Featured Opportunities for Women Theatre Artists
RAISED PINAY
Deadline: December 8th, 2015
Through original story submissions, an all-Pilipina cast will perform stories of pinayhood that have formed their identity. On March 24 and 26, 2016 a diverse and intergenerational group performers will take the stage to share stories of their Philippine identity. This Benefit Production will aid Roots of Health, a reproductive health organization providing women in the Philippines clinical reproductive services, education classes, and empowerment services. Submit your story by December 8th to raisedpinay@gmail.com Come this Sunday, Nov. 22nd for the Informational Meeting!
Deadline: December 8th, 2015
Through original story submissions, an all-Pilipina cast will perform stories of pinayhood that have formed their identity. On March 24 and 26, 2016 a diverse and intergenerational group performers will take the stage to share stories of their Philippine identity. This Benefit Production will aid Roots of Health, a reproductive health organization providing women in the Philippines clinical reproductive services, education classes, and empowerment services. Submit your story by December 8th to raisedpinay@gmail.com Come this Sunday, Nov. 22nd for the Informational Meeting!
Farcical & Feminine
Deadline: January 1st, 2016
Turn to Flesh Productions (TTF) is a new theatre company based out of New York City that aims to bring new plays dealing with modern themes written in classical styles to the stage, in order to examine the issues facing our world today through the lens of what has come before.
Three scripts will receive a reading in June, July and August 2016, respectively. The final order of the season will be reviewed by the Artistic Director and Literary Manager in conjunction with playwrights’ schedules.
Submissions must be submitted electronically to turntoflesh@gmail.com. Please address all correspondence re: the reading series to Laura Pittenger, Literary Manager.
Only scripts submitted between December 1, 2015 and January 1, 2016 will be considered for the 2016 Reading Series.*
Deadline: January 1st, 2016
Turn to Flesh Productions (TTF) is a new theatre company based out of New York City that aims to bring new plays dealing with modern themes written in classical styles to the stage, in order to examine the issues facing our world today through the lens of what has come before.
Three scripts will receive a reading in June, July and August 2016, respectively. The final order of the season will be reviewed by the Artistic Director and Literary Manager in conjunction with playwrights’ schedules.
Submissions must be submitted electronically to turntoflesh@gmail.com. Please address all correspondence re: the reading series to Laura Pittenger, Literary Manager.
Only scripts submitted between December 1, 2015 and January 1, 2016 will be considered for the 2016 Reading Series.*
Call for (Very) Short Works on Reproductive Freedom
Deadline: January 15, 2016
Call for (Very) Short Works on Reproductive Freedom
For a Reproductive Freedom Festival, we are seeking five-minute selections on reproductive rights, freedom, health or justice. We want your bold, passionate, elegant, funny and just plain good writing!
The selections will be part of a Reproductive Freedom Festival in New York sponsored by Words of Choice. Readings of selected works before a live auidence reading will be simultaneously broadcast across the country (and world) by LIVE STREAMING from partners VirtualArts TV (high-quality multi camera set-up with Twitter and messaging feeds). The readings will be in Spring 2016.
Submissions are open to all. We are seeking five-minute selections. They may be scenes, short plays, narrative, fiction, nonfiction, sketches, monologue, spoken word, poetry and more. All topics related to bodily autonomy are welcome -- history, present, future and timeless.
Those who submit are asked to designate a related nonprofit or community organization that they wish to promote in order to open new conversations about reproductive freedom and to strengthen the movement as a whole.
Please find details on how to submit here http://tinyurl.com/psaclcd or here http://onepagerapp.com/mq70
Look forward to seeing your submissions. The deadline for submission is January 15, 2016. Send early.
Deadline: January 15, 2016
Call for (Very) Short Works on Reproductive Freedom
For a Reproductive Freedom Festival, we are seeking five-minute selections on reproductive rights, freedom, health or justice. We want your bold, passionate, elegant, funny and just plain good writing!
