Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: Young Playwrights’ Theater
\nLegal Name (if Different):
\nAlso Known As:
\nMailing Address: 6925 Willow Street NW Suite LL-230
\nCity: Washington
\nState: District of Columbia
\nPostal Code: 20012
\nMain Phone: 2023879173
\nMain Fax:
\nOrganization Website: https:\/\/youngplaywrightstheater.org\/
\nEmployer ID Number: 52-2102391
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501(c)(3)<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 3\/28\/24
\nRequested Amount: $10,000<\/p>\n
Project Title: In-School and Out-of-School Time Playwriting Programs
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
Young Playwrights\u2019 Theater inspires young people to realize the power of their own voices. We believe creative expression and theater are valuable tools for the education, enrichment, and self-actualization of young people. Through our programs and productions, we fulfill young peoples\u2019 creative visions by hiring professional artists to guide and perform original youth-generated work for their peers and the public. YPT deliberately focuses our resources on communities of color that have been systematically oppressed and socially and politically excluded based on race, class, and other intersections of oppression, and we have spent nearly 30 years building playwriting programs and performance series that establish deep relationships with students, schools, and families across our region.<\/p>\n
YPT has been steadily expanding our programming to meet demand since returning in-person in 2022, and we aim to serve more students than ever before in FY25. Funding will support our 2024-2025 youth playwriting programs as we continue and grow our in-school and out-of-school-time programming that will reach 700 students and 750 audience members through our season of youth-written performances. These programs are offered at no charge and weave the art of playwriting into Language Arts curricula to enhance literacy, creative expression, and communication, with enrichment activities focused on playwriting, socio-emotional learning, and performance. Every student writes their own play from idea to final draft and we bring local actors into the classroom to perform students\u2019 plays, allowing them to see their words brought to life by career artists. YPT\u2019s programming achieves dual outcomes in academic achievement and social justice through our innovative model that seeks to address educational injustice and achieve youth development outcomes through theater education.<\/p>\n
Recognizing that art is inherently powerful, YPT equips young people to use the power of their own stories in ways that positively transform them, their audience, and their community.\n<\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: $303,522<\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Capitol Hill Community Foundation (potential)\t $ 3,000 Corina Higginson Trust (secured)\t $ 7,500 Hattie M. Strong Foundation (potential)\t $ 15,000 Events DC(potential)\t $ 25,000 Mayor’s Office on LGBTQ Affairs (potential)\t $ 20,000 Mayor’s Office on Out-Of-School Time (potential)\t $ 185,000 The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation (potential)\t $ 25,000 Webber Family Foundation (potential)\t $ 20,000 Individual Giving\t $ 3,022 <\/p>\n
Project Duration: July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025
\nGeographical Area Served: Washington, DC
\nAge Group To Be Served: 6-24<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Mr.
\nContact First Name: Matt
\nContact Last Name: Volk
\nContact Title: Development Manager
\nContact Phone: (202) 387 – 9173 x 111
\nContact Email: mvolk@yptdc.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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