Young Playwrights Circle

Monday evenings from 6 to 9 pm – September 30 to November 25

For students in Grades 9 to 12

Through multiple creative and thought-provoking writing exercises, a group of 8-10 aspiring playwrights will learn about the different elements of playwriting (character, plot, dialogue, setting, style, stage directions, and subtext), and how all of these elements can be shaped and brought together to create a complete piece written for the stage. The playwrights will also be guided through how to offer constructive dramaturgical feedback to their peers. By the end of the nine-week program, the playwrights will have written a first rough draft of a play, and an excerpt that can be performed in a staged reading in the ninth week.

Click on the link below to access the Course Overview:

(Young Playwrights Circle – Course Overview)

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested applicants must submit a letter of intent and a writing sample.

The letter of intent does not need to be any longer than one page and should outline:

• why you think you would benefit from this program
• what your experience with theatre and playwriting is to date
• what kind of theatre you are interested in, and
• a short introduction to the play you are hoping to write.

If you prefer, the letter of intent can be in the form of a short video, about 2-3 minutes in length.

The writing sample can be any piece of creative writing you have! This could be a short story, a Flash fiction, an existing play or monologue, an outline for a play or story, or an informal essay. Anything that showcases you as a writer!

Submission Deadline: Monday, September 23

Submissions can be emailed to Education Director Ralph McIntosh r.mcintosh@yestheatre.com

Please include the following information in your cover email:

1. Applicant’s name, grade and email address
2. Parent’s name, email address and phone number

The successful applicants (and their parents) will be notified by Friday September 27.

COST

There is no cost to apply for the Young Playwrights Circle. The registration fee for successful applicants is $250 for the nine-week program.

SARAH MILLER│INSTRUCTOR 

Sarah Miller is a dramaturge and theatre educator from Whitehorse, Yukon, and Waterloo, Ontario. They graduated from York University in 2023 with a BA in Theatre Performance Creation, specializing in Dramaturgy. Sarah has worked with young people in an arts setting for over five years, and is deeply passionate about arts education for Canadian youth, as they are the future of theatre in Canada, and they have so many incredible stories to share. This past spring, Sarah was the Stage Manager and Education Coordinator for YES’ Young Company, in addition to leading their 2024 March Break Drama Camp. Ahead of their time with YES, Sarah has been the Assistant Dramaturg for Tarragon Theatre’s Young Playwrights’ Unit (2023), and the director for Yukon Theatre for Young People’s production of Jordan Tannahill’s “Concord Floral” (2022).

Any questions? Contact our Education Director at r.mcintosh@yestheatre.com or 705 674 8381 x6