Call for Plays by playwrights of color (March 31st deadline)

Theatre Nova deadline: March 31st 

Website: http://www.theatrenova.org/ 

Theatre Nova in Ann Arbor, Michigan is a brand new, 501C3 nonprofit theatre launching its first season this year. We focus on new works and most of our season is filled, but another part of our mission is to produce playwrights of color that write stories for actors of color in non-stereotypical roles. This means we do not want to read another play about segregation in the 1960's or another play about Cesar Chavez or another play about 911. We do NOT want actors of color playing drug dealers, criminals, terrorists or slaves. Consider ways in which we can present the experiences of people of color in a way that is universal and speaks about the human condition more than stereotypes or historical conflicts. LGBT characters are greatly appreciated as well.

For this particular submission, we are accepting full-length plays from writers of color (male or female) with strong, three dimensional roles for actors of color (though there can be white characters in the play as well). Think of Gina Rodriguez's golden globe speech "This award represents a culture that wants to see themselves as heroes." Because we are a new theatre, we can have no more than 5 characters in the cast. 

Please include in the body of the email: 

 -A Synopsis 

 -A Character Breakdown (include races and ages of characters) 

 -Set Requirements 

 -Brief Description of how this play promotes actors of color in a non-stereotypical manner. As an attachment 

 -20 page sample of script (any section that shows the best work) 

 -Full Script (both as separate attachments. 

Any submissions that do not follow the requirements above will be discarded. We will only respond if we are interested in pursuing your script. Please do not ask if we received your submission or send any other unsolicited follow through. Email all requirements to RomanTeachesDrama@gmail.com

Thanks to Aurin Squire for this info.

Call for plays from African American playwrights (April 1st deadline)

FADE TO BLACK Festival

Deadline: April 1st 

Website: www.FadeToBlackFest.com

The theme and subject matters of the work is open to the playwright's imagination. Scripts are open to African American playwrights across the U.S. Selected playwright finalists will be contacted no later than Friday, May 1, 2015. There is no fee to submit. 

Grand prize winner is chosen by audience vote and will be awarded a cash prize of $100.00. All selected plays will be performed in front of a live theater audience. 

To qualify for consideration, the scripts must conform to the following guidelines: Must be an original, unproduced, unpublished work written by an African American playwright. Must be at least 10 minutes long, but no longer than 10 minutes. (Generally 9-11 pages. | Industry standard - 1 page = 1 minute) Should accommodate a “bare-stage” set requiring only a minimum of removable stage props and require basic lighting and sound cues. 

To submit: Complete the script submissions form on website Email pdf of original work to: submissions@wmgellc.com. Email header should read: Submission: Fade to Black. Include your name and the name of the play. 

On the front page of your script include your name, contact information, title of the play as well as any character descriptions. Only three (3) scripts are allowed per playwright. 

All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Thanks to Aurin Squirer for this info.

Call for plays (11/4 deadline)

New York Theatre Workshop 2050 Fellowship 

Deadline: Nov. 4th 

WHAT IS A 2050 FELLOW? 

The United States is rapidly changing. The U.S. Census Bureau expects that by the year 2050, there will be 439 million Americans (there are 312 million of us now) and for the first time, there will be no single racial or ethnic majority. 

These projections provoke thoughts about the transformations that will take place in the American landscape over the next 37 years—technologically, environmentally, demographically, and artistically. They are a catalyst for broader questions about our moral and artistic future. How do we define diversity? Whose stories aren't being told? What lies ahead for our world? 

In response to these questions, NYTW has expanded its Fellowship program to support the diversity of voices that will make up this new minority majority. NYTW is re-affirming our responsibility to nurture artists who reflect this multiplicity of perspectives, challenge the dominant paradigm, and give voice to those whose experiences are not often heard. 

