The Student Playwrights Project invites all students between 5th and 12th grades in Washington, D.C. and its contiguous counties to submit an original ten-minute play into its annual competition.
Awards for Winning PlaywrightsBased on
hundreds of entries, 10 selected plays receive
staged readings by professional actors at Arena
Stage, preceded by playwriting master classes and
mentoring with professional playwrights, directors,
dramaturgs, and performers to mirror the new work
process in professional theater. Performances of the
winning plays take place at Arena Stage May 16-29,
2008. In addition, 20 honorable mention plays
receive readings by professional actors at Arena
Stage.
Who:
- Playwrights must be students in 5th through
12th grades.
- Students must attend school in the District
of Columbia, the City of Alexandria, or one of
the following counties: Loudoun, Prince Georges,
Prince William, Montgomery, Fairfax or
Arlington. Home school students must be a
resident of D.C., Alexandria or one of the
listed counties.
When:
- Entries must be postmarked or received at
Arena Stage by Wednesday, March 12, 2008 to
be eligible for competition. Entries not meeting
these requirements of delivery will not be
accepted.
What:
- Submitted plays must be the original,
unpublished work of one playwright. Pieces
written by more than one student will not be
accepted. Submitted scripts will not be
returned. Entries must be typed; suggested
length is 6-12 pages.
- Please list on entry: full name, date of
birth, grade, school, home address, home phone,
school address, school phone, teacher’s name and
principal’s name.
- Three copies of the entered play should be
mailed to:
Student Playwrights Project
Arena Stage – Community Engagement Division
1101 Sixth Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
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For more information, please
call (202) 234-5782 or email
education@arenastage.org.
Watch video performances of the 2005 winning plays
on the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage >
