STC launches script-writing program for teens

Are you a teenager who would like to learn the ins and outs of script-writing? Well, Sudbury Theatre Centre has you covered.

STC invites all budding playwrights — Grade 9 to Grade 12 — to take part in the theatre centre’s first playwriting series, “From Page to Stage.”

Running over eight Monday evenings, successful applicants will work in small group settings with local playwright and teacher Kim Fahner, and STC’s Kelsey Rutledge, to create a collaborative play.

Two small groups will meet on Monday evenings from Nov. 15 to Jan. 17 for 90-minute classes, with a two-week break over the winter holidays. 

“Masks must be worn at all times while inside the building,” said a press release. “Hand sanitizer will be readily available throughout the building and in the washrooms.”

The completed plays will be delivered on stage during an evening celebration in the spring of 2022, “so that parents and family can hear the students’ work come to life.”

To apply, students are asked to write a one-page monologue for a character who is trapped on a boat in the middle of a very large lake, without oars, paddles, or a sail.

Submit your monologue by Nov. 1 to Ralph McIntosh, STC’s education director, at [email protected]. There is no cost to apply for this program.

Only six to 10 students will be accepted, with successful applicants being notified the week of Nov. 8. The fee is $200 (taxes included), though students already registered in another STC program pay only $180.

For more information, visit sudburytheatre.com/students-on-stage.