Abingdon Theatre Company Festival of Short Plays: Seeking Playwrights, Actors, and Directors - Abingdon Theatre Company

Seeking playwrights, directors, and actors for Abingdon Theatre Company's sixth annual Raise the Page, Uplift the Word: A BIPOC Festival of Short Plays in collaboration with AMT Theater. Abingdon Theatre Company continues to be committed to creating opportunities for all voices to be heard. With this in mind, ATC is thrilled to open submissions for our sixth annual festival of short plays; a festival shedding light on stories by people of color.



Playwrights: Short play submissions should be unpublished and no longer than 40 pages, written by BIPOC individuals. Plays should not have been previously presented to New York audiences. We are accepting applications from artists of all experience levels, locations, and ages. Please limit your submission to one play per playwright.



Directors: Seeking BIPOC directors for our festival of short plays. Please ensure you are available for the in-person festival in New York City from March 9-10, 2026.



Actors: Seeking actors of all ethnicities for our festival of short plays. Please ensure you are available for the in-person festival in New York City from March 9-10, 2026.



Submissions will be open from 09/29/25 through 10/31/25



Festival will take place:

March 9-10, 2026 at the AMT Theater (354 W. 45th Street)



Should you have any questions, please email info@abingdontheatre.org.



**Submissions close Friday, October 31st.



HOW TO APPLY

Please submit through this google form - https://forms.gle/nb3mhYjmV5iw1W788