TDSB Playwriting Festival

TDSB Playwriting Festival

With a focus on playwriting, students will discover and share their own voice and will practically apply what they learn by creating short plays of their own. These plays will then be shared with their peers, teachers, families and artists in a culminating festival day. Through facilitated sessions, small group instruction and collaborative exploration with peers, students will learn and develop their own work. They will employ strategies from the writing process and will use ensemble-based dramatic exercises to develop their own short plays. Students will also reflect on and discuss their learning experiences through online journaling throughout the process.

Introductory Seminar- March 22 

Working Sessions – March 24, 29, April 1, 5, 14, 29, May 3

Playwriting Festival at YPT – May 9
The final day of YPT’s Playwriting Festival with Grades 6 and 8 in the TDSB takes place at YPT on May 9! Students will be able to see their final projects come to life as professional actors read their scripts.