Congratulations to the 2009 Young Playwrights Festival Winners!

Click here to view a complete list of selected playwrights in the
2009 Young Playwrights Festival. 

The WRITE A PLAY Program at Florida Studio Theatre is an in-school arts initiative, designed to inspire your students to be creative and to write plays. From the heartfelt "Girl with One Arm" to the hilarious "I Dreamed I Married a Chicken," these tender plays celebrate the poetic imagination of our youth. Last year, over 55,000 youth participated in this dynamic award-winning program. FST received plays from over 9,200 young playwrights in the state of Florida and around the world for the Young Playwrights Festival, which takes place each spring culminating the program.

Florida Studio Theatre's WRITE A PLAY Program is currently celebrating 17 years of inspiring children from Kindergarten to 12th Grade. The program offers students a 3 show subscription series for Elementary schools in Sarasota and Manatee counties, which include the Playmaker's Tour (in-class), The Emperor's New Clothes at FST and Under Six (selected plays by students). We also offer the Playmaker's Tour for Southeastern United States and Secondary WRITE A PLAY in-class workshops.