Key City Public Theatre has an ongoing commitment to new work and was a recent recipient of a generous grant from The Dramatist Guild Fund in recognition of our work to promote the opportunities and the well-being of writers for the stage.

Each March, KCPT’s annual PT PlayFest features productions of one-act plays by playwrights from Jefferson County, Washington — and workshops of new full-length plays and musicals in progress, by regional writers (based in Washington, Oregon, Idaho or British Columbia) and national playwrights.

In collaboration with the PT Arts Commission, a nationally-recognized playwright conducts a free playwriting workshop in Port Townsend annually as well as a paid playwriting intensive. 

Also, the Port Townsend Arts Commission sponsors an annual One-Act Play Competition for playwrights in Jefferson County, Washington.  KCPT produces the winners as the centerpiece of PT PlayFest.workshop and to work on her new play while in residence.