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Saturday, December 24, 2022

The Lucille Lortel Theatre's NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship 2023

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Deadline: January 23, 2023 at 11:59 PM (EST)

SUBMIT YOUR PLAY HERE

The Lucille Lortel Theatre's NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship will support diverse young writers and create an awareness of playwriting as a career. The opportunities provided by this program will encourage NYC public high school students to become the next generation of playwrights.
WHAT TO SUBMIT

Students will submit a play that is:An original one-act play.
Approximately 10 minutes in length.
No more than ten pages of dialogue, two scenes, two locations, and four characters.

See terms and conditions for official rules

ELIGIBILITY

The Fellowship is open to any high school student who is currently enrolled in and attending public high school in one of the five boroughs of New York City at the time of entry.

See terms and conditions for official rules.

Seven Fellows will be selected: one from each of the five New York City boroughs plus two additional Fellows, one from District 75 and one from District 79 schools.

Each Fellow will receive: 
  • A professional staged reading of the Fellow’s play.
  • Mentoring from theatre professionals.
  • Publication of the Fellow’s play.
  • A certificate of recognition.
  • Dinner and tickets to a Broadway show.
  • Complimentary theatre tickets to productions at the Lucille Lortel Theatre for one season (subject to availability).

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