Play On
A Free Summer Playwriting Program for 9-12 year olds
Saturdays, July 11-September 12
10:30-11:30am
Final performance on September 12
(no class September 5)
Do you like theater or really dramatic stories? Do you want to write a play - and see it performed by real actors? Then Play On is for you!
This free 7-week summer program will meet at
Queens Public Library in Woodside!
Over the course of the program, you’ll…
Learn how to read scripts
Explore the building blocks of dramatic storytelling, like dialogue, characters, and plot
You'll write your own 5–10 minute play
Have a one-on-one session with your playwriting teacher
And here's the really exciting part: your script will be rehearsed by a director and a group of real actors, and performed as a staged reading at the library
You write it. They perform it!
Class size is limited to 10 writers. Writers are expected to attend every week but accommodations can be made with prior approval. So register today, and Play On!
Meet your playwriting teacher:
Angela Santillo
Angela is a writer and artist based in New York City. She has developed curriculum and taught drama and playwriting at schools in the Bronx, Westchester County, throughout Vermont with Northern Stage, and as a volunteer teaching artist with The Possibility Project (NYC). She was a visiting professor at Saint Mary’s College, where she taught a winter course in how to make documentary theater. Her plays have been produced around the country, including productions in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Asheville. She has an MFA in Theater from Sarah Lawrence College. www.angelasantillo.com.
Check out images from recent staged readings of student plays!
“A great experience that really felt like something out of college - an experience that you don’t find anywhere else. I wish more things like this would be offered.”