February 2009 Playwriting Opportunities
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Choice Cuts Fairfield, Iowa, One-Act Play Festival
2/1
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Fairfield, Iowa
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IA playwrights ONLY. Theatre Group in Fairfield, Iowa seeks short plays (10-20 min. in length) for festival in spring. Include all contact info. Plays can be edgy, tragic, absurd ect..This will be an adult show. Best of luck.
http;//www.iowaplays@yahoo.com
iowaplays@yahoo.com
Heartland Theatre Company 2009 10-Minute Play Festival
2/1
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Heartland Theatre Company
P. O. Box 1833
Bloomington, IL 61702
(Attention: Play Fest 2009)
309-452-8709
NO FEE for email submission. $25 if by snailmail…get the hint? Theme: "It's Over" … Heartland Theatre Company is seeking eight short original plays to be considered for production in June of 2009 for our 7th annual 10-minute play festival. Last year's plays focused on the theme "Coffee Shop." This year, the theme is "It's Over!" The competition is open to all playwrights wishing to participate. Eight plays will be selected and performed from among all the submissions. If you submit hard copy, please include a $25 entry fee to cover administrative and photocopying costs. 2-4 characters in the 18-70 age range.
http://www.heartlandtheatre.org
http://www.heartlandtheatre.org/tenminute_rules.html
playfest@heartlandtheatre.org
Newburgh City Schools, Short Plays for Student Actors
2/1
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Attn: NFA Play Festival, Newburgh Free Academy
201 Fullerton Avenue
Newburgh, NY 12550
Attn: Terry Sandler, Drama
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NO FEE. The advanced theatre class at Newburgh Enlarged City Schools is now accepting submissions for the first annual Evening of New Works Festival, hosted by Terry M. Sandler's Acting III class. The class consists of 14 artists who will be acting, directing, and designing the pieces within NFA's intimate Black Box Theatre. We are interested in one-act plays, comedy or drama, with running times between 10-15 minutes max. No more than four characters. Setting requirements must be minimal. Universal themes and topics desired. Please keep in mind, since this is a public high school, plays should contain appropriate language/content. The students will act as reading committee and will choose 12 plays (six plays performed each night). The playwright's attendance is recommended, but not mandatory. The dates of Festival will be held on May 7th and 8th 2009. Please NO electronic email submissions. Make sure your contact information is included on cover page. Feel free to contact Terry Sandler with any questions.
Terrysandler@hotmail.com
Gloria Ann Barnell Peter Playwright Competition (historical)
2/1
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Gloria Peter Playwright Competition
PO Box 327
Aurora, NY, 13026
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NO FEE. Playwrights are invited to submit original scripts to the third annual Gloria Ann Barnell Peter Playwright Competition. The friends and family of Ms. Peter -- a playwright, actress, and lover of history -- established a fund at the Morgan Opera House in Aurora, to honor her memory and to encourage the writing and production of theatre art. Criteria: the play must be an original work, previously unpublished. It must depict an historical event or historical fiction. It may include one or two acts, no less than 45-60 minutes in total length, and with no limit of form. All scripts must be typed and will become property of the Morgan Opera House. The winner of the $500 prize will be announced in late March and the play will be presented at the Morgan Opera House, a small historic raked theatre, in autumn, 2009. To encourage a broader spectrum of submissions, note that the residency requirement of previous competitions has been eliminated. Submit one copy of work.
Eyeblink, (love & romance)
2/1
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eyeBLINK
350 West 43rd Street
Ste. 32G
New York, NY 10036
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NO FEE. Tomorrow's Gold reading in February will celebrate the dark side of love and romance. If you have romantic comedy, or a piece of writing taking a stab at love, please submit your play for consideration to Tomorrow's Gold Reading. Plays must be multicultural in nature. Character maximum: 6. The reading, followed by a Q&A session, will be held one evening in the last week of February. We encourage the playwright to be present at the reading and the Q&A.
http://www.eyeblink.org/
http://www.eyeblink.org/gallery3.html
tomorrows_gold@eyeblink.org
Young Playwrights Inc, NYC, Write A Play! NYC Competition
2/1
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Elizabeth J. Bojsza, Literary Associate
Young Playwrights Inc.
