Playwrights Project to bring teen-written plays to life this week

This week, San Diego’s Playwrights Project presents its 41st Plays by Young Writers festival, with readings of five plays written by California middle and high school students from San Diego to Yucaipa. Since its launch in 1985, the California Young Playwrights Contest has presented live public performances of more than 200 scripts by students ages 13 to 18 from throughout the state. Over the decades, the contest has become a launchpad for many professional playwrights who had their first plays staged at the San Diego festival, including Karen Hartman, Josefina López, Annie Weisman and Lauren Yee. Theis year’s festival will feature matinee performances for school groups on...