Apply to join Young Playwrights' Workshop
WHEN:
4:00 – 5:30 Tuesdays Resident Company Focus on Acting
4:00 – 5:30 Wednesdays Resident Playwrights Focus on PlaywritingWorkshops will begin JANUARY 27th and 28th and run every week through April 30th (except March 24, 25, April 7,8) for 12 total sessions.
WHERE:
Young Playwrights’ Theater
Josephine Butler Parks Center
2437 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
(Students will also travel with YPT to other theaters throughout Washington.)
WHO: Students who are currently enrolled in DC schools in grades 8-12 may apply.
HOW: New students must submit the attached application along with a sample of their writing (preferably a short scene or monologue) by JANUARY 8th, 2009. Applications may be submitted via e-mail to dsnider@yptdc.org or in person to YPT’s offices. Select interviews will be held on JANUARY 13 and 14th, 2009.
COMMITMENT: We value your commitment to the creative process and collaborative work. Selected students will be asked to sign a contract along with their parents or guardians. Students will receive a stipend at the end of the 12 week process, dependent on their active participation and attendance. Students who participate on both Tuesday and Wednesday can receive a maximum stipend of $300. Those who participate one day a week can receive a maximum of $200.
QUESTIONS?: Contact Young Playwrights’ Theater at 202-387-9173 or write to dsnider@yptdc.org.
Click here to download an application. (Word)
Click here to download a printable flier (PDF)