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Dylan Schifrin

Dylan Schifrin

Dylan Schifrin is a playwright, composer/lyricist and librettist based in Los Angeles, CA. He is a Yale University graduate (Class of 2020) with a B.A. in Musical Theater Composition through the Shen Curriculum for Musical Theater. Dylan's work has been distinguished by the Blank Theatre Company, the California Playwrights Project, the National YoungArts Foundation (Finalist in Playwriting), ASCAP, The Foundation for New American Musicals and New Musicals Inc. (2021 New Voices Project Finalist). He is a current member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Librettists Workshop and the IAMA Under 30 Playwrights Lab (2021-2022). You can read and listen to more of his work on his website.

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Works by Dylan Schifrin

One-Act Plays All of You cover Drama All of You An undergraduate chemistry student with Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM) risks everything to free herself from the pain of her past. 35-45 min 3 females, 2 males, 2 any.
Performable Collections Bullying, Ink. cover Comedy Bullying, Ink. Fourteen of YouthPLAYS' most exciting playwrights each contribute a short play as together they explore bullying from many angles in this collection with a widely flexible cast and running time. 130-150 min 4-25 females, 3-17 males, 8+ any gender (6-50+ performers possible).
One-Act Plays The Exceptional Childhood Center cover Comedy The Exceptional Childhood Center 25-35 min 2-4 females, 2-3 males (5-6 performers possible).
One-Act Plays The Frankenstein Revenge Society cover Comedy The Frankenstein Revenge Society Dr. Victor Frankenstein's famous monster has gotten the spotlight for far too long, and some of Frankenstein's lesser-known creations are sick and tired of being locked up in the basement. 15-18 min 1-3 females, 2-4 males (5-6 performers possible).
Shorts Ghosted cover Horror-Comedy Ghosted Nothing like being trapped in a haunted Halloween corn maze while you're in the middle of a crisis...or two. 12-15 min 1 female, 1 male, 3 any gender.
One-Act Plays Key Change cover Drama Key Change When college junior Rhys comes out as trans to her all-male a cappella group, she and her brothers struggle to harmonize progress with tradition. 25-30 min 1 female, 7 non-males or 1 female, 7 males (8 performers total).
Performable Collections Lit on Fire: Twelve Short Parodies of Reading List Classics cover Comedy Lit on Fire: Twelve Short Parodies of Reading List Classics Twelve YouthPLAYS authors open fire on the classics with parodies of reading list standards. 120-140 min 6+ females, 4+ males (11-100+ performers possible--8 or fewer if not all 12 plays are produced).
Shorts There Is No Down cover Drama There Is No Down A bullied teenager tries to find solace by escaping into his childhood, but learns that he must face reality to feel comfortable with who he is. 11-13 min 1 female, 2 males.
Anthologies The Virtual Years cover Anthology The Virtual Years This collection of eleven plays written during the COVID-19 pandemic isn't just an artifact of a trying time—it's a testament to innovation and creativity. 9-65 min Varies by title.
Book Go Solo, Volume 2: More Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors cover Book Go Solo, Volume 2: More Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors The successor to Go Solo, our first monologue collection, featuring more than six dozen monologues from plays published by YouthPLAYS, for young actors ranging from middle school through university, ideal for auditions, classroom work and competition. Available as a paperback book for individual use or as an ebook that includes a photocopy license for classroom use.