[1] It was one-act plays with a cast and crew of young people ranging from 16 – 25 years old with a professional environment led by processional directors.
[2][3] It continued to be an annual festival at BATS with three commissioned plays by emerging playwrights[4] until it expanded to Auckland at the Basement Theatre with three shows a year from 2012 and 2015.
[5] An Ambassadors programme with Auckland Theatre Company was added to support engagement with youth for longer than the rehearsal period and season.
[12] Past playwrights commissioned include Jackie Van Beek, Victor Rodger, Jean Betts, Danny Mulheron, Arthur Meek, Hone Kouka, Helen Varley Jamieson, Pip Hall and Briar Grace-Smith.
and includes parts of plays by Stephen Sinclair, Hone Kouka, Renée, Craig Thane, Greg McGee, Sam Brooks, and Albert Belz.