Playwriting Contest & Workshops

The 2010 Ohio Young Playwright’s Finalist Scripts

The Kiss of Death by Gabriella Graham-Glicksman
Hathaway Brown, grade 10, Shaker Heights, OH

Number 15 by Katie Raber
Hathaway Brown, grade 11, Shaker Heights, OH

Secrets of an Underachiever by Joyce Guo
Hathaway Brown School, grade 9, Shaker Heights, OH

What’s Going On? By Seam Cox
Hedges Intermediate, grade 6, Mansfield City Schools

Love’s Labour’s Lost: A Contemporary Retelling… Abridged… with Apologies to William Shakespeare by Daniel Pease-Kerr
Cleveland Heights High School, grade 11, Cleveland, OH

Estelle's Story by Molly Snyder
Pioneer Career & Technology Center - Performing Arts Program, grade 11, Shelby, OH

The Abusive Dad by Tjiuana Lindsay
Hedges Intermediate, grade 6, Mansfield City Schools

Do Not Pass Go by Makayla Tyree
Homeschooled, grade 9, Galion, OH

Each of the finalists’ script had a staged reading at the Renaissance Theatre
on Thursday, April 22 at 6:00 PM.
The finalists met one-on-one with a playwright mentor to process the audience
and actors’ feedback from the staged reading.
They had one week to re-work their script and submitted them for the celebrity judges to read.
The winning scripts will be performed on the stage at the Renaissance Theatre
on June 26, 2010 at 8:00 PM.
Please join us then!

The winning scripts are:

What’s Going On? By Seam Cox

The Kiss of Death by Gabriella Graham-Glicksman

Secrets of an Underachiever by Joyce Guo

2011 Ohio Young Playwrights Contest

The Renaissance Performing Arts Assoc. is proud to announce its first annual Ohio Young Playwright's Contest for middle and high schools students. Scripts will be judged in two categories:

Grades 6 - 9
Grades 9 - 12

Finalists' scripts will receive a staged reading at the Renaissance as well as be included in the commemorative book.
Winning scripts will be produced on June 25, 2011 at 8:00 PM on the Renaissance stage.

Go to the bottom of this page for a PDF of the 2009 Ohio Young Playwright's Finalist Scripts.

Judging:

The Renaissance staff will read all submissions and choose semi-finalists.
Celebrity judges will read semi-finalist scripts and choose the finalists.
The Renaissance staff will select the winners.

Submission Guidelines:
Submitted scripts can be any style (comedy, farce, satire, tragedy, political, etc.). Submissions will not be returned and must meet the following criteria:

One piece per playwright
Include title page with playwright's name, address, day and evening phone numbers, and e-mail address
Include character page with descriptions and ages
Standard playwright format
Script length: 10 to 20 pages (in standard 12 pt font size with pages numbered)
Cast size: no more than six actors
No musicals
No binding or staples

Submission Deadline: March 1, 2011, 5:00 PM

Mail Submission to:

Ohio Young Playwright's Contest Submission
Renaissance Performing Arts
138 Park Ave. West
Mansfield, OH 44902

Playwriting Workshops

Free Introductory Workshops for students

These workshops will take place at the Renaissance Theatre and are designed to get students started on their submissions by reviewing the guidelines and going over the formatting requirements for the Ohio Young Playwrights Contest.

2010-11 workshop dates TBA

Teachers can call to schedule a free introductory workshop for their classroom.

The Young Playwrights Unit

The Young Playwrights Unit meets on Saturdays from 9:00 - 11:00 AM at the Renaissance Theatre. It is open to middle and high school students with a serious interest in playwriting. Students must commit to the entire session at registration. Enrollment is limited.

Fall 2010 Session Dates TBA
Winter/Spring 2011 Session Dates TBA

Professional Development Workshop Series for Teachers

Teachers can gain nine professional development credit hours developing their writing skills. Teachers will be equipped to prepare their students to submit script to the playwriting contest and achieve the Ohio standards in their classroom curriculum.

Fall 2010 Session Dates TBA
(Call for info: 419-522-2726, ext. 251)
Fee: $60

CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS:
THREE SERIES / EIGHT SERIES

This series of workshops will teacher students basic playwriting skill and work with them on their submitted scripts. The sessions will include classroom writing time, writing assignments and classroom critique sessions.

Maximum Class Size: 25
Session Length: 60 - 90 minutes
Fee: $300 / $800