Plays by Young Writers - Night of Celebration - February 28

Plays by Young Writers, Night of Celebration – Sunday, February 28th at 6:30 PM

This Night of Celebration features all 5 winning plays & a reception with the playwrights
One Ticket: $50 per individual
Pay What You Can options are available to make the Festival accessible for all. We ask you to consider paying full price if you can, and invite you to choose the ticket option that works best for you.

Order of Events

6:30 PM - Reception
7:30 PM - Festival Performance
9:00 PM - Dessert and Coffee

Location

The Joan B. Kroc Theatre in the Salvation Army's Kroc Center
6611 University Ave
San Diego, CA 92115


Playwrights Project's 41^st Plays by Young Writers Festival, sponsored by the Sheila and Jeffrey Lipinsky Family Fund, a live performance featuring winning scripts from the 2025 California Young Playwrights Contest.

FULL PRODUCTIONS

Company by Enrique de Castro (age 18, San Diego)
A medical student helping a friend’s elderly father learns to be present.

Invisible by Audrey Vecchio (age 17, Yucaipa)
Milo wants to help his sister navigate high school. One problem: he’s a ghost.

A Reckoning of Emmas by Harper Williams (age 17, Simi Valley)
11-year-old Emma’s parents are getting divorced. Future Emmas to the rescue?

STAGED READING

Purple & Prejudice by Mikaela Lee (age 14, Poway)
A bold purple ladybug fights discrimination to find her place in the world.

Family Love by Kaylynn Tran (age 13, San Diego)
With support from the family dog, Ralph connects with his workaholic father.


COVID-19 Guidelines & Policy

We encourage all attendees to be up-to-date with their vaccinations against COVID-19 and to wear masks at their own discretion. Masks will be available upon request. Please remain at home if you are experiencing any COVID, cold, or flu symptoms the day of the event.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions, please contact Playwrights Project at (858) 384-2970 or at write@playwrightsproject.org.


This performance has an anticipated run time of 90 minutes. Online ticket sales will end 12 hours prior to the performance start. Tickets can be purchased at the door if there are any remaining. Ticket purchases are non-refundable after the event takes place. Further details will be sent prior to the celebration.