The Strand
2023 Young Playwrights
Festival
Hosted by
The Hackettstown Center for the Arts
Strand Studios
and the
Strand Performance Group
About
The Young Playwrights Festival is a nationwide competi-
tion sponsored by Strand Studios and the Hackettstown
Center for the Arts. The best short plays, submitted by
young playwrights ages 9 through 18, are rewarded with
prizes from sponsors. Additionally, winning plays are per-
formed by a professional acting troupe!
We are part of but a few artistic performance establish-
ments nationwide, that offer young playwrights the ability
to see their creation on paper, come to life on stage, film
or television in a professional production by professional
actors. We award, produce, direct, rehearse and present
the winning plays.
2023 Winner
“Imagine”
by
Hajar Lababidi
Please note that the Festival will be discontinued in 2024.
Although our nationwide events were a success, AI writing
technologies make judging extremely difficult and tedious
to determine if scripts submitted are from the creative
minds of humans or machines.
HACKETTSTOWN CENTER FOR THE ARTS