Youth Playwrights

The VSA/Kennedy Center invites young writers ages 15-18 with disabilities to apply for our 2022 VSA Playwright Discovery Program.

  • Submit a "ten-minute script"
  • All genres welcome
  • Plays, musicals, multimedia, film TV, podcasts
  • Any writing performance

Young writers with disabilities and collaborative groups that include students with disabilities are encouraged to submit short works written to be performed: plays, spoken word poetry (for single performer or a group), or music theater.

Review Program Details

Deadline:  March 9, 2022

For assistance, contact us at 202-416-8898 or vsainfo@kennedy-center.org.

A Jean Kennedy Smith Arts and Disability Program