors (or less) All submissions should include:
Resumes + CVs (a one-page PDF document for each team member's resume and CV)
Artistic Statement (can be authored by individual team members, or as a joint statement)
Single page synopsis*
Single page character breakdown*
Demo of score (2-3 songs)*
Sample of dialogue (~15 pages)*
Brief production/development history (properties with prior full productions not accepted)*
Optional: a PDF of the full script (please note, if you move forward to the Semi-Finalist round, a full script and score will be required) *Submission Materials must be in a single PDF document of all
o Categories: Musicals
o Contact: For any questions email musicalsubmissions@liveandincolor.org
2025 International Playwriting Prize Carlo Annoni
The Carlo Annoni International Playwriting Prize is now open for submissions with topics concerning the LGBTQ+ community, including love, diversity, and identity in a time of gender fluidity. We accept full-length or short plays even if already represented. Award ceremony in Milan, September 2025.
o Deadline: April 30
o Application Fee: No Fee
o Eligibility: Send your submission to info@premiocarloannoni.eu 1000 € awarded to two best plays (one in English and one in Italian)
o Categories: Plays
Talking It Out: A Virtual Festival in Support of Mental Health Awareness
The Talking It Out Virtual Arts Festival in support of mental health empowerment, is thrilled to be returning this Fall after a year-long hiatus! We are now accepting play submissions to be featured in our new ongoing series of live play readings in NYC and audio drama podcast to be featured worldwide. This year, we will be accepting submissions for short plays, (less than 20 minutes) one-act plays, (20-40 minutes) & full-length plays (60-120 minutes) of all genres, including comedy, drama, sci-fi, horror, experimental, etc. Plays will be accepted on an ongoing basis, with playwrights to be notified at least 3 months in advance of their proposed performance date.
o Deadline: none listed - playwrights are welcome to submit one play every 30 days
o Application Fee: Free
o Eligibility: The one requirement - in terms of subject matter - is that all plays should deal with the topic of mental illness. (i.e. anxiety, depression, PTSD, mental health in the context of neurodivergency, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dementia/Alzheimer's, etc.) There is no submission fee, and playwrights are welcome to submit one play every 30 days. Plays that have received a previous reading or production outside of NYC are eligible, as long as they are unpublished.
o Categories: One-Act Plays
o Contact: talkingitoutfest@gmail.com
The Autry: 2025 OPEN Submission for Production Consideration
We accept scripts all year long. Do you have a full-length script that has been developed and produced that you would like us to consider for a future Native Voices production in Los Angeles? Please follow the Checklist for All Submissions below and in the Native Voices Script Submission form, check the box for 2025 General Production Consideration.
o When/Where: Open all year
o Deadline: None Given
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility:Full-length plays (60+ pages) receive will be read and evaluated.
o Categories: Full-length Plays
NY Theatre Festival Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter 2024
This is a unique opportunity to invite people from the industry to see your production! People are more likely to go see a show than to read an unsolicited script - some industry people receive on average thousands of submissions per month. They understand that the journey for a show to be successful often goes through several productions and this is your chance to show that you can start that process! Our dedicated team is here to help you get your work out. We are with you from the moment you begin tech rehearsals, all the way through to your closing performance. You will never be left alone during the process. We will help you choose from the 85 set/furniture pieces we offer to dress your stage for your run, and we will give you a complete crash course on how to use the audio/light/video system in just 3 minutes, which are intentionally designed to be very user friendly.
After we show you how to use the tools we provide and how to best utilize the space, The Festival's team will provide prime responses to every inquiry, as well as a telephone # you can call anytime during relevant hours throughout the run of your show. In 12 years and 22 seasons we have successfully hosted 1,400 plays and 300 musicals, as well as rewarding over 300 participating artists cash prizes.
o Deadline: TBD
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: Submissions Accepted from a 30-mile radius outside of Manhattan and only run if the entire cast and crew are from New York City. Plays are considered on a first-come, first-serve basis. The earlier you submit, the better your chances are of having your script invited to the festival. Each applicant is fully responsible for all elements of their production, including directing, casting, stage-managing. We know exactly what you need to make your show a success and we welcome you into our community of playwrights and theater innovators!
o Categories: Plays, Musicals
Nomad Theater
Nomad Theatre seeks new unproduced short plays to be a part of our upcoming season! Our 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. This year, we have three opportunities for playwrights to submit their original new short plays. Open to US playwrights, selected plays in our mainstage season receive a $15 honorarium ($40 for one-acts selected for By The Fireside) full production and a ticket to attend. Selected plays must be unpublished and unproduced at time of submission. We encourage anyone to submit, even if you've never written a play, especially underrepresented playwrights, including women, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, disabled, etc. Nomad will not produce theatre that is derogatory Entries will be judged on the following criteria:
How well it meets the theme.
