Plays by Young Writers Opening Night Celebration

Playwrights Project's 37th Plays by Young Writers Festival, sponsored by the Sheila and Jeffrey Lipinsky Family Fund and Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust, is a filmed performance featuring winning scripts from its 2021 California Young Playwrights Contest.

Featured productions:
• "Petunia" by Ana Cabrera, Age 15, Cardiff – A flower with roots on both sides of the border journeys to find her place in the world.
• "Boxed In" by Declan Kallberg, Age 14, Temecula – Decades after COVID-19, is there more to life than just connecting through screens?
• "Reverie" by Jacqueline Vellandi, Age 17, Ladera Ranch – Three students escape mundane realities through a collective daydream.

Staged reading:
• "The Jealous Soccer" Ball by Ahmed Al Hashimi & Yaseen Issa, Ages 13 & 13, El Cajon - Ronaldo wants to fulfill his purpose, but he's not as popular as LeBron the basketball.

Plays by Young Writers Opening Night Celebration will take place at the Joan B. Kroc Theatre on Saturday, May 7 at 7 p.m. Event schedule:
• 7 p.m. – Reception
• 8 p.m. – Screening of the festival
• 9:30 p.m. – Dessert and coffee

Get tickets here!
General admission is $50 per person.

For more information, please visit playwrightsproject.org/productions/pbyw or call (858) 384-2970.