October Submission Deadlines

This, courtesy of Kris Peterson:

OCTOBER SUBMISSIONS

Santa Cruz link is defunk

10 Minute Playwriting Festival San Juan Capistrano CA Oct 15

Takes top three plays. $10 fee. International Competition. About 200 submissions last year. 2008-2009 Season doesn’t look particularly exciting. That’s the kindest way I can say it.

**** Humana – Louisville

Reading period ends Oct. 31st - http://www.actorstheatre.org/humana_submission.htm

Full Lengths - letter of inquiry along with a synopsis and a 10-page selection from the script or agent submission

10 minute guidelines - http://www.actorstheatre.org/humana_contest.htm

FRIGID New York Sep 3 to Oct 31 submission; sort of a mini-fringe $700-$900

This is primarily a company based competition. $35 reading fee. They do accept individual playwright submissions but it doesn’t seem like a great gamble for $35.

****FutureFest from the Dayton Playhouse July-Oct 31

Well established Theatre

The winning playwright must recognize the Dayton Playhouse if/when the script is published.

The winning playwright awards the Dayton Playhouse the option to produce the winning play on its main stage in Dayton, OH at no cost.

Groundswell Playwright’s Unit new work by women Toronto Oct 15

must be Canadian citizen or resident or good at forging documents – Good program

Jewish Ensemble Theatre Festival of New Plays West Bloomfield, MI

Full lengths will consider one-acts: to deal with issues of community and humanity from a Jewish perspective; to provide a platform for new voices and a bridge to the larger community. Not professionally produced. Full Staged reading with consideration for full production. Couldn’t find an exact deadline date on the site.

Kansas City Women’s Playwriting Festival scripts not less than 10 minutes and not more than 20 minutes from women playwrights; Oct 1

Six to ten plays chosen must not be previously PUBLISHED

****New Theatrical Works for Young Actresses 10-minute plays Baltimore, MD

Postmark Oct. 1st. 1000 prize. As the cornerstone for our IN10 FESTIVAL, the UMBC Department of Theatre seeks 10-minute plays written for female characters age 16 to 30 that feature clearly defined roles for young women. We are most interested in scripts that explore relationships between women through roles that are not widely available in contemporary play texts. Female protagonist and antagonist but doesn’t have to be all female cast.

New Works Winter Festival from Acme Theatre, MA 10-minute plays, Sept. 30 deadline

Have to search through this link to get there. Community Theatre very specific about certain limitations.

One-Act Playwriting Competition from the Little Theatre Alexandria VA Oct 31

Info incorrect stopped accepting Aug. 31st but it looks like they may start accepting applications again in Nov.

****Panowski Playwriting Competition Marquette, MI Oct 31

Must be RECEIVED by OCT. 31st. 2000 dollars. Full Production.

Phare Play Productions one-act erotica plays NYC

Exactly what it sounds like. Spicy content necessary. There will be cabarets in between.

****PlayPenn New Play Development Conference Philadelphia, PA Oct 8

This is a great contest they don’t have 2009 Conference Submission guidelines up yet but check back on this because they have the July dates scheduled for next summer just no guidelines.

****Reva Shiner Full Length Play Competition from Bloomington Playwrights Project Oct 31

$10 fee. $500 prize and full production. Unproduced/published full lengths. Oct. 31st.

rock.paper.sistahz Festival Toronto Oct 30

Site says guidelines will be posted soon.

****Short+Sweet Sydney Oct 13

Good ten minute international competition.

Sky Cooper/Marin Theatre Company New American Play Prize subs start July 1-Oct 31; Mill Valley CA

really good contest. No up to date info on site though. I emailed to see if it was being held this year.

TNT's Production of Original Plays (POPS) emailed and Postmarked by midnight, October 15 Fort Worth TX

sounds like a money maker to get you to pay to go to their conference but feel free to check it out yourself.

Zeitgeist Theater New Play Competition London. Oct 20

priority given to writers living or working in South London.