PYP Virtual Playwriting Residencies are available to student across North America for the first time.
Please note that all class times are EST.
Check them out and register today!
Please note that all class times are EST.
Check them out and register today!
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Join a community of writers in grades 9 - 12 interested in exploring playwriting and theater-making. Over the course of seven weeks, two Young Playwrights’ teaching artists will guide writers through the process of brainstorming, writing, and sharing a three scene play. Whether you’ve never written a play before, or you’re an experienced playwright, this program filled with community, creativity, and support is for you!
Each workshop will consist of a blend of theatre activities, explorations of theatre fundamentals, writing time, and community building. There will be lots of opportunities to share your work and receive feedback from your peers and the facilitators. On the last day of the program, you’ll have the opportunity to perform an excerpt from your play for a virtual audience of family and friends. We’re so excited to offer our hallmark playwriting residency online for the first time - we hope you’ll join us! This high school residency will be held online from October 26th - December 9th from 4:00 - 5:30 EST on Monday and Wednesdays. (There will be no class on Wednesday, November 25th). In between sessions, playwrights can optionally reach out to facilitators for additional one-on-one support. TUITION TAB: Tuition is $350, and we will invoice for tuition the week prior to the start of the program. However, thanks to the generous support of our donors, we are also able to offer a reduced tuition of $200 for families in need. To inquire about tuition-free scholarships to the PYP Virtual Playwriting Residency, please fill out the registration form and check that option under “Tuition Selection.” |
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Join a community of writers in grades 6 - 8 interested in exploring playwriting and theater-making. Over the course of seven weeks, two Young Playwrights’ teaching artists will guide writers through the process of brainstorming, writing, and sharing a three scene play. Whether you’ve never written a play before, or you’re an experienced playwright, this program filled with community, creativity, and support is for you!
Each workshop will consist of a blend of theatre activities, explorations of theatre fundamentals, writing time, and community building. There will be lots of opportunities to share your work and receive feedback from your peers and the facilitators. On the last day of the program, you’ll have the opportunity to perform an excerpt from your play for a virtual audience of family and friends. We’re so excited to offer our hallmark playwriting residency online for the first time - we hope you’ll join us! This middle school residency will be held online from October 27th - December 10th from 4:00 - 5:30 EST on Tuesdays and Thursdays. (There will be no class on Thursday, November 26th). In between sessions, playwrights can optionally reach out to facilitators for additional one-on-one support. Tuition is $350, and we will invoice for tuition the week prior to the start of the program. However, thanks to the generous support of our donors, we are also able to offer a reduced tuition of $200 for families in need. To inquire about tuition-free scholarships to the PYP Virtual Playwriting Residency, please fill out the registration form and check that option under “Tuition Selection.” |
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Join a community of imaginative students in grades 3 - 5 interested in telling stories together using words, visual images, and sound. Each week, two Young Playwrights’ teaching artists will introduce a new literacy skill, social emotional skill, and theme to spark the imaginations of the young storytellers. The group may decide to create new characters and new stories each week, or they can return to the same world to incorporate the new tools they’re learning - the facilitators will tailor the storytelling experience to the interests and excitement of the group!
Each workshop will consist of a blend of games, learning about important life skills like kindness and important literacy skills like descriptive language, and community building. On the last day of the program, students will have the opportunity to present their stories for a virtual audience of family and friends. We hope your young storyteller will join us! This elementary school residency will be held online from November 7th - December 12th from 11:00 - 12:00 EST on Saturdays. Tuition is $200, and we will invoice for tuition the week prior to the start of the program. However, thanks to the generous support of our donors, we are also able to offer a reduced tuition of $125 for families in need. To inquire about tuition-free scholarships to the PYP Virtual Playwriting Residency, please fill out the registration form and check that option under “Tuition Selection.” |
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As community members, our voices have power. Our experiences, past and present, give us perspectives that can catalyze conversation and create change when we share them with others. To harness this power, we will come together on Saturday mornings and use the forms of monologue writing and digital storytelling to achieve two goals. First, we will catalog the unique challenges and urgent issues that have dominated our lives in 2020, in order to archive them as a part of our community's history. Then, we will package these narratives into digital stories, submitting them to local media partners in order to shed light on the challenges and concerns our community needs to address. In recognition of this vital service to the community, each participating student will receive a $250 dollar honorarium for their digital story at the end of the program.
Each workshop will consist of a blend of theatre, storytelling, and multimedia activities, with some digging into local narratives, challenges, and triumphs guided by the interests of participating students. Storytelling will be explored in all its forms - through conversation, pen to page, media, and even movement. There will be lots of opportunities to share your work and receive feedback from your peers and the facilitators. At the end of the program, each student will walk away with two finished products: a monologue for the stage, and a digital story presented in video format. This program for grades 9 - 12 will be held online via Zoom on Saturdays from 10am - 12pm from November 14th - December 12th, and January 9th - 30th. TUITION TAB: This program is funded by the Independence Media Foundation. There is no cost to participate, and students will receive a $250 honorarium for their completed digital story at the end of the program. Hello! Community Voices reached its registration capacity.
If you would like to be put on a waiting list for the program in case a seat opens up, please reach out to Marissa@PhillyYoungPlaywrights.org and provide your first and last name, what school you attend, and your grade level. Or, if you're interested in signing up for our virtual afterschool playwriting residency for high school students, you can find more about that here on this page! **PLEASE NOTE THIS PROGRAM WILL BE FACILITATED ONLINE VIA ZOOM** |
