• Submissions Now Open Until March 31st, 2025

    Winning playwrights get the chance to work with industry mentors, see their plays come to life in a professional staged reading, and receive a scholarship to fuel their creative dreams.
    Submit your play now and be part of something amazing!

    Submit Your Play Here

  • 🌟 We are deeply grateful to everyone who made the 6th Annual Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival a resounding success!🌟

    To our incredible sponsors, thank you for your unwavering support and generosity. Your contributions are vital in nurturing the next generation of playwrights and bringing their creative visions to life.

    To our talented performers and dedicated directors, your passion and commitment have truly made this festival unforgettable. We couldn't have done it without you!

    ✨ Here’s to another remarkable year of celebrating young talent and the magic of theater. 🎭

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The Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival promotes and encourages creative writing-in the theatrical form!

VISION & VOICE

The Theater Arts are exciting, captivating and some might say a difficult road to travel alone. Enter the Palm Springs Young Playwrights Festival (PS•YPF). 

PS•YPF’s goal is to provide young aspiring playwrights with the community and venue for their talents to blossom. Our festival functions like an advanced workshop, where youth develop their plays and give voice to their visions.

Yamani Scoggins, 2021 Winner

THE EXPERIENCE

Anyone who's ever written something from the heart can relate to how searching the process can be. It’s easy to feel lost in a sea of  dialogue at times, nevertheless it’s this creative bug that keeps us writing and rewriting, highlighting and marking up until we have a first draft. 

Our festival community dives deep into the writing process and helps young playwrights take their words from page to the stage. For many youth it’s the first time they will hear their words delivered by professional actors. Participants are greeted with a true professional experience, from table reads to receiving creative direction from real Directors in the field.

@PSYPF - Follow our community on Instagram and see our exploits!

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View fullsize The big day is here! 🌟 As we kick off our festival, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to our talented directors who have poured their creativity and expertise into making this event happen. Their dedication and guidance have been instrument
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View fullsize 🌟A huge shout-out to our incredible adult volunteer Actors & Performers! 🎭 Their guidance is instrumental in developing and presenting our festival winners. With rehearsals underway, the anticipation is mounting. Don't miss our 5th annual festi
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View fullsize June 4th! 12:00 PM. Palm Springs Cultural Center. FREE admission. Reserve your seat at ticket link in bio. Join us and our special guests actors from TV and Film. @psculturalcenter @riverside_coe #youngplaywrightsfestival
“I was so lucky to be surrounded by such a kind group of people willing to participate in making what I’d written be heard. It truly meant a lot to me to see a story I care so much about come to life.”
— CAL VAUGHN - 2020 WINNER