For working playwrights

Every submission.
Every production.
Every deadline.

The complete workspace for the serious playwright — built by a playwright who got tired of losing track of things.

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The Playwright's Desk
WILLIAM A. SMITH  |  March 16, 2026
"I'm not interested in the facts. I'm interested in the truth." — Arthur Miller
🏠 Home 🎭 Play Catalogue 📋 Submissions 🍺 Opportunities 🎪 Production Log 💵 Royalties 📜 Licensing 📞 Contacts ✏️ Write 📅 Calendar 📊 Analytics
47
Submissions
12
Pending
8
Accepted
$3,450
Income
The Divide
Essential Theatre · Pending · Due in 14d
Lox and Loaded
Kitchen Dog Theater · Accepted ✓
Covenant
Shakespeare's Globe · Pending · 56d out
"The theater is the only institution in the world which has been dying for four thousand years and has never succumbed."
— John Steinbeck
What it does

Everything a working playwright needs.
Nothing they don't.

Built around the actual workflow of submitting work — not a generic project manager dressed up with theatre emoji.

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Submissions Ledger
Track every outbound submission — status, deadlines, blind requirements, fees, materials sent, contact info, and outcomes. Alarm reminders before every deadline.
Paste a call → AI extracts everything
🎭
Play Catalogue
Your complete catalog with multiple synopses, version history, production counts, and NPX links. Every play knows exactly where it's been submitted.
Submission + production badges on every card
🍺
Opportunity Database
Your personal directory of festivals, competitions, and calls. AI Search finds new opportunities matching your work. Import from PSH spreadsheets directly.
AI search · PSH import · star ratings
✏️
AI-Powered Write Module
Generate cover letters, query emails, follow-ups, and withdrawal letters. The AI reads your bio, the call text, and your play's synopsis — then writes a letter that sounds like you.
Claude AI · loads from submission form
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Royalties & Licensing
Track every dollar — prize winnings, royalties, option fees, publication advances, residency stipends. Separate module for inbound licensing when someone comes to you.
Income dashboard · by play · by year
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Goals & Analytics
Set annual targets for submissions, acceptances, productions, and income. Track progress with bar charts. See your acceptance rate trends, gap months, and peak windows.
Year-over-year trends · gap analysis
📅
Unified Calendar
Deadlines, submission windows, license dates, production dates, and your own events — all in one monthly view with reminders that appear in the alarm banner.
Double-click to add · sources toggleable
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Season Planner
Strategic view of your year: which plays are going where, monthly submission distribution, open opportunity windows, and a play-vs-opportunity matrix showing what you've sent where.
Gap analysis · play matrix · open windows
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Contact Manager
Literary managers, directors, dramaturgs, and industry contacts — with interaction logs, star ratings, and extraction directly from your submission and opportunity records.
Extract from records · interaction log
Twelve integrated modules

Every piece of your career in one place, linked together.

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Home
Dashboard, deadlines, quick actions
🎭
Play Catalogue
Full catalog with synopses & versions
📋
Submissions
Ledger, by play, dashboard, calendar
🍺
Opportunities
Festival & competition database
🎪
Production Log
Every reading & production on record
💵
Royalties
All playwright income tracked
📜
Licensing
Inbound productions & contracts
📞
Contacts
Industry relationships & history
✏️
Write
AI-generated letters & queries
📅
Calendar
All dates unified, with reminders
📅
Season Planner
Strategic year view & matrix
📊
Analytics
Goals, trends, acceptance rates
How it works

Up and running in minutes.

No account required. No installation. Your data stays in your browser.

1
Open the Desk
Go to theplaywrightsdesk.com. No signup, no email, no password required.
2
Add your plays
Enter your catalog with synopses, runtime, and production history.
3
Log submissions
Paste a call for submissions and let AI extract the deadline, fee, and requirements.
4
Never miss a deadline
Set prep and send alarms. The banner tells you exactly what needs attention today.

"Built by a playwright who has submitted to hundreds of festivals, contests, and reading series across four decades — and got tired of losing track of things."

William A. Smith  ·  Playwright  ·  Dramatists Guild Member
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Your data never leaves your browser.
Everything you enter — submissions, plays, contacts, income — lives in your browser's local storage. Nothing is sent to any server except when you use the AI writing feature (which sends only the text you provide, never your stored data). Export a full backup anytime with one click. Move between devices with a single JSON file.
Pricing

Simple, honest pricing.

Everything included. Upgrade when you're ready.

Playwright Pro
$6 / month
Billed monthly · Cancel anytime
  • ✓  All 12 modules, unlimited records
  • ✓  AI Write — cover letters, queries, follow-ups
  • ✓  AI Opportunity Search
  • ✓  AI Call Text Analysis
  • ✓  Full backup & restore
  • ✓  Your data stays in your browser
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Best value
Playwright Pro
$49 / year
Save $23 vs monthly · Under $4/month
  • ✓  Everything in monthly
  • ✓  All 12 modules, unlimited records
  • ✓  AI Write — cover letters, queries, follow-ups
  • ✓  AI Opportunity Search
  • ✓  AI Call Text Analysis
  • ✓  Full backup & restore
Start your free trial →
Lifetime Access — for the "I hate subscriptions" playwright
Every current and future feature. One payment. No renewals ever.
$99
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All plans include a 30-day free trial · Cancel or switch anytime

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