2017 Young Voices Monologue Festival
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Performances at:
The Louis Bluver Theater at The Drake 302 S. Hicks St. (between Spruce & Pine) "Not only are young people listening to the world, they have bold thoughts that they can channel into art." |
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April 13-22, 2017
What’s going on in the minds of Philadelphia’s young people? What are their stories, their perspectives? How are they processing the world around them? From relationships with family and peers to community policing, technology, racism, sex, and mental health, Young Voices weaves 18 monologues written by high school students from throughout the city and region into one story-packed show. Directed and performed by theater professionals, Young Voices takes us into the classroom, out of this world, and into areas of the city we’ve never known: young minds.
Directed By: David O'Connor, Bi Jean Ngo, Steve Gravelle, Christina May
Featuring
Featuring
Michael Adrian Burgos
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Donovan Lockett
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Claris Park
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Meg Rumsey-Lasersohn
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Ariana Sepulveda
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Abdul Sesay
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Featuring 18 Winning Monologues from High School Students across the region:
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Neighborhood Blue
by Autumn Angelettie Cheltenham Not Ready by Rashaan Brooks Masterman Diagnosis by Taliya Carter The Workshop School Should Have Done More by Jazmeen Chisholm Philadelphia Military Academy Better Techology, Horrible Connection by Brandon Dejesus Esperanza Because of Pens?! by Ryan Do Central |
Drowning
by Tylier Driscoll Science Leadership Academy To the Slimy Boy of Forgotten Feelings by Emily Ecclestone Germantown Friends Revenge of the Kiwis by Liam Feeney AIM Academy Gummy Worms by Gabi Greco Upper Darby Dad... by Xinqing Huang Central Ignorance by Dayanna Hughes Science Leadership Academy |
Big Important Moment
by Nico Owens-David Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush Dear God, It's me Unique by Kaiya Pedro-Nichols Philadelphia HS for the Creative and Performing Arts Like My Music by Nasir Robinson Philadelphia Learning Academy South Does She Have a Chance? by Alex Shapiro Friends Select #Relatable by Debbie Spivak Barrack Hebrew Academy Unwelcome by Charis White Upper Dublin |
Saturday April 15th at 2pm and 7pm
13 Winning Monologues chosen from hundreds of submissions! What are the stories and perspectives that represent student voices from Middle Schools around the region? Directed and performed by theater professionals, Young Voices takes us into the classroom, out of this world, and into areas of the city we’ve never known: young minds.
Directed by: Jay Gilman, Cheyenne Barboza, Shamus McCarty
Featuring
Featuring
Michael Adrian Burgos
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Ciera Gardner
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Merri Rashoyan
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Bailey Roper
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Featuring 13 Winning Monologues from Middle School Students across the region:
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Moonlight Shining Through
the Curtains by Beklije Daku Alexander Adaire The Package by Hannah Dubb Friends Select Just Desserts by Raina Farmer Drexel Hill The Imperfect Life by Ashley Jubilee McDaniel |
Oy Vey
by Sammie Keenan Masterman Eyes by Anna Kuffler Cedarbrook Ignorance by Devon Levin Masterman Stars by Teresa Lu-Romeo Bala Cynwyd |
The Secret
by Raina Maayta Penrose Love Life of an Idiot by Valentino Martinez Esperanza Bundle of Baby by Jessica Nyugen Beverly Hills Amayonnaising Mayo by Cindy Sako Blessed Trinity Internal Monologues by Kira Wiener Springfield |
Where do the 2017 Playwrights go to school?
Thank you to the 2017 Monologue Festival Sponsors
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Corinne R. & Henry Bower Memorial Trust
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The Charlotte Cushman Foundation
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Board Member Karen Greene
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Board Member Joellen Brown
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