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For students in grades 9–12

Workshops take place on select Thursdays and Saturdays, January–March 2025; see program page for details

Contact: HSPF@lortel.org

Application Deadline: December 3, 2024

The Lucille Lortel Theatre's 2025 High School Playwriting Fellowship provides seven NYC public school students with the opportunity to write and publish a play while being mentored by theatre professionals across 12 workshops taking place in January through March 2025. Fellows will also receive a $500 stipend, a professional staged reading of their plays, a certificate of recognition, and a night out on Broadway with dinner and tickets to a show!

To be considered for the program, students must submit an artistic statement (500 words or less), a creative writing sample (1–3 pages long), and three different story ideas (each should be 3–5 sentences long).

Visit the program's webpage to learn more about the Fellowship, and create an account with Submittable to complete your application by the extended deadline on December 3, 2024!