The Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival promotes and encourages creative writing-in the theatrical form-open to all students in elementary, middle, and high school levels within Riverside County, California. The festival provides a scholarship to further education in the arts, mentorship, and a public reading to young playwrights of chosen plays. 

COVID-19 UPDATE

The Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival believes that theatre survives and thrives through the art of collaboration. The thrill of gathering shared voices in one room, working toward one goal, is exhilarating. During these uncertain times, PSYPF holds on to this belief and will adapt our schedule to ensure that our young playwrights receive this experience.  

SELECTED PLAYWRIGHTS WILL RECEIVE

Guidance & mentorship from members of the selection committee. Public staged reading with professional actors/directors.
$500 scholarship to further education in the arts ($500 per play).

ELIGIBILITY

Any student at the middle and high school level
within Riverside County, CA.
Plays may have more than one playwright.
Each play must have a minimum of 10 pages.
All submissions must include playwrights full name, age,
address, valid email address and name of school.

All plays must be submitted or postmarked on or before March 31, 2023.

HOW TO SUBMIT ELIGIBLE PLAYS

EMAIL info@psypf.org
MAIL Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival
1717 E. Vista Chino, A7
PMB 486
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(Please send one copy, plays will not be returned.)

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Email the Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival or visit the Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival Website

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