The ITHT Stage Door Playwrights Festival celebrates original plays developed by local and NY metro area playwrights. It is dedicated to providing an arena for theatrical exploration of significant historical and modern issues that are relevant to our times.

SOOP to NUTS Short Play Festival is the first of what we hope will be an annual original short-play competition at our 530 Studios in Pelham, NY (28 minutes from Grand Central Station!).

The New Theater Festival competition is for plays and musicals. Productions includes; full length plays, one act plays, shorts, solos and musical theater. The Festival has more than 10 years of continuous production which offered opportunities to more than 1,250 playwrights. Submissions accepted year-round.

GOING TO THE RIVER was founded by the late Curt Dempster and Elizabeth Van Dyke in 1999 at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, for the purpose of developing, producing and providing a New York City 'home base' for a community of female playwrights of color.

After a COVID induced hiatus, Theatre Revolution is proud to announce the return of Glass Ceiling Breakers 3! In addition to short plays, we will also include an evening short films. GCB3 will present the work of female and female identifying artists. GCB3 is scheduled for June 16, 17 and 18, 2023 at the Philipstown Depot Theatre in Garrison NY. Here are the details and submission guidelines for plays: Plays must be written by female or female identifying playwrights. Plays should be no more than 12 pages (excluding the title page) in standard play format. Type size (12) with 1” margins. If...

What originally started as a one-day tribute to one of the most culturally rich neighborhoods in the world has now become a month-long celebration enjoying its 46th year. Recognizing this year, 2020 is unlike any we have ever seen HARLEM WEEK this year will take place from August 16 - 23 and it will take place virtually. For many years people have planned their vacations around the dates HARLEM WEEK to travel to Harlem to participate in our festival. This year HARLEM WEEK goes to the world as a virtual event sharing the culture, history, resilience and strength of Harlem.

The Criminal Queerness Festival (CQF) will take place at NYC Pride. CQF strives to uplift and amplify LGBTQ playwrights and artists from countries that censor or criminalize queer communities through the creation of exciting theatrical productions. Up to four plays will be selected and given performances in New York City. The plays will be performed in a festival format with directors and actors from National Queer Theater. The winning playwrights will also be awarded a stipend of $1,000 USD each.

Every March, during Women’s History Month, Goddard Riverside’s Community Arts program hosts an exciting month-long arts festival celebrating female artists and perspectives. Join us this year for W.H.A.M. 2022! Now in its seventh year, the Women’s History Artist Month festival — W.H.A.M. — showcases a wide range of local independent artists and helps raise vital funding for the Performing Arts Conservatory. This year’s W.H.A.M. festival will be taking place at Goddard Riverside’s Bernie Wohl Center unless otherwise noted in the Calendar below. The 7th Annual W.H.A.M. Opening Reception was...

Established in 1999, the Boomerang Theatre Company is dedicated to producing new, classic and neglected plays that add to the vibrancy of the national theatre canon. One of the premiere new play development festivals in Indie Theatre. Each play selected to participate in the festival received 6 hours of rehearsal time over the course of one week, culminating in a public reading of the play for a supportive audience.

Submissions are now being accepted for the Fifth Avenue Theatre of New York Virtual Fall 2020 Play Festival, to take place in November 2020. Seeking short plays (no more than 10 pp/minutes), from playwrights from across New York City and surrounding areas.

Concord Theatricals presents the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival (OOB) is the nation’s leading short play festival. Beyond playwrights, the Festival has given voice to many emerging directors, performers, and production companies. As part of our unique model that requires playwrights to partner with sponsoring producers, we’ve hosted prestigious theatre companies on our Festival stage such as The Royal Court, Circle-in-the-Square, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and The Yale School of Drama. It is an honor to provide a home for so many exceptional artists, and we’re humbled when...