We are now accepting submissions for
The 40th Annual
California Young Playwrights Contest!
Click here to access the entry form for the 2024-25 Contest.

WRITE A PLAY! Theatre professionals will evaluate your entry. Winning plays, selected from the finalists, will have their plays produced live as part of our annual festival of Plays by Young Writers in 2025. This program is focused on the development of new plays - so if you're a winner, be prepared to revise your script with the support of a professional dramaturg (or writing mentor), director, designers, and actors.

 

Submission Guidelines:

WHO? Californians under the age of 19 as of June 1, 2024.
Collaborations and group plays will be accepted. Scripts are evaluated in two groups. Winning writers aged 15 and older will receive full professional productions; younger winning writers will receive staged readings performed by professional actors.

WHEN? Entries must be received or postmarked no later than June 1, 2024. If you are in a writing residency that extends beyond June 1, your deadline is extended to one week after your last class. In Fall 2024, winning playwrights will be notified and written script evaluations will be sent to entrants who request them in their cover letters. Scripts will be produced in the Spring of 2025 at a professional theatre in San Diego.

WHAT?

Note: School groups are the primary audience for the festival. Mature content may need to be altered for the production, but that should not stop you from submitting. Your dramaturg will support you in finding adaptations that work for you.

HOW?

 

Check out the winners from the 39th California Young Playwrights Contest!

 

Questions? Call us at (858) 384-2970 or email us at write@playwrightsproject.org