Must be a residentof one county inrural Idaho andbetween the agesof 13 and 17.Turned down yourplay last year andthen hit you up fora donation. Addedyou to mailing list.At first, you thinkit is somethingelse, but it turnsout to be theBRAID!TheBraid.Company thathas never donean original workin a decade yetstill seekssubmissions.Your play will beassessed by a 19year-old internwho does notknow whoTennesseeWilliams is.Theatre'sMissionStatement is fivepages long.They want a ten-minute play.Wants a playbased on apromptabout a canof soup.$25 Submission feefor a "contest" at acommunity theatrein the middle ofnowhere with aprize of $20.Theatre companystarted by 22 year-olds who believethey can save/change the world bydoing plays.Clearly states onwebsite that theywant submissions,then respond bysaying they don'ttake submissions.Wants a one-minuteplay about acomplicated,cosmic,global event.Must be amember of 6marginalizedgroups, yet, youare only in fiveof them.Email comesback as notbeing able tobe delivered.Theatrewants you tosend in threehard copiesof your script.Theatre charges asubmission feeand only doesoriginal works bytheir boardmembers.They haveturned youdown a dozentimes...(continued innext square)...Oh, butmaybe theyhave a newreader thisyear!TheBraidAGAIN!Anotherfor theBRAID!They foldedsix yearsago, theirwebsite isstill up.Your ex istheLiteraryManager.Theatre wantsyou to send inthree hardcopies of yourscript and pay a$20 fee.Theatre run bynobodies with notrack record offersto let you readtheir "assessment"for a large fee.Must be a residentof one county inrural Idaho andbetween the agesof 13 and 17.Turned down yourplay last year andthen hit you up fora donation. Addedyou to mailing list.At first, you thinkit is somethingelse, but it turnsout to be theBRAID!TheBraid.Company thathas never donean original workin a decade yetstill seekssubmissions.Your play will beassessed by a 19year-old internwho does notknow whoTennesseeWilliams is.Theatre'sMissionStatement is fivepages long.They want a ten-minute play.Wants a playbased on apromptabout a canof soup.$25 Submission feefor a "contest" at acommunity theatrein the middle ofnowhere with aprize of $20.Theatre companystarted by 22 year-olds who believethey can save/change the world bydoing plays.Clearly states onwebsite that theywant submissions,then respond bysaying they don'ttake submissions.Wants a one-minuteplay about acomplicated,cosmic,global event.Must be amember of 6marginalizedgroups, yet, youare only in fiveof them.Email comesback as notbeing able tobe delivered.Theatrewants you tosend in threehard copiesof your script.Theatre charges asubmission feeand only doesoriginal works bytheir boardmembers.They haveturned youdown a dozentimes...(continued innext square)...Oh, butmaybe theyhave a newreader thisyear!TheBraidAGAIN!Anotherfor theBRAID!They foldedsix yearsago, theirwebsite isstill up.Your ex istheLiteraryManager.Theatre wantsyou to send inthree hardcopies of yourscript and pay a$20 fee.Theatre run bynobodies with notrack record offersto let you readtheir "assessment"for a large fee.

Play Submission Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Must be a resident of one county in rural Idaho and between the ages of 13 and 17.
  2. Turned down your play last year and then hit you up for a donation. Added you to mailing list.
  3. At first, you think it is something else, but it turns out to be the BRAID!
  4. The Braid.
  5. Company that has never done an original work in a decade yet still seeks submissions.
  6. Your play will be assessed by a 19 year-old intern who does not know who Tennessee Williams is.
  7. Theatre's Mission Statement is five pages long. They want a ten-minute play.
  8. Wants a play based on a prompt about a can of soup.
  9. $25 Submission fee for a "contest" at a community theatre in the middle of nowhere with a prize of $20.
  10. Theatre company started by 22 year-olds who believe they can save/ change the world by doing plays.
  11. Clearly states on website that they want submissions, then respond by saying they don't take submissions.
  12. Wants a one-minute play about a complicated,cosmic, global event.
  13. Must be a member of 6 marginalized groups, yet, you are only in five of them.
  14. Email comes back as not being able to be delivered.
  15. Theatre wants you to send in three hard copies of your script.
  16. Theatre charges a submission fee and only does original works by their board members.
  17. They have turned you down a dozen times...(continued in next square)
  18. ...Oh, but maybe they have a new reader this year!
  19. The Braid AGAIN!
  20. Another for the BRAID!
  21. They folded six years ago, their website is still up.
  22. Your ex is the Literary Manager.
  23. Theatre wants you to send in three hard copies of your script and pay a $20 fee.
  24. Theatre run by nobodies with no track record offers to let you read their "assessment" for a large fee.