Meet Young Playwrights alumna Delia Raab-Snyder, whose experience in our program taught her things about herself that went far beyond the mechanics of writing a play. Delia has become an advocate for arts education and in her current role as Director of Tune Up Philly, is committed to provided enriching arts experiences for all children. Ultimately, Delia’s commitment to arts advocacy was informed by her time with Young Playwrights.
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Check out this video featuring several performances from the 2012 Young Voices Monologue Festival! The fourth annual collaboration between Philadelphia Young Playwrights and InterAct Theatre Company, this year’s Monologue Festival featured 17 monologues written by area high school students. On March 1st, a group of Young Playwrights from Central High School (accompanied by their Teaching Artist Chris Bresky) attended the School District of Philadelphia’s District-wide Principals’ and Assistant Principals’ Meeting. The meeting, which had a focus on combatting school bullying, featured improvised scenes from the students around bullying and cyberbullying. It was a historic moment, as students had never before been in a professional development session for principals. See footage of their scenes, as well as the students talking with Philadelphia Comimission on Human Relations Chairperson Kay Kyungsun Yu. On February 24, School Reform Commission chairman Pedro Ramos stopped by the classroom of Teacher Lori Odum and Teaching Artist Dwight Wilkins at Meade Elementary to see performances of student-written plays and interact with Meade student playwrights. Said Mr. Ramos after his visit, “Hopefully, more schools will see the value of integrating arts as a rigorous way of engaging students academically at high levels.” To learn more about the School Reform Commission and the work they do for the School District of Philadelphia, visithttp://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/s/src. |
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