Overall writing quality (Plot - we like different or quirky, weird, out-of-the-box theatre; Character Development; Dialogue)
Suitability for our actors and space - low tech, 1-4 characters, flexible casting
o Deadline: The Polling Place (July 15), The Fireside Plays (September 15), The Garden Plays (January 15)
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: One submission per playwright per opportunity (three submissions total)
We suggest formatting similar to the Dramatist Guild Guidelines
A cover page should include the title, the playwright's name, contact information, a brief synopsis, and character descriptions
Pages should be numbered
Minimum of 1, maximum of 4 characters
No musicals
o Categories: One-Act Plays
o Contact: nomadtheatresubmissions@gmail.com
Torch Literary Arts
Torch Literary Arts welcomes submissions of original creative work by Black women writers. We are interested in work that challenges and disrupts preconceived notions of what contemporary writing by Black women should be. Your stories and poems are valuable and necessary. Write freely and submit what you are excited to share with the world. Submissions are accepted for Friday Features only. We accept submissions on a rolling basis. Simultaneous submissions to other journals are welcome as long as they are identified as such and we are notified immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.
o Deadline: Rolling Basis
o Application Fee: No Fee
o Eligibility: Include a one (1) page cover letter noting the title(s) of the work(s) submitted.
Upload your text submission as a Word (DOC, DOCX) or portable document format/PDF (PDF).
Typed, double-spaced (poetry may be single-spaced) pages.
Numbered pages.
Margins should be set at no less than 1" and no greater than 1.5".
Poetry: submit up to five (5) poems totaling no more than eight (8) pages.
Fiction, Hybrid genre: 12-point font. No more than ten (10) pages or 2500 words (whichever is achieved first). Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-contained.
Drama/Screenwriting: submit one act or a collection of short scenes no longer than ten (10) pages. Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-contained. Indicate if a performance video or dramatic audio reading will be available with the text submission if selected.
Restrictions: We do not reprint previously published work for TORCH Friday Features.
o Categories: Scripts
The Tank Presents
Each season, our The Tank Presents program serves hundreds of emerging artists as they create over 1000 performances of new works in music, theater, film, dance, comedy, and storytelling. As part of our mission to remove the economic barriers from the creation of new work, we never charge our artists to use our space for their performances! In addition, we also provide free rehearsal space, as well as free marketing and promotion of their event. Our The Tank Presents presenting model removes the daunting cost of space rental from the equation of art making, and provides an affordable home for emerging artists to create art that pushes the boundaries of their mediums. Through this program, artists can present readings, works-in-development, short runs of full theatre productions, screenings, concerts, storytelling festivals, comedy shows, and more.
o Deadline: None Given
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: To submit work for consideration as part of Tank programming, please email submissions@thetanknyc.org with the following information:
Show title
Discipline (theater, music, comedy, etc.)
Approximate running time
Summary of piece
Brief summary of artistic goals
Brief explanation of how the piece exists in the world (i.e. - art exhibit, soundscape, outdoor experience, digital hybrid)
Sample of work that will give us a sense of what it is you're trying to make and that you know how to make it
Bio of lead artist(s)
The name of the Tank show you viewed
Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
o Categories: Plays
o Contact: submissions@thetanknyc.org
Diversionary: Seeking new, full-length LGBTQIA+ works
Diversionary is always seeking new, full-length LGBTQIA+ works for consideration. Please follow the guidelines below if you would like to submit your work. Because of the volume of submissions, those that do not follow the guidelines will not be considered.
o Deadline: None
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: Please send all of the above items as a single document in pdf format to frankie@diversionary.org. For music, please send the items in mp3 format or include a link to be accessed. No physical submissions sent to the theatre will be considered.
a one-page synopsis, character breakdown, and playwright bio
a development/production history of the submitted work (including date written and any readings, workshops, and full stagings)
a ten-page sample of the work
three audio recordings of music, twelve minutes total, if it's a musical
o Categories: Full Length Plays, Musicals
o Contact: frankie@diversionary.org
Murmuration Theatre
Murmuration Theatre Company is seeking plays that have a cast size between 2-11 for our 2023 & 2024 seasons Accepting work for consideration in the following categories: New Voices Showcase: Curated selection of 4-10 new plays (scripts 2 - 40 pages); fully staged and directed by our creative team. Mainstage Show: a one act or full length play (scripts 35 - 120 pages); fully staged and directed by our creative team. In development: Actor's Lab Performance Series: a monthly selection of scenes or short plays (any length), performed at workshop or staged reading level.Playwrights selected for our mainstage production will receive $30 per performance of their one-act or full length play; playwrights selected for our New Voices Showcase will receive $10 per performance of their short or one-act.
o When/Where: Brooklyn, New York
o Deadline: None
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: Please submit PDF copies of scripts via the google form below, and feel free to reach out to murmurationtheatreco@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. Multiple submissions are allowed. Preference will be given to playwrights who are able to attend at least one performance of their work in the NYC area.
