'You sure the abyss is our only option? Isn't there like … an option to go forward into a nice warm hug? World peace? You know … nice stuff' —Drag'na Dhuul by Michele GouldSurrounded by snacks, players begin a game of Dungeons and Dragons in which identities will be explored and revealed. As Russia invades Ukraine, two siblings start to remember their grandmother and the heritage she felt forced to hide. X-Box controllers in hand, two cousins decide it might be time to kil...

There's this feeling, in my gut. Like a crackle. Makes me feel a bit sick.Feels like it's telling me something's gonna happen soon.Something's coming – that's what I think.—Revolution is Coming, Maybe by Sian MurphyAs the world ends in a fire tornado, two young lovers find that breaking up is never easy. In a holding cell, a young woman arrested for graffiti wonders about Cardi B and climate change. The formal on Saturday ...

'Desdemona: No interpersonal relationships within Student Council!Hennie: That's not a rule!Desdemona: It's number five in the Council Code of Conduct. 'Thou shalt not mess with other members of the Council.' I did my research when I joined to see if I could have a chance with you.'—Unrequited by Olivia McLeodAt Cluck Cluck Chicken, two friends take revenge on their horrible boss. In the library, the School Council president makes a tactical move on...

'It's not personal, Tom. It isn't right for someone my age to drink that much milk. This isn't right for me anymore, I'm sorry guys.' - Milk Bottle Challenge by Ruby BlinkhornAfter school, three boys clash over whether they've outgrown their lactose-fuelled childhood tradition. The captain of The Crushers Under 17s women's soccer team struggles valiantly to rally her rag-tag team-mates over a container of orange slices. At a bus stop, a private school girl and an apprentic...

'Remember when you asked me if I wanted to be in a high-speed heist that was going to turn the school on its head and make me an online sensation?' - Bin Day by Megan RundleAs dawn breaks, the Sustainability Club's plans to prove once and for all that they must be taken seriously are about to surprise everyone - including themselves. A blanket fort provides a space for two estranged siblings to express the things they've been too afraid to say. Dressed in an itchy lavender...

ATYP’s annual production of seven-minute monologues for seventeen-year-old actors has changed the landscape for young writers and performers in Australia. Since the program was established in 2011 the Voices Project has supported the professional development of more than 120 young playwrights, resulted in six publications by Currency Press, instigated ten short films, been broadcast on ABC Radio National and performed by schools, youth theatres and independent companies in every Australian...

Since its inception in 2011, ATYP's Voices Project has been cultivating the talents of the best young Australian actors and writers. Every year, twenty young Australian writers are chosen to each write a seven-minute monologue for a young actor, bringing to audiences the cutting edge of Australian theatre.This selection of seventeen monologues takes the reader through the themes that have been explored in the Voices Project over the years, varying from first love to food, telling t...

It's midnight and twin siblings argue over what to do with the dog they just ran over. In a school common room a student is struggling to clean a sharpie drawing of a you-know-what off a window. In an undisclosed location a boy prepares for his new life in a special witness protection program for embarrassed youths.Intersection: Arrival is a collection of short plays written by some of Australia's most exciting young writers. Each year ATYP brings together 20 playwrights f...

Offbeat. Upbeat. Move to your own beat.These are stories that explore the pulsating experience of young lives.Intersection: Beat is a taste-test of Australia's brightest new playwrights illuminating fragments of lives dancing on the edge of adulthood. This collection of short plays will surprise, intrigue, provoke and move. The characters range in age from 15-22 and the production showcases some of the finest young performers.

This is the 2015 instalment of the Voices Project—the overwhelmingly successful annual program of monologues developed by ATYP, written by young people, performed by young actors around the country, and seen by over a million people globally online.Featuring: The Baby Elephant Walk by Joel Burrows; Mahla Land by Tahlee Fereday; Two by Two by Sharni McDermott; Say, ‘Yes’ by Tom Mesker; Sure by Julia Patey; Leo and the Ant by Call...

The Voices Project 2014: Bite Me is a collection of seven-minute monologues tailored for young adult actors.Thirteen delicious tales by some of the country’s best emerging playwrights, Bite Me is the latest instalment of the Voices Project—the overwhelmingly successful annual program of monologues developed by ATYP, written by young people, performed by young actors around the country, and seen by over a million people globally online.This collection of th...

It's formal night and Jerry stands on a hill, high heels in hand. A young woman heads to a party dressed as a blueberry. Stuart plays at the arcade to win a slime-green lava lamp instead of concentrating on the problem at hand. What connects them is not time, it's place. Intricately drawn by Australia's leading young writers, Intersection is a collection of short stories playing out across the same town, creating a glorious map of the connections we form and the experiences we have when we...