Calling All Teen Playwrights

High school students from the East End and New York City have been invited to apply for a five-day script-writing retreat, the Young Artists and Writers Project, which is based at Stony Brook Southampton.

The retreat, planned for Nov. 14 through Nov. 18, is aimed at creative students who want to interact with college faculty in honing their skills writing plays and scripts. “The students attending will have a chance to find their creative voices in script writing in a supportive environment; generate valuable new material for transcripts; improve writing and communications skills; build confidence, and make new friends while forging lasting connections,” the program announcement reads.

In addition to the individual writing and development workshops, time is designated for students to study and complete their regular schoolwork, as well as for recreation. They will be chaperoned at all times.

At the conclusion of the program, each student’s script is presented in a staged reading, and some are chosen for a formal production at the college’s Avram Theater in December. Scripts are also published in the YAWP e-zine.

The cost is $500 per student, and the deadline to apply is Nov. 1. More information can be found online at stonybrook.edu/yawp, or by sending an email to Will Chandler, the program’s director, at [email protected].