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NEW VOICES: PLAYWRITING IN THE SCHOOLS
Sponsored by The Norton
Foundation
 The program, taught in the classroom by Program Coordinator Lee Look, covers the fundamentals of playwriting and character
development and helps each student in the class develop their own play.
The program is designed to emphasize the creation and revision process
of playwriting, rather than the performance.
In addition, students are mentored by in-residence playwrights and participate
in the Young Playwrights Festival, where select student works are performed
on stage during the Humana Festival of New American Plays.
Read Stories
From Particpating Educators
Playwriting in the Schools Coordinator Lee Look talks to a student
TEN-MINUTE PLAY CONTEST FOR STUDENTS
Students grades 1-12 are invited to participate in
Actors Theatre's new, regional playwriting contest, held in conjunction
with the Humana Festival of New American Plays. More
Information About New Voices Playwright Festival April 3 & 4, 2008
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Jefferson County Public Schools:
Jeffersontown High School - 30 students
Butler Traditional School - 31 students
Male Traditional High School - 170 students (20 Fall and150 Spring)
Waggener High School - 21 students
Westport Middle - 60 students
Meyzeek Middle School - 60 students
Jefferson County Alternative Schools:
Liberty High School - 20 students
Jefferson County Private Schools:
Trinity High School - 34 students (17
Fall and 17 Spring)
Bullitt County Public Schools:
North Bullitt High School - 17 students
CORE CONTENT CONNECTIONS
High School:
AH-HS 4.3.1—Students will create
and perform using elements of drama
WR -HS-1.1.02—Personal Expressive Writing
WR-HS- 1.2.02—Personal Expressive Writing/Literary Writing (ex.
creation of characters; develop plot, setting, mood).
WR-HS -3.6.00—Correctness
WR HS-4.8.00 and 4.9.00—Prewriting and Drafting
WR-HS- 4.10.00 and 4.11.00—Revising and Editing
Middle School:
WR-06-8 1.1.02—Personal Expressive
Writing
WR-06-8 1.2.02—Personal Expressive Writing/Literary Writing (ex.
creation of characters; develop setting, mood).
WR-06-8 3.5.02—Personal Expressive Writing/Literary Writing- (develop
ideas through descriptive or figurative language).
WR-M 4.10.00 and 4.11.00—Revising and Editing
AH-06-8 4.3.1—Students will create and perform using elements of
drama (Literary, Technical, Production)
SPECIFIC QUANTIFIABLE OUTCOMES
All participating students will
write a ten-minute play, develop characters and go through the revision
process.
Students can demonstrate increased
knowledge of theatre terminology and careers, which is tested but not
always taught in the classroom.
Students show improved reading
and writing skills, especially in spelling and reading comprehension.
PROGRAM STAFF
Lee Look, Playwriting in the Schools Coordinator
Jacob Stoebel, Education Coordinator
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