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FST is proud to present the 33rd year of its award-winning WRITE A PLAY program, inspiring the next generation of playwrights.

WRITE A PLAY is a year-round arts integration program providing students with the example, the inspiration, and the skills to write their own original plays. From field trips to the theatre to see professional productions, to an interactive performance created at your school, to playwriting lessons that will develop the inner artist in your students, this award-winning program is designed to inspire the next generation of playwrights. Now in its 33rd year, WRITE A PLAY reaches over 30,000 students annually across the state of Florida; nationally as far as Camden, NJ and Woodstock, IL; and internationally as far as Scotland and Israel.

For more information about this year's plays and offerings, click the Elementary or Secondary track below. To book your classroom's experience, contact us at 941.366.9797 or writeaplay@floridastudiotheatre.org. 

 24-25 Write A Play Field Trips

24-25 Write A Play On Tour

24-25 Write A Play for Middle & High School

All students are encouraged to submit their work to FST’s Young Playwrights Festival, which celebrates those students and their teachers whose plays reveal a budding creative talent that deserves congratulations!

All winning plays must have the four key ingredients: Characters, Setting, Conflict, and Dialogue. In addition to the core ingredients, winning plays also have creative and interesting stories. They can be funny or serious, or a combination of the two. All winning plays have the truth and imagination that only a young playwright can bring to a play.

Click here to download the WRITE A PLAY submission packet. Priority deadline for submitting your play: January 31, 2025.

 

 

WRITE A PLAY Offerings

WRITE A PLAY for Elementary Students

Introduce your elementary school classroom to the art of theatre and inspire your students to write their own original plays through this award-winning three-part series.

WRITE A PLAY for Secondary Students

Using proven theatrical methodology, inspire and encourage your students to explore their innate creativity through workshops in playwrighting, improvisation, or a customized experience designed especially for your classroom.

Young Playwrights Festival

An annual celebration of the outstanding creative achievements of all participating WRITE A PLAY students during the school year. Participating students are awarded certificates and medals on stage in honor of their courage to create.

Teacher Tools

Make the most of your WRITE A PLAY experience with the help of these additional, free resources. Download the submission packet, steam instructional videos in your classroom, and more.

Supporters

Let's hear it for the generous individuals, organizations, and businesses whose support has helped FST's award-winning WRITE A PLAY program impact over one million students to date!

Florida Studio Theatre | Kids in the Arts

PBS - WEDU featured Florida Studio Theatre's Young Playwrights Festival and WRITE A PLAY program during a 2008 documentary feature.

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