%%* BerserkButton: Penny did ''not'' break her vagina! It was her ''hip''! Her ''hip''!

%%* AllGaysLoveTheatre: Many of the male characters fall under this trope.
%%* BadBadActing: Many of the auditions Tim sees.
%%* BettyAndVeronica: In season one, Penny is the Archie to Aaron's Betty and Eric's Veronica. By season two, it seems to have shifted so that Aaron is the Archie to Penny's Betty and Serena's Veronica.

%%* ButtMonkey: Non-equity tours do get the butt of the joke a lot.

%%* ColdOpening: The auditions at the beginning of each episode.
%%* DeadpanSnarker: Gail is as deadpan as they come.

%%* ItsPronouncedTropay: The pronunciation of ''macaroon''.
%%* LargeHam: Many of the people auditioning for Tim and Penny are ''very'' hammy.
%%* LighterAndSofter: It's this to it's much darker counterpart WebSeries/ItCouldBeWorse.

%%* OhCrap: When it's revealed that Linda is the new director of ''Jeremy's Fort''.
%%* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Penny's harness malfunction in ''Mean Girls'' the musical.
%%* PlatonicLifePartners: Penny and Tim surly count as one.

%%* SilentSnarker: Gail has her moments.
%%* ShowWithinAShow: Numerous, including ''Iron Dog'' and ''Film/MeanGirls: the musical''
%%* StraightGay: Tim.

* YourCheatingHeart: Aaron cheats on Serena with Penny, which makes for some ''very'' awkward ''Jeremy's Fort'' rehearsals.

'''Submissions Only''' is a webseries created by Broadway actors Kate Wetherhead and Andrew Keenan-Bolger. It focuses on Penny Reilly, a struggling actress in New York City and her best friend Tim Trull, a casting director.

!! '''Submissions Only''' contains examples of:

Submissions Only is a webseries created by Broadway actors Kate Wetherhead and Andrew Keenan-Bolger. It focuses on Penny Reilly, a struggling actress in New York City and her best friend Tim Trull, a casting director.

!! Submissions Only contains examples of:


* {{Adorkable}}: Penny.

* AllGaysLoveTheatre: Many of the male characters fall under this trope.
* BadBadActing: Many of the auditions Tim sees.
* BettyAndVeronica: In season one, Penny is the Archie to Aaron's Betty and Eric's Veronica. By season two, it seems to have shifted so that Aaron is the Archie to Penny's Betty and Serena's Veronica.
* BerserkButton: Penny did ''not'' break her vagina! It was her ''hip''! Her ''hip''!
* ButtMonkey: Non-equity tours do get the but of the joke a lot.
* TheCameo: Various Broadway stars. At least one in every episode.
* ColdOpening: The auditions at the beginning of each episode.
* DeadpanSnarker: Gail is as deadpan as they come.
* GranolaGirl: Raina appears to be this trope as she occasionally makes remarks about eating healthy foods and, in one episode, takes Tim and Penny out to a gluten free restaurant with dry cookies.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Serena Maxwell is so sweet and kind, Penny has a hard time hating her.
* HiddenDepths: While Gail comes across as snarky and rude, she does care about people, and tries her best to help them in their auditions. I.e. telling Jill to lay off the ponytail, and to stop trying to come across as cute/neurotic.
* ItsPronouncedTropay: The pronunciation of ''macaroon''.
* LargeHam: Many of the people auditioning for Tim and Penny are ''very'' hammy.
* LighterAndSofter: It's this to it's much darker counterpart WebSeries/ItCouldBeWorse.
* MeaningfulName: Randall Moody. See, it's misleading because he's always happy!
* OhCrap: When it's revealed that Linda is the new director of ''Jeremy's Fort''.
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Penny's harness malfunction in ''Mean Girls'' the musical.
* PlatonicLifePartners: Penny and Tim surly count as one.
* RetroactiveRecognition: Many of the cameos, but most notably Creator/SantinoFontana as Aaron Miller.
* RunningGag: Each episode begins with an (often terrible) audition.

* SilentSnarker: Gail has her moments.
* ShowWithinAShow: Numerous, including ''Iron Dog'' and ''Film/MeanGirls: the musical''
* StraightGay: Tim. And ''how''.
* WaitingForABreak: Penny reading for auditions, while auditioning for shows.
** Also, Randall is a straight example, as he's constantly talking about wanting to make it big. Or, at least get cast in something.
* WillTheyOrWontThey: Penny and Aaron fit this, as well as Tim and Nolan.
* YourCheatingHeart: Aaron cheats on Serena with Penny, which makes for some ''very'' awkward ''Jeremy's Fort'' rehaersals.

* NeverLiveItDown: Penny's harness malfunction in ''Mean Girls'' the musical.

* EarWorm: An in-universe example: ''Nobody does mean like me'' {{beat}} ''I'm the meanest girl in Hi-STO-RY!''

* AcceptableTarget: They are always making fun of people who do non-equity tours/non-equity tours themselves.

* EarWorm: An in-universe example: ''Nobody does mean like me'' {{Beat}} ''I'm the meanest girl in history!''

* DeadpanSnarker: Gail fits this trope perfectly.

* WaitingForABreak: Penny reading for auditions, while auditioning for shows.