Level Up! Fest 2026: Playwriting Pedagogy: Creating plays with and for young people

  • 24 Nov 2026
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • LASALLE College of the Arts, McNally Campus
  • 20

Registration

  • All Asian Intercultural Conference 2026 attendees enjoy an exclusive rate of $28 (O.P. $35).
  • All ITI & LASALLE students and alumni enjoy an exclusive rate of $28 (O.P. $35).
  • All SDEA Members enjoy an exclusive rate of $28 (O.P. $25).
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What makes a play suitable and exciting for young people? How do we encourage and incorporate student agency and ownership in the creative process? Through a range of exploratory exercises and group discussions, we will consider the process and challenges of co-constructing performance text with and for the groups of young people we work with.

Suitable for educators/teaching artists working with primary to pre-tertiary students.

About the Facilitator

Michelle Tan is a writer and arts educator. Her plays have been produced by several local companies, including Singapore Repertory Theatre, the Esplanade, and Gateway Arts. Her most recent work, 'The Radicalisation of Mrs Mary Lim-Rodrigues', was developed with Centre 42 and staged by Wild Rice earlier this year. She continues to work with new writers and young theatremakers both in a personal and professional capacity.

Discounts

SDEA Member's Discount

SDEA Members can register for individual workshops at an exclusive rate of $28 (O.P. $35).

ITI & LASALLE Student/Alumni Discount

All ITI and LASALLE students and alumni can register for individual workshops at an exclusive rate of $28 (O.P. $35).

Festival Pass

Festival Pass holders enjoy access to all 4 workshops at a package rate of $120 (O.P. $140) — or $96 if you’re an SDEA Member, a ITI or LASALLE student/alumni or an attendee of the Asian Intercultural Conference 2026.

Buy a Festival Pass here.

Level Up! Fest 2026

Level Up! Fest (LUF) is a learning festival specially curated for Drama CCA Instructors and Teachers-in-charge. It will address some of the sector’s competency gaps, advance capabilities of educators, and encourage the development of holistic Drama CCA experiences for students in today's world.

This year, LUF is presented in partnership with Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI) and supported by LASALLE College of the Arts (LASALLE).

Gain fresh knowledge and strategies from 4 dynamic workshops, each led by seasoned freelance drama educators or experienced lecturers from ITI and LASALLE. Learn directly from practitioners who bring both academic expertise and professional industry experience to the room.

LUF2026 is proud to be a festival partner of the Asian Intercultural Conference 2026.

Asian Intercultural Conference 2026

The Asian Intercultural Conference (AIC) returns to Singapore in November 2026 – bringing together artists, academics, and cultural policy shapers around the theme Staging the Unseen: Bodies, Power, and Belonging.

Through the lens of intercultural and interdisciplinary practices, AIC investigates the performing body: shaped by multiplicity, plurality, fluid identities, and continuous negotiations across cultures, orientations, and histories.

For the first time, AIC 2026 moves into an evening format with three nights of encounters and exchanges from 25 to 27 November, culminating in a full day of events on 28 November.

Find out more: www.itiaic2026.com

SDEA is a not-for-profit Singapore Registered Charity (Institution of a Public Character) and a recipient of the National Arts Council’s Major Grant for the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028.

Singapore Drama Educators Association is a registered charity (UEN: T02SS0123G) 
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