Seattle students age 14-18: spend 10 weeks learning the art of playwriting in the Young Playwrights Program!

Enrollment: $300  FREE, thanks to generous support from the Mayor's Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs! First come, first served. 20 students max.

Classes are Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, from 4-5:30pm. There is no class on Thursday, November 22. There will be a showcase of the students' work, on Tuesday, December 4 at 6:30pm.

To register, email Kristina Sutherland, Director of Education, at kristina.sutherland@acttheatre.org, with the following information:

• Student's name, phone number, email address, and mailing address
• Student's school and grade level
• Parent/Guardian's name, phone number, email address, and mailing address

Registration is not final until you've received confirmation from ACT's Education Department.

The Young Playwrights Program seeks to provide its young participants with the tools and the opportunity to express aloud their diverse thoughts, ideas, concerns and viewpoints about themselves, the world in which they are living, and the challenges they face. The YPP seeks further to endow them with self-confidence and a sense that their ideas matter and that their voices deserve to, and will, be heard. Learn more about the Young Playwrights Program. 

Afterschool YPP instructor, Kristina Sutherland, is the Director of Education at ACT and began teaching for the Young Playwrights Program in 2006. The author of several plays produced in Seattle and beyond; Kristina was recently nominated for a Gregory Award and an American Theatre Critics Association Award for Nancy, Frank and Joe, which she co-created with Desiree Prewitt.

Who do I contact at ACT about the YPP afterschool class?

ACT's Director of Education, Kristina Sutherland

kristina.sutherland@acttheatre.org or 206-292-7660 ext. 1338

How do I register for the YPP afterschool class?

To register, email Kristina Sutherland, Director of Education, at kristina.sutherland@acttheatre.org, with the following information:

• Student's name, phone number, email address, and mailing address
• Student's school and grade level
• Parent/Guardian's name, phone number, email address, and mailing address

Registration is not final until you've received confirmation from ACT's Education Department. Department Registration is on a first come, first served basis. Space is limited to 20 students maximum.

Will there be a performance at the end of the class?

Yes. The YPP afterschool class ends with a showcase of selected scenes from students' work performed by local actors at ACT. This showcase is scheduled on December 4 at 6:30pm and will be open to family and friends of the students.

What's the YPP Celebration Event on December 10^th?

The YPP is offered at 16 schools in the greater Seattle area and at ACT as an afterschool program. We will bring the approximately 300 2012 YPP students together to celebrate their work at ACT on Monday, December 10th at 6pm in the Falls Theatre. Students whose plays are chosen for the 2013 Young Playwrights Festival will be announced at this event.

Cancellations:

• ACT reserves the right to cancel a class if enrollment is insufficient.
• No make-up classes will be provided for classes cancelled due to inclement weather.
• YPP classes will be cancelled on days that Seattle Public Schools are closed due to weather conditions.