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PROFESSIONAL THEATRE
The Professional Division seeks to support and serve the professional theatre community in the State of Georgia. The division administers Atlanta Unifieds and sponsors a national new one act playwriting competition. We encourage professional participation in GTC performances and workshops.
The GTC Call Board is a free, statewide resource connecting Georgia's theatre community with current auditions, employment opportunities, creative gigs, grants, and other industry resources. Curated and regularly updated by GTC Board Member Robert Mitchel Owenby, the Call Board is designed to be a one-stop destination for artists, educators, technicians, and arts organizations seeking opportunities and talent. Whether you're looking for your next contract, searching for collaborators, or sharing opportunities with the community, the GTC Call Board helps keep Georgia theatre connected and informed.
CALL FOR NEW PLAYS!
Submit your new work and have a chance for it to be workshopped at GTC 2026.
The winning recipient will receive $500, special recognition, and the opportunity to
bring your new play to life. Be a part of the production process, while a director,
dramaturg, and actors workshop your new work at the conference.
NEW PLAY SUBMISSION WINDOW CLOSED AUGUST 31.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Sze Yu Tracy Li (she/her) is a playwright, director, fiction writer, and actor from Beijing, China. She majors in English & Creative Writing and Theatre Studies at Emory University. Her plays have been produced by Dooley's Players and workshopped in the Lenaia Student Playwriting Festival. She is the winner of the Artistine Mann in Fiction Award (2026), the Excellence in LGBTQ Writing Award (2026), and a finalist in the Harvard Crimson Global Essay competition for creative writing (2021). Tracy has directed short plays for the Climate Change Theatre Action Festival (2026) and the Lenaia Student Playwriting Festival (2026). She has worked as a dramaturg at Thrown Stone Theatre Company and as a script coverage reader at MOXIE Theatre's Lamoise New Works Festival (2027). Tracy will be the Assistant Director for Theatre Emory and Director for Dooley's Players in their 2026-2027 season.
PREVIOUS NEW PLAY AWARD WINNERS
2026 [UN]ORIGINAL by Tracy Li
2025 I HATE NEIL SIMON by Charis Sellick
2024 ABBADON HOUSE by Felix Manuel Cortes Rodriguez
2023 THE INTERIM by Caroline Donica
2022 PAS DE DEUX by Sarah Swinderski
2021 MADE ME A MATCH by D.A. Mindell
2020 HER LAST EXPEDITION by Daphne Mintz
2019 FAITH by Lee Osorio
2018 CLUTCH by I.B. Hopkins
2017 TELLING THE BEES: THE JUST NOW by Gabrielle Sinclair
2016 FALLOUT by Laura King
Contact us: professional@georgiatheatreconference.com
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