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The
Blank Theatre Young
Playwrights
COMPETITION &
FESTIVAL is the
premiere nationwide forum
dedicated to developing and
producing plays and musicals
by playwrights 19 years of
age and younger.
Since 1993
we have developed and
produced 232 plays and
musicals by playwrights as
young as 9 years old!
How does the COMPETITION
Work?
Accomplished
professional writers make up
a team of mentors who help
winning
playwrights prepare their
work for public performance.
Experienced directors
and mentors work closely
with playwrights during the
rehearsal process.
Best of all, winning
playwrights see their work
performed on stage in Los
Angeles
by professional actors!
Who
participates in the
FESTIVAL?
Past Festivals have featured actors such as Chris Pine (STAR TREK), Heather Morris (GLEE), Jeremy Sisto (LAW & ORDER, SIX FEET UNDER), Michael Welch (TWILIGHT), Gordon Clapp (NYPD BLUE), Dee Wallace (ET: THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL), Dale Dickey (TRUE BLOOD, WINTER’S BONE), Noah Wyle, Kellie Martin and Halle Hirsh (ER), Nicholas Brendon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, James Marsters, Amber Benson, Tom Lenk, Danny Strong, Eliza Dushku and Alyson Hanningan (BUFF THE VAMPIRE SLAYER), Tiffani Thiessen (WHITE COLLAR), Josh Radnor (HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER), Sarah Drew (GREY’S ANATOMY), Bruce Vilanch (HOLLYWOOD SQUARES), Debra Messing (WILL & GRACE, SMASH), Lynsey Bartilson (GROUNDED FOR LIFE), Mark Valley and Constance Zimmer (BOSTON LEGAL), Kathryn Joosten and Todd Grinnell (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, Scott Lowell and Thea Gill (QUEER AS FOLK), Jerry O’Connell (JERRY MAGUIRE), Ariel Winter (MODERN FAMILY), Megan Ward (GENERAL HOSPITAL), Katie Lowes (SCANDAL), Matthew Moy (2 BROKE GIRLS) plus over 1200 other
professional mentors, directors, actors, producers and crew!
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