Playwright Opportunities by / Theatre Bay Area Staff

For complete submission guidelines, contact the contest or theatre company. Opportunities that require a submission fee or other fee are marked by a $ icon.

$BLOOMINGTON PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT: Seeking unpublished full-length comedy for Reva Shiner Comedy Award. $1,000 prize, full prod as part of 2012-13 main-stage season, travel expenses up to $300. Submit 1-pg synopsis, cvr ltr & script to Reva Shiner Comedy Award, Bloomington Playwrights Project, 107 W. 9th St., Bloomington, IN 47404. Deadline 10/31. $10 submission fee. Notification end of May for finalists, Jun for winner. Info: newplays.org/cmsms/for-artists/submissions.

$WAGNER COLLEGE THEATRE: Seeking unprod, unpublished full-length play, collection of one-acts or musical for Stanley Drama Award. $2,000 award. Submit check & script to The Stanley Drama Award, Wagner College, One Campus Road, Staten Island, NY 10301. Deadline 10/31. $30 submission fee. Info: wagner.edu/stanley_drama/about.

NATIONAL TEN-MINUTE PLAY CONTEST: Seeking unprod 10-minute plays. Award: full prod in The Apprentice/Intern Tens at Actors Theatre + $1,000 Heideman Award. Entries accepted 9/1-11/1; limited to first 500 submissions. Entries acknowledged in Jan; winners notified by Dec 2012. Info: actorstheatre.org.

$TENNESSEE WILLIAMS/NEW ORLEANS LITERARY FESTIVAL: Seeking unprod, unpublished one-acts for One-Act Play Contest. Grand prize: $1,500, staged reading at 2012 festival, full prod at 2013 festival, VIP all-access pass for 2012-13 festivals & publication in Bayou. $25 app fee. Deadline 11/1. Winner announced 3/1. Submit online or by mail: One-Act Play Contest Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival, 938 Lafayette St., Ste 514, New Orleans, LA 70113. Info: tennesseewilliams.net.

RICHARD RODGERS AWARDS: Seeking musical theatre submissions from applicants not already established in musical theatre. Deadline 11/1. Notification Mar. Submit script & CD to: Richard Rodgers Awards, American Academy of Arts and Letters, 633 W. 155th St., New York, NY 10032-7599. Info: artsandletters.org.

BEVERLY HILLS THEATRE GUILD: Seeking orig, unpublished, unprod full-length plays for Julie Harris Playwright Award Competition. 1st prize: $3,500; 2nd prize: $2,500; 3rd prize: $1,500. Submit app form & script to Candace Coster, Competition Coordinator, BHTG--Julie Harris Playwright Awards, Box 148, Beverly Hills, CA 90213. Deadline 11/1. Notification Jun. Info: beverlyhillstheatreguild.com/julie_harris_competition.html.

$UTAH SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL: Seeking original, unprod full-length scripts on the subject of the American West & others for New American Playwrights Project. Winner receives full staged reading by Utah Shakespeare Festival & 1-wk residency in Aug. $20 submission fee. Deadline thru 11/1. Notification after 3/15. Submit: Charles L. Metten, Director, New American Playwrights Project, Utah Shakespeare Festival, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City, UT 84720. Info: bard.org.

TEEN ONE-ACTS FESTIVAL: Seeking scripts by high school students w/at least 3 characters & no longer than 35 min. Winning scripts will be performed & produced by teens in Mar-Apr at Berkeley Rep's School of Theatre. Submissions: teencouncil@berkeleyrep.org. Include playwright's name, age, mailing address, email address, telephone number, grade & school. Deadline 11/11. Info: (510) 647-2973; berkeleyrep.org/teenoneacts.

$DRAGON PRODUCTIONS THEATRE: Accepting scripts from local Bay Area playwrights for New Play Development Festival in Apr & May. Deadline: 11/30. Submit script in .pdf format, cvr ltr, contact info, play synopsis, char breakdown & resume to scripts@dragonproductions.net; $5 reading fee to 535 Alma St., Palo Alto, CA 94301. Info/guidelines: dragonproductions.net.

$PLAYWRIGHTS FOUNDATION: Seeking orig, unprod full-length plays for Bay Area Playwrights Festival. Stipend, travel & housing prov for 2 wks of Festival. Bay Area, emerging writers & writers of color encour. Deadline 11/30; $20 fee. Info: playwrightsfoundation.org; literary@playwrightsfoundation.org.

THE ARCH AND BRUCE BROWN FOUNDATION: Seeking full-length plays, screenplays, musicals or operas that present the LGBT lifestyle in a positive manner. Award: $1,000 grant. Deadline 11/30. Send SASE to: 502 W. Pico Rd., Palm Springs, CA 92262. Info/guidelines: aabbfoundation.org.

CUTTING BALL THEATER: Seeking new, experimental plays for 2012-13 season. Deadline 11/30. Info: cuttingball.com/submission/.