P.O. Box 5134
New York, NY 10185
212-594-5440
Our mission is to foster the development of playwrights 18 years of age and younger. Deadlines: Early Bird – February 1, 2009; Last Deadline- April 1, 2009. Every entrant will receive a one page evaluation of his or her play written by a theatre professional. Winning playwrights receive a certificate and cash prize.
http://www.youngplaywrights.org
Vermont Playwrights Award
2/1
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Vermont Playwrights Award
The Valley Players
P.O. Box 441
Waitsfield, VT 05673
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VT, NH, ME residents ONLY
Deadline is February 1 of each year but there is no current info on the website past 2006.
http://www.valleyplayers.com/
valleyplayer@madriver.com
Blue Mountain Center Residency Programs
2/1
Residency
Blue Mountain Center
Admissions Committee
PO Box 109
Blue Mountain Lake, NY 12812-0109
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A brief biographical sketch including professional achievements; a statement of your plan for work at Blue Mountain Center; how you heard about BMC, including names of previous BMC residents whom you know, if any; samples of your work.
Writers should designate 10 pages for the preliminary reading. Thirty Pages Maximum (we prefer one-sides, double-spaced, manuscript style). $$$ application processing fee; indication of your session preference
http://www.bluemountaincenter.org/
http://www.bluemountaincenter.org/application.txt
BMC1@telenet.net
Trustus Theatre Playwrights Festival
2/1
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Trustus Playwrights Festival
Trustus Playwrights’ Festival
Trustus Theatre
PO Box 11721
Columbia, SC 29211-1721
FEES $15. Staged-reading at our 2009 Festival and $250. During the following year, the playwright will develop the script for production as he/she wishes and in consultation with members of the Trustus staff and company. In August, 2010, the play will receive a full production--and the playwright an additional $500, plus travel/lodging for the Festival opening. Xomplete and mail the application between December 1, 2008 and February 1, 2009.
Application: http://www.trustus.org/UserFiles/trustus/Documents/PlaywrightsFestApplication.pdf
http://www.trustus.org/playwrightsfest.aspx
ASCAP
2/1
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Michael A. Kerker
ASCAP/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop
7920 W. Sunset Boulevard, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90046
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2009 will NOT be held this year due to –scheduling conflicts—but will resume in 2010.

ASCAP/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop in New York!! rected by Stephen Schwartz. March 18, 19, 26, 27, 31 and April 1. All sessions begin at 7PM Sharp. Submit CD of four (4) songs with lyric sheets; a brief description of each song as to its plot placement; brief synopsis of the musical; biographical information for each composer, lyricist & book writer. If your musical is selected, you will need to present 50 consecutive minutes from the musical at the workshop. The 50-minute selection must include book and songs.
Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Kaufman and Hart Prize
2/1/2010 – bienniel
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Brad Mooy, Literary Manager
Arkansas Repertory Theatre
P.O. Box 110, Little Rock
AR 72203-0110
501-378-0445 x211
BIENNIEL AWARD, EVEN YEARS…no event this year.

$10,000 Prize, Staged Reading (and Transportation) and Possible Production for Winner; $1,000 and Staged Reading for Additional Finalists. Guidelines: U.S. citizen, comedy not previously published or produced, minimum 65 pages, cast limit of 12, no musicals or plays for young audiences, one submission limit. Agent submission or script with recommendation for theatre professional only. Scripts Accepted Oct. 1, 2007 through Feb. 1, 2008.
http://www.therep.org/
http://www.therep.org/section.asp?secID=9
Bazaar Productions Inc.
Berkshire Fringe Festival
2/2
rec’d by
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Bazaar Productions, Inc.
6 Cherry Hill Rd
Box 226
Stockbridge, MA 01262
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PPOK; Work that pushes the envelope, either structurally, stylistically or thematically. Application process on website, query w/ synopsis and sample dialogue, E-mail submission, audio/video tape. Previously produced is preferable as they want production-ready shows.
Application: http://www.berkshirefringe.org/application.htm
http://www.berkshirefringe.org
Pandora Festival, Arizona
2/2 (rec’d by)
F-1-T
Arizona Womens Theatre Company
PMB 272, 7904 E. Chaparral Rd, Ste. A110
Scottsdale , AZ 85250-7273
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By Arizona women playwrights. The 3rd annual Pandora Festival, presented by the Arizona Women's Theatre Company. Unpublished full length, one-act, and 10-minute plays will be selected by a juried panel for staged readings in May 2009. Mail 3 copies of your script. Scripts must be received by February 2, 2009, with a separate cover letter including name, address, phone number and email address if available. No names on scripts please.
