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Theatre Or Event Offered	Type Of Entry	Address	Phone	Website/Basic Information
Acacia Theatre Company	F-M-ñ-A-T	Janet Peterson, Artistic Director 3195 S. Superior St. #414 Milwaukee, WI 53207	414-744-5995 414-744-5996 (fax)	Christian themed only acacia@acaciatheatre.com http://www.acaciatheatre.com
Actor’s Project NYC	1-T-Mono	The Actor's Project NYC Attn: Bobby Holder 714 9th Ave 1B NYC, NY 10019.		$35 FEE. The contest is geared towards one-act plays, but any length play will be accepted and considered in the contest. Also, Writing Contest: Monologues and Scenes! Accepting monologues and scenes, 1-5 minutes in length for industry showcases. $20 FEE for five submissions per writer (an additional fee of $20 for six to ten entries per writer.) http://www.theactorsprojectnyc.com/showcase1.html http://www.theactorsprojectnyc.com/wcontest.html
Actors Theatre of Louisville	F-A	New Play Program Actors Theatre of Louisville 316 W Main St Louisville, KY 40202-4218	502-584-1265	Best time: April to October. NO FEE, NoPP, query w/ synopsis and sample dialogue, agent submission – otherwise, enter the 10 minute play contest which has a rolling deadline. ahansel@actorstheatre.org http://www.actorstheatre.org
Alliance Theatre	F-M-ch-ñ-A	Freddie Ashley, Literary Manager 1280 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta, GA 30309	404-733-4650 404-733-4625 (fax)	Address query to Alliance Theatre Literary Department; GA Residents only ATCLiterary@woodruffcenter.org http://www.alliancetheatre.org
American Music Theatre	M	New Musical/American Music Theatre 2425 Lincoln Hwy East P.O. Box 10757 Lancaster, PA 17605	(717).397.7700 (717).397.7850 (fax)	PPOK; query w/ synopsis & sample dialogue, email OK, family-friendly, musicals with “established music” (juke box-musicals) are encouraged. newmusical@AMTshows.com http://www.AMTshows.com
And Toto Too Theatre Company	F	P.O. Box 12192 Denver, CO 80212	720 272 9228	Women playwrights only, PPOK http://www.andtototoo.org all styles and subjects / women only send synopsis, character outline and 1^st 20 pp electronic submissions: submissions@andtototoo.org
Another Country Productions SLAMBoston	T < 12 pp	Another Country P.O. Box 560192 West Medford , MA 02156	(617) 939-4846	Plays by people of color, gays and lesbians, trans, the disabled, and other underrepresented groups; NO FEE lyralenk@comcast.net http://www.anothercountry.org
Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Voices At The River	F-M	Brad Mooy, Literary Manager PO Box 110 Little Rock, AR 72203-0110	501 378-0445	Small cast preferred; query w/ synoposis; PPOK. An African American and Latino Two-Week Play Development Festival. http://www.therep.org
ART Station	F-A-S	Jon Goldstein, Literary Manager P.O. Box 1998 Stone Mountain, GA 30086	770-469-1105 770-469-0355 (fax)	Work that relates to the contemporary Southern experience or by Southern writers with cast size of 6 or less. Send query first. Website doesn’t say anything but my Southern friends tell me they still look for new works. http://www.artstation.org
ArtsPower National Touring Theatre	1-M-ch-adapt	Greg Gunning, Artistic Director 39 South Fullerton Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042	973 744-0909	Equity theatre for young and family audinces, seeking one-hour, one-act musicals and dramas are based largely on classic and popular literature for young readers, and important historical events. We are interested in works that address issues such as diversity, equality, family, and overcoming adversity. Send script, query, synopsis, sample dialogue. PPOK. info@artspower.org http://www.artspower.org
Axial Theatre	1-F-T	Artistic Director 48 Wheeler Ave, 3^rd Floor Pleasantville, NY 10570		NoPP; company of playwrights and actors who meet every other Sunday to read / comment on developing scripts. Submissions are for admittance to the company. Samples are read and circulated among company members who evaluate them. Query (e-mail, okay) w/ synopsis and sample. http://www.axialtheatre.org/newworks.html
Azuka Theatre	F	Literary Manager* Azuka Theatre 525 S. 4th Street, Suite 362 Philadelphia, PA 19147		Azuka Theatre accepts new scripts throughout each season. All submissions should be accompanied by cover letter, synopsis, character breakdown. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. azukatheatre.org/index.php?mnu=script
Barrow-Civic Theatre Little Theatre	F-1-T-S-Adapt-rad	General Manager P. O. Box 1089 - 1223 Liberty Street Franklin, PA 16323	814.432.5196	Conservative rural community theatre; PPOK http://www.barrowtheatre.com
Bilingual Theatre Company / Compañia de Teatro Bilingue	??	R. Polnoroff 3530 73rd street. 5E Jackson Heights NY - 11372		Bilingual Theatre company looking for new theatre pieces to produce soon: no big dramas; good comedic timing; female writers (not excluding); no more than 4 characters; Spanish and/or English; < 90 minutes rominacoyote@hotmail.com
Birmingham Children's Theatre	Ch-a-M-ñ	Jamie Lawrence, Artistic Director P.O. Box 1362 Birmingham, AL 35201	(205) 458-8181	Send script, query w/ synopsis, sample dialogue, audio tape, no scripts returned. Larger casts OK, but touring shows need small casts, preferably 4, up to 6. http://www.bct123.org
Black Swan Theater	1-F-M-1s	Black Swan 166 W. Haywood, #1 Asheville, NC 28801	828 254-6057 828 251-6603 (fax)	PPOK; possible live audience reading with feedback for development of promising script http://www.blackswan.org
