David Snider, producing artistic director of the Young Playwright’s Theater since 2005, believes that many future playwrights are currently students in Greater Washington schools and participants in the YPT In-School and After-School programs, the Summer Playwriting Series and the Playwrights in Residence program.

“We’re the only professional theater in the D.C. area dedicated to arts education,” he says. “Every penny goes into the classroom to teach students how to express themselves. Our In-School programs are six months long and focus on character creation through monologues and themes.

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