National New Play Network is an alliance of professional theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays.

Since 1995, the USA Songwriting Competition®, the world's leading international songwriting event, has been honoring songwriters, composers, bands, and recording artists everywhere. This is open to all, regardless of nationality or country origin.

The Main Street Players in Miami Lakes is pleased to announce its New Play Competition. As part of our mission, we want to support local playwrights and bring new plays to the South Florida Theatre Community.

In addition to its TYA programming, FTF also offers a robust programming lineup for general populations, featuring something for everyone with its diverse new programs at the Sandrell Rivers Theater, including a bi-monthly film screening series entitled Film@SRT; a bi-monthly live music series entitled Music@SRT; an art exhibition series, which aims to provide South Florida artists with greater exposure and visibility entitled Art@SRT; and a new play competition, where playwrights can have their new works performed as staged readings in front of live audiences, entitled New Year, New Works! (...

The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) was established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison to identify and nurture the most accomplished young artists in the visual, literary, design and performing arts, and assist them at critical junctures in their educational and professional development. Through a wide range of annual programs, performances, and partnerships with some of the nation’s leading cultural institutions, YoungArts aspires to create a strong community of alumni and a platform for a lifetime of encouragement, opportunity and support. YoungArts’ signature program is an...

Miami New Drama is a presenting theatre organization. Our work celebrates, and is designed for, Miami’s unique multicultural audience. We are dedicated to placing our city at the helm of the national theatre conversation through exceptional works by American, Latin American, and international artists. By sharing work where cultures, dialogues, and communities intersect, we create extraordinary stories for an extraordinary city.

Artists in Residence in Everglades (AIRIE) in partnership with the Everglades National Park, empowers artists to think creatively and critically about their relationship to the environment with a mission of revealing new paths forward.

Zoetic Stage accepts new, previously unproduced full-length plays from literary agents. We are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts by playwrights who are not represented (lawyers and law firms do not qualify as representation). Florida residents may submit a manuscript without representation.

The Playwright Development Program (PDP) is a series of two-day workshops conducted by nationally-renowned playwrights in conjunction with the Theatre League of South Florida and the Deering Estate at Cutler. The program is designed to provide intensive support for developing new work from Miami-Dade County’s growing and diverse community of playwrights. Local playwrights are invited to submit work samples for review by a panel that will admit a limited number of participants into the series. The PDP Cycle lasts two years and consists of three weekend workshops each year (a total of 6...

Knight Foundation is a national foundation with strong local roots. We invest in journalism, in the arts, and in the success of cities where brothers John S. and James L. Knight once published newspapers. Our goal is to foster informed and engaged communities, which we believe are essential for a healthy democracy.

The annual City Theatre National Award for Short Playwriting furthers the Company’s mission to identify, acknowledge and award excellence in dramatic writing.

City Theatre's three-part mission is to: Develop and produce predominantly new work, specifically in the short play and short musicals genre. Leverage our theatrical expertise to engage and educate the community. Provide thought leadership to the theatrical industry.