Blank Theatre Company	F-1-M-ñ-a-rad-T-S	Stacy Reed, Producing Director 1301 Lucile Ave Los Angeles, CA 90026	323-662-7734	Email script for one of three programs: Mainstage - 3 plays with a minimum 6 week run Living Room Series- new play development program with staged readings of new plays every Monday night, Labor Day-Memorial Day Young Playwrights Festival- a nationwide competition for playwrights 19 and younger. info@TheBlank.com http://www.TheBlank.com
Bloomington Playwrights Project, Dark Alley Play Series	1-T < 1 hr.	Pat Anderson, Literary Manager 107 W. 9th Bloomington, IN 47404	812-334-1188	Plays which highlight the edgier, more adult side of theatre. http://www.bloomingtonplays.org/Default.aspx?hn=general/darkalleysubmissionguidelines bppwrite@newplays.org http://www.newplays.org
BoarsHead Theater	1-F-M-child-tran-A-S, cab-rev	Johathan Courtemenche, Artistic Director 425 South Grand Avenue Lansing, MI 48933	517.484.7800 517.484.2564 (fax)	Six full length mainstage prods/year which are family oriented. Also have a late-night option; send synopsis, character breakdown, play history, playwrights bio and 20 pgs of dialogue for consideration http://www.boarshead.org
Buffalo Nights Theatre Company	F-M-trans-A	Miura Smith, Literary Manager 11575 Missouri Ave Ste 6 Los Angeles, CA 90025	323-969-4744	PPOK; will take full scripts via recognized agent or referral from another professional theater. Can send query -- include resume, synopsis, and 10-15 pgs of dialogue info@buffalonights.org http://www.buffalonights.org
CAP21	F-Dev	Eliza Ventura, Artistic Director 18 West 18th Street - 6th Floor New York, NY 10011		New works opportunities include dramaturgical sessions for development, in-house readings, Barbara Wolff Monday Night Reading Series (ongoing developmental reading series of new works), and full productions. Not previously produced in NYC. Send resume, synopsis and 20 page writing sample (no full scripts); Musicals: Only libretto (no score) with CD of selected songs. Website: http://www.cap21.org
Cardboard Box Collaborative	F-1	M. A. Beers, Artistic Director Philadelphia, PA		For readings – development – collaboration; e-mail submission; Cast limit=9; hard copy submissions are allowed. Email for address. literary@thecardboardbox.org http://www.thecardboardbox.org
Center Theatre Group	F-M-S	Literary Associate 601 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012	213-972-0746 (fax)	SASE, query w/ synopsis, include CD for musical, 5-10 pp of sample diaologue, PPOK. msablone@centertheatregroup.org http://www.centertheatregroup.org
Chicago Dramatists Resident Playwrights	T	1105 W. Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60622	312-633-0630	For Chicago area residents who might make an impact on the national theatre repertory. Very, very long list of goodies comes with this. Network open to all playwrights for annual fee of $125. http://www.chicagodramatists.org
Childsplay	1-F-M-child-ñ-A	Artistic Administrator PO Box 517 Tempe, AZ 85280	480-350-8101	geared toward K-6, but serve others, query w/ synopsis and sample dialogue, PPOK dhartford@childsplayaz.org http://www.childsplayaz.org
Cleveland Play House	F-M-CP-A	Seth Gordon, Associate Artistic Director 8500 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106	216 795 7000 216 795 7007 (fax)	PPOK; send query letter, resume, synopsis, 10 page writing sample. can snail mail or email query. sgordon@clevelandplayhouse.com http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com
The Collective	1-F-M-T-S	New York, NY 10014	646 619 7777	PPOK, send a script; query with synopsis; E-mail submission johnpallotta@mac.com http://www.collectivetheater.org
Contemporary American Theatre Company (CATCO)	F-M-T-S-ñ-adapt	Jonathan Putnam, Associate Artistic Director 77 S. High St. 2nd floor Columbus, OH 43215	614-461-1382 x 151	PPOK; query w/synopsis andsample jputnam@catco.org http://www.catco.org
Cottey College Theatre and Speech Department	1-F-M-child-ñ-adapt-T-rev	Michael Denison, Artistic Director 1000 West Austin Nevada, MO 64772	417-667-8181	Women's college, prefer scripts utilizing only female performers or centering on women; PPOK http://www.cottey.edu/academic/theatre/theatre.html
Covina Center for the Performing Arts	F-M-cab-rev	Alex Nigian, Artistic Director P.O. Box 4837 Covina, CA 91723	818-730-3963	Send script and audio for consideration in the New Musical Festival; PPOK anigian@covinacenter.com http://www.covinacenter.com
The Deconstructive Theatre Project	1-F-M-ñ-A-S	Producing Artistic Director 29-33 Wellington Street, # 103 Boston, MA 02118		Not interested in traditional "musical comedy" form), PPOK, accept material on a rolling basis and prefer in-development pieces that coincide with mission statement. Please send a synopsis or development idea and, if applicable, a 10-20 page dialogue sample. Works of musical theatre should include a recording of 2-3 musical moments, and dance pieces should include an appropriate description of the proposed work as well as any supporting materials. ajt@deconstructivetheatre.org http://www.deconstructivetheatre.org
Detroit Repertory Theatre	F	Barbara Busby, Literary Mgr. 13103 Woodrow Wilson St Detroit, MI 48238-3686	313-868-1347	Issue-oriented plays preferred; NoPP http://www.detroitreptheatre.com/playwright.htm http://www.detroitreptheatre.com
DIJO Productions Theatre Company	F-ñ	Jerry Oshinsky, Managing Director 1177 Oriole Rd. Santa Barbara, Ca 93108	805-695-0791 202-887-0689 (fax)	interested in women's issues, latino themes and political issues can email new scripts or snail mail. busy right now so it will be a while before they get back to anyone.