YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS PROGRAM (YPP)
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Bring writing for performance into your classroom!
Dobama Theatre partners with schools and community organizations to bring the art of playwriting to language arts and drama classrooms all over Northeast Ohio.
The YPP is taught by professional playwrights and theatre artists right in your own classroom! The wide-ranging resources available include workshops, residencies (3 or more sessions), instructional videos, and a fully adaptable curriculum based on grade level. The YPP is currently FREE to public schools in some districts.
Creative writing is not just for English classes. The YPP encourages students to explore history, science, and current events in addition to different genres of traditional storytelling.
Contact Director of Education, Carrie Williams, at youngplaywrights@dobama.org to bring the YPP to your school or group!
Participating in The Young Playwrights Program meets the following Ohio Department of Education K-12 Learning Standards:
English Language Arts Vertical Alignment Writing Strand - CCR Anchor Standard 3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
Fine Arts - Drama/Theatre, Guiding Principles: Students need to incorporate creativity as part of their daily lives. The arts provide a unique outlet in a way no other subject can mimic.
Fine Arts - Drama/Theatre, Creating: Artists/students use creative thinking and reasoning skills to perceive concepts and ideas to develop works.
Social and Emotional Learning Standards - Competency D: Relationship Skills, D1: Apply positive verbal and non-verbal communication and social skills to interact effectively with others and in groups.
Social and Emotional Learning Standards - Competency E: Responsible Decision-Making, E4: Explore and approach new situations with an open mind and curiosity while recognizing that some outcomes are not certain or comfortable.
The Young Playwrights Program is made possible through the support of:
The Marilyn Bianchi Kids' Playwriting Festival is supported in part by PNC Charitable Trusts, The David and Inez Myers Foundation, The Harry K. and Emma R. Fox Charitable Foundation, The Music and Drama Club, and The Dennis Bianchi Charitable Fund in memory of Donald and Marilyn Bianchi.