July 24, 2021 | 12 - 6pm
** PARKING DOWNTOWN HAS CHANGED **
Our recommended parking garage is now The CITY CENTER GARAGE 2 - free after 6pm and on weekends. We can only validate 2.5 hours at Sundance Square Garage 3. Please ask for a validation ticket at the theater.
THE TOWER GARAGE IS NO LONGER OFFERING ANY FREE PARKING! More PARKING info.
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYWRITING PROJECT
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYWRITING PROJECT
Each year, Circle Theatre proudly hosts the High School Playwriting Project, a unique opportunity for young voices to shine on stage! We invite DFW Metroplex high school teachers to submit their students' 10-minute scripts, where emerging playwrights can have their work evaluated by an experienced panel of professional theater-makers and take their first steps into our vibrant creative community.
THE HSPP PROCESS
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2026 RESOURCES
Resources for incorporating the
High School Playwriting Project into your curriculum
The best way to help students become playwrights is to make the HSPP a part of your curriculum. We have broken down the pipeline to inspire and encourage students during the process! We have included a sample curriculum you can seamlessly flow in your semester planning as well as broken out pieces you can mix and match to suit your individual classroom!
Our HSPP curriculum breaks out exercises week by week that will build on top of one another to lead your students on the right path for writing a successful play!
We are also offering a limited number of in classroom visits to help kick off the program. Inquire more about this by emailing hspp@circletheatre.com
2026 GUIDELINES & MATERIALS
SAMPLE PAGES & SUBMISSION
FILE #1
TEACHER'S LETTER OF SUPPORT
This document let's us know the names of all the students who will be submitting a play. It helps us make sure we 've received all the scripts.
Please write the names of co-authors on the SAME line
FILE #2
TITLE PAGES | IDENTIFYING
This document ensures that we can connect the writers back to their plays. Please see the examples for how to craft your title pages
Please SAVE your title page PDFs as
"NAME OF PLAY _ TEACHERS NAME _ "TITLE PAGE" "
"OurTown_MsKateJones_TitlePage"
FILE #3
SCRIPTS | ANONYMOUS
This is your play! The firt page will be your Title, characters, setting, and content warnings. There is NO identifying information on this document except for the name of script.
Pages 2 on is the body of your script.
Please save your PDF as JUST the title of your script.
INSTRUCTIONS
SCRIPT | PAGE 1 SAMPLE
TITLE PAGE SAMPLE
SCRIPT | BODY SAMPLE
** Please note, this does not need to be submitted separately from the script, but is the first page of the script.
MATERIAL SUBMISSION
If you have any questions about our new submission process,
Please email hspp@circletheatre.com
Please allow 48 hours for confirmation email.
HSPP SPONSORS
Thank you to our generous sponsors who make our scholarship, program, and theater ticket donations possible.