$EUGENE O'NEILL THEATER CENTER: Seeking writers & composers for residency at O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT to develop music theatre works for staged readings in Jun-Jul. Stipend, room & board & transportation provided. $35 processing fee. Applications only accepted 11/1-12/1. App: theoneill.org. Submit: National Music Theater Conference, 305 Great Neck Road, Waterford, CT 06385.

$GEORGE BENNETT FELLOWSHIP: Fellowship for writer-in-residence at Phillips Exeter Academy to complete manuscript & provide aid to students. Fellowship includes stipend of $13,650, housing & meals for academic year. $10 app fee. Deadline 12/1. Submit application to: Bennett Fellowship, Phillips Exeter Academy, 20 Main St., Exeter, New Hampshire 03833-2460. Info/app: exeter.edu.

STAGE INTERNATIONAL SCRIPT COMPETITION: Seeking full-length, unpublished, unprod scripts that explore scientific &/or technological stories, themes, issues &/or events. $10,000 prize. Deadline 12/1. Notification by July. Info: stage@cnsi.ucsb.edu. stage.ucsb.edu.

$FRINGE OF MARIN FESTIVAL: Seeks new, unprod plays & solos (also music, dance, mime, clowning & magic) up to 20 min for 29th biannual Fringe Festival in spring 2012. $100 Theatre Critics First Place Award. $20 fee if play is accepted. Deadline: 12/1. Info: (415) 673-3131 (10AM-2PM & some eves after 8PM).

STONE SOUP THEATRE: Seeking original one-act plays (3-25 min) by women on any subject matter for 2012 Double (XX) Fest. Scripts must be unpublished but may have been produced. Deadline 12/14. Notification by 1/20. Submit: playfestival@stonesouptheatre.org; Stone Soup Theatre, c/o Double (XX) Fest, 4035 Stone Way N, Seattle, WA 98103. Email submissions pref'd. Info: stonesouptheatre.org.

$CATCH A STAR THEATRICAL PLAYERS: Seeking unpublished, unprod one-acts (30-60 min). Top ten plays listed on CAST Players website; top six plays receive $100, 3 perfs at CAST Players One-Act Festival in Jun & all-access pass to festival. Additional monetary prizes of $400 for 1st place, $300 for 2nd place, $200 for 3rd place & $100 for audience favorite. $10 submission fee. Deadline 12/31. Winners notified by 3/15. Send 2 copies of script, fee & entry form to: Catch a Star Theatrical Players, One Act Play Competition, PO Box 125, Beaumont, CA 92223. Info: castplayers.org.

MOUNTAIN PLAYHOUSE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY PLAYWRITING CONTEST: Seeking unprod comedies. Prize: $3,000, public reading & poss future prod at Playhouse. Deadline 12/31. Submit agreement & script to: 7690 Somerset Pike, PO Box 205, Jennerstown, PA 15547. Agreement/info: mountainplayhouse.org.

ARIZONA THEATRE COMPANY: Seeking unprod, unpublished full-length & one-act scripts by Latino playwrights currently living in the US, its territories or Mexico for the Latino Playwriting Award. Submissions may be in English, Spanish or a combination. Winner receives $1,000 & possible inclusion in Arizona Theatre Company's Genesis: New Play Reading Series. Deadline 12/31. Notification by 8/1. Info: jbazzell@arizonatheatre.org. arizonatheatre.org.

CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK: Seeking full-length, unprod plays of any genre for The Mickey Kaplan New American Play Prize. Winner receives full prod at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, $20,000 & paid travel & residency expenses for reh period. Deadline 12/31. Submit: The Mickey Kaplan New American Play Prize, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Box 6537, Cincinnati, OH 45206. Info: dev.cincyplay.com.

MANDEL JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF CLEVELAND: Seeking original, unprod scripts that give a fresh prospective on the Jewish experience for the Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition. Award: $1,000 for travel expenses, staged reading & announcement in American Theatre magazine. Deadline 12/31. Submit: Attn: Deborah Bobrow, Dorothy Silver Playwriting Competition, Mandel JCC, 26001 S. Woodland, Beachwood, OH 44122. Info: Deborah Bobrow, (216) 593-6278; dbobrow@clevejcc.org. mandeljcc.org.

$ASHLAND NEW PLAYS FESTIVAL: Seeking scripts of unprod full-length comedies & dramas for 2012 Ashland New Plays Festival. $500 stipend for travel to Ashland for rehs & staged readings. $15 application fee. Deadline 1/15. Notification in Jun. Submit blinded PDF of script: submissions@ashlandnewplays.org. Info: (541) 488‐7995; ashlandnewplays.org.

$PLAY CAFE: Seeking scenes (10 pp max) for monthly scene-reading night in Downtown Berkeley. $10 submission fee. Meetings are 2nd Thurs of month, 7-10PM. Info: tracy@playcafe.org. playcafe.org.

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