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by Catherine Sorrentino Writing, like any art, is often a tool of protest and social activism. Speculative fiction and plays allow for creative writing to challenge, rather than uphold, our current circumstances. In a recent Worldbuilding Intensive hosted by author Jelani Wilson and PYP teaching artist Mr Stine, young writers were given the opportunity to imagine fantastical and futuristic worlds to examine our present. Ready to explore another world? Here’s the theatrical work of student Avery Hamill. (CLICK READ MORE ----->)
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by: Catherine Sorrentino Writing, like any art, is often a tool of protest and social activism. Speculative fiction and plays allow for creative writing to challenge, rather than uphold, our current circumstances. In a recent Worldbuilding Intensive hosted by author Jelani Wilson and PYP teaching artist Mr Stine, young writers were given the opportunity to imagine fantastical and futuristic worlds to examine our present. We start with the work of student Sarah Weill-Jones, who explains her inspiration below. "My motivation for writing this piece was to explore the life of someone who seems perfect. To make things more interesting, I wanted to explore this through the lens of a tyrannical, dystopian government posing as a utopia. I also wanted to write something that explores themes of how our current society idealizes people. Everyone, including myself, thinks of celebrities as people with amazing, ideal lives. In reality, no matter how flawless someone may seem, they may be struggling with something internally. We try to convey the image of perfection to others, though nobody is perfect." Writing below by Sarah Weill-Jones (CLICK READ MORE ----->) We were thrilled at PYP when we were asked to be a part of Plays in the House Teen Edition! For those of you who don't know, Plays in the House Teen Edition is a spinoff of Stars in the House, the daily series created by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley. PYP Alum Alise Mackey starts off the broadcast with an interview! The full broadcast was only available to view for a limited time, which has now ended. Stars in the House, the daily live streamed concert series created by Playbill correspondent and SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and producer James Wesley, presents A Simpler Time—penned by Jonathan Dorf, Tyler Dwiggins, Claire Epstein, Kathryn Funkhouser, Patrick Greene, Mora V. Harris, Carrie McCrossen, Ian McWethy, and Don Zolidis—July 26 at 2 PM. Watch the stream above.
The reading features the talents of Klarke Armstrong, Alexander Bello (All My Sons, the upcoming Caroline or Change), Maya Bishop, Adriana Braganza (The King and I), Amaya Braganza (Annie, The King and I), Anika Braganza, Courtnee Carter (Once On this Island), Sachi Dieker, Lex Garcia, Charlotte Gimlin, Avery Michael Johnson, Che Johnson, Kristopher Kennedy, Micah Lawrence, Casey Likes (the upcoming Almost Famous the Musical), Cheech Manohar (Mean Girls), Lucy Martin, Alisa Melendez (Almost Famous), Maria Nalieth, Sayo Oni, Olivia Ridley, Juli Rudetsky-Wesley, Tevae Shoels, Charlie Tassone (Frozen), Jonah Verdon, and Kevin Wang The reading is the latest in the Plays in the House Jr./Teen Edition series, executive produced by Wesley and Rudetsky with artistic direction by Tony nominee Anika Larsen. The series of plays for and performed by young people streams Sundays at 2 PM, hosted by Juli Rudetsky Wesley followed by a Q&A with the playwright. The technical supervisor is Jason Crespin. The reading will only be available for a limited time following the live stream.
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