Levis Jewish Community Center
2/2
1-T
Myrna Loman, Producer/Competition Coordinator
9801 Donna Klein Blvd.
Boca Raton, Fl 33428
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FEES $10. Play based on a theme that explores an aspect of JEWISH LIFE OR CULTURE, from modern or historic times. Limited to non-musical genres, between 8-20 minutes, and a cast of no more than six characters. Submit bound script, blind cover, fee, bio, SASE for notification, no email submissions. Only one submission per author. 2nd Annual International Jewish Short Play Competition. Plays that explore such issues as the Jewish experience, identity, history or heritage. Prize winning entries and selected honorable mentions will be performed at a Staged Reading on April 4 & 5, 2009 by performers from the West Boca Theatre Company, a professional non-Equity company.
http://www.LevisJCC.org
MyrnaL@levisjcc.org
Fresh Fruit's Seventh Annual International Festival of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Tansgender Arts and Culture
2/5
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Fresh Fruit Festival
145 E. 27th Street, 1A
New York, NY 10016
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Production-ready. NO FEE. Accepting submissions for the Sixth Annual Fresh Fruit Festival. The Sixth Annual Fresh Fruit Festival will be held in NYC in July, 2009. The Festival's goal is to present the whole spectrum of LGBT lives as expressed in performance, dance, theatre, video, film, spoken word, visual and music arts. Full-length pieces will be presented a minimum of four performances. Visual pieces will be shown for the entire two week period. Shorter performance works will have a minimum of one or two performances. Fresh Fruit provides: performance venues; publicity - flyers, press mailings, listings, email blasts; advertising; on-line ticketing services; production insurance; limited tech and a dress rehearsal as determined by the technical director; limited rehearsal space at the discretion of the technical director; production staff: festival stage manager, light & sound technician, festival house manager; sound system (2 tape decks or CD players, mixing board, amp, speakers, and 2 microphones run to the stage)
Download applications here: http://www.freshfruitfestival.com/frutie_001.htm
http://www.freshfruitfestival.com
National Alliance for Musical Theatre
2/5
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520 8th Avenue, #301

NY, NY 10018
212-714-6668

FEE $60 … and this is the deadline for non-members.
NAMT showcases 8 musicals in 45-min presentations over 2 days / Equity staged reading
http://www.namt.org
http://www.namt.org/festival-submission.aspx
info@namt.org
Midtown International Theatre Festival (2008)
2/5
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The Midtown International Theatre Festival
347 W. 36th Street, 13th Floor
New York, NY 10018
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FEES $$$. The Festival encourages submissions from every genre, from drama to musical comedy, to classical revivals and experimental productions. Every show must be accompanied by a producer and production team. MITF's artistic thrust is on the script itself, and therefore asks for minimal production values.
http://www.midtownfestival.org
Lancaster Performing Arts Center / Holiday Playwriting Contest
2/10
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Mary Tanner at Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 44933 Fern Avenue, Lancaster, CA 93534
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One-act play 65-75 min. in length with cast of 10-30. Submissions for its 2009 holiday production to be performed December 2-5, 2009 in the Mainstage auditorium. The winning playwright will be announced March 10, 2009 and receive a stipend of $500 after the play is performed. family-friendly plot must feature a December holiday (Christmas, Hanukkah etc.) and appeal to all ages. Must send 4 cc’s.
http://www.lastageblog.com/2008/08/05/lancaster-performing-arts-center-holiday-playwriting-contest-underway/
Red Rocks Community College Theatre Arts and Dance and Curious Theatre Company present Playwrights Showcase of the Western Region 2009
2/12
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Pamela Jamruszka Mencher
Playwrights Showcase Coordinator
Red Rocks Community College
13300 West Sixth Avenue
Campus Box 20
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
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AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, IA, KS, LA, MO, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA and WY playwrights ONLY. FEE $5 per submission. Selections for the Playwrights Showcase will be offered at Curious Theatre Company (August 5-8) and the Boot Camp for Playwrights will remain at the main campus of Red Rocks Community College (August 2-4) in Lakewood. While there are other exciting changes in the works, the fourth Playwrights Showcase will still include four full days of original play readings followed by critical discussions led by panels of theatre luminaries; inspiring workshops and panel discussions; and opportunities to network with professional playwrights, directors, producers, actors, educators, and other theatre artists. For more information, please access our website: For complete submission guidelines, visit site:
http://www.rrcc.edu/playwrightshowcase/
Asphalt Jungle Shorts V, Canada
2/14
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Paddy Gillard-Bentley
Artistic Director
Flush Ink Performing Arts
519-957-2228
NO FEE. Please note: all of these productions will take place in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It is about an hour west of Toronto. We need plays. Short plays. Short site-specific plays from one minute to ten minutes long....fifteen if it's incredible. When emailing, please put in your subject line: SHE SPEAKS or ASPHALT JUNGLE SHORTS or UNHINGED
http://www.flushink.net/auditions.html
http://www.flushink.net/AJS.html
info@flushink.net
submissions@flushink.net
Northern Writes
2/14
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Northern Writes/Penobscot Theatre
