Write Here! Write Now! accepting entries through March 3, 2025 

Trinity Repertory Company announces the 14th annual Write Here! Write Now! student playwriting competition. New England students in grades 9-12 may submit up to two original ten-minute plays via the application form at trinityrep.com/whwn. The submission deadline is March 3, 2025, at 11:59 pm. Trinity Rep will announce the four winners on April 1, 2025. 

“We are excited to open Write Here! Write Now! for the 14th year,” Associate Director of Education Daniel Begin said. “This program offers high school students across New England the opportunity to share their work with local industry professionals and community members while exploring the world of playwriting.” 

On April 21, 2025, at 7:00 pm, Trinity Rep will hold staged readings of the plays, performed by community members for the winners’ families and friends. Each winner will receive a scholarship towards any Trinity Rep Young Actors Studio after-school class, and 20 free tickets to a 2025-26 Season Project Discovery student matinee for their school.   

“These young playwrights’ dedication and creativity continue to excite and inspire us each year,” adds Education Programs Coordinator Emma Becker. “We cannot wait to see what this year’s competition has in store.” 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM  

Write Here! Write Now! encourages high school students to develop communication, critical thinking, and storytelling skills through playwriting. By providing lesson plans and guidance, Trinity Rep encourages English, creative writing, and theater teachers to incorporate playwriting into their curriculum. Educators can review the study guide at trinityrep.com/whwn.  

Whether students complete their plays independently or as part of a class, they may submit up to two 10-minute plays to the competition. Each year, Trinity Rep’s adjudicators select four winning plays, with at least one winner from a Providence, RI school.  

RECOGNITION 

Trinity Rep’s education and artistic staff evaluate each script, with student playwrights’ names remaining anonymous. Every play that is submitted will receive feedback to aid in the development of the student’s creative voice. Once the final four plays are chosen, the playwrights will receive advanced feedback through an in-depth dramaturgical review of their scripts. The process culminates in staged readings of the winning plays for family and friends. The winners receive a scholarship towards any Trinity Rep Young Actors Studio after school class, and 20 free tickets to a 2025-26 Season Project Discovery student matinee for their school.   

ABOUT TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY 

Rhode Island’s Tony Award-winning theater, Trinity Rep has created unparalleled professional theater for and with its community since its founding in 1963. Trinity Rep strives to facilitate human connection and has been a driving force behind the creativity that fuels and defines the region for more than 50 years.  

Trinity Rep is committed to reinventing the public square and inspiring dialogue by creating emotionally stimulating live productions that range from classical to contemporary and innovative education programs for all ages and abilities. Its annual production of A Christmas Carol has brought families together for more than four decades and made memories for nearly two million audience members.  

Trinity Rep’s 2024-25 Season runs through June 2025, and includes productions of POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B, A Christmas Carol, Someone Will Remember Us, La Tempestad – The Tempest, and Blues for an Alabama Sky. Subscriptions and single tickets are on sale now. For more information, visit Trinity Rep’s website at www.trinityrep.com.