Young Playwrights Unit

NEW 9-MONTH SCHEDULE – October 2007 – June 2008

As a playwright's theatre, Tarragon has programs designed for young writers as well as young actors. The Young Playwrights Unit is a FREE program for young writers aged 15-18 that gives them an opportunity to develop and workshop a one-act play with a professional playwright. These plays will be rehearsed and performed by the Spring Training Project acting company at the annual Spring Arts Fair. The first sessions begin at the end of October for three Saturdays in a row, and then shift to every other weekend with writing breaks over the holidays and during March Break.

PLEASE NOTE: This program requires a high level of commitment.

Interested students should submit a sample of their writing (maximum: 10 pages) and a letter expressing why they wish to take part in the program to the Education and Outreach department. This package, c/o Young Playwrights Unit and complete with name, phone number, school name and number, address and email address, must be received no later than October 12, 2007. Every applicant will then be invited to meet with the program director. Following these meetings, we select five students to participate in the unit.

"The Young Playwrights Unit is a key to a locked door. Once they gave me that key, I was introduced to a world with no rules or limits and where anything is possible."
Chloe Olwyn, Young Playwright 2002

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