Play Submissions – NEW policy

Thanks so much for your interest in submitting a play to Break A Leg Productions. We’re committed to giving unpublished works a platform for development and we welcome submissions for consideration for both staged readings and possible full productions.

Please read carefully. Effective September 26, 2018, Break A Leg changed our policy regarding play submissions as follows:

Break A Leg Productions will be accepting play synopses and character breakdowns ONLY, together in a single PDF or Word file for a 6 month period annually, January 1st through June 30th.

If we are interested in receiving the full script we will follow up directly.

**As of now, submissions will remain closed entirely until January 1, 2019.**

Please check back as of January 1, 2019 to upload your play synopsis and character breakdown together in a single PDF or Word file directly through this website.

Submissions received during the blackout period will not be considered.

BAL Literary Committee In Action!

The following are the guidelines for consideration:

Send: full scripts along with a character breakdown and plot synopsis. We Accept One Act and Full Length Plays:

  • Comedies (all subjects)
  • Science-themed comedy or drama
  • Historically-based or Socially Critical comedy or drama
  • Criminal Justice themed comedy or drama

Highly recommended for top consideration:

  • Cast of no more than 8 people
  • One set
  • Variety of age ranges
  • Multi-cultural/multi-racial characters

PLEASE NOTE: Plays submitted while submissions are suspended will NOT be considered.