Welcome!

Philadelphia Young Playwrights is dedicated to our belief that every young person has something important to say, worth hearing. Young Playwrights is an arts education organization that taps the potential of youth and inspires learning through playwriting, in our 22th year of creating intensive playwriting workshops for 1,500 students in up to 50 classrooms throughout the region. More than 1,000 student playwrights each year submit their original plays to our Annual Playwriting Festival. We invite you to explore our website, and whether you are a student playwright, educator, teaching artist, parent, colleague or interested supporter, to find a way to express your own voice - and your support for students’ voices!