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PYP Quarantine Challenge

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Get all the details, ingredients, and up-to-date info by following @pypquarantinechallenge on Instagram!
Hosted by Resident Playwright Brenden Dahl

The Winners!

Join us March 31st, 2020 on Instagram LIVE at 5:00pm to hear this winning plays read by a team of professional actors. 
www.instagram.com/pypquarantinechallenge
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Elementary School:
The Odd Race by Kya Prunty (5th Grade)

Middle School:
Take Me Home by Lydia Hessel-Robinson (8th Grade)
One Faith Apart, Two Souls Behind by Finn Anderson (8th Grade)

High School:
What a Life by Janie McRae (10th Grade)
Yeezy, Phone Home by Nicholas Pierron (12th Grade)

The Actors:

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Ang Bey
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Brittany Brewer
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Katherine Perry
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Erik Reyes

About the Challenge:

Open to all students Grade K-12 from the Greater Philadelphia Area

What is it?
A playwriting competition for our days of social distancing inspired by Paula Vogel and the Quarantine Bake-off!

We will send you a list of "ingredients" to be included in a short play - 15 pages or less - and then select three winners to be read aloud via livestream by professional actors.

When is it?
The ingredients will be revealed Thursday, March 26th at 5pm

You will have until Saturday, March 28th at 5pm to write and submit your plays to [email protected]

The livestream for the winning plays will be on Tuesday, March 31st at 5pm.
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  • Programs
    • In School Programs
    • 2025 Annual Playwriting Festival
    • Community-Based Programs
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • People
    • Alumni
    • Supporters
    • Podcast
    • Press
    • Careers
    • Donate
  • Classes
    • Current Offerings
  • On Stage
    • SaturPLAY 2025
    • Play Development Series at Rutgers Camden
    • Play Development Series at Drexel
    • Play Development Series at CCP 2024
    • New Voices 2024
  • Resources
    • PYP at Home
    • Quarantine Challenge
    • For Students
    • For Educators
    • For Parents