We will be accepting submissions on a rolling basis, and hope to be in touch with responses within 30 days of submission. Please feel free to reach out after that point if you have not received word from our team.
Solo Shows, Theatre for Young Audiences and Musicals will not be considered.
New writers as well as writers with voices that have historically been underrepresented in the theater industry (gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, ability status, etc.) are encouraged to apply.
o Categories: Full-Length Plays, One-Acts
o Contact: murmurationtheatreco@gmail.com
Manhattan Repertory Theatre Play Production Program
Self-Produce a production of your best play in New York City as live theatre comes back to life in this New Renaissance of Theatre. We will do all the work, from hiring a production team and staff, to casting, directing, building costumes, set design, lighting design, payroll and more. From 3 performances to 20 performances for one simple Production Fee. Pre-Pandemic, 2017 - 2019, we produced 60 plays in Midtown Manhattan for playwrights all over the world. Production time frames available: Late Autumn 2021, Winter/Spring 2022.Currently, as we move back into production in New York City, we are only accepting Full-Length plays and Musicals - 60 to 150 minutes. Production fees range from $12,000 to $50,000 depending on the "size" of your production, scenic elements, and the number of performances.
o Deadline: TBD
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: If you are serious about self-producing your play in New York City, please forward us: An email cover letter with information about you and your work. your play attached as a .pdf, an attached Synopsis of your play, with the approximate running time, and your set, lighting and costume requirements.
o Categories: Full Length Plays, New Plays
o Contact: manhattanrep@yahoo.com
Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest
To encourage the development of quality theatrical materials for the educational, community and children's theatre markets, Pioneer Drama Service is proud to sponsor the annual Shubert Fendrich Memorial Playwriting Contest.
This is an ongoing contest, with a winner selected by June 1 each year from all eligible submissions received the previous year. All eligible plays accepted for publication will be considered contest finalists, from which the winner will be selected. The contest winner will receive a $1,000 royalty advance in addition to publication.
o Deadline: Ongoing
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: You can start the submission process by contacting us here.
We will only consider manuscripts with a running time between 20 and 90 minutes.
Submissions must be family friendly in both subject and language. NO cursing. NO explicitly adult content.
We prefer casts that are either balanced or favoring females. The more gender neutral roles, the better.
We favor plays and musicals with ensemble casts, where more than just a few have a chance to shine.
Plays with elaborate set, costume or technical requirements are not appealing because of the limited resources of many of our customers. Pictures, sketches or descriptions of your vision are always helpful.
We recommend your submissions have had at least one production or reading, hopefully staged. We feel this fundamental field test is necessary before a play can be considered for publication since plays are created for the purpose of performance.
Manuscripts must be computer-printed in dark ink. We do not require specific formatting. However, your efforts to ensure your script is free of misspellings and typos will help the submissions editor.
We hope that Pioneer Drama is your first choice as a publisher, and we encourage you to submit to us exclusively. However, we do accept simultaneous submissions with the understanding that you will accept the first contract you're offered and not use the situation to seek multiple offers from which to choose. If you receive another offer, please notify us immediately so we may rescind your submission.
The following information must accompany your submission or query:
100-200 word synopsis.
Cast list that indicates the number of female roles, the number of male roles and the number of roles that can be performed by either gender. We do not accept one-person shows.
Running time.
CD and/or score for musicals. We appreciate the opportunity to hear the music, if possible.
Set design(s). Please feel free to provide diagrams and/or pictures.
Proof of production or staged reading (i.e., review, program, etc.) A DVD of your performance is ideal, though not required.
Age of intended audience.
A self-addressed envelope of sufficient size with appropriate postage for the return of your materials. We will NOT return manuscripts or accompanying material if this is not included.
Cover letter and/or resume.
o Categories: family friendly
o Address: Pioneer Drama Service, Inc. Attn: Submissions Editor PO Box 4267
Englewood, CO 80155-4267
o Contact: https://www.pioneerdrama.com/ContactUs.asp?ID=6
Urban Stages Emerging Playwright Award
Our $500 Emerging Playwright Award (coupled with press coverage) is given to playwrights who show excellence and dedication throughout this process – from development to the stage. Out of hundreds of submissions a year, we select 15-20 plays for readings. From these, we select 1-3 plays annually to go on to our workshopping phase. Our workshops are meant to prepare a play for our Off-Broadway stage. From our workshops, we select 1-2 plays for full productions, complete with a playwright's contract and compensation (separate from the award).
