Sharon Lawrence, JR Bourne, Jessy Schram & More Set for Blank Theatre's 24th Annual Young Playwrights Festival

More than 40 actors have been set to participate in The Blank Theatre's 24th Annual Young Playwrights Festival, including Angelique Cabral (Life In Pieces), Christoph Sanders (Ghost Whisperer, Last Man Standing), JR Bourne (Teen Wolf), Sharon Lawrence (NYPD Blue), Scott Lowell (Queer As Folk), Angel Parker (Lab Rats, American Crime Story), Lenny Jacobson (Nurse Jackie, Big Time in Hollywood, FL), and Jessy Schram (Nashville, Veronica Mars, Falling Skies). Twelve winning plays by young playwrights aged 16-19 from seven different states will be presented during this year's festival at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood, running from June 2-26.

Other notable performers appearing in Festival plays are (in alphabetical order) Max Adler (Glee), Juliette Angelo, Cole Bernstein, Grace Bethany, Scarlett Byrne (Harry Potter, Falling Skies), Jake Cherry (Night at the Museum), Deborah S. Craig (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), Paul Eiding, Jen Eldridge, Chase Ellison, Julie Ann Emery (Fargo, Better Call Saul), Elisha Henig, Eric Ladin (American Sniper, The Brink), Casey McCormick Leach, Ethan Lee, Mackenzie Lintz, Oliviana Marie, Austin Mincks, Amir Mitchell-Townes (Girl Meets World), Eric Nenninger (Wet Hot Summer, First Day of Camp, Generation Kill), Lily Nicksay (Boy Meets World, The Blank's A Singular They), Tim Peper, Cait Pool, Hannah Prichard (The Blank's A Singular They), Sarah Jo Provost, Jazz Raycole, Jordan Rivera, Will Ropp, Sloane Morgan Siegel, Ben Stillwell (Teen Wolf, Murder in the First), Jennifer Stone (Wizards of Waverly Place), Kitty Swink, and Joey Voccia.

The Blank Theatre's 24th Annual Young Playwrights Festival runs Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm, beginning June 2 and running through June 26 at the Stella Adler Theatre, 6773 Hollywood Boulevard (at Highland), in Hollywood. Each week's program includes three plays. Tickets are $20 for adults and $14 for students. Festival Passes, which include one ticket for each week, are $68 for adults and $48 for students. Tickets may be purchased online at www.theblank.com or by calling (323) 661-9827.