WRITE ON! 2013
Help us celebrate our 25th Anniversary by attending Write On! 2013!
The Write On! Celebration will highlight the transformative effects of the Young Playwrights experience and will feature the inspiring voices of past and present winning young playwrights from our 25 year history. We will salute Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel and present awards to the Magner Family in recognition of their lasting impact on Young Playwrights. Registration and cocktail reception followed by the award presentation & live performance, directed by David O’Connor.
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Thanks for Making "Time Machine: The Lost Hour" a Success!
Thanks to all who made Time Machine: The Lost Hour a success!
Missed the show? Check out the trailer for Time Machine: The Lost Hour below or pictures on our blog!
Young Voices Monologue Festival!
Thank you to all involved in the 2013 Young Voices Monologue Festival for making it a success!
Check out some pictures of the performances here!
Check out our Monologue Festival webpage for more information!
The Young Voices Monologue Festival is sponsored by Citizens Bank.
Young Adult Playwriting Class!
Young Playwrights, in collaboration with Theatre Horizon’s Autism Drama Outreach Program, introduces a new course: Young Adult Playwriting!
In Young Adult Playwriting, students (ages 17-30) will explore the various ways to write plays, including group, pair, and individually written pieces. The class will focus on strong characterization, rich dialogue, and engaging story lines and will help writers develop the skills they need to communicate their ideas effectively and make bold choices in a collaborative atmosphere.
Click here for more information!
Program made possible by the June and Steve Wolfson Family Foundation
2012 Annual Playwriting Festival Winners Announced!
We are proud to announce the 2012 Annual Playwriting Festival winners! To see the winners of the festival, CLICK HERE.
New Voices: Workshop Productions at Temple University!
Thank you for making New Voices: Workshop Productions a success! Check out our blog to see pictures from the performances!
Re-Vision Playwriting Retreat!
Our summer playwriting retreat for students and theatre artists took place in July. The retreat laid the groundwork for a special multi-generational learning lab at University of the Arts, culminating in a feature production at the Philadelphia International Festival of Arts!
CLICK ABOVE to see an amazing video from this year’s sharing at First Batptist Church!
CLICK HERE to see pictures from the retreat and the sharing!
CLICK HERE to read more about the Philadelphia International Festival of Arts and this year’s theme, Time Machine!
We thank our collaborating partners:
Ira Brind School of Theater Arts at The University of the Arts
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
We also thank our generous project sponsors:
Heritage Philadelphia Program at The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage
Wyncote Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
CHG Charitable Trust
Program Alum and Board of Directors Member Quiara Alegría Hudes Awarded Pulitzer Prize!
Quiara was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her
most recent play Water by the Spoonful.
For information on Quiara’s life and earlier work with Young Playwrights,
CLICK to see a video profile from our Youtube page.
CLICK HERE to read a piece about her and the Pulitzer Prize from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
CLICK HERE for a piece about her history with Young Playwrights and her prize from the Philadelphia Public School Notebook.
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