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New & Noteworthy
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URBAN RETREAT |
Application Deadlines Approaching!
Early
Application Postmark Deadline: Friday, April 4, 2008
Final Application Postmark
Deadline: Friday, May 16, 2008
CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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IMMIGRANT STORIES WORKSHOP |
In Conjunction with the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
Free Workshop April 18, 2008 from 4 - 7 PM
Located at Young Playwrights Inc: 431 5th Ave (Between 38th & 39th) 6th
Floor
YPI ENCOURAGES ALL GENERATIONS TO ATTEND!
CALL 212.594.5440 FOR
RESERVATIONS (GREATLY APPRECIATED BUT NOT REQUIRED)
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WRITE A PLAY! NYC
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Postmark Deadline:
April 11, 2008
CLICK HERE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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LITERARY
LIARS
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YPI alumnus Madeleine George talks
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Young Playwrights Inc. was created to:
develop playwrights aged 18 or younger by actively
involving them in Off Broadway productions of their plays;
develop new work for the stage;
insure that young theater artists are acknowledged by
theatergoers and the profession;
promote the arts as an essential part of basic
education by helping to integrate playwriting into the pre-college
curriculum;
serve as
an advocate for youth regardless of gender, race, physical or economic ability,
or sexual orientation.
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So, you're 18 years old or younger and you're interested
in playwriting. Or you're a teacher and want to
encourage your students' creative self-expression. Or maybe you're a parent looking for
something constructive for your kids to do this summer, or a theater professional or
philanthropist (please?) hoping to make a dramatic difference for America's youth.
Well, you've all come to the right place. Young
Playwrights Inc., YPI for short, is devoted entirely to introducing young people to
writing for the theater and for themselves. Founded by Stephen Sondheim in
1981 (click to read his remarks), YPI offers many celebrated programs for young people and teachers, and is a model for
playwright development programs across the US and Canada.
YPI is the recipient of two Obies, the NY Drama Critics
Circle Award, the Margo Jones Award, the Villager Award, 20 Newsday Oppys,
the Alliance for the Arts Schools and Culture Award, the Children's Theater Foundation
Medallion, and the Jujamcyn Theaters Award; and was a consultant to the Presidents' Summit
for America's Future. |
