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Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights Save
Support and service organization dedicated to addressing the professional needs of the Los Angeles playwriting community.
http://www.laplaywrights.org/

Australian Script Centre Save
Collects, catalogues, promotes and distributes unpublished Australian plays and now holds hundreds of scripts.
http://www.ozscript.org

Boston Playwrights' Theatre - Professional Theatre and Graduate Playwriting Program Save
Award-winning professional theatre, founded in 1981 to promote new plays. Home to the Boston University Graduate Playwriting Program, and producers of the Boston Theater Marathon.
http://www.bu.edu/bpt/

Charles Deemer: Playwriting Basics Save
Tips for playwrights.
http://www.geocities.com/cdeemer/Play...

Dramatic Exchange Save
Web resource for playwrights, producers, and anybody interested in plays.
http://www.dramex.org/

Greensboro Playwrights' Forum Save
A gathering of North Carolina playwrights, meeting once a month to discuss works-in-progress and aid one another in getting produced or published.
http://www.greensboro-nc.gov/Departme...

Hidden River Arts Save
A non-profit literary arts organization in Philadelphia, PA offering playwrighting and fiction competitions yearly, as well as residencies, workshops, and educational outreach programs.
http://www.hiddenriverarts.org

International Centre for Women Playwrights Save
To support women playwrights around the world.
http://www.internationalwomenplaywrig...

Jassin Office - Publishing and Theatre Law Save
Advice for writers and theatre workers on copyright, trademark, libel and contract law. Includes free "Helpful Articles" section.
http://copylaw.com/aboutus.html

La Ronde Save
Playwright's webring; presenting the work of an individual playwright or groups of playwrights.
http://www.pipeline.com/~jude/AboutLa...

Lazy Bee Scripts Save
Online publisher of pantomimes and plays. Site includes guidelines for authors and playwrights.
http://www.lazybeescripts.co.uk/

Limelight Scripts Save
Online publishers of mainly English pantomimes, but also plays and musicals. Includes submission guidelines and a tutorial on how to write pantomimes.
http://www.limelightscripts.co.uk

Linda Eisenstein: Practical Playwriting Save
Excerpts from advice book for playwrights, including "17 Surefire Ways to Get Your Scripts Rejected."
http://my.en.com/~herone/Practical_Pl...

Moondance International Film Festival Save
To promote and encourage women screenwriters, playwrights, short-story writers, and women who make independent films.
http://www.moondancefilmfestival.com/

NY Play Development Lab Save
Serves and supports member playwrights in the creation of new stage works. Offers script labs, readings, and promotion.
http://nyplaydevelopment.home.pipelin...

NYCPlaywrights Save
NYCPlaywrights is a nonprofit organization for writers. Meets Wednesdays in NYC for play readings as an aid to development. New writers welcome.
http://www.nycplaywrights.org

Ohio University MFA Playwriting Save
Information about the Master of Fine Arts Degree Program in Playwriting at Ohio University.
http://ohioplaywriting.org

PDC: The Philadelphia Dramatists Center Save
PDC is a community of playwrights, collaborating artists, and audience members dedicated to the creation and nurture of new works for live performance.
http://www.pdc1.org

Performing and Writing Musical Theatre Save
A resource for professional and aspiring performers/ composers/ writers. Tips and tricks on the craft of writing and composing.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/m...

Performingwrites.com Save
Library of online play synopses and scripts.
http://www.performingwrites.com/index...

Philadelphia Young Playwrights Save
Philadelphia Young Playwrights is an intensive arts- education program that pairs a professional teaching artist with a classroom teacher. The two work together as an artistic team, guiding and supporting students in the process of writing a play.
http://www.phillyyoungplaywrights.org/

Pier Playwrights - From Page to Stage Save
For playwrights run by playwrights. Membership is open to writers in dramatic all forms, resident in the South East of England.
http://www.pierplaywrights.co.uk

Playmarket Save
Agency and script advisory service for New Zealand playwrights.
http://www.playmarket.org.nz/about_ho...

Playwrighting Resources Save
Directory of links, from Artslynx International Theatre Resources.
http://www.artslynx.org/theatre/playw...

Playwrights' Center Save
Minneapolis-based, The Playwrights' Center fuels the theater by providing services to support playwrights and playwriting.
http://www.pwcenter.org/

Playwrights Foundation Save
West Coast Center for new play development - resources for playwrights and annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival.
http://www.playwrightsfoundation.org

Playwrights Guild of Canada Save
Service organization for Canadian playwrights (formerly the Playwrights Union of Canada). Site includes searchable online catalogue.
http://www.playwrightsguild.ca/

Playwriting 101 Save
A playwriting tutorial written by playwright and screenwriter Jon Dorf.
http://www.playwriting101.com/

Playwriting Opportunities for the E-Merging Writer Save
Free listing of playwriting opportunities: retreats, workshops, contests, ongoing submissions, links and resources.
http://www.playwritingopportunities.com

Playwriting at Suite101.com Save
Articles (archived) to assist playwrights.
http://www.suite101.com/articles.cfm/...

ProPlay Save
Online publisher of professionally-produced stage plays. Full or partial scripts may be read free-of-charge at the site.
http://www.singlelane.com/proplay

Project Writers Unite Save
Bay Area writers club. Welcomes writers from all creative writing mediums, including playwrights.
http://www.angelfire.com/ultra/projec...

Resources for Teaching Playwriting Compiled by Adam Russell Save
Annotated bibliography of recommended texts.
http://www.kennesaw.edu/english/kmwp/...

Swan Playwrights Save
The theatre writers' group at Worcester Swan Theatre, UK.
http://www.swanplaywrights.org

The Brick Playhouse Save
Dedicated exclusively to the creation, development, and production of new theatre works.
http://thebrickplayhouse.org/mission.htm

The Dramatists Guild of America Save
Professional association of American playwrights. The Guild protects the rights of dramatists in relation to producers and more recently Directors.
http://www.dramaguild.com/

The Playwright's Noticeboard Save
Notices of playwriting opportunities, updated regularly.
http://www.stageplays.com/markets.htm

The Playwrights' Center of San Francisco Save
A service for playwrights, showing the schedule of staged readings of new plays.
http://playwrightscentersf.org/

The Playwrights' Co-Operative Save
Promoting and publishing the works of new and established playrights. Full online or paper catalogue of acting scripts.
http://plays4theatre.site-street.net/

The Playwrights Forum Save
The Playwrights Forum is a non-profit organization dedicated to the artistic development of talented playwrights from the Washington D.C. area.
http://users.erols.com/pforum/welcome...

Toscan's Online Playwriting Seminar Save
Comprehensive overview of the craft of playwriting, from Virginia Commonwealth University
http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/artweb/pla...

Will Dunne Dramatic Writing Workshops Save
Offers support for playwrights and screenwriters, including private consultations for dramatic writers anywhere in the world and an ongoing quarterly workshop program for dramatic writers in the San Francisco Bay Area.
http://www.willdunne.com

Working Man’s Clothes Productions Save
Multiple award winning NYC theatre company focuses on developing and staging new works and plays. Accepting submissions year-round.
http://www.workingmansclothes.com

Wrightofplay Save
A rest-stop for aspiring playwrights. Tips, tricks, and techniques. Articles, activism, and a few links.
http://wrightofplay.com

Write Angle Productions Save
Devoted to supporting work of member playwrights and developing new scripts for production. Includes ongoing Ten Minute Play contest.
http://www.writeangle.org/

Young Playwrights 101 Save
A free resource site for young playwrights and those who teach them. Also, information about Young Playwrights 101, a complete playwriting curriculum in an e-book.
http://youngplaywrights101.com