Young Playwrights Inc

New York, United States

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Founded by Stephen Sondheim in 1981, Young Playwrights Inc. is the only professional theater in the United States dedicated to identifying, developing, and promoting playwrights aged 18 and under: on stage, in the classroom, and in the artistic community. Alumni include, among others, Kenneth Lonergan (’82), John McNamara (’82), Lynn Nottage (’82), Keith Glover (’82), Rebecca Gilman (’84), Kate Moira Ryan (’85), Kevin Corrigan (’88), Jonathan Marc Sherman (’88), Jerome Hairston (’93/’94), Madeleine George (’93/’94), Carter Bays (’93), Stephen Karam (’99) Lucy Alibar (’01), and Julia Jarcho (’01).