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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ATTENTION NYC STUDENTS AND TEACHERS!!
YPI ANNOUNCES
WRITE A PLAY! NYC's APRIL 1 DEADLINE
Prepare With Free Workshops:
MARCH 12, 2002
February 6, 2002 (New York) --
TAKE DRAMATIC
ACTION!
Young
Playwrights Inc. and AOL Time Warner invite New York
City Public School students to participate in WRITE A PLAY! NYC
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deadline: April 1st 2002.
The 18
year-old Contest celebrating the artistic accomplishments of young NYC writers began as
the New York City High School Playwriting Contest and is now open to students in grades K-12. The plays will be evaluated in three divisions: Elementary School (Grades K-5;
monologues and scenes are also accepted), Middle School (Grades 6-8), and High School
(Grades 9-12). Each entrant to the Contest
will receive a detailed evaluation of her/his work, along with a special certificate of
accomplishment. A ceremony featuring the
presentation of awards and the performance of scenes from prize-winning plays will be
hosted by The New Victory Theatre on June 4th,
2002 at 4pm.
To help
students get going on their plays, Young
Playwrights Inc. is offering a free one-hour WRITE A PLAY! workshop for students and a
one-hour intro to the WRITE A PLAY! Teacher Training Institute for teachers in each of the
five boroughs. Led by one of YPI’s specially trained Teaching Artists, participants
will be introduced to Young Playwrights Inc.’s nationally recognized curriculum for
teaching playwriting. Brought to the
classrooms of over 5,000 students nationwide each year, WRITE A PLAY! reinforces literacy,
encourages self-expression, develops cooperative skills, builds self-esteem, and enables
students to see themselves as artists. Workshops
will be held on Tuesday, March 12th in
each of the following locations:
Bronx: Fordham Library, 2256 Bainbridge Avenue. Students: 4-5 PM, Teachers: 5-6 PM.
Brooklyn: Brooklyn
Public Library, Grand Army Plaza. Students:
3:30-4:30, Teachers: 4:40-5:30.
Manhattan: Starbucks,
600 8th Avenue at 39th Street. Students:
5:30-6:30, Teachers: 6:45-7:45.
Queens: Queens Public Library, Flushing Branch,
41-17 Main Street. Students: 4-5, Teachers: 5-6.
Staten
Island: St. George
Library, 5 Central Ave. Students: 3:30-4:30,
Teachers: 4:30-5:30.
Workshops are
open to all interested students and teachers but space is limited. RSVP to 212.307.1140.
Contest
Guidelines
Divisions: Elementary School: Grades K-5 (Monologues and scenes
accepted)
Middle School: Grades 6-8
High School: Grades 9-12
Entrants
must be currently registered at a NYC public elementary, middle, or high school.
There
is no restriction on length, style, or subject matter.
Scripts should be typed and stapled, and pages must be numbered.
Writers should submit a copy of their play and keep the original; scripts will not be
returned.
Plays must be submitted by the writer, not by a teacher or parent.
Scripts must include the following information on the title page: title of
play, name of playwright, home address (with apt. # and zip code), telephone number,
school, grade, and date of birth, and email address if available.
NOT ELIGIBLE: collaborations by more than 3 writers; screenplays; musicals;
adaptations of other authors’ work.
Scripts must be sent, postmarked on or before April 1, 2002, to:
WRITE A PLAY!
NYC
Young Playwrights Inc.
306 West 38th Street, Suite 300
New York NY 10018
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