Young Playwrights

City Theatre Young Playwrights is a comprehensive, dynamic arts education program serving teachers, students, and the Pittsburgh community. The program fulfills state Common Core and Academic standards, including Arts and Humanities and English Language Arts. Four major components make up the Young Playwrights program: in-school playwriting workshops for students, an adjudicated annual contest for grades 7-12, fully staged productions of selected scripts, and professional development opportunities for teachers.