Founded in 1981 by Stephen Sondheim as the Foundation of the Dramatists Guild, Young Playwrights Inc. (YPI) is America’s first national Young Playwrights Festival and Competition. The only professional theater in the United States devoted solely to writers aged 18 and younger, YPI has had a profound impact on the landscape of the American Theater (and film and television).

The Coop is a theater-and-film production company committed to an intentionally inclusive, ethical work environment and a collaborative creative community.

ARTC is accepting submissions from playwrights of all ages, colors, orientations, creeds, and writing styles to become active members of its New York City theatre company. Founded in 1975, these multigenerational artists develop new plays in weekly workshops on Tuesday evenings in midtown Manhattan. ARTC also produces numerous staged readings and biannual equity showcases with professional writers, actors, and directors. Plays developed through ARTC’s workshop process have moved on to subsequent productions on Broadway, Off Broadway, and in America’s leading regional theaters. Please apply...

Founded in 2009, by former members of the Professional Playwrights’ Unit of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, dramatic question theatre (dqt) has developed plays that have both received a wide array of national honors and been nominated for major awards including the John Gassner Award for New Play, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, Drama Desk Award for Best Play, and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Play. The company develops plays by Women and People of Color that deal with race, culture, and class. Concurrently, it builds a diverse audience from the Latinx and Black...

Members are selected via lottery to showcase new work in front of an audience for free! Participants are given the opportunity to use DG's Zoom channel. DG Footlights™ is a gratis program, created and moderated by the Dramatists Guild, that connects dramatists with free space in which to hold a public reading of a new work that is currently in development. This initiative operates on a space-grant model: a representative from the Guild will arrange for a venue to donate space during allocated dates and times, and will ensure that the space is available for dramatists to use to present a self-...

Since 2008, Blackboard has been devoted to Black playwrights throughout the African Diaspora.

Since our founding in 1996, The Actors Center has cultivated opportunities for thousands of diverse professional actors to advance their artistic development and unleash their creative potential, enriching stages and screens for audiences across the country.

Readings are an essential part of the play development process. We are proud to offer the Primary Stages Reading Series as a creative lab for emerging and established playwrights. Conveniently located in our in-house rehearsal studios, our reading series provides a home for writers to hear their new work read aloud.

The Echoes Writers Group at Primary Stages is a year-long, educational program focused on finding, nurturing, and amplifying the voices of women, non-binary, and gender non-conforming artists. Led by the artistic team at Primary Stages, Echoes is a place for writers to discover and develop their voice in a supportive and creative community that grows together. The group is comprised of 10 writers who participate in twice-weekly Mentorship and Sharing Sessions, where they have the chance to create and develop their own work with professionals from across the theater community. Mentors for our...

New Victory LabWorks is committed to fostering an inclusive program where every artist feels welcome. We encourage creators who are diverse in identity, perspective, ability and experience to apply. We believe it is important for young audience members from all communities to see themselves represented on stage with stories that are relevant to their lives.

#ENOUGH: Plays to End Gun Violence is a new campaign of theatre activism on a mission to provide middle and high school students with the platform to spark critical conversations about gun violence across the country. The project enables teens to express themselves through storytelling, foster open dialogue in their communities, take on leadership roles, and inspire creative action. To all the young writers out there - or those with a voice who don’t know that they are writers, yet -we need you in this moment. We need you to channel your fear and frustration, your anxiety and anger, and,...

The Playwrights Realm is devoted to supporting early-career playwrights along the journey of playwriting, helping them to hone their craft, fully realize their vision, and build meaningful artistic careers. Our innovative, hands-on approach helps to make playwriting a viable career, and gives a spotlight to new talents, who otherwise might not be able to sustain themselves or have the time and resources needed for their craft. In addition to advancing our playwrights’ work through dramaturgical and production support, The Realm gladly provides human support so that our artists can have...