o Deadline: Ongoing
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: Plays may have been developed or produced elsewhere, but never produced in New York City. Plays from overseas and throughout the US are accepted and considered, but special attention will be given to playwrights who live in or near New York
o Categories: Full Length Plays, New Plays
o Contact: 212.421.1380
ONSTAGE Audition
Hell's Kitchen (Tour) - NYC Singers ECC (Female Characters) (02.13.25)
Equity chorus singers (Female characters) for the new Touring production of HELL'S KITCHEN (See breakdown)
o Deadline: February 13th
o Pay: $995 weekly minimum (Level 6) - Touring
o Details: In the mid 90's, in an apartment high above the energy and grit of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, 17-year-old Ali looks toward the horizon until she can just see the Hudson River. Despite the warnings of her over-protective mother, the symphony of the street calls to her—promising freedom, excitement, and the possibility of love. When an inspiring piano teacher facing her own mortality recognizes Ali's musical talent, she helps Ali to find her voice and how she can make the city her own. Please prepare 16-bars of an Alicia Keys song, or a pop/R&B song in the style of Alicia Keys. Please bring sheet music. NO a cappella singing. Please bring your picture and resume stapled together.
o Audition Information: Ripley-Grier Studios (520) 520 8th Ave New York, NY 10018-6507 Holding room - Studio 17N
For more Onstage opportunities, visit Backstage.com; ActorsAccess.com; and Playbill.com.
BACKSTAGE
Rising Leaders of Color
In 2024, RLC will form a cohort of six exceptionally talented early-career leaders of color from Chicago, IL who are advancing their careers in the U.S. not-for-profit theatre and related sectors, and who demonstrate the potential to impact the field in a positive way. Please note that the RLC 2024 cohort will not include individuals specializing in theatre criticism or journalism, as the RLC 2023 national cohort specifically focused on theatre criticism and journalism.
o Deadline: February 23
o Application Fee: No Fee
o Eligibility: Leadership is a process of social influence, which maximizes the efforts of others, towards the achievement of a goal. RLC acknowledges that leadership takes place throughout the theatre field and is not necessarily defined by a position or title. RLC 2024 seeks to develop and highlight six exceptionally talented early-career leaders of color based in Chicago, IL who are committed to upholding equitable practices in the U.S. theatre field. RLC is created for leaders in early stages of their career, for whom participation would accelerate their leadership development and knowledge of the theatre field. Leaders who have already had significant national recognition and participated in similar programs would be beyond the scope of this program. At the same time, those who are not yet at a point in their career to take full advantage of this type of program will generally not be competitive. RLC acknowledges that leadership takes place throughout the theatre field and with that in mind, the program supports leaders working in all areas of the theatre field, including but not limited to acting, administration, craft areas, design, directing, dramaturgy, literary management, producing, stage management, technical production, and theatre criticism/journalism. Please note that the RLC 2024 cohort will not include individuals specializing in theatre criticism or journalism, as the RLC 2023 national cohort specifically focused on theatre criticism and journalism. The program defines a leader as an individual who has had experience leading staff and/or organizations as well as those who have led artistic processes and programmatic initiatives. Applicants of diverse backgrounds representing the full spectrum of leadership experience, including those who have worked in non-traditional organizations and structures, are encouraged to apply to this program.
o Contact: rkongseng@tcg.org
Director of Production, The Shed
The Shed seeks a Director of Production to oversee and work closely with the producers, curators, and creative team to design and oversee all aspects of the technical production process for both artistic productions and external events. The Director of Production should demonstrate an aptitude and willingness to brainstorm creative strategies for and solutions to productions and events still in their concept and development phase; to research new technologies and equipment; to think outside the box with the artists, Artistic Director, Chief Executive Producer, artistic staff, and producers to realize these programs. Reporting to the Chief Executive Producer, the Director of Production will have strong budgetary and personnel management skills, work well under short time constraints, and be able to pivot easily from one task or idea to another, working on all events from concept to load out. They should be experienced with all aspects of technical production and comfortable making managerial decisions where required. Experience in all performing arts genres, as well as event production experience, is essential, as is an open, creative approach to the production process. Sensitivity to varying artists' and clients' needs and patience amidst changing priorities will help immeasurably in this position. A flexible schedule is a requirement and patience and a good-natured attitude will be essential. International experience is a plus.
