Writing the Worst Play Ever!
PROGRAM SUMMARY
Intimidated by writing? No need to be! In this workshop you're going to join us to write the Worst Play Ever! As we incorporate random elements from the proverbial pot, draw or collage them individually and use those visuals and our imaginations to make a story out of them, we'll find the fun in storytelling without the pressure. The most strange, goofy, mischievous, odd, silly or even illogical stories are often the most interesting and the most fun to tell. Come write, draw, craft, and create a play! This class is FREE and registration is not required.
Intimidated by writing? No need to be! In this workshop you're going to join us to write the Worst Play Ever! As we incorporate random elements from the proverbial pot, draw or collage them individually and use those visuals and our imaginations to make a story out of them, we'll find the fun in storytelling without the pressure. The most strange, goofy, mischievous, odd, silly or even illogical stories are often the most interesting and the most fun to tell. Come write, draw, craft, and create a play! This class is FREE and registration is not required.
2026 SCHEDULE
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
68 W Chelten Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144
This program is for students 7 - 13 years old.
FEBRUARY
Monday, February 23rd
4:30 - 5:30 PM
MARCH
Monday, March 2nd (Cancelled due to snowstorm)
Monday, March 9th
Monday, March 16th
4:30 - 5:30 PM
Field Teen Center, Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
This program is for students 13+.
MARCH
Wednesday, March 25th
3:30 - 5:30 PM
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
68 W Chelten Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144
This program is for students 7 - 13 years old.
FEBRUARY
Monday, February 23rd
4:30 - 5:30 PM
MARCH
Monday, March 2nd (Cancelled due to snowstorm)
Monday, March 9th
Monday, March 16th
4:30 - 5:30 PM
Field Teen Center, Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
This program is for students 13+.
MARCH
Wednesday, March 25th
3:30 - 5:30 PM
Thanks to our generous funders, students can participate in this program at no cost to families. If you would like to make an optional donation to Young Playwrights, we invite you to visit our giving page. By choosing "Other Amount" you can make a donation of any size and any donations received will help us continue to offer future programs in the community.
FACILITATOR
Andre N. Jones is a native of Philadelphia. He has been writing poetry since he was in Jr. High School in 1982. He was turned on to poetry through his exposure to Hip-Hop. His poetic interests soon multiplied as he started to correlate Bible metaphors and Shakespeare as similar. From eighth grade on he sought to increase his vocabulary and use his pen to make word paintings on paper. Andre served as the 2013 Emerging Artist in Playwriting for the Delaware Division of the Arts in Wilmington, DE, where he now lives. He has produced/ directed/ and acted in plays all over the Delaware valley and beyond. To his credit he has numerous nominations and awards, including, The 2016 Temple University Dean’s Grant for Creative Development and Research. A lifelong visual artist, Andre has always attempted to make subjects have, an immediacy about them. So it is with his pen. Andre seeks to expand the minds of those who read his works with intelligent wordplay and vivid imagery, verbal color with highlight shadow and texture that feels alive and yet freezes the reader/audience in the moment. That is Mr. Jones’ trademark.
Having over seventeen years experience in various areas of theater, including Acting, Scene Design, Lighting, Directing and Stage Management, He decided to challenge himself with writing. Andre has written several plays yet to be discovered that explore the question of what it is to be human and yet rendered invisible. Some of his plays include: Management, Exhibited, Verbalized Ink, The Alien Ones and A Nation of Millions, (which is an adaptation of the lyrics from Public Enemy's It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Album.) Aside from his work as a playwright and performer, Andre has cherished the last decade and change working in different capacities as a Teaching Artist. Teaching his artistry actually defines legacy for Andre. It is extremely important to him that young people feel empowered to become positive contributors to society. If their contributions should happen to be artistic, that would be icing on a well prepared and masterfully baked cake. Seven words define Andre’s life quest. Live, love, learn, laugh, forgive, forget and be free.
Contact: [email protected]
Andre N. Jones is a native of Philadelphia. He has been writing poetry since he was in Jr. High School in 1982. He was turned on to poetry through his exposure to Hip-Hop. His poetic interests soon multiplied as he started to correlate Bible metaphors and Shakespeare as similar. From eighth grade on he sought to increase his vocabulary and use his pen to make word paintings on paper. Andre served as the 2013 Emerging Artist in Playwriting for the Delaware Division of the Arts in Wilmington, DE, where he now lives. He has produced/ directed/ and acted in plays all over the Delaware valley and beyond. To his credit he has numerous nominations and awards, including, The 2016 Temple University Dean’s Grant for Creative Development and Research. A lifelong visual artist, Andre has always attempted to make subjects have, an immediacy about them. So it is with his pen. Andre seeks to expand the minds of those who read his works with intelligent wordplay and vivid imagery, verbal color with highlight shadow and texture that feels alive and yet freezes the reader/audience in the moment. That is Mr. Jones’ trademark.
Having over seventeen years experience in various areas of theater, including Acting, Scene Design, Lighting, Directing and Stage Management, He decided to challenge himself with writing. Andre has written several plays yet to be discovered that explore the question of what it is to be human and yet rendered invisible. Some of his plays include: Management, Exhibited, Verbalized Ink, The Alien Ones and A Nation of Millions, (which is an adaptation of the lyrics from Public Enemy's It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back Album.) Aside from his work as a playwright and performer, Andre has cherished the last decade and change working in different capacities as a Teaching Artist. Teaching his artistry actually defines legacy for Andre. It is extremely important to him that young people feel empowered to become positive contributors to society. If their contributions should happen to be artistic, that would be icing on a well prepared and masterfully baked cake. Seven words define Andre’s life quest. Live, love, learn, laugh, forgive, forget and be free.
Contact: [email protected]
