Young Playwrights Festival 

Every year Syracuse Stage invites Central New York high school students to write original ten-minute plays and other performance pieces for entry into our annual Young Playwrights Festival contest. Our panel of theatre and literary professionals evaluates each student's play. Semifinalists are invited to attend a writing workshop with Syracuse Stage where their plays will be read and critiqued. Finalists will see their plays performed as staged readings by Syracuse University Drama Students.

Submissions for the 2025 Young Playwrights Festival will be open later this fall.

YPF 2025 Dates:

Submissions Due: Feb. 11, 2025

Semifinalist Workshop: Mar. 1, 2025

Festival: Apr. 29, 2025 at 7PM

Contact education@syracusestage.org for more information.

2024 WINNERS

Top row L to R: Paige Blair, Ray Feldstein, Matthew Patalita, Talia Solomon. Bottom row L to R: Anqi Geng, Dylan Keyes, Leah Nemi, Logan Oppedisano. PHOTO: Candice Bermudez. 2024.