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Past Productions


​SaturPLAY!

December 14, 2019
Family-friendly.  Fun.
Plays for kids, by kids.
More Information Coming Soon!

2020-2021

New Voices Workshop Productions

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SaturPLAY!

Pandemic!
​A Radio Play

More Info & Tix
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2017-18

Mouthful Monologue Festival

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​Pep Rally
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New Voices Workshop Productions

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Production Images by Paola Nogueras
Production Images by Sam Nagel
Production Images by Paola Nogueras

2016-17

Performances in Public Spaces

July 7, 2017 

Free Performances from the 2017 Middle School Monologue Festival

Performances at 12pm and 2pm
At Burholme Park

Rain Date - July 8 at 12pm and 2pm
Directions & DETAILS
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Resident Playwrights

June 16-17, 2017

Our 2016-17 PYP Resident Playwrights share their work in a series of free readings.

At the Black Box at 1219 Vine Street
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Play Development Series

June 1, 2017

Free Play Reading of Winning Plays from our Annual Playwriting Festival

What?
by Emma O'Niell Dietel

The Good with the Bad
by Shania Clark

At the Black Box Theatre at 1219 Vine Street
DETAILS & Free TIx
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Young Voices Monologue Festival

April 13-22, 2017


Festival Info
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Found Theatre Company and Philadelphia Young Playwrights present

First They Came For

a new play by Shannon DiStefano

February 10-12, 2017
Asian Arts Initiative

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Saturday Reading Series

December 3, 2016 - 11am & 2pm
​January 21, 2017 - 11am & 2pm
The Saturday Reading Series features winning Plays from our Annual Playwriting Festival in staged readings with Temple University actors.  
​Join us to experience new worlds, compelling stories and imaginative characters as part of our developmental staged reading series.
Admission is FREE. 
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NEW VOICES Workshop Productions

October 6-15, 2016

Featuring seven plays chosen from more than 700 submissions as part of Young Playwrights' Annual Playwriting Festival. Written by students, directed by theatre professionals and performed by Temple undergraduate actors.

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Culture in the Courtyard

October 19, 2016 at 12PM
Philadelphia Young Playwrights
City Hall Courtyard - FREE
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Philadelphia Young Playwrights will present a selection of winning monologues from PYP's Young Voices Monologue Festival. Written by area high school students and performed by local professional actors, these monologues tackle brave, bold topics such as eviction, systemic racism, bullying in the digital age, and much more. 

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2015-16 School Year

Paula Vogel Mentors Project Festival

May 12-15, 2016


Learn more on the exciting 3rd year Festival!

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Spring play reading

Featuring readings of winning plays from the 2015 Annual Playwriting Festival

Thursday, April 14
6:00pm

1219 Vine Street Black Box
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COLORMEN

by Olivia Bartrand 
Bala Cynwyd Middle School
Director: Claire Moyer
Dramaturg: Madeline Charne

HELPING HAND 
by Juliana Concepcion
Science Leadership Academy
Director: Christina May
Dramaturg: David Jacobi

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March 10-19, 2016

Young Voices Monologue Festival

2016 Festival

Young VOices Middle School Monologue Festival

2016 Middle School Festival
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Saturday Reading Series


Saturday, October 24

Saturday, November 14

Saturday, December 12

Saturday, January 16

Saturday, February 27
  


All Readings at:

The Black Box Theater
1219 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19145

Coffee and Discussion: 10:30am
Readings Begin: 11:00am
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New VOICES WORKSHOP PRODUCTIONS

October 1-10, 2015
at Temple University's Randall Theatre


DETAILS and TICKETS
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2014-15 School Year


LIberty to go to see

A collaboration between Cliveden, New Freedom Theatre, and Philadelphia Young Playwrights

Check out performances at the Cliveden Carriage House
6401 Germantown Avenue

Advance Ticket Purchase required- Tickets $12

DETAILS
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How I Learned to write festival

Saturday, June 13th

Performances at 1:00pm and 5:00pm

Asian Arts Initative's Black Box Theatre
1219 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

DETAILS
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2015 Young Voices Monologue Festival

Featuring winning Monologues from more than 400 student submissions from students around the region!

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Saturday Reading Series 
February 7th

Rappers Delight
by Lori Odum's 5th Grade Class

Meade Elementary

Excelling in Spelling
by Joelle Williams
Glenside Elementary, Grade 4

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Saturday Reading Series 
January 10th

Script
by Charlie Becht

Strath Haven Middle, Grade 8

Be Free
by Toluwatayo Olubajo
Drexel Hill Middle, Grade 8

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Saturday reading Series
December 6

The Hungry Games
by Kristin Krause's 3rd Grade Class

Wyncote Elementary

The Journey of the Wise OWls
by Mekhi Smallwood, Julia Verrier, & Layla Wilson
Wyncote Elementary, Grade 4

Charlie's Adventures
by Caitlin Boland-Szura, Denis Cha, Natalie Doebley, & Che Moritz
Meyers Elementary, Grade 4
Click here to read the Blog Post about this event!
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New Voices Workshop Productions
October 2-11

1st Place middle and high school plays and monologues, directed by theatre professionals and performed by Temple undergraduate actors. 
Click here to read the Blog posts about this event!
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  • About
    • Mission & History
    • Programs >
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