The 2050 Fellowship is an expansion of NYTW's Emerging Artists of Color Fellowship, established in 1995 out of NYTW's fundamental belief that a diversity of thought, experience and culture is crucial to theatrical innovation. We remain committed to this conviction by expanding the way we identify an artist who is eligible for our Fellowships toward a more inclusive and wider range of artists of varied backgrounds and aesthetics. 

As an institution, NYTW is constantly interacting with and being informed by the diverse body of artists we serve. We seek to listen and respond to untold stories and underrepresented voices, and our roster of artists has always embodied a multitude of communities. In addition, as both a laboratory for theatrical exploration and a producer of plays, NYTW supports projects that are aesthetically, thematically, and methodologically varied. We seek Fellows who reflect, celebrate, and practice this diversity, and who are dedicated and motivated candidates wishing to develop their talents and craft by participating in a dynamic, artist-centered creative community.

To apply, please click here.  

Thanks and a tip of our backward wearing Kangols© to Aurin Squire

Call for plays

Each July, St. Louis Actors' Studio will produce the "LaBute New Theater Festival." The Theater Festival will run yearly at the Gaslight Theater, 358 North Boyle Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108 (Inaugural event July 5-28, 2013) Submissions will be accepted October 1 through December 31st .Successful entries will have no more than four characters, and be crafted specifically to exploit our intimate performance space. (18' x 18' stage) Changes in scenery or setting should be achievable quickly and with few major set moves. Our focus is on fundamental dramaturgy: plot, character and theme. Professional, new and previously unproduced one-act play submissions should include a letter of inquiry, a synopsis and a 10-page sample from the script. Eight plays will be chosen: four to be performed in the first two weeks, four in the second two weeks. Check website for more information. Submissions should be sent to: 

 LaBute New Theater Festival 

360 N Boyle Ave 

St. Louis, MO 63108

Thanks and a tip of our backward wearing Kangols to Aurin Squire, Lila Acheson Wallace American Playwright Fellowship at The Juilliard School

Call for plays from NJ playwrights

The CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS for 2014 StageFest was just posted. Click on this link to fill out application (No fee/No pay). DEADLINE 12/01, 2013 - Note 15 mins dance and music, 45 mins for plays. Last year's first-ever StageFest at the Loew's Jersey was a great success, and included 18 individual artists or performing companies, 50 performances, over 20 hours of programming – all enjoyed by around 600 patrons!

Call for plays

The Downtown Urban Theater Festival (DUTF) is currently accepting submissions for its 12th annual season to be held at HERE (www.here.org) in SoHo, New York City, March 31-April 19, 2014. DUTF, produced by Creative Ammo Inc., was founded in 2001 with the purpose to build a repertoire of new American theatre that echoes the true spirit of urban life and speaks to a whole new generation whose lives defy categorizing along conventional lines. 

For 2014, DUTF will accept 15 theatrical works comprised of full-length productions (60-90 minutes) and shorts (under 45 minutes). Each work is performed only once during the festival. Three of the outstanding works produced during the festival will receive $1,000 awards in the categories of Best Play, Best Short and Audience. There is no submission or participation fee and each playwright will receive a monetary production stipend at the start of the festival to defray some of the production costs. 

To submit for DUTF 2014, please forward the following to dutfnyc@gmail.com: 

(1) Playwright’s bio with contact info - name, address, phone # and email 

(2) Photo of playwright 

(3) Synopsis of theatrical work 

(4) Complete script of theatrical work 

(5) Estimated running time of work 

(6) Actor/director/crew bios, if available 

(7) Description of stage set (if any) and production needs (i.e. sound and lighting) 

Submission deadline is 10/25, 2013.

Call for plays from NY or NJ African-American playwrights only

Submit a work of 40 to 50 minutes to The Griot Festival. 

Winner for Best Play will receive a prize of $2,500. 

Winner of Best Actor and Best Actress will each receive $500. 

