Eugene O Neill Theater Center Holds 16th Annual Young Playwrights Festival
The festival provides professional support to develop original one-act plays written by middle and high school students (age 12-18).by BWW News Desk
The Eugene O Neill Theater Center recently held the 16th annual Young Playwrights Festival. Employing the signature O Neill process, the festival provides professional support to develop original one-act plays written by middle and high school students (age 12-18).
Selected from 167 nationwide entries from 52 schools, five student playwrights had the opportunity to develop their work through a script-in-hand staged reading April 30-May 2, in-person at the O Neill. Undergraduate students from across the country training at the National Theater Institute this spring collaborated with local middle and high school students to bring these works to life: