21st Annual Young Playwrights Festival

A Chicago tradition and the oldest of its kind in the country, the Young Playwrights Festival celebrates over twenty years of giving voice to budding young playwrights within the city. Of the 5000 participants and nearly 1,000 playwright submissions for the 2006-2007 season, three winning plays were chosen to debut on the Pegasus stage. These plays, written by Chicago high school students, provide a window into the thoughts of today’s youth as they explore ideas that matter most to them.

Marisha Hekmatpour and Aaron Abolt

Kid Kuisine

Whitney Young Magnet High School

Teacher: Mr. Jay Rehak

After being dumped by his girlfriend, Tammy, Charlie has contracted chicken pox, pink eye, and an ear infection, not to mention a strange coping mechanism to deal with his childhood problems. Among other things, Charlie has begun playing with toys, dressing in feet pajamas, and eating Kid Kuisine meals.

Enoch Abraham
Karma

Northside College Prep (Now a freshman at the University of Illinois)

Teacher: Mr. Barry McRaith

After falling for Leonora, a girl normally out of Thomas’s league, Thomas has completely changed his look and attitude, which has his friend Terrence trying to convince him that if he would open his eyes, the right girl for him has been in front of him all along.

Scarlett Mays

In Your Dreams

Curie Metropolitan High School

Teacher: Ms. Sarah Miller

Sparkle and Ebonie are two teenage girls with the usual problems, family, dating & school. Yet when the opportunity to follow their dreams arises, nothing will stand in their way. Follow their epic journey of achieving their ultimate dream… meeting BowWow and Chris Brown.