STC Young Playwrights' Residency
The STC Young Playwrights' Residency is designed to engage and develop young playwrights through a two and a half day workshop residency held at Sydney Theatre Company.
Background
Sydney Theatre Company’s Young Playwrights’ Award was established in 1992 and was one of the major playwriting competitions for young people in NSW and ACT. In recent years, two winners had their work presented in a staged reading, and received $1000 prize money. Thanks to the generosity of the donation of $40,000 from Ian Darling, STC Ed was able to expand the prize into a two and a half day residency for ten young playwrights.
In early October 2009, ten young playwrights from across NSW congregated at the wharf for the STC Ed Young Playwrights' Residency. Selected from over 50 applicants in both metropolitan and regional areas, these ten senior secondary students were invited to take part in the two and a half day residency lead by Literary Manager, Polly Rowe. Guest artists included Tommy Murphy, Alana Valentine and Tanya Goldberg.
Aim
The program aims to foster meaningful engagement of young playwrights with the Company and to invest in the process of creativity rather than the outcome.
2009 Participants
Jeffrey Fong Yan
Nathan Tesler
Susan Flynn
Amelia Scott
Lachlan Bray
Zandria Koh Ming Xue
Natasha Vickery
Adrianna Manley
Mercadese Price
Harry Valerio
Application Process for 2010
Sydney Theatre Company is looking for students in Years 10, 11 or 12 who have an original imagination and a unique voice.
To apply, students must submit an original script no longer than 30 minutes in length and complete the application form. The 2010 application form and full details of STC’s 2010 Young Playwrights' Residency are available to download below.
Applications for 2010 STC Young Playwrights' Residency close 27 August 2010.
Sydney Theatre Company is grateful for the generous support of Ian Darling for funding this initiative.
