The 30-minute Youth Show will take place at 2:00pm with works written by and starring elementary students. The 90-minute Teen Show begins at 5:00pm. This includes all pieces written by and starring high school students. It comes with a PG-13 rating. Both days of the Festival feature the exact same content.

These plays, scenes and monologues are all winning selections from Stage West’s 2025 Neighborhood Play Contest, which runs each fall. In the last couple of years, due to generous grant funding, we have been able to offer more aid and inspiration to young budding playwrights, with in-school workshops throughout DFW, as well as personalized writing coaching for all of our finalists. The extra time and energy is evident in this year’s pieces. We are so impressed by these works and can’t wait to share them!

Tickets for the Festival of the Kid are $5 each. The Lobby Cafe will be open for lunch from 12-2pm, then open for drinks, snacks and desserts during Festival breaks/intermissions. Reservations for lunch are encouraged, especially for parties of 4 or more. Please contact the Box Office at 817-784-9378.

To learn more about the festival, visit stagewest.org/festival-kid. We hope that you join us to support and celebrate the start of the next generation of theatre artists, from blank page to live stage!

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