YPF 2023:The Mourning Show
Photographer Kristopher Aziabor
The Yale Playwrights Festival (YPF) was founded in 2003 by Professor Toni Dorfman and Alum Laura Jacqmin. For over two decades it has been a source of inspiration for writers, actors, directors, mentors and peers. Every fall, students submit unpublished, previously unproduced one act or full-length dramatic works-in-progress. Faculty readers select four to six scripts to be included in the spring festival. The author of each script is assigned two mentors—one from the Yale faculty and one professional writer—who work with the student playwright. The festival culminates in a staged reading of the play before an audience.
This year’s festival is February 22 and 23 at the Saybrook Underbrook.
Saturday, February 22nd
12:30 Tashlich by Abigail Sylvor Greenberg
3:00 The Rite of Spring by Miette Maoulidi
6:30 Bleach Stains by Thomas Kannam
Sunday, February 23rd
10:30 Fundamental Filth by Suraj Singareddy
1:30 Pancho and the Brain by Cuatro Villareal
4:00 Saniya’s Salon by Aanika Eragam
Admission: Free
