For the young writers of Young Playwrights’ Theater (YPT), storytelling is an act of creative freedom, resilience, connection, and belonging. And at a time when so many brilliant voices are silenced by rhetoric, storytelling is often an act of resistance. Now more than ever, youth voices are vital in public discourse about the future—a future that is, after all, theirs to dream.

Since 1995, YPT has inspired young people to realize the power of their own voices, providing inspiration, tools, and opportunities for young and emerging artists to develop and share their stories. We prioritize young people who are targeted by systems of oppression, and we also collaborate with people of all ages who are invested in the ways that theater can transform lives and communities.
YPT’s young playwrights have so many more stories to share. By making a donation this holiday season, you have the power to transform both the lives of the YPT playwrights who will share their stories in the next year, and the lives of the audience members who will experience them.

Will you help write the next chapter of YPT’s story?

With your support, YPT will expand our programming to reach 900 writers in the next year, engaging them in joyful, creative play, bolstering their confidence and personal resilience, and enhancing their writing, communication, and collaboration skills. Together, we will develop young and emerging playwrights and theater artists, and create an arts-enriched world in which marginalized perspectives are valued and heard.

On behalf of our young playwrights, thank you for supporting them as the authors of their own futures, and for ensuring the future of YPT.

Write the Future

By Young Playwrights' Theater

Write the Future

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