Join the Program

The Benefits:
It seems that when professional theatre artists go to work on a brand new script written by a teenager, something magical tends to occur. For the professionals, working at the festival is a chance to rejuvenate -- to perform with the kind of dedication and abandon that reminds many of them why they chose to work in theatre in the first place. For the audience, it is a rare look into the hearts and minds of young people -- a perspective on youth culture unavailable when filtered through the adult-run media. For the playwrights, production at the festival may well be the first time their work has been taken seriously. Among their peers, featured playwrights take on a greater status, and their writing receives the kind of attention normally showered upon star athletes.

How to Join:
We encourage you to join us in this exciting new project. Interested schools can contact Kate Snodgrass, Project Director, at ksnodgra@bu.edu for more information.