SaturPLAY is an event for the whole family, featuring short plays and monologues written by Philadelphia-area students, performed and directed by local theater professionals!
Join us on Saturday, April 12th at 11:00am at the Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine St.) for a delightful program of shows for young audiences, written by young artists. Tickets are pay-what-you-decide and available now! Click below to reserve your seat.
Join us on Saturday, April 12th at 11:00am at the Asian Arts Initiative (1219 Vine St.) for a delightful program of shows for young audiences, written by young artists. Tickets are pay-what-you-decide and available now! Click below to reserve your seat.
SaturPLAY is part of our Play Development Series, which brings student works to life on stage! Each year, Philadelphia Young Playwrights invites students to submit their plays and monologues to the Annual Playwriting Festival. Plays are considered by the Literary Committee—a collection of nearly 70 program alumni, artists, staff, teachers, and others—who read and write individualized responses to every play. Literary Committee members recommend a number of outstanding plays to be considered for further consideration by two additional groups of readers, Pre-Final Committee and Final Committee. At Final Committee, the panel selects plays and monologues for opportunities such as public productions, one-on-one mentorship, and one-day playwriting retreats. Students whose pieces are selected for production are invited to continue to revise and develop their plays in partnership with theater professionals as part of the rehearsal and performance process.
These plays were selected from over 700 submissions from 30 different schools to be a part of our Play Development Series! Student playwrights have the opportunity to be present in the rehearsal process, and work with local professional directors and actors to bring their writing from page to stage.
These plays were selected from over 700 submissions from 30 different schools to be a part of our Play Development Series! Student playwrights have the opportunity to be present in the rehearsal process, and work with local professional directors and actors to bring their writing from page to stage.
