2013 Young Voices High School Monologue Festival

—>The 2013 Young Voices High School Monologue Festival will take place on April 2nd – 6th. Showcasing monologues written by sixteen student writers from thirteen various high schools throughout the city, the festival will highlight an array of perspectives through performance.

The students involved, all having thought up, written, and revised their monologues, have enjoyed the process of working to bring their pieces to life. Here is what a few of them had to say about their experience:

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“I really liked that I could, with an actor, see the different ways that my monologue could be portrayed.  You have a way you read it in your head, like it’s just the default, that’s just always how you read everything, so you thought of it as being performed like that.  And to have an actor take it outside of your head and bring it to life was really interesting and really helpful for revision.”

– Kat Romano, Central High School, 10th Grade, Playwright of The Mask and the Mirror

 

 “This experience is very fun.  It opened a lot of doorways, because I didn’t really think I could write well.  Then I look at this and it’s like, ‘Wow.’”

- Antonia Rodriguez, Constitution High School, 9th Grade, Playwright of My Princesa

 

“I think the tone of my piece really changed from when I started to when I went through the revision process. I think that’s because of the distinction between doing something for a grade and to get it done and then doing it because you’re interested in seeing what happens. Having revised it and having seen the actors who are performing it in rehearsals has really, really gotten more electric and interesting to watch.”

- Gabrielle Ayres, JR Masterman School, 12th Grade, Playwright of Tick

 

“I wouldn’t give this experience up for anything.  I enjoyed it and I learned from it.  I enjoyed meeting people and listening to their ideas because it all taught me something.”

– James Rodgers, West Philadelphia High School, 12th Grade, Playwright ofFamily Problems




“Definitely take anything personal from your life because getting it on paper, even just a little piece of your life, getting it on paper will kind of take you to different places and you’ll understand yourself a whole lot better.”

– Alyssa Pinkl, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, 11th Grade, Playwright of The Feelings of Numb

 

 “I don’t know exactly what I want my audience to get out of it.  I’m just happy they’re hearing it.  I just hope they can learn from it and hope they like it.”

– Dion Camphor, Parkway West High School, 9th Grade, Playwright of Worst Day Ever

 

 “I think the audience is definitely gonna find it funny, but I also want them to think about what the monologue is saying and what the monologue is asking.  I want them to get both sides of the story.  I want the audience to laugh, but I don’t want them to laugh and then shut it off.  I want there to be some sort of questions that they might want to ask.”

- Julian Simmons, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, 10th Grade, Playwright of Leaving Something Behind



2013 Young Voices High School Monologue Festival

April 2nd – 6th

InterAct Theatre Company at the Adrienne Theater

2030 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

For more information, call 215.665.9226