The Griot Festival was created with the intention of offering a unique opportunity for playwrights / theatrical artists of African American descent who reside in NY and NJ. The festival’s purpose is to inspire and support both emerging and established playwrights/ theatrical artists of African American descent who would like to step beyond the page and get involved in the production of their work. In short, they will have creative input from the first sentence they write to the last curtain call. It is also a great opportunity to become familiar with all the elements of a theatrical production in the making and to become familiar with the process that translates writing into a living work onstage in a safe and supportive theatrical environment. Only plays from writers of African American descent in New York and New Jersey will be accepted. Submissions must be between 40 and 50 minutes long. This is a non-union company. All plays must be first runs, never produced before. The Festival will take place at the Cabrini Repertory Theater, a wonderful proscenium theater in Uptown Manhattan that also hosts two other festivals throughout the year: Thespis and Venus/Adonis. At Cabrini Repertory Theater, we consider ourselves a family and anyone who sets foot in our theater to stage a play is part of that family. Our team wants to make sure staging your show is a pleasure. First-time writers are more than welcome! Accepted plays will be considered on a first-come first-served basis. (The earlier you submit the better your chances are to be accepted into the Festival.) Submissions may close before October 15 if the maximum number of plays is reached. Click here for more information.

Call for plays

The Lark Play Development Center is gearing up for their 2014 Playwrights Week, and free submissions are coming to a close on October 15th. Accepted writers will be provided access to the Lark's resources and a public staged reading of their work as well as a chance to meet and greet with some of the hottest new voices in the artistic community. To submit, please click here.

Call for Plays

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is now accepting scripts for development during the *2014 National Playwrights Conference*. Applicants may submit works to the O’Neill’s Open Submissions Process through *Friday, October 25, 2012*. The National Playwrights Conference, which will celebrate fifty years of new play development during the summer of 2014, is led by Artistic Director Wendy C. Goldberg. The conference supports playwrights during the creation and development of new plays. Authors of selected works are awarded residency with a stipend, housing, meals, and transportation for July 2014 to support an intensive rehearsal process and two script-in-hand public readings. 

Any play of any length or genre is eligible; however, to be included in the conference, the work must remain unproduced through July 31, 2014. Early submissions are strongly encouraged. Neither agent submission nor previous experience are required. There is a submission fee of $35.00 USD to support the reading and selection process. Both electronic and hard copy applications are accepted. The O'Neill takes its mission for the discovery of new work and artists to heart. 

The O'Neill receives approximately 1,000 scripts for consideration and in each of the past three years, seven of the developed works were discovered through the open submission process. Submissions are sent to readers across the country and read blindly, allowing volunteer readers to focus on each writer’s voice and story, rather than a recognizable name or previous accomplishment. One or two works and/or collaborations each conference are at the invitation of the O’Neill, and help launch conversations with a larger national field. 

The National Playwrights Conference, the O’Neill’s founding program, was launched in 1964. Playwrights have shaped the Conference from its very inception. When founder George C. White first gathered a prominent group of emerging writers to discuss their needs, the result was the O’Neill model – a place where playwrights can focus entirely on the development of their plays in workshop production without the pressures of commercial endeavors. More than 600 plays have been developed through the National Playwrights Conference. 

Please direct any questions about the submission process to Anne G. Morgan, Literary Manager at (860) 443-5378 ext. 227 or email litoffice@theoneill.org.

A tip of our backward-wearing Kangols to Owa for bringing this to our attention.

Call for Plays

SoBe Arts is looking for a few new plays (not yet performed or produced) for a series of play readings later this season. Send your play summary to events@sobearts.org by Oct. 1

Call for plays

I am accepting play submissions for production in Los Angeles. Strong media contacts and interested investors already in place! Controversial subjects only such as racism and homophobia!

I am happy to discuss details via direct email or by phone. To answer a few questions, there needs to be two strong characters that myself and my business partner, an actor out of New York can portray.

