ACT Theatre - Young Playwrights Program

Downtown Seattle Contemporary Theatre with Teen Playwriting Program

ACT (A Contemporary Theatre) is a downtown Seattle professional theatre on Union Street. The Young Playwrights Program (YPP) is its long-running education initiative for middle and high school students focused on writing for the stage.

Programs for Middle and High School

YPP is the headline program plus festival opportunities. Programs include:
- Young Playwrights Program (YPP) for middle and high schoolers
- ACTLab partner productions
- Mainstage student attendance
- Annual Young Playwrights Festival
- School partnerships across Puget Sound

What's Included

• Mentorship from professional ACT dramaturgs and directors
• Performance of student-written work
• Access to ACT mainstage and ACTLab productions
• Multi-year program (students can re-enroll season over season)

Experience

Best regional option for kids who want to write for the stage rather than just perform. ACT mounts new works as part of its identity, so YPP students train inside a working new-play development house.