The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford is now accepting applications for the  2023 Young Playwrights Festival scheduled for May 12–14.

Submissions will be accepted until 11:50 p.m. Feb. 8.

The Young Playwrights Festival offers students a hands-on opportunity to learn about dramatic form and structure as they experience the signature O’Neill play development process firsthand. Five featured playwrights will be selected to work with a dedicated creative team to develop their 10- to 15-page short plays. This development process will culminate in a public script-in-hand reading of their pieces. Additional applicants will be invited to attend the festival as Guest Playwrights and will participate in workshops and hear their scripts read aloud.

Applying students must be United States residents between the ages of 12 and 18 and currently enrolled in middle or high school.

Applications can be submitted at bit.ly/ypf2023. There is no application fee for the Young Playwrights Festival and participation is free for all invited playwrights.

More information about the Young Playwrights Festival and its application process is available at www.theoneill.org/ypf.