Submissions & Auditions

General Script Submission Guidelines:

Specific submission guidelines for the Clauder Competition (for New England-based Playwrights) and the Little Festival of the Unexpected (Portland Stage's annual new play development festival) can be found on the pages below. In general:

• Literary Agents may submit complete full-length scripts on behalf of their clients at any time.
• Playwrights from the U.S. or abroad who do not have agents may submit 10-page dialogue samples of new, full-length plays for consideration.
• New England-based Playwrights may submit complete full-length scripts to the Clauder Competition during competition years only.

Portland Stage has a policy of not accepting or reading any unsolicited scripts that do not meet our submission guidelines. We do not accept 10-page dialogue samples (from playwrights) submitted electronically - hard copy sample submissions only. We do not accept scripts or samples of less than full-length plays at this time.

For questions about script submissions or eligibility, please contact Literary Manager Daniel Burson at dburson@portlandstage.org.  

The Clauder Competition
Playwriting competition open to New England-based writers, held every three years at Portland Stage.
(The 2011-2012 Clauder Competition open for submissions:
Deadline March 1, 2012)

Little Festival of the Unexpected
Portland Stage's annual new play development festival, a week-long workshop open to writers from across the country.

Young Writers Project
An annual event open to high school students from Maine and New Hampshire to submit short plays or monologues for performance at Portland Stage.

Auditions
Portland Stage holds AEA and non-professional auditions locally in Portland and in Boston and New York for our Main Stage and Studio Series productions.

Designers
Professional Set, Costume, Lighting, and Sound designers are hired locally and from around the country.

Internships
Portland Stage's Intern Company, open to recent college graduates, gives 10-11 young professionals the opportunity to play an integral role in producing a Portland Stage season.