|
| |
- WRITE A PLAY! Workshops for Students
- "The curriculum provided by YPI is complete and
and flexible, incorporating the New York City Standards for both language arts and
drama...Working with the YPI staff was a pleasure." -- Marie
Williams, Arts Coordinator, MS 54, Manhattan
"With the help of [YPI], our students have been
writing marvelous plays...I am reliant on YPI to help them tap into talents that might
otherwise go unnoticed and develop an appreciation for theater which will enrich their
adult lives." -- Charles Bonnici, Principal, High School of Fashion
Industries
- The Advanced Playwriting Workshop
- “There is no other organization dedicated to the work of young playwrights and
dedicated to the playwrights themselves. I found support not just for the plays I was
writing (or hoped to write) but also for my identity as a writer. YPI provided me with
more than opportunities to hear my work, meet wonderful people, see wonderful shows,
participate in wonderful workshops; they also connected me with writers who were my age
and who shared my passion for plays. There's nothing like finding a group of people who
care about the same things that you do. Whether you end up being best friends or not is
moot — it's the connections that the writing forges that really matter. YPI gave me a
community that was based on dedication and learning. They took my words seriously, and
took the person who was behind them seriously as well. They know how to treat their young
playwrights as playwrights, and in the process allow the writing to transcend
age." -- Hillary Miller, Advanced Playwriting Workshop,
1997-98-99 (Winner, NYC Public School Playwriting Contest &
National Playwriting Competition)
- WRITE A PLAY! Teacher Training Institute
"I hear the word 'teacher' and I
start to get teary...The word 'teacher' is to me that thing that to religious people God
and saints are." -- Stephen Sondheim
|
