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Wed, 01/05/2024 - 9:00am
American Association of Community Theatre (Fort Worth | TX)

Submit a Script for AACT NewPlayFest 2026

AACT NewPlayFest aims to support the production of new plays in community theatres and to provide an opportunity for playwrights to have their unpublished plays, published and produced.Produced plays will have their scripts published in an anthology of the winning plays by Dramatic Publishing Company and be available for licensing for 2 years.
Fee: 
No fee for AACT member playwrights; $10 script processing fee for non-members.
Restrictions: 
Open to U.S based playwrights.
Submission Method: 
Online
Deadline: 
6 / 30 / 2024

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Wed, 10/04/2024 - 12:58pm
Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas

Elliot Hayes Dramaturgy Award

This award recognizes excellence in dramaturgical work on a specific project over the past two years. Eligible projects may include, but are not limited to, production, season planning and implementation, educational programming, or advocacy for the profession. The recipient of the 2024 Elliott Hayes Award, presented at the annual LMDA conference, will receive $1000 USD and a $500 USD travel stipend to the LMDA conference held in Kansas City, MO.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to anyone who self-identifies as a dramaturg
Submission Method: 
Online
Deadline: 
4 / 15 / 2024

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Wed, 10/04/2024 - 12:48pm
WP Theater (New York | NY)

2024-2026 WP Lab

The artistic heart of WP Theater lies in the Lab: a two-year residency for playwrights, directors and producers. The Lab has two main goals: to cultivate the work of women+ artists, and to give them the tools they need to succeed in the industry. In addition to developing their own unique work, the Lab residency culminates in the biennial Pipeline Festival, a festival of five new plays written, directed and produced by the Lab.
Fee: 
No fee
Restrictions: 
Open to Woman+ artists living within 90 minutes of WP Theater
Submission Method: 
Online
Deadline: 
4 / 26 / 2024

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Thu, 19/12/2019 - 10:33am

Empowering Playwrights one Pixel at a Time: How Online Resources Can Fuel Your Playwriting Interests

Rachael Carnes

What if you want to write a play? Where to start? And what if you have a few plays? What to do with them? And what if you want to learn more skills as a writer? Where to go next? If you’re here, you probably already have some ideas. But member to member, I’ll offer some tips and tricks, in what has become a daily habit: Read, Write, Send and Find. Let’s go!

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Sun, 13/10/2019 - 11:37am

Exploring Character Through Environment

Courtney Meaker

Environment dictates more than we give it credit for in our writing. Give environment its due and follow your impulses to explore all facets of your character. Hopefully, the result will be characters that feel molded from the earth they grew up in. In this article, readers are taken through a three-part exercise to explore how environment dictates character and character dictates environment. 

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Sat, 14/09/2019 - 12:41pm

The Playwright & Biography

Tylie Shider

Arguably, some of the most successful American plays are gripped by biography. So, how do we shape elements of biography into dramatic works?

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