Roles & Responsibilities
Manage all production personnel including full-time staff, stage labor, and freelance production personnel
Advance work on future productions (technical specs, budgeting, logistics, and feasibility) and ensuring creative teams are aware of possible constraints
Work with artists, designers, producers, curators, and technical teams on design and construction details
Supervise Production staff around load-in, set-up, technical rehearsals, performances, strike, and restore of all Shed productions including seating and staging, lighting, rigging, and sound installations, hiring, and scheduling of all labor crews and creation of detailed logistics plans
Creation and execution of top-level production schedules and calendars
Prepare all production budgets including but not limited to labor estimating, material costs; research items and rental equipment and manage the reconciliation following close of production
Work with designers and technical teams to meet budgets and schedules
Create and manage project overview drawings (plans, sections, etc.).
Review design drawings for translation into technically useful drawings for shops and for load-in purposes.
Create timeline of technical and design deliverables for shops and contractors; ensure that deadlines are met
Research and propose materials to meet needs of design teams
Obtain quotes from shops/vendors for all production elements
Coordinate meetings with shops to discuss bids and work through technical details
Advise the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and Chief Executive Producer in union contract matters and participate in the negotiation of all theatrical union collective bargaining agreements
Negotiate and contract vendors and subcontractors
Check in with shops and designers regularly to ensure progress on meeting deadlines
Identify technical, budgetary, and time-related issues and propose solutions
Manage creation of project documentation and tech riders to collect all relevant technical information about each project for internal reference and potential transfers
Manage the technical production department budget (departmental operations and purchasing, IT, other administrative costs, etc.)
Manage maintenance, storage and inventories of all Shed-owned, production-related equipment
Develop long-term capital equipment purchase recommendations and costs
o Compensation: $135,000.00 – $145,000.00
General Manager, Sundog Theater
Sundog Theatre seeks a highly organized and experienced General Manager (GM) to join its leadership team. Following the strategic direction set by the Executive Director, The GM is responsible for leading and executing smooth day-to-day operations of programmatic, administrative, and financial procedures across the organization. As the company is in a significant period of exciting growth, this position will play an integral role in Sundog's continued success and progression. We are a collaborative group with the mission to create positive change through the power of live performance and the arts. We seek qualified, hard-working candidates who can join our dedicated, growing team. The General Manager will report to and work closely with the Executive Director, work in partnership with our Programs Manager, and supervise the Business Manager, Bookkeeper, and Admin Coordinator.
Roles & Responsibilities
Oversee day-to-day operations for arts education, productions, and classes; assign and ensure staff job completion and goal attainment
Review organizational effectiveness and implement needed changes
Supervise office staff and provide guidance/feedback to help them strengthen skills, gain knowledge, and collaborate
Help explore funding opportunities, supervise grant writer & assist in drafting grants/reports
Assist the Executive Director in developing and managing an annual operating budget; provide input in the annual budgeting process: planning, forecasting, reporting
With Executive Director and Program Manager, develop and manage education, production, and tour budgets to ensure fiscally responsible shows
Negotiate/review fees and contract terms for artists
Recruit, onboard, and train staff when necessary and fulfill basic human resource functions
Update/maintain company information on government portals
Oversee the organization of our annual benefit with Board/staff
Attend meetings for funding and business/arts education opportunities
Coordinate marketing and PR functions
Maintain and build upon Sundog's reputation in the Staten Island communit
o Compensation: The salary for this position is $70,000, commensurate with experience. Sundog offers a benefits package, including:
Paid time off and paid sick leave; comp and flex days
Medical insurance
Opportunities for professional development support
Access to all Sundog performances
Access to events and performances of partner organizations (when availabl
Company Management Fellow, Wicked
WICKED is seeking a Company Management Fellow who identifies as part of an under-represented group* in commercial theatre. The Fellow will work with the company managers of the Broadway production of WICKED, specifically focusing on exposure to union contracts and regulations, financial planning and tracking, and supervision of the company at the theater during performances.
Roles & Responsibilities
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Processing union benefit reports to eight different unions;
Processing weekly royalty remittances to percentage royalty holders;
Covering select performances each week at the theater – representing the producers and general managers during those performances;
Filing workers compensation claims for actors and other company members as necessary;
Compiling and tracking ticket needs from the production for submission to the box office;
Attending advertising and marketing meetings with company management;
Attending company management seminars for interns & fellows over the year;
Performing additional company management projects and tasks as they arise.
o Compensation: $1,237.50 per week RELOCATION STIPEND: $7500 for relocation if applicable BENEFITS: monthly $50 cell phone reimbursement, monthly Metrocard provided; health care reimbursement to be negotiated if applicable
Production Manager, Geva Theater Center
Geva Theatre, a LORT B regional theatre in the heart of Rochester, NY with an annual operating budget of $8.5 million, seeks an experienced and collaborative Production Manager to join their team.
Reporting to the General Manager and a member of senior staff, this position will oversee and work in tandem with our production departments managing the production needs and resources for the company's Wilson (LORT B) and Fielding (LORT D) stages. This is an exempt, full-time position.
