Art and the Apocalypse (Again)

Moving through Dangerous Times with Heart and Hope

Oct 28 • 

Jacqueline Goldfinger

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Submit: EST/Sloan New Play Commissions, Deadline: 11/5/25

New Play Commissions will be awarded to individuals, groups and creative teams for full-length plays and musicals.

Oct 23 • 

Audrey Cefaly

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September 2025

Submit: Ojai Playwrights Conference & New Works Festival, Deadline 9/26/25

OPC’S APPLICATION WINDOW FOR 2026 WILL BE OPEN FROM

Sep 19 • 

Audrey Cefaly

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Choosing To Write The World You See

Playwriting as self-care, rebellion, and truth-telling.

Sep 8 • 

Michelle Tyrene Johnson

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Submit: William Inge New Play Lab, Deadline 10/31/25 | Max: 150 Submissions

Note: the receipt of applications will be limited to the first 150 to apply.

Sep 3 • 

Audrey Cefaly

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Submit: National Playwrights Conference, App Window: 9/2-9/18, 2025

2026 NPC Submission Window is September 2 -18, 2025!

Sep 1 • 

Audrey Cefaly

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August 2025

Submit: Blue Ink Award for Playwriting, Deadline 8/31/25

2026 Blue Ink Award for Playwriting - Call for Submissions

Aug 1 • 

Audrey Cefaly

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Submit: Seven Devils 2025 New Play Foundry, Deadline: 8/31/25

Submission Window for the 2025 Conference is now open: August 1 to August 31, 2025.

Aug 1 • 

Audrey Cefaly

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July 2025

Submit (Full Length Plays, Musicals, Original Songs): The Richard P. Stahl Festival Of New American Theatre, Deadline August 1, 2025

Max of 300 entries per category. Preference given to Arizona artists.

Jul 16 • 

Audrey Cefaly

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Inclusive Opp – Jewish Playwriting Contest – All Faiths Welcome

All faiths welcome. Plays should include significant Jewish themes, characters, content, or points of view.

Jul 15 • 

Audrey Cefaly

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Apply: New Dramatists 7-Year Residency

The 2025-2026 submissions window will open on Monday, July 21, 2025 at 10am EDT and close on Monday, August 4, 2025, at 11:59pm EDT.

Jul 11 • 

Audrey Cefaly

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Submit: The New Works Program at Coachella Valley Rep - Deadline July 25, 2025

Submissions are being accepted through July 25, 2025 for The Origins New Works Program at CVRep

Jul 7 • 

Audrey Cefaly

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