Darly Anthony Harper

We are of similar stature and range, African American, 35-45, although he is a few years younger than myself. We would like the subject matter to be that of Racism and/or Homophobia. I look forward to your submissions. 

Best,
Daryl Anthony Harper
darylanthonyharper@gmail.com

Call for Plays

Milwaukee Repertory Theater Fourth Annual Rep Lab 

Short Play Festival 

Submissions due September 16, 2013 

Milwaukee Repertory Theater's annual Rep Lab Short Play Festival features The Rep's Artistic Intern ensemble in an evening of short plays. In the past, Rep Lab festivals have included work by established playwrights and emerging playwrights, funny plays and serious ones, published and unpublished scripts, and even a short musical. 

As we plan our fourth season of Rep Lab, we welcome submissions of short plays for the 2014 festival. Plays should be between thirty seconds to twenty minutes in length with a cast size between one to twelve actors. Plays will be cast from The Rep's multi-ethnic ensemble of intern actors between the ages of 22 and 35, directed by a combination of staff, Artistic Associates, and Directing Interns, and produced and designed by The Rep's Production Interns, all under the guidance of The Rep's professional staff. 

Playwrights whose plays are selected for production will receive commensurate royalty payments. 

Selection Process: Short plays received by September 16, 2013 will be considered for the 2013/14 season festival. Scripts may have received productions at other theaters or may be as-yet unproduced work. Playwrights may submit as many pieces as they like that they feel fit the stated criteria. 

Note: Due to the volume of submissions, we cannot respond to every submission. We will notify you by January 15, 2013, if your script has been chosen for the festival. Additionally, all scripts received will be kept on file for consideration in future Rep Lab festivals. 

Submissions 

1. Submissions should be emailed to Milwaukee Rep Literary Coordinator Leda Hoffmann at lhoffmann@milwaukeerep.com with the subject line "REP LAB - [Title of Play]" 

2. Please email scripts in PDF or Word format. 

3. Please include your name and contact information for you or your agent (if applicable), on the front page of the script. 

4. Please label the script file as follows: PLAY TITLE (Playwright's Last Name) 

LEDA HOFFMANN 

Literary Coordinator 

Milwaukee Repertory Theater 

Patty and Jay Baker Theater Complex 

108 East Wells Street 

Milwaukee, WI 53202 

Website: www.milwaukeerep.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/milwrep 

Twitter: twitter.com/milwrep

Call for Plays

One Actor Black Theatre Is Seeking Black Playwrights 

Description: One actor black theatre is seeking black playwrights of one man and women plays about the African American, Caribbean and African experience. There is no submission fee, however there is pay if produced.

Award: Produced play and cash

Deadline: N/A

To read more about this opportunity, view their website

Call for Plays

Now Accepting Submissions for Superhuman: A Festival of New American Superhero Theater 

The Alley Theater in Louisville, Kentucky is proud to announce we are accepting play submissions for Superhuman: A Festival of New American Superhero Theater. Plays can be of any type (drama, comedy, musical, tragical, historical, pastoral, pastoral-comical, historical-pastoral or X-Men Unlimited) so long as the subject matter is those with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal characters. Plays can be any length, from one minute all the way up to full-length. There is no submission fee. 

Send submissions to todd@thealleytheater.org 

or mail to: 

The Alley Theater 

Attn: Superhuman: A Festival 

1205 East Washington St, Suite 16 

Louisville, KY 40206 

Digital submissions preferred. Submission deadline is midnight, November 30, 2013. Any questions? Please send to todd@thealleytheater.org.

Call for plays (7/31 Deadline)

EAT’s New Works Series Fall 2013: Submit Yourself! 

Deadline: July 31st!

Do you have an idea for a one-person show that you’ve been sitting on? A two-person tour de force that promises to be fantastic? Perhaps a musical – a tuneful, bouncy one-act or a soulful, jazzy full-length? How about an experimental performance piece that tells a story with movement, light, sound? 

