Opportunity Guide I Summer, Enrichment & Activities Guide



  1. Eugene O’Neill Theater Center Young Playwrights Festival National Competition
    Employing the signature “O’Neill process,” the festival provides professional-level support to develop original one-act plays written by middle and high school students. With these methods, the young… Read more
  2. International Thespian Festival (Educational Theater Association) - Musicalworks
    THESPIAN MUSICALWORKS nurtures original student-written musicals from the page to the stage. The program staff will choose up to two works to be developed at the International Thespian Festival,… Read more
  3. International Thespian Festival (Educational Theater Association) - Thespian Playworks
    THESPIAN PLAYWORKS nurtures original student-written plays from the page to the stage. The program staff will choose up to four plays to be developed at the Inter-national Thespian Festival,… Read more
  4. Lewis Center for the Arts (Princeton University) High School Contests
    Each year, the Lewis Center for the Arts sponsors contests and scholarships for high school students. Past and current contest categories have included poetry and play writing.
  5. National YoungArts Foundation
    The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) was established in 1981 by Lin and Ted Arison. YoungArts’ signature program is an application-based award for emerging artists ages 15–18 or in grades 10… Read more
  6. VSA Playwright Discovery Program Competition
    Young writers with disabilities and collaborative groups that include students with disabilities, in U.S. grades 6-12 (or equivalents) or ages 11-18 for non-U.S. students, are invited to explore the… Read more