World premiere readings from some of Kansas City’s most talented teen playwrights will be showcased during the Annual Young Playwrights’ Festival at 7:00 p.m. April 28 and 29, and at 10:00 a.m. April 29 at the Coterie Theatre. Professional actors, directors and designers will present a collection of ten staged readings, plays and monologues written by teen members of the Coterie’s Young Playwrights’Roundtable.
The Roundtable brings together a group of select young adults that meet throughout the year to write and share plays. Members of the Roundtable are invited to join after attending a Reaching the Write Minds workshop, the Coterie’s citywide in-school program to identify emerging playwrights.
This year’s festival will incorporate ten readings in two acts for the evening performances appropriate for high school students and adults; five readings will be performed during the 10:00 a.m. performance April 29, suitable for sixth grade students and older.
For the first time, all performances are free, but reservations are encouraged and can be made by phone (816) 474-6552 or in person at the Coterie Box Office. During Festival performance days, the Box Office will be open at from 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. All seating is general admission with theater doors opening 30 minutes prior to performance.
The Coterie is located inside Crown Center.
