When you upload a script, everyone else on the platform immediately has access to it. Your script will be included in search results for whatever criteria you set. In addition, some Readers and Organizations create saved searches, and if your script meets the criteria they set for those searches, they will receive an email with a link to your work.
The short answer: you don’t, because they find you instead! When an Organization shares an opportunity that meets the criteria you’ve set for your script—everything from genre and length to cast size, subject matter, and demographics—you will get an email notifying you about the opportunity. The only catch is that you have to upload a full draft of your script to receive that notification.
Submissions are not part of the New Play Exchange. Instead, theaters post opportunities, and if you have a script that’s eligible for one of those opportunities, you will be notified via email. If you’d like to know whether a given theater accepts unsolicited submissions outside of the New Play Exchange, please contact the theater in question or visit the theater’s website.
Some opportunities are popular, and they close fast. Every eligible writer receives an email notification about an open opportunity at the same time, so it’s best to act quickly if you want your work to be considered.
Ask the organization that shared it. On every opportunity you will find contact information, and you should reach out to the organization directly with any questions.
