YPF

JavaScript isn't enabled in your browser, so this file can't be opened. Enable and reload.

YPF

-HOW TO ENTER-

Eligibility:

To be eligible, each participant must:
•	Be a Michigan high school student in grades 9-12.
•	Submit an application form with script. Parent/legal guardian, sponsoring teacher and student signatures are all required.
•	Finalists must be willing to work with an assigned professional theatre mentor to review their play; writers who cannot commit to revising their plays will have their eligibility revoked.

Format:
Scripts must be in Microsoft Word format:
•	All pages must be numbered.
•	Separate different characters’ dialogue by one blank line.
•	NOTE: No student names should be on the scripts as they are sent to judges anonymously.

Guidelines:

All plays must:
•	Be original works;
•	Have no more than four characters;
•	Require only simple props, costumes, settings, and effects; and
•	Have a maximum length of 12 pages.

All required forms and sample script format are available in a Student Information Packet.
All scripts must be electronically submitted to laurie.briseno@whartoncenter.com by Friday, February 10, 2023.

Email *

Student Name *

Student Address (Street, City, State, Zip) *

Student Pronoun(s) *

Student E-mail *

Student phone number *

Name of school attending *

Grade *

Freshman

Sophomore

Junior

Senior

Other

Name of Parent/Guardian

Regularly monitored email for parent/guardian *

Parent Phone Number *

Sponsor Teacher Name *

Sponsor Teacher Email *

How did you learn about Young Playwrights Festival? *

Title of Play *

Please carefully read and check off all boxes:

If I am selected as a finalist, I will be assigned a professional theatre mentor and agree to work with him or her to revise the play for a period of 4-5 weeks prior to rehearsal.

I confirm that my submission is an original work (plagiarized materials will be disqualified).

I also confirm that, should my work be selected as one of the semifinalists or finalists, I will be able to participate in all meetings, rehearsals and the performances, as necessary.

I understand that Wharton Center Institute for Arts & Creativity and Michigan State University Department of Theatre reserve the right to record, videotape and/or photograph all the performance of my work and participation in any events associated with the Young Playwrights Festival and reproduce and/or distribute all or part of these recordings or photographs and the original text of my submission as deemed appropriate without compensation.

I understand that any award I receive from the presenters and/or sponsors of the Young Playwrights Festival for my participation is non-transferable.

Required

By typing (typed signature is acceptable) below, I agree to all of the above. Student Signature:

Parent Signature (typed signature is acceptable):

SPONSORING TEACHER: I confirm my intent to sponsor the aforementioned student’s application for the 2022-2023 Young Playwrights Festival. I confirm that, should this work be selected as a finalist, I will make all appropriate arrangements for the student’s release from regularly scheduled school classes and activities to participate in all meetings, rehearsals and the performances as necessary.
*

Sponsoring Teacher Signature (typed signature is acceptable):
*

Checklist:
*

Application completed and signed by Parent/Guardian, Sponsoring Teacher, Student

Script must be typed and submitted as a Microsoft Word document

Pages numbered

One copy of electronic script in Microsoft Word (DO NOT include name on script - scripts are anonymous to judges)

Required

Setting of your play:
*

Brief synopsis of your play:
*

Brief description of each character (Max 4 characters):
*

A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

Submit

Clear form

Never submit passwords through Google Forms.

reCAPTCHA

Privacy Terms

This content is neither created nor endorsed by Google. Report Abuse - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy

Forms