The selections will be part of a Reproductive Freedom Festival in New York sponsored by Words of Choice. Readings of selected works before a live auidence reading will be simultaneously broadcast across the country (and world) by LIVE STREAMING from partners VirtualArts TV (high-quality multi camera set-up with Twitter and messaging feeds). The readings will be in Spring 2016.
Submissions are open to all. We are seeking five-minute selections. They may be scenes, short plays, narrative, fiction, nonfiction, sketches, monologue, spoken word, poetry and more. All topics related to bodily autonomy are welcome -- history, present, future and timeless.
Those who submit are asked to designate a related nonprofit or community organization that they wish to promote in order to open new conversations about reproductive freedom and to strengthen the movement as a whole.
Please find details on how to submit here http://tinyurl.com/psaclcd or here http://onepagerapp.com/mq70
Look forward to seeing your submissions. The deadline for submission is January 15, 2016. Send early.
CULTURAL FELLOWSHIP IN ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA
The Likhachev Foundation (St. Petersburg, Russia) and the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center (Moscow, Russia), with support of the Committee on External Relations of Saint Petersburg announce a competition for 2-week cultural fellowships in Russia (St. Petersburg) from May 9 until May 22, 2016 for foreign professionals in the field of arts and culture who work on projects related to Russian culture and history and aimed at a broad foreign audience. Airfare (economy class) and accommodation in St. Petersburg will be covered by the organizers.
DUE: February 1, 2016
The Likhachev Foundation (St. Petersburg, Russia) and the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center (Moscow, Russia), with support of the Committee on External Relations of Saint Petersburg announce a competition for 2-week cultural fellowships in Russia (St. Petersburg) from May 9 until May 22, 2016 for foreign professionals in the field of arts and culture who work on projects related to Russian culture and history and aimed at a broad foreign audience. Airfare (economy class) and accommodation in St. Petersburg will be covered by the organizers.
DUE: February 1, 2016
365 Women A Year
Welcome all playwrights! We are in our second year of writing one acts (60 pages or less) about 365 historical women. You will find all the info you need on this page. Just follow 5 simple steps!
(Please note: To notify us of past productions, upcoming productions, web site updates, revisions of your pieces and anything else… EMAIL: 365womenayear@gmail.com w/ the appropriate words in the subject line.) LEARN MORE.
356 women have already been chosen!!
They go fast!
WOMEN WHO ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO WRITE ABOUT: (You will have to fill out a claim form and get a confirmation to get to write about them. You DO NOT HAVE to choose from this list, it’s just ideas)
Abena P.A. Busia, Akka Mahadevi, Ama Ata Aidoo, Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, Anne Ofula, Bhikaiji Cama, Bijayalaxmi Nanda, Boakyewaa Glover, Catherine Garrett, Catherine Ndereba, Chakaia Booker, Charity Kaluki Ngilu, Christi Warner, Cory Aquino, Edda Gachukia, Emma Tuahepa, Estelle Akofio-Sowah, Farida Bedwei, Gina Din, Gisele Rabesahala, Gladwell Otieno, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Hanan al-Shaykh, Hulda Shipanga, Johanna Benson, Lady May (Namibia) Laldyada, Latasha Harlins, Lorna Simpson, Lucinda Fowlkes, Lucy Mensah, Mao Hengfeng, Marie Van Brittan Brown, Marilyn Nance, Martha Karua, Mary Kenner, Mary Wallis, Michelle McLean, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Molly Glass, Njeri Kabeberi, Nyabinghi, Orie Rogo Manduli, Pamela Jelimo, Renee Cox, Renee Stout, Rita Banerji, Rose Mensah Kutin, Sarojini Naidu, Takyiwaah Manuh, Valerie Maynard, Varina “Winnie” Davis, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Wang Huiwu, Xiang Jingyu, Zhang Xinxin
Welcome all playwrights! We are in our second year of writing one acts (60 pages or less) about 365 historical women. You will find all the info you need on this page. Just follow 5 simple steps!
