Production History
Production History
Young Playwrights’ Theater has been producing original student works in Washington, DC since 1995. Many of the area’s leading actors and directors have appeared with YPT at one point or another. Our production history gives you a peek into our past so that you can see where we’ve been and how far we’ve come. We’ve included highlights from each year. To see the full details about a specific production, hit continue and you’ll be taken to a new page with more information.
The 2014-2015 Season
YPT's 20th Anniversary Season!
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The 20th Anniversary Festival
A Celebration of Young Voices and DC Theater
Friday, December 12, 2014
Theater J
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New Writers Now! #nofilter
Staged reading...
The 2013-2014 Season
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New Writers Now! Save the Day
Monday, November 18, 2013
Josephine Butler Parks Center
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New Writers Now! Truth and Dare
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Theater J
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New Play Festival
Monday,...
The 2012-2013 Season
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New Writers Now! School’s In
Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
- Express Tour Showcase
Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
- New Writers Now! Young at Heart
Monday, Feb. 11, 2013
- New Play Festival
Monday, April 22,...
The 2011-2012 Season
- New Writers Now! The Fight for Family
Monday, October 23, 2011 -
Express Tour Showcase: Heroes and Bullies
Monday, November 14, 2011 -
New Writers Now! Mad Love
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2010 - 2011 Season
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New Writers Now! Outside In
Monday, October 4, 2010 -
Express Tour Showcase
November 3-6, 2010 -
New Writers Now! From Civil War to Civil Rights
Monday, February 7,...
The 2009-2010 Season
- New Writers Now! Monday, September 28, 2009
- New Writers Now! Monday, October 19, 2009
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New Writers Now! Monday, December 7, 2009
- New Play Festival April 19-21, 2010
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2008-2009 Season
- New Writers Now! Monday, October 27, 2008
- New Writers Now! Monday, November 24, 2008
- New Writers Now! Monday, December 15, 2008
- New Writers Now! Monday, February 2, 2009
- New...
Videos from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
YPT performs at the Kennedy Center’s Millenium Stage!
Click here to view videos of those performances.
The 2007 - 2008 Season
- New Writers Now! September 24, 2007
- New Writers Now! November 26, 2007
- The Nation of Immigrants Project
- New Writers Now! January 28, 2008
- The New Play Festival
- The 2008...
The 2006 - 2007 Season
- Fall 2006 Express Tour
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African Roots/Latino Soul
- New Writers Now! November 27, 2006
- New Writers Now! December 14, 2006
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New Writers Now! January 22, 2007
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The 2004 - 2005 Season
- Youth or Dare Tour
- Choices: Reflections On the Holocaust
- Youth or Dare Gala
- The New Play Festival 2005 ...
The 2002 - 2003 Season
- Pieces of Life
- Journey from Page to Stage
- The 2002 Youth of Dare Tour
- Youth Ink: The Power of...
The 2001 - 2002 Season
- The 2001 Youth or Dare Tour
- Journey from PAGE-to-STAGE Festival
- The Art of Playmaking
- Empower Play Festival 2002
The 2000 - 2001 Season
- Spoken Resistance
- HOLY GHOSTS
- The 2000 Express Tour
- 2nd Annual Empower Play...
The 1998 - 1999 Season
The 1998 - 1999 Season
The Pen is Mightier: Proudly Presenting the 1999 Spring
...The 1997-1998 Season
The 1997 - 1998 Season
To Be or Not To Be: Proudly Presenting the 1998 Spring Tour
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The 1996 - 1997 Season
Biological Didn’t Bother
By Ernest Reynolds
Woodson High School
Grown Up
By Faye Reif-Pasarew
Hardy Middle School/Fillmore Arts Center
Liar Man or Liar Parrot
By Jose...
The 1995 - 1996 Season
Directed by: Karen Zacarías
Jennifer Nelson
By Brandon Bradford
Woodson High School
Facing The Facts
By Arvette Reese
Woodson...