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North Carolina Theatre Arts Educators
What is Playworks?
Playworks is a collaborative project between NCTAE, UNCG and NC Thespians to foster playwriting in North Carolina Public Schools.
The Focus is on the process of playwriting and support of the merging playwright. While the main focus of the project is on students, the Playworks Project recognizes that teachers must be also be taught and nurtured so that they may guide students to higher achievement.
Teacher Training
PLAYWORKS BROCHURE.pdf
Write It
Center Stage
Mentor
Script Samples
NC Thespian Festival
WRITE IT!
Write it is a playwriting contest for students in grades 4-12. Each NCTAE member can submit up to five entries from their school.
Winners will receive:
High School Middle School
1st Place: $200.00 1st Place: $100.00
2nd Place: $100.00 One Honorable mention
3rd Place: $50.00
Two Honorable Mentions
Elementary School
1st Place: $50.00
Want to Enter??
- Select 1-5 entries from your school.
- Make sure your selections are in the correct format.
(See Playwriting Template pdf on this page.)
- Save selections as the title of the play and either ES, MS or
HS. (ex. Hamlet HS)
- Complete the teacher signature page
(word document on this page)
- Rubrics for ES and MS/HS are included on this page.
- Submit to Emily Wike by
December 15 at midnight!
emily.wike_dpsnc.net
The Best Parts!
All winning works will be published! Teachers can purchase these great resources online.
A staged reading of all of the winning entries will be produced at Center Stage with feedback and discussion to follow.
All high school students that submit a play will be invited to attend a Playwriting Workshop with professional playwrights. See the Center stage page for more details.
Playwriting Template.pdf
WriteItSignaturePage10.20.2011[1].docx
ES Rubric.pdf
MS and HS Rubric.pdf
February 25, 2012
The winning plays of Write It will be produced in a staged reading at UNCG's Brown Theatre! UNCG students will serve as actors and directors for the scripts.
All are invited to attend this celebration of student original work!
For More information contact:
Christine Northrup at
christinenoeljordan_gmail.com
Need Help with teaching Playwriting?
Contact one of the following Mentors:
CJ Breland - cjbreland_gmail.com
Christine Northrup - christinenoeljordan_gmail.com
Sue Scarborough - sscarboroughorama_gmail.com
Beth Woodard - bwoodard_caldwellschools.com
Emily Wike - emily.wike_dpsnc.net
If you need help with lesson plan ideas or just need someone to bounce ideas off of, please contact one of us! We are here to help!!! :-)
ITS Festival - March 16 & 17
at the University of the North Carolina School of the Arts
Playwriting Individual Event:
The purpose of NCTAE Playworks Project at the NC Thespian Festival is to encourage students across North Carolina to write plays/theatrical events. The focus is on playwriting and the presentations will be staged readings with limited set pieces and no costumes. Entries may be created by one author or an ensemble.
1. Student playwrights must be registered participants in the 2012 festival in order to submit a play.
2. Works can be no longer than 40 minutes.
3. A teacher must sponsor the work.
4. If there is subject matter or language stronger than PG, this must be noted on registration materials.
5. Program info must be given to adjudicators prior to reading.
6. Minimal set. Several stools will be provided.
7. No special lighting is available.
8. After each presentation, a guided discussion will be held between the cast/audience/director and playwright.
9. Each adjudicator will give each play a rating of Superior, Excellent, or Good (based on script and not performance)
10. A hard copy of permissions sheet must be included in the physical registration materials.
11. One copy of the script should be emailed to CJ Breland as a PDF or Word .doc to cjbreland_gmail.com
Coming Soon...
Script Samples and
Scripts for sale!
Teacher Training:
Workshops were held at Fall Sharing for this year.
Watch the Website for information about Teacher Training for next year!
Look at the Mentor page for contact information for teachers who are teaching playwriting for assistance.