Emerging Artists Theatre (EAT) is thrilled to announce our 10th Annual New Work Series (NWS) Call for Submissions of Original New Works Festival Dates: October 4th – 27th at the TADA! Theatre, NYC. 

With the NWS, EAT makes it simple and safe for artists to take risks and explore, supplying all the basic production elements needed to support a new work in development – a stage, a small crew, box office and lobby staff, minimal sets and lights. Plus it’s free to submit, and there’s no cost to participate if accepted, so apply today! 

We’re seeking some very specific kinds of works. Take a look, see if you’re a match: Currently Seeking: 
 · Original solo shows written and performed by men 
 · Original solo shows written and performed by women 
 · Original short and full-length musicals 
 · Original two-person shows 
 · Non-traditional theatrical forms – movement pieces, puppetry, something unexpected.

No more excuses. Now is your chance to share your work in progress on stage in front of an audience. For full details and to apply, click here: http://www.emergingartiststheatre.org/submissions.php

Paul Adams,
Artistic Director

A note from DC Copeland: "I highly recommend submitting. I did and my award-winning dancical "Jitterbug!" was given a reading last March at the Tada! Theater. Directed by Petronia Paley, it was one of the best professional experiences in my life. Paul Adams is a great guy and made sure the Fest ran smoothly, a difficult if not nearly impossible task in itself. Of course, given this opportunity, it's important that you do all you can to make it work. Thankfully I had Petronia Paley in my corner. She's truly amazing and I couldn't have done it without her."

Call for Plays

AWARD CULTIVATES BUDDING PLAYWRIGHTS IN CITY SOIL

Announcing the Urban Stages Emerging Playwright Award! Established in 1986, Urban Stages' Emerging Playwright Award has been presented to the best of new, innovative playwrights whose works speak to the whole of our society. Urban Stages' ongoing mission is to develop and produce new, exciting multicultural works that are issue-oriented. A cash prize of $500 (in lieu of royalties) will be awarded to the winner. There will also be a staged production of the play in New York City. Submissions are open to playwrights in the United States and received throughout the year. Full-length plays preferred. For more details, visit http://www.urbanstages.org/submissions/ 

Special thanks to TRU for this info.

Call for plays (6/2 Deadline)

Young Playwrights Festival call for plays.

Deadline: 6/2/13

For more info, please click here.

Looking for a play to produce (DC)

Taja Winston

Looking for a play to produce! I'm located in the Washington DC area and found a black box to rent out at a reasonable price and decent good location.

 I'm interested in directing/producing a play with a minimal set and not too many actors. I'm considering "Oleanna" or anything Mammet, Eugene O'Neil, you get the picture. Any suggestions would be great! Or, if you have written a play that you think is appropriate for a black box and are interested in my using it I'd love to be in contact!

 About Me: I have a BA in theatre and self produced a one woman show for my theatre capstone project.

To contact Taja, you will need to join the Playwrights Group on LinkedIn (a free service).

Call for Plays

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) has just released its latest Call for Plays:

NEW! SEEKING TEN MINUTE PLAYS FOR ALL OUT ARTS’ FESTIVAL Fresh Fruit Festival invites all local playwrights to stage their 10 minute play May 21st at the Nuyorican Poets Café, 236 E 3 St, 7-9pm for third ALL OUT ARTS annual short play contest. Winners will get a performance at the Fresh Fruit Festival in July. The top two winners will get $100, $50 and $25 respectively. Plays produced can be staged as simply or as lavishly as the presenters wish, anything from a sit down reading to a workshop production is fine. Plays will be judged by a panel of community artists and audience responses. There will be a $7 production fee for plays selected. Open to all LGBTQ writers and their supporters. Please submit your play to polcovar18@gmail.com. Please put “Short Play Contest” in the subject box. Deadline is now April 30.

To continue reading to find more opportunities, please click here. 

DC Black Theatre Festival call for plays

For more information, please click here.

Online submission form is here.