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2016 Young Voices Monologue Festival


NEW LOCATION!  Performances at The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake
1512 Spruce St., Philadelphia PA, (Entrance on Hicks St.)
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Tickets at Interacttheatre.org
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Featuring 18 Winning Monologues from High School Students across the region:

National Achievement
by Madison Baker
Lower Merion

Broken Family
by Karina Beltran
Constitution

Butterfly Knife
by Arianna Bradley
Central

Fine Dining
by Owen Fox
Masterman

The Stand
by Ruthie Freer

Friends Select

Gold Tongues
by India Galloway
Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School
Poor Decision
by Nasiem Griggs

Philadelphia Learning Academy South

Wondering Why?
by Khristopher Jackson
South Philadelphia High

Eduardo
by Jason Johnson
Esperanza Academy

6-O'Clock News
by Jenifer Joseph
Cheltenham

Dairy Free
by Kyra Lisse

Upper Dublin

Beautiful
by Joe Magee-Billson

Harriton
Misunderstanding, Didn't Understand
by Alex Papatolis
Benjamin Rush

One Piece
by Maya Peniazek
Philadelphia HS - Creative & Performing Arts

Little Soldier
by Erinda Sheno

Benjamin Rush

Kickin' It
by William John Thomas
Penncrest

Comfort
by Taytiana Velazquez-Rivera
Science Leadership Academy

Shattered
by Aexis Williams
Murrell Dobbins

thank you to the 2016 Monologue Festival Sponsors


​The Charlotte Cushman Foundation

​The Philadelphia Young Playwrights Board of Directors
Joellen Brown
Philadelphia Young Playwrights Board Member
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Jeff Boyer
Joellen Brown
Mindy Early
Adam Goldberg
Sam Hirsch
Wally Loeb
Lisa Nelson-Haynes
Young Playwrights Board of Directors
Young Playwrights Young Professionals
Young Playwrights Staff

2015 MOnologue Festival
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  • Programs
    • Playwriting Playground
    • In School Programs
    • Out of School Programs
    • 2026 Annual Playwriting Festival
    • Community-Based Programs
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • People
    • Alumni
    • Supporters
    • Podcast
    • Press
    • Careers
    • Donate
  • Classes
    • Writing the Worst Play Ever
    • enACTing Change Workshop
  • On Stage
    • SaturPLAY 2026
    • New Voices 2025
    • Play Development Series at Rutgers Camden 2026
    • Play Development Series at Drexel 2026
    • Drama Discovery Day
    • Play Development Series at CCP 2025
    • New Play Development Conference with PlayPenn 2026
  • Resources
    • PYP at Home
    • Quarantine Challenge
    • For Students
    • For Educators
    • For Parents
  • Events