Submit a Play

Durango PlayFest is a week-long, annual play development festival in Durango, CO, where both established and up-and-coming playwrights workshop new plays with directors and actors before presenting staged readings to live audiences.

Please read the following requirements carefully!
NOTE: There is a non-refundable $25 submission fee. You can pay here.

The 7th annual festival will be held June 24-29, 2025. Playwrights must commit to being in Durango from Sunday, June 22, to Monday, June 30, 2025.

• Deadline to submit: October 25, 2025 — 2 p.m. ET / Noon MT
• Dramas or comedies accepted (no musicals)
• Submissions may have been workshopped before but not produced. Playwrights are expected to further develop their work during PlayFest.
• One to four characters; plays with more than four characters will not be reviewed.
• Approximately 90 minutes in length (70 – 110 pages); shorter or longer plays will not be reviewed.
• Limited or no props (these are not full productions)
• Playwrights receive a $500 stipend, airfare, lodging and meals.
• Playwrights must reside in the continental U.S.

Send play submissions to durangoplayfest@gmail.com.
In the body of your email, you must state the number of characters and page length, and include a two-sentence synopsis.