Among them are New York's Public Theater, calling for full-length submissions from writers who live within 90 minutes of the theatre to join their . "Get your insane list of 54(!!!!) playwriting contests with September+ deadlines now!" the site posted on its Facebook page on Aug. 24. V.
Also featured in the long list are Northern Michigan University, with an open call for full-length comedies with a winning prize of $2,000; the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship for "mid-career" artists; New York City's Midtown International Theatre Festival; Manhattan Repertory Theatre; the MacDowell Fellowship; and Iowa's Riverside Theatre.
Submission categories vary in play length, genre, location and prizes. For a full, up-to-date listing of over 400 theatres looking for new plays, as well as access to email alerts for new opportunities, playwrights can become full members of Play Submissions Helper. .
