May 20, 2015, at 6:30pm Second Chance 6145 Imperial Avenue San Diego, CA 92114

Professional actors perform a reading for the Second Chance community of a new play in development, To Have and To Hold, written by Mabelle Reynoso based on interviews of Second Chance graduates. The reading is open to Second Chance alumni, former foster youth, and youth attending JCCS schools. Reservation required. Contact Playwrights Project.

June 1, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
J. Crevillo Hall
Francis Parker School
6501 Linda Vista Rd.
San Diego, CA 92111

Excerpts of scripts by students in our playwriting program at various Juvenile Court and Community Schools will be presented as a staged reading, directed by Rosina Reynolds. The evening will feature a reading of the play Light by Ke’Ona, which was presented in this year’s festival of Plays by Young Writers at The Old Globe. The program is made possible thanks to a JUMP StArts grant from the California Arts Council. RSVP to Playwrights Project at write@playwrightsproject.org.

June 5, 2015, 6:00-7:00pm
NTC @ Liberty Station, Barracks 17
2640 Historic Decatur Road, San Diego 92106

Each year, Words Alive Adolescent Book Group (ABG) students participate in a program-wide arts component. This year, students worked with Playwright Project's teaching artists to create a monologue based on Daniel Beaty's Knock Knock performance and children's book adaptation. A few selected students from ABG sites will perform their monologue live at the monthly NTC Friday Night Liberty this summer!

Directions and Parking Information

Friday Night Liberty is hosted the first Friday evening of each month and offers FREE open artist studios, galleries and events throughout NTC at Liberty Station's Arts & Cultural District. There is free parking and admission.

Register for the performance!
Please RSVP by May 22
RSVP by clicking the above link, or by emailing
Chrissy Califf, Teen Services & Volunteer Program Manager
(chrissy@wordsalive.org)

Are you under 19? The deadline for the California Young Playwrights Contest is June 1!

Professionals will evaluate your entry, and if you're one of the winners, your play will receive a production. This is an educational program focused on the development of new plays - so if you're a winner, be prepared to revise your script with the support of a professional dramaturg (or writing friend), director and actors. Every entrant may request an individualized script critique.

Full details and entry form are available at www.playwrightsproject.org/programs/contest/

We're also looking for script readers to help with the selection process. Are you an adult who is interested in reading submissions? We'll be holding two orientations: Sunday, May 17 at 11am, and Wednesday, May 27 at 6:30pm. Contact dlivingston@playwrightsproject.org for more details and to RSVP for an orientation session.

Past contest winner and current Social Media Intern Alberto Cordova. Check out his videos on SnapChat by following PlaywrightSnaps.

We are grateful for recent funding from the Kiwanis Club of Old San Diego; Qualcomm, one of our long-time donors, which matched a gift from one of their employees; and the Mary & Gary West Foundation, which awarded us a grant for general operating expenses. Lastly, we are absolutely ecstatic to report that our Board of Directors unanimously stepped up their giving in response to a challenge from the Parker Foundation. Thanks to their generosity, our Board has secured a 2-to-1 matching grant! We are grateful to all our donors for their continued support of our arts education programs.

Laurel Withers, Nancy Houser, Cecelia Kouma and Vicki Eddy at the elegant Thursday Club Tea. Proceeds from their rummage sale support Plays by Young Writers.