The Dennis & Victoria Ross Foundation and OHenry Productions are pleased to announce the first annual Emerging Playwrights Contest.  We are seeking submissions of full-length plays from playwrights who are citizens or residents of the US.   There is no entry fee.   The Prize: A winning piece will be selected by representatives of DVRF and OHenry Productions and will receive a staged reading in New York City.   How to Submit: Fill out this...

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http://www.theatreoxford.com Entry Fees: $10 (US Dollars) check made to Theatre Oxford–Fee MUST accompany each entry. Mail entries to: 10 Minute Play Contest PO Box 1394 Oxford, MS 38655 Deadline is Feb. 15th 2015. All authors agree to permit Theatre Oxford to produce their contest entry play if the theatre should wish to do so. Authors retain copyright and full ownership of their plays. -Authors may submit multiple plays, but each play...

BLACK BOX Playwriting Competition: FIVES Five plays. Five actors. Five winners. $500 in prize money! BLACK BOX is pleased to announce our second annual new theatre festival, FIVES. We are seeking submissions of unpublished, original work (works that have received previous staged readings or productions will also be considered), between 10-20 minutes in length. Contest is open to playwrights ages 16 and up. Plays should be of a strong ensemble...

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: We are a new and unique playwriting competition and we’d like to introduce ourselves.  Saving Endangered Species Int’l Playwriting Prize aims to get people talking about, and doing something about, saving our endangered species. SES Prize is seeking 10-minute plays where writers will chose one or more species as listed with CITES, World Wildlife Fund, or other organizations that list endangered species.  8-10...

Weathervane Playhouse (Akron, OH) is accepting original 10 minute plays for production at its annual TheatreFest on July 10, 11, 12, 2015.   8 Finalist plays will be performed over that weekend and cash prizes awarded, based on audience votes: 1st place $350 2nd place $250 3rd place $150 5 Runners-up $50 each.    Deadline for entries is: Friday, May 15, 2015 at 5:00PM There is a $10 administrative fee per playwright. Playwrights may submit a...