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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

O'Neill Young Playwrights Festival 2023

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Deadline: February 8, 2023

Each year, a cohort of young playwrights is invited to spend a weekend at the O'Neill with a dedicated creative team—director, dramaturg, and actors—to help them develop their short plays based on the principles and techniques of the O'Neill's renowned National Playwrights Conference. Students receive a rigorous exploration of their work guided by professional artists as well as a script-in-hand public reading of their new play.

In addition to the five Featured Playwrights whose work is selected for a weekend of development, the O'Neill welcomes a number of students to attend as Guest Playwrights. Guest Playwrights will observe the development processes, attend playwriting workshops and rehearsals, and hear their scripts read aloud.

YPF welcomes young playwrights to apply to spend a weekend at the O'Neill with a dedicated creative team—director, dramaturg, and actors—to help them develop their short plays using the principles and techniques of the O'Neill's renowned National Playwrights Conference. In addition to the five Featured Playwrights whose work is selected for development, a number of students are invited to attend as Guest Playwrights who will observe rehearsals, attend writing workshops, and hear their scripts read aloud.

Applications for the 2023 Festival will open in early 2023! In the meantime, please review our application and eligibility information below.

YOU ARE ELIGIBLE IF YOU:
  • Are between the ages of 12-18 and currently enrolled in middle or high school
  • Reside in the United States
  • Have permission from your parent or guardian to submit
  • Have written an original 10-15 page play
  • Are the only writer of the play
  • Are interested in seeing a play of yours workshopped at the world-renowned Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
TO APPLY:
  • Include your name and the title of your play on the front page of the script.
  • Include a listing of character names and descriptions.
  • Number every page of your script.
  • Submit only one play for consideration.
  • Submit play as PDFs or Word documents. We do not accept Google Docs.

NOTE:​

Application materials will not be returned or archived.
Plays will be selected on a competitive basis.
The O'Neill only accepts digital submissions.
Early submissions are strongly encouraged.
The O'Neill does not provide housing or travel for festival attendees.

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