131 Main St.
Bangor, ME 04401
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FEES $10. Northern Writes seeks new submissions for 3rd Annual New Play Festival. Penobscot Theatre, Bangor's only professional theatre company, invites playwrights to submit their work for inclusion in the theatre's 3rd Annual Northern Writes New Play Festival. The 3rd annual festival will be held at the theatre's Bangor Opera House from June 24th -July 3rd. Include a cover letter discussing how this festival will benefit you and your work, copy of the manuscript, application fee of $10 (write checks payable to "Penobscot Theatre"), self-addressed stamped postcard, if you want to be notified that we received your submission, SASE, if you want your manuscript returned. Playwrights chosen for inclusion in the festival will be notified in early May.
http://www.penobscottheatre.org
info@penobscottheatre.org
Chicago Dramatists Many Voices Project
2/15
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Ms. Ilesa Duncan, Many Voices Project Director
Chicago Dramatists
1105 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
312-633-0630
NO FEE. Playwrights of Color. Chicago Dramatists' 4th Annual Many Voices Project is a national playwriting contest and Developmental showcase that embraces all playwrights of color. The Project seeks out, develops and showcases unproduced, full-length plays in English (or primarily in English) by U.S.A. residents who are playwrights of color, including, for instance, playwrights of African, Latin, Caribbean, Pacific Island, Asian, East Indian, Arab, and Native American descent. The Many Voices Project brings together several of Chicago's race and ethnic-specific theatres, and culminates in a week of development (July 6 - 15, 2009) and a weekend festival of staged readings (July 16 - 18, 2009), plus $500 cash awards for the four selected playwrights. E-mail submissions are strongly encouraged. All e-mail submissions must be sent as a ".pdf" file.
http://www.chicagodramatists.org
mvp@chicagodramatists.org
Playwrights 6
2/15
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Playwrights 6
9903 Santa Monica Blvd., #272
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
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NO FEE. Los Angeles County residents only. Full-length plays or a collection of short plays. Los Angeles-based Playwrights 6 is an award-winning, playwright-managed theater company that takes productions - all of them world premieres - into our own hands. As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we are offering Los Angeles County playwrights an excellent opportunity to partner as producer with us in a co-production of your work. Must be a play that has not previously received a full production (staged readings or workshop productions are permissible). Can be any genre, including children's plays, except musicals and translations. Original adaptations of other source material are also acceptable provided that the source material is in the public domain. Only one script per playwright is allowed. Submit 2 copies of the script , with your name, address, phone number and email address on the cover page, a brief development history of the play, if applicable, a cast breakdown, resume. Scripts will not be returned. Electronic submissions will not be accepted. You will receive a response from us by August 2009.
http://www.playwrights6.org
gbrucesmith1@gmail.com
New York International Fringe Festival
2/15
1-F-M-ch-1s
The Present Company
520 Eighth Avenue, Suite 311
New York, NY 10018
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FEES$40, +later costs if accepted. Must produce your own show. Check website.
http://www.FringeNYC.org
info@FringeNYC.org
Jane Chambers Award
2/15
F-1
Jane Chambers Award c/o Priscilla Page
Dept of Theater, Fine Arts Center 112
University of Massachusetts Amherst
151 Presidents Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-9331
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FEE $15 (reduced available … see second listing). Jane Chambers Playwriting Award recognizes plays & performance texts created by women that present a feminist perspective & contain significant opportunities for female performers. Experimentations in form and subject matter are welcome. Send three copies of an unpublished typed script, completed application form from WTP Website, resume, brief description of the piece, and a processing fee of $15. Please, only one submission per applicant, and no email submissions
http://www.athe.org/wtp/
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
2/15
Res.
2325 Bear Gulch Rd
Woodside, CA 94062-4405
650-747-1250
Residency for writers, solo performers, screen writers,e tc. On 600 acre ranch in Santa Cruz Mt. Interdisciplinary projects preferred. Free room and board. Application FEE$30.
http://www.djerassi.org
http://www.djerassi.org/guidelines.html
Open Meadows Foundation
2/15
Grant
P.O. Box 150-607, Van Brunt Station
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 768-2249
Funds projects designed and implemented by women and girls
http://www.openmeadows.org
openmeadow@igc.org
Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance
Frances Paul Lyons/Almas Paul Screenwriting & Playwriting Award
2/15
F-TV-screen
Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance
22 Concord Lane
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact: Bianca Bagatourian
617-871-6764
Must have an Armenian theme, but writers are not required to be of Armenian descent.
