Dos Pueblos Theater Company's Young Playwrights' Program is a unique program that combines young writers with professional mentors and provides them an opportunity to see their original one-acts performed by professional actors from New York and Los Angeles.  DPYP collaborated for several years with premiere regional theater company Rubicon Theatre. Rubicon Artistic Director was so impressed by Junior Quinn Sosna Speare's work that she decided to produce her one-act, A FUNNY LITTLE THING as part of their professional season. YP Alumni have written TV shows, movies, novels, and trade paper columns. 

Past Mentors and Guests

Robert Zemekis (director)
Ed Solomon (screenwriter/director)
Scott Frank (screenwriter/director)
Peter Seaman (screenwriter)
Dawn Prestwich (TV writer/producer)
Robert Freedman (playwright/TV writer)
Stephen Schwartz (composer/lyricist)
Chris Kuser (Development Executive, Dreamworks)
Alan Zweibel (TV writer/producer)
Bill Steinkellner (TV writer/producer)
Cheri Steinkellner (TV writer/producer)
Alexander Georgakis (TV writer)*
Shana McGarry (TV writer)*
George McGrath (TV writer)
Kathy Nijimy (playwright/actress)
Mark Stein (playwright)
Barbara Lebow (playwright)
Pamela Gien (playwright)
Bob Potter (playwright)
Ellen Anderson (playwright)
Gib Johnson (playwright) 
Rich Hoag (playwright)
Jon Koons (playwright)
Scott Sayre (playwright)
Teddy Steinkellner (playwright)*
Kit Steinkellner (playwright)*
Quinn Sosna Spear (playwright)*


* Young Playwrights Festival Alumni