Announcing the 2017 NJ Young Playwrights Festival plays

We are pleased to announce the plays and playwrights whose work will be presented at the 2017 New Jersey Young Playwrights Festival on June 26 & 27:

High School (grades 10-12)

Hot Dogs and Feminism by Jasmine Sharma, Bergen County Academies

Learn Your ABCs by Elijah Gaines, Lindenwold HS & Jaleel Lindsey

Packing by Michael Villanueva, Middlesex County Acedemy for Performing Arts

Smile by Kianni Keys, Newark Academy

Trust No One by Gabrielle Poisson, Newark Academy

Junior HS (grades 7-9)

Chow Chow by Marra Finkelstein, Eisenhower Middle School (Wyckoff)

Dog Sitters by Lena Shmitt, Frelinghuysen Middle School (Morristown)

"My Extraordinary World" by Charlie McLace by Maya Levenstein, Green Meadow Middle School (Hackettstown)

Elementary (grades 4-6)

Girl World, Boy World by Isabella Cerciello, St. Vincent Martyr School (Madison)

Robot House by Luke Sherman, Torey J. Sabatini School (Madison)

Techno Takeover by Darren Van Pelt, Manasquan Elementary School

Read more about these plays/playwrights on the Writers Theatre blog at https://www.wtnj.org/thirty-fourth-annual-new-jersey-young…/

Junior HS & Elementary selections coming soon!

We've finally resolved the issues that prevented the announcement of the Junior HS and Elementary selections. That information will be released on Friday. Thanks for your continued patience and understanding!

Nearly there!

Hang in there, young playwrights! We're almost done confirming the last details of the Festival. Once I get final approval, I will be in touch with the playwrights whose scripts have been selected for the Junior HS and Elementary division presentations. We can also confirm the last scheduling details, too. Just a few days more. Thanks for your patience!