With the General Manager, the Production Manager will be responsible for planning, implementing, and managing all aspects of the company's programs, including but not limited to mainstage productions, co-produced productions, scenic builds for other companies, and a variety of other Geva events. They maintain ownership of the advance planning, staffing and execution of all productions and events. They will serve as the primary point of contact for production personnel, production crew, stage management, and all production department heads. With department heads, they are responsible for overseeing the off-site scenic/paints shop, storage warehouses, inventory, and rentals.
o Responsibilities: Ensure all production departments have the resources they require to execute the season within scope and lead feasibility analysis of design plans of potential productions.
Develop and execute staffing plans for production/project execution.
With department heads, research and coordinate equipment and services related to physical production materials and labor, including not but limited to construction, acquisition, trucking and logistics purchase, rental and transportation of all sets, costumes, wig/makeup, props, lighting, sound and video equipment, and production and technical equipment for all programs.
With General Manager, develop and maintain production and technical schedules.
Attend design meetings, production meetings, and staff meetings, coordinate and lead meetings as needed.
Coordinate with stage management in advance of the production period and throughout the rehearsal and performances.
With Artistic Director and General Manager, develop season schedule and annual production budgets.
Work closely across the Artistic and Production departments to prepare and execute all technical and production needs related to artistic personnel and orchestra.
In collaboration with General Manager, negotiate, manage, prepare, and administer all co-production materials, documentation and agreements.
Oversee production permitting and certification needs for all programs.
TEAM MANAGEMENT: Manage and supervise a series of direct and indirect reports, including production department heads (6) and their staff, show crews, stage management (2 resident, multiple visiting), etc.
Execute and approve employment forms and payroll as necessary.
BUDGET MANAGEMENT & ANALYSIS: In collaboration with Artistic Director, Executive Director and General Manager, develop season schedule and annual production budgets.
Manage individual production budgets, expenses, and timelines.
With department heads, develop and maintain labor projections.
Obtain competitive pricing for all production elements of expenditure.
Regularly communicate any and all budget forecast related information to Artistic Director and General Manager.
Participate in reconciliation and settlement of credit card logs, invoices, and production related payments.
OPERATION MANAGEMENT: Lead production teams in solving unforeseen circumstances during the production process.
Provide on-site visibility along with General Manager at rehearsals, meetings, tech, previews, and performances as necessary.
Recommend technology upgrades based on necessity and feedback from production departments.
Provide management and oversight of production health and safety requirements; identify and recommend modifications to facilities and processes as necessary.
o Compensation: Salary and benefits commensurate with experience ranging from $70,000-$80,000 per year.
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre
o Seeking: Various Roles
o Location: Milwaukee, WI
o Website: https://www.milwaukeerep.com
For more information: https://www.milwaukeerep.com/about/work-us/jobs/?fbclid=IwAR2lXyj99fIOhY8MmQ5n4XRveG1wEqPl2mL_9w7A1-WVpLoZhqwUDc-2Crc
Milwaukee Repertory Theater is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values and encourages a diverse workforce. We invite you to review jobs that are currently available.
Full-time employee benefits include health, dental and voluntary vision and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plan; parking programs and complimentary tickets.
Application Instructions
Send your letter, resume and salary history (PDF or Word attachments only) to the email address listed in the job listing.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
o Seeking: Various Roles
o Location: Ashland, Oregon
o Website: https://www.osfashland.org
For more information: https://www.osfashland.org/work-with-us?fbclid=IwAR2cqx7fSs1YYwa2I86SMVxJjZ8ns4ba2RqsEr51mMKIVWdiIL7ByQ4Lv8U
Located in the beautiful Rogue Valley of southern Oregon, the Tony Award-Winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival presents a season of eleven plays in rotating repertory across three theaters between the months of February and October. Additionally, OSF offers extensive educational opportunities to students, teachers, and theatergoers of all ages during our performance season.
We offer employment and career opportunities in a wide range of positions (acting, other performing opportunities, scenery, costumes, lighting, marketing, finance, etc.). We encourage you to check our website regularly for openings.
Two River Theater
Two River Theater annually produces a theatrical season that includes American and world classics, new plays and musicals, programs for young people, and festivals of new work. Each year, we also offer 40+ events that reflect our diverse community of Red Bank, New Jersey. Two River celebrates and honors our core values of Artistic Excellence; Education and Community Engagement; Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; and Operational Excellence. Anyone who joins our team quickly becomes part of putting all of our initiatives into action day in and day out. Two River Theater is led by Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst.Two River Theater is dedicated to the goal of building an equitable and culturally diverse work environment and strongly encourages applications from members of underrepresented groups.
o Seeking: Various Roles
o Location: Red Bank, NJ
o Website: https://tworivertheater.org/jobs/
The Kate Spade New York Foundation
o To honor Kate Spade's legacy of empowering and inspiring women and girls, the National Council for Behavioral Health is excited to provide complimentary Mental Health First Aid training to communities throughout the five boroughs of New York City and New Jersey and in partnership with organizations that specifically support these populations.