(Please note: To notify us of past productions, upcoming productions, web site updates, revisions of your pieces and anything else… EMAIL: 365womenayear@gmail.com w/ the appropriate words in the subject line.) LEARN MORE.
356 women have already been chosen!!
They go fast!
WOMEN WHO ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO WRITE ABOUT: (You will have to fill out a claim form and get a confirmation to get to write about them. You DO NOT HAVE to choose from this list, it’s just ideas)
Abena P.A. Busia, Akka Mahadevi, Ama Ata Aidoo, Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, Anne Ofula, Bhikaiji Cama, Bijayalaxmi Nanda, Boakyewaa Glover, Catherine Garrett, Catherine Ndereba, Chakaia Booker, Charity Kaluki Ngilu, Christi Warner, Cory Aquino, Edda Gachukia, Emma Tuahepa, Estelle Akofio-Sowah, Farida Bedwei, Gina Din, Gisele Rabesahala, Gladwell Otieno, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Hanan al-Shaykh, Hulda Shipanga, Johanna Benson, Lady May (Namibia) Laldyada, Latasha Harlins, Lorna Simpson, Lucinda Fowlkes, Lucy Mensah, Mao Hengfeng, Marie Van Brittan Brown, Marilyn Nance, Martha Karua, Mary Kenner, Mary Wallis, Michelle McLean, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Molly Glass, Njeri Kabeberi, Nyabinghi, Orie Rogo Manduli, Pamela Jelimo, Renee Cox, Renee Stout, Rita Banerji, Rose Mensah Kutin, Sarojini Naidu, Takyiwaah Manuh, Valerie Maynard, Varina “Winnie” Davis, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Wang Huiwu, Xiang Jingyu, Zhang Xinxin
Berkshire Theatre Group
(Pittsfield, MA) - Berkshire Theatre Group accepts submissions of plays, musicals, translations, and adaptations. All submissions are considered for productions at BTG and for development opportunities. Playwrights must submit their work either through established agents or by first sending a letter of inquiry, accompanied by a brief synopsis, cast breakdown, a ten-page dialogue sample, and a résumé. These materials will be reviewed and BTG will contact playwrights regarding its interest in reading a full manuscript. Berkshire Theatre Group will not read unsolicited manuscripts. Visit http://www.berkshiretheatregroup.org/about/employment/script-submissions for guidelines and to apply.
Rolling Admissions
(Pittsfield, MA) - Berkshire Theatre Group accepts submissions of plays, musicals, translations, and adaptations. All submissions are considered for productions at BTG and for development opportunities. Playwrights must submit their work either through established agents or by first sending a letter of inquiry, accompanied by a brief synopsis, cast breakdown, a ten-page dialogue sample, and a résumé. These materials will be reviewed and BTG will contact playwrights regarding its interest in reading a full manuscript. Berkshire Theatre Group will not read unsolicited manuscripts. Visit http://www.berkshiretheatregroup.org/about/employment/script-submissions for guidelines and to apply.
Rolling Admissions
Lady Plays Podcast
Lady Plays Podcast, a monthly podcast dramatizing new plays by women, is accepting submissions for future podcast episodes. Each episode will consist of a "staged" reading of the play and an optional interview with the playwright. Plays that will easily translate to a "radio" medium and that feature 5 characters or less will take priority at first as the podcast logistics get settled. Plays of all length and style will be considered, writers may submit more than one script. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis, and can be emailed to ladyplayspodcast@gmail.com.
Rolling submissions.
Lady Plays Podcast, a monthly podcast dramatizing new plays by women, is accepting submissions for future podcast episodes. Each episode will consist of a "staged" reading of the play and an optional interview with the playwright. Plays that will easily translate to a "radio" medium and that feature 5 characters or less will take priority at first as the podcast logistics get settled. Plays of all length and style will be considered, writers may submit more than one script. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis, and can be emailed to ladyplayspodcast@gmail.com.
