29th Young Playwrigths Festival presented by Pegasus Theatre Chicago at Chicago Dramatists

Chicago Sun Times - Recommended

"...The Festival not only serves as a competitive challenge to creative students, but is an invaluable hands-on introduction to live theater for many of the participants. Watching the winning plays is instructive to audiences, too, as they invariably reveal the preoccupations of this generation of teens — some predictable, some surprising."

ChicagoCritic - Recommended

"...It’s a new year, and Pegasus Theatre starts it off as usual by nurturing a new generation of playwrights. The Young Playwrights Festival is a year-long citywide event to which high schoolers submit their one-act play scripts. Among 500 entries, a few are selected for development by theatre professionals, and the results are performed at Pegasus’s home at Chicago Dramatists."

Chicago Stage and Screen - Recommended

"...Nights like these at Chicago Dramatists with Pegasus Theatre Chicago are why the arts need to continue to be funded in schools. I'm aware that I'm preaching to the choir here, but it really can't be said enough. These high schoolers inspire me. I call myself an artist, but I never put in the kind of work in high school that these young people have. Thank goodness places like Chicago Dramatists and groups like Pegasus Theatre Chicago are around putting time, effort, and some very talented actors behind the youth of this city and giving them a vehicle to shine."

Around The Town Chicago - Recommended

"...When I went to Pegasus Theatre Chicago’s 29th Young Playwrights Festival, I wasn’t sure what to expect. After I saw the three winning plays written by high school students, I was totally in awe!"

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

"...Just to clarify: there is no asterisk here. You don’t need to be related to these kids to enjoy and appreciate what they’re doing. The evening’s entertainment stood firmly on its own merits and the competition to get to this stage was evidently quite high. For those behind the scenes, the event served as yet another triumph for empowering youth through art. An invaluable asset, the Young Playwrights Festival is not only a legitimate artistic enterprise; it is an educational and social force as well."