Contest rules: http://www.armeniandrama.org/contest.php
http://www.armeniandrama.org
adaa@techfusion.com
National Alliance for Musical Theatre
2/22
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520 8th Avenue, #301

NY, NY 10018
212-714-6668
FEE $60
Deadline for MEMBERS – NON-Members past due… NAMT showcases 8 musicals in 45-min presentations over 2 days / Equity staged reading
http://www.namt.org
http://www.namt.org/festival-submission.aspx
info@namt.org
Three Lions Stage – Gay Pride
2/28
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Three Lions Stage, Inc.
730 Columbus Avenue, Suite 2L
New York, NY 10025
212-316-2211
FEE $15. Submit 2 bound cc’s of script. Scripts WILL NOT be returned, unless playwright indicates such and provides a self-addressed pre-paid postage envelope. Download and complete the Playwrights Submission Form.
http://www.threelionsstage.com/
info@threelionsstage.com
Babes with Blades - Joining Sword and Pen International Playwriting Competition
2/28
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Babes With Blades, C/O Beth Cummings, 2050 W. Addison #2, Chicago, IL 60618
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Founded in 2005 to increase the number of quality scripts featuring fighting roles for women. Winning script will be produced in Spring 2010 as part of Babes With Blades’ 2009-10 Season. The winning playwright will receive a $1000 cash prize. Email submissions preferred.
http://www.babeswithblades.org/competition.htm
swordandpen@babeswithblades.org
Pen is a Mighty Sword Contest
2/28
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Whit Andrews
The Virtual Theatre Project
130 Cook Street
Rural Hall, NC 27045
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We impose no restrictions as to theme, style or subject matter, but do want plays written specifically for the stage. Winner receives a $2,000.00 cash award. First and second runners-up receive cash awards of $1,000.00 and $500.00 respectively. Up to seven honorable mentions will receive cash awards of $100.00 each. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES All entries must be unpublished and un-produced full-length plays written in English. (Labs, workshops and readings exempted). No musicals, one-acts or children's plays. For mailed entries submit one (1) legibly typed and firmly bound manuscript. For emailed entries submit one manuscript file in Word, pdf or Final Draft format. All entries must include the author's name, address, telephone number and email address. Please...only one (1) submission per playwright.
http://www.virtualtheatreproject.com
pen_sword2008@yahoo.com
Beverly Hills
Marilyn Hall Awards
2/28
>45 min. children's
Candace Coster, Competition Coordinator
Play Competition for Youth Theatre
P.O. Box 148
Beverly Hills, CA 90213
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Competition for Children's Theatre
Dick Dotterer, Competition Coordinator
Rules are too long and I'm not going to edit them, go check this website:
http://www.beverlyhillstheatreguild.org/youth.html
McLaren Memorial Comedy Play Writing Competition
2/28
F-1
Mail scripts to Midland Community Theatre
2000 W. Wadley
Midland, Texas 79705
432-682-2544
FEES: $20/script; 2 divisions: one-act and full-length. All entries must be comedies for adults, teens, or children; musical comedies no longer accepted. Work must never have been produced professionally or published.. Prizes: $400 for winning full-length play; $200 for winning one-act play; staged readings for finalists in each category.
http://www.mctmidland.org
http://www.mctmidland.org/mclarenguidelines.htm
NY Artists Unlimited, Inc.
2/28
1-M-T
Melba LaRose, Artistic Director
212 W. 14 St., #2A
New York, NY 10011
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FEE $25, or FREE for Dramatists Guild members. Golden Pineapple, Silver Tomato, Bronze Banana, plus special citations for writers & directors, Jack Lemons for actors. All by audience vote. We are especially interested in including more works by women. Subject matter: no holds barred, as long as it's funny. 45 minutes absolute maximum; shorter preferred. Minimalist sets. Wanted are scripts/films that are REALLY GOOD, HIGHLY ENTERTAINING, NICE 'n NAUGHTY: politically incorrect, political satire, bad language/ bad puns, or otherwise frowned upon by "polite" society.
http://www.NYartists.org
nyartunltd@aol.com

** "TYPE" Guide
1=One act play
T=Ten-minute play
F=Full-length play
M=Musical
S=solo shows
ch=Children’s
cab=cabaret
rad=radio plays
ñ=translation
A=adaptations
sc=Screenplay
tv=teleplay

February 2009


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