A scene from Bluebonnet Court. Photo credit:Ken Jacques Photography.

Submit a Play

Diversionary Theatre Play Submission Guidelines

Diversionary produces 5-6 plays per year, all with lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender themes. Most of the plays have a production history or are by established playwrights. But we are interested in new work and new writers, particularly for our new play reading series. The series will give special emphasis to works by/for lesbians, bisexuals and LGBT youth.

If your work meets our subject guidelines, please submit.

Preferences
Length: Full length

Style: all styles

Subject: Your play MUST be about lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people, and more than 50% of the content must be about LGBT people (please, no plays with one gay character who is not really central to the plot).

Cast Size: 2-6 is ideal, may consider up to 10

Other: We like supporting openly LGBT playwrights, but any playwright is welcome to submit if you meet the subject requirement.

Procedure
A Diversionary Play Submission application MUST be submitted with your material. The application is attached as Microsoft WORD document. Please fill out application and submit as the first two pages of your email attachment.

The completed submission should include (all as one Microsoft WORD document):

  • - The 2 page application. This is your cover sheet. No other letter or document is necessary or needed at this time. Download the application HERE>>
  • - The first 10-15 pages of your script. Submissions will not be returned.

Response
It will take up to six months for us to reply. Please, we only have two staff members and a couple of volunteers for this project, so no calls.

Email to: playsubmission@diversionary.org
In the subject line, please put "TITLE" by "PLAYWRIGHT"
For example: "What the Butler Saw" by Joe Orton
(email submissions must be attached in Microsoft WORD format)

Or mail completed application and script pages to:

Play Submission
Diversionary Theatre
4545 Park Boulevard #101San Diego, CA 92116

Thank you. Keep writing.