Rolling submissions.
Thespian Production
(New York, NY) – Seeking 10-15 minute plays in any genre with simple sets and a maximum of 4 characters. Submit script with title page containing full author contact information, a synopsis, setting, and character breakdown. They are also seeking one-act and full-length Gospel plays. NOTE: Electronic submissions only. NO FEE. Thespian Production, submissions@thespianproduction.com, www.thespianproduction.com
Next Deadline: Ongoing
(New York, NY) – Seeking 10-15 minute plays in any genre with simple sets and a maximum of 4 characters. Submit script with title page containing full author contact information, a synopsis, setting, and character breakdown. They are also seeking one-act and full-length Gospel plays. NOTE: Electronic submissions only. NO FEE. Thespian Production, submissions@thespianproduction.com, www.thespianproduction.com
Next Deadline: Ongoing
The Centenary Stage Company
Call for Plays - Women's Playwright Series
Call for Plays - Women Playwrights Series
Playwrights selected for the workshop process will receive a $200 honorarium. Additional funds for travel and housing are available for one playwright each season.
The 2015 Susan Glaspell Contest: One play from the WPS Festival will be selected by a panel of judges as the winner, to be featured in a subsequent CSC main-stage season as a full production, with an additional award of $1500 to the playwright.
Guidelines for WPS Susan Glaspell Contest:Submit Full-length play, no more than ONE production.
(If play has had one production, please include information in your cover letter about the company, # of performances, and contract, if applicable)
Deadline for agent-submitted plays: November 2nd, 2015
Open Submission
FOR MORE INFO
Call for Plays - Women's Playwright Series
Call for Plays - Women Playwrights Series
Playwrights selected for the workshop process will receive a $200 honorarium. Additional funds for travel and housing are available for one playwright each season.
The 2015 Susan Glaspell Contest: One play from the WPS Festival will be selected by a panel of judges as the winner, to be featured in a subsequent CSC main-stage season as a full production, with an additional award of $1500 to the playwright.
Guidelines for WPS Susan Glaspell Contest:Submit Full-length play, no more than ONE production.
(If play has had one production, please include information in your cover letter about the company, # of performances, and contract, if applicable)
Deadline for agent-submitted plays: November 2nd, 2015
Open Submission
FOR MORE INFO
Artemisia Fall Festival
Artemisia produces an exciting lineup of feminist plays each and every fall. From open submissions six plays are chosen and staged as readings by Chicago's outstanding pool of professional talent. Playwrights get a great opportunity to further develop their work, and have their play considered for full production during an upcoming theatre season. Artemisia's Fall Festival audience chose Jaki McCarrick's Belfast Girls for full production in 2015. Critics called the audience's choice "gut-punching," "heart-wrenching" and "impeccable." The submission window is now open and will close December 15, 2015, or until 500 submissions are received. A one-time $10 administrative fee is required to submit your play.To submit your play and for full submission guidelines visit artemisiatheatre.org.
Deadline: December 15, 2015
Artemisia produces an exciting lineup of feminist plays each and every fall. From open submissions six plays are chosen and staged as readings by Chicago's outstanding pool of professional talent. Playwrights get a great opportunity to further develop their work, and have their play considered for full production during an upcoming theatre season. Artemisia's Fall Festival audience chose Jaki McCarrick's Belfast Girls for full production in 2015. Critics called the audience's choice "gut-punching," "heart-wrenching" and "impeccable." The submission window is now open and will close December 15, 2015, or until 500 submissions are received. A one-time $10 administrative fee is required to submit your play.To submit your play and for full submission guidelines visit artemisiatheatre.org.
Deadline: December 15, 2015
Check out the Women in the Arts and Media Coalition and League of Professional Theatre Women's opportunity listings!
WomenArts' Resource Lists
Grants for Theatre Companies
Ongoing Calls for Scripts
Ongoing Residency Programs