What is Mental Health First Aid?
Just as CPR helps you assist an individual having a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. In the Mental Health First Aid course, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.
The National Council for Behavioral Health shares Kate Spade New York Foundation's belief in "the power of women to transform their communities" through empowerment. In support of this mission, we are offering through a competitive application process, select Mental Health First Aid and Youth Mental Health First Aid training, fully funded!
o Location: New York, NY
o Website
For more Offstage opportunities, visit OffStageJobs.com and Playbill.com.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
The Inkwell Theater Development LAB
A unique program in Los Angeles, the LAB aims to bring the writer out of their office, or coffee shop, and into the rehearsal room. While we recognize the necessity for writers to work on their own, we believe that nothing benefits works-in-progress more than artistic collaboration. The LAB is focused on developing new plays through a collaborative workshop process. We believe that by working in a rehearsal setting with a director and actors, a playwright can best further their plays. Playwrights tell us often how they gained new insights from simply seeing their work with a cast, not to mention the constructive input from directors and other artists.We begin with a writer and their first draft. During a 3-week intensive process, writers will not only see and hear that draft as written but will also see their rewrites, changes, and inspired ideas come to life. This is aided by introducing an experienced and versatile director, bringing their own unique insights to the play. Mixing in a cast of talented performers only adds to the volume of artistic brainpower being brought to bear upon the play. And pulling the playwright into the rehearsal room brings the whole thing together.
o Deadline: April 30
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: Anyone is eligible to submit. There are no restrictions based on age, experience, representation, formal training or union-affiliation.
Please submit only full, completed scripts. It can be an early draft, but we do require a compete script in order to evaluate the submission.
Submitted work cannot have been previously produced. (Private workshops and readings are not considered productions).
Commissioned work is not eligible for submission.
Previous applicants may re-apply, but only with new material. We do not accept plays that have been previously submitted.
Submissions from writers outside of the LA area are accepted, but the writer is responsible for transportation and accommodations (if selected).
Please limit your submissions to one every six months
The Alpine Fellowship
The winner of the Theatre Prize will receive a cash prize to support the writing of their proposed play, and the runners up will receive travel expense support that must be used to attend our 2025 symposium - dates and venue to be announced.
o Deadline: April 1
o Application Fee: None
o Eligibility: Open to all nationalities.
Applicants must be aged 18 or above at the time of entry.
All entries must be written in English.
Applicants can only enter one of our prizes.
Limited to one entry per person.
Travel expenses can be used for economy travel costs only and are not exchangeable for cash, any leftover travel budget will not be redeemed as cash.
Travel expenses can be used for transport only and cannot be used towards accommodation outside of the dates of our symposium.
The Democracy Cycle
Over a five-year period, The Democracy Cycle will commission and develop 25 new performing arts works across the fields of theater, dance, music, opera, and multi-disciplinary performance. The commissioned works, to be selected over the course of three annual Rounds of Open Calls (2024, 2025, and 2026) will explore themes relating to the nature, practice, and experience of democracy. Our hope is that projects commissioned as part of The Democracy Cycle will enrich and expand the discussion around and participation in democracy – be it in the national, state, regional, or hyperlocal community realm – as it is practiced both within the United States and worldwide. The Cycle will provide $60,000 in support to each awarded project, consisting of a $30,000 commission as well as an additional $30,000 towards each commissioned project's development process (research, readings, workshops etc.). The commissions will be awarded across three annual Open Calls, beginning in January 2024. In each Open Call, The Democracy Cycle will commission at least eight projects.
o Deadline: N/A
o Application Fee: Free
o Eligibility: Please look at the Eligibility section of both the RFP / Request for Proposals and the Submission Guidelines, and do the Eligibility Screen in Submittable. If you still have questions, make an appointment with the director of The Democracy Cycle via Calendly.
Audible Emerging Playwrights Fund
In 2017, Audible launched a theater initiative, intended to radically increase access to exceptional plays and performances. A core pillar of the initiative is the Emerging Playwrights Fund, a program that invests in and nurtures self-identifying emerging playwrights, some of our most inventive, delightful, and provocative storytellers. Through the Fund, Audible aims to connect extraordinary performers with remarkable original work, amplifying new voices and harnessing the power and potential of audio to reach millions of listeners. The Fund specifically supports the creation of original dramatic work, written with audio in mind, but theatrical in spirit. Audible is dedicated to commissioning, developing, and producing work that reflects the diversity of our members and our world. To accomplish this, Audible is committed to granting at least 50% of emerging playwright commissions to artists of color and women.
o Deadline: None
o Application Fee: Free
o Eligibility: please submit all of the following to AudibleTheater@audible.com:
One full-length script for an original or adapted play (in English language only) that represents your voice ("Script"). The Script can be in any genre and may include one-acts and solo pieces;
A short biography; and
A brief statement about why audio plays appeal to you.
