What: Plays by Young Writers
When: Feb 18 – 28, 2010

Where: Lyceum Theater  79 Horton Plaza San Diego, CA 92101
Type: Fundraisers

Plays by Young Writers
February 18-28, 2010

The work presented in our annual festival of Plays by Young Writers springs from the imaginations of playwrights under age 19, the winners of our California Young Playwrights Contest. Scripts are evaluated in two age groups – winners age 14 or under receive readings, while the others work with Playwrights Project to stage full productions of their scripts. The older playwrights spend months on revision, guided first by writing professionals and later by questions from the artists mounting the plays.

Audiences of all ages enjoy weekend and evening performances, while weekday performances are reserved for school groups. Students are inspired by the teenage writers and intrigued by characters grappling with conflicts much like their own.

The 25th Season of Plays by Young Writers will be produced at The Lyceum Theatre at Horton Plaza in downtown San Diego.

Full Productions

Re-Drowning Ophelia
By Katie Henry
Age 18, Berkeley
Directed by Katie Rodda
Six clever, outspoken girls defy teenage stereotypes as they forge unexpected friendships
Contains mature content and themes. For ages 17+

Funny Little Thing
By Quinn Sosna-Spear
Age 17, Santa Barbara
Direced by George Yé
A whimsical comedy about couples, from blind dates to the golden years

What All School cheap clomid without prescriptions Children Learn
By Benjamin Sprung-Keyser
Age 16, Los Angeles
Directed by Anne Tran
A thought provoking drama about schoolyard bullying and the acceptable limits of retaliation