2010 Young Voices High School Monologue Festival

Philadelphia Young Playwrights and InterAct Theatre Company
presents
2010 Young Voices High School Monologue Festival

Young Playwrights received a record breaking 411 monologue submissions this year!

This year, Young Playwrights and InterAct asked students to draw inspiration from InterAct’s upcoming world premiere City of Numbers by playwright Sean Christopher Lewis, which explores both the sharp divisions and deep sense of community that define Philadelphia. Through their original monologues, students created stories about identity, freedom, imprisonment, violence, loss, and forgiveness.

February 3 – 6, 2010 at the Adrienne Theatre.
Wednesday, February 3rd at 11:00 AM
Thursday, February 4th at 11:00 AM
Friday, February 5th at 11:00 AM
Saturday, February 6 at 2:00 PM*

Adrienne Theatre, Mainstage
2030 Sansom Street, Philadelphia

Wednesday – Friday performances free for student groups. Reservations are required. To reserve seats, please contact Nirvana Rivera at (215) 665-9226.

*Saturday performance is $5 general admission. Tickets are available online at InterAct Theatre Company Box Office, by phone at (215) 568-8079.

Colorful by Kelsey Ven, The Baldwin School
After by Elyse Pitock, Radnor High School
Voice of Violence by Kayla Anderson, Little Flower High School for Girls
Officer and a Gentleman by Nicola Ciani, Little Flower High School for Girls
Charity Starts at Home by Isabel Ramos. J.R. Masterman School
Boy to a Man by Sherice Bright, Parkway Peace and Justice High School
Its Importance by LaMaya Mapp, Science Leadership Academy
Warr Avenue by Nia Berry, Science Leadership Academy
Man Vs Himself by Harish White, De La Salle in Towne
The Patient by Jacob Fagliano, Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts
Rock Speaks by Jerry Wise, Dobbins High School
Regretful Decision by Daniel Gehm, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush
The Day My Life Ended by Scherlyne Pierre, Louis-Franklin Learning Center
Ronald by Savon Jefferson, Constitution High School
Expectations by Olivia Ngo, Central High School

Check out the buzz about our Monologue Festival below!

“Creativity I learned can be put into other things you do! Like a presentation I had to make in science class–Olivia Ngo

“Wow. It actually wrote that! And it’s being performed right now.” –Kayla Anderson

“I never wrote before. Going through the process gave me a new hobby – opened a new door for me.” –Nicola Ciani

“Just write—find a flow, look for something unusual, something you see everyday but no one else catches.” —Savon Jefferson