If you have an idea for an original audio play, you are welcome to include a pitch or summary along with your statement (this is encouraged, but not required)
o Contact: AudibleTheater@audible.com
Steven Schwartzberg Grants for Mental Health & Wellness
Writers are the beating heart of theater, whom we rely upon to take us on journeys and inspire us to think. During these unprecedented times, DGF has created the Steven Schwartzberg Grants to provide financial support for mental health and wellness services for writers. To help connect writers to therapists, DGF has partnered with Advekit, an online therapist matching service, to expand access to mental health support that might be out of your reach.
Please complete the form to receive $1,000 toward therapy through Advekit, courtesy of DGF.
If you already have a therapist or are seeking mental wellness support other than Western talk therapy, DGF is working on ways to support you in your wellness.
NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA)
The NYC DCLA is dedicated to supporting and strengthening New York City's vibrant cultural life. Among our primary missions is to ensure adequate public funding for non-profit cultural organizations, both large and small, throughout the five boroughs.
They have many grants tailored to the needs of artists living and working in the city throughout the year.
o Deadline: Ongoing
o Application Fee: Freeexceptional plays and performances. A core pillar of the initiative is the Emerging Playwrights Fund, a program that invests in and nurtures self-identifying emerging playwrights, some of our most inventive, delightful, and provocative storytellers. Through the Fund, Audible aims to connect extraordinary performers with remarkable original work, amplifying new voices and harnessing the power and potential of audio to reach millions of listeners. The Fund specifically supports the creation of original dramatic work, written with audio in mind, but theatrical in spirit. Audible is dedicated to commissioning, developing, and producing work that reflects the diversity of our members and our world. To accomplish this, Audible is committed to granting at least 50% of emerging playwright commissions to artists of color and women.
o Deadline: None
o Application Fee: Free
o Eligibility: please submit all of the following to AudibleTheater@audible.com:
One full-length script for an original or adapted play (in English language only) that represents your voice ("Script"). The Script can be in any genre and may include one-acts and solo pieces;
A short biography; and
A brief statement about why audio plays appeal to you.
If you have an idea for an original audio play, you are welcome to include a pitch or summary along with your statement (this is encouraged, but not required)
o Contact: Audible
o Eligibility: Independent Artists and Groups
o Address: New York City Department of Cultural Affairs 31 Chambers Street New York, New York 10007
o Contact: 212.513.9300
SubletSeries@HERE Program
This creative curated rental program has allowed many upstart companies and emerging artists to realize their full artistic vision on a small budget. The program provides subsidized performance and rehearsal space, technical assistance, and administrative support, including a fully staffed box office. SubletSeries@HERE artists can also access equipment that is not typically available in venues our size such as video projectors, wireless microphones, color scrollers—all for free or at subsidized rates. We accept applications from artists all over the world for the opportunity to show work.
o Deadline: Ongoing
o Application Fee: Free
o Eligibility: Independent Artists and Groups
o Address: HERE Program 145 Sixth Ave New York, NY 10013
o Contact: 212.647.0202
Annenberg Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation does most of their funding in the arts, culture, and humanities to organizations in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura. The Annenberg Foundation's arts and humanities grants are available to agencies that serve the greater Los Angeles region, typically with budgets over $5 million.
o Deadline: Ongoing
o Application Fee: Free
o Eligibility: Arts, culture, and humanities in greater Los Angeles region
RESIDENCIES
Artcroft Center for Arts and Humanities
Residencies of an average of 2-8 weeks for visual artists, writers, actors, and performance artists. Residency provides housing, studio, and meals; artist responsible residency fee ($40/day), deposit (10% of residency fee), travel, materials, and local transportation.
o Deadline: Ongoing
o Application Fee: $25
o When: 2-8 weeks
o Eligibility: Residencies are available to established and emerging visual and literary artists 18 years of age and older without regard for race, gender, sexual orientation, or religion.
o Address: Artcroft Center for Arts and Humanities 2075 Johnson Rd. Carlisle, KY 40311
o Contact: artcroft@msn.com
Other Resources NOTE: For more resources, visit our pages of Resources - Funding, Submissions, and more.
NYFA SOURCE - The New York Foundation for the Arts maintains the most comprehensive national directory of awards, services and publications for artists in the NYFA Source section of their website.
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