SEEKING Submissions for the 2026 Women in Theatre New Play Festival‍

‍The Women in Theatre, New Play Festival will feature a collection of short plays and monologues written by playwrights who have experienced womanhood in all its intersectionality, including cisgender, transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals. The festival aims to amplify the voices of those historically marginalized, celebrating the richness and diversity of women’s stories and experiences. 

Submit your work(s) any time between now and November 7, 2025. There is no fee to submit.

Additionally, as this is a New Play Festival presenting multiple plays on the same stage, the technical elements will be kept simple. For plays with complex requirements, stage directions will be read as part of the performance. Our focus will be on exploring the words and story, and less so on creating a full production.

Selection will be based on relevance to the spirit of the festival and excellence of work. Priority may be given to playwrights with regional ties. 

Submission Requirements:

• A playwright may only submit one (1) piece.
• Plays should require no more than 5 actors.
• Works should have been written within the last 5 years.
• Submissions must be no more than 20 pages with a font no smaller than 12 pt. 
• Submissions must include a brief synopsis and character description.
• Submissions must include a title page with the following information: 
  
  • Playwright Name
  • Playwright city of origin 
  • Playwright's current contact information
• The submitted piece must be unpublished but may have been previously workshopped or produced. 

To Submit:

• The script must be submitted electronically in PDF format to womenintheatre@duluthplayhouse.org 
• Submission Deadline: November 7 at 11:59 pm.
• You will receive confirmation that submissions have been received. No other contact will be made unless the script is selected for production.

Selected Playwrights will receive:

• $100 prize
• 2 complimentary tickets to the public performance on June 12, 2026

Correspondence:

• All submissions and correspondence should be sent to womenintheatre@duluthplayhouse.org 
• Please allow up to two weeks for follow-ups to any questions.
• When submitting, make sure you’ve attached your play as a PDF.