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Experience Philadelphia’s most compelling young writers: the winners of the Philadelphia Young Playwrights 2013 Annual Playwriting Festival!

New Voices: Workshop Productions

October 10-19, 2013Temple University’s Randall Theater

2020 N. 13th StreetPhiladelphia, PA

Featuring

First Place Winning High School Plays and Monologues

We proudly welcome you to New Voices, the twenty-sixth annual collaboration of Philadelphia Young Playwrights and Temple University’s Theater Department and that launches Young Playwrights’ 25th Anniversary Season!

Our workshop rehearsals and productions offer our ten amazing student playwrights ways to engage in the collaborative theatre process and to see their written words on paper transform into live stage performances. Their plays and monologues were selected as winners from the more than 1,400 submissions to Young Playwrights’ 2013 Playwriting and Monologue Festivals! New Voices celebrates not only the achievements of our ten featured writers, but also the exceptional efforts of the nearly 2,000 young playwrights in our program each year.

Our writers, and we, all benefit enormously from the support of the entire Young Playwrights community – classroom teachers, teaching artists, parents, directors, dramaturges, Literary Committee members and production specialists. Much gratitude also goes to Young Playwrights’ Board of Directors, Youth Council, Producers’ Circle and all loyal investors, whose valued partnerships enable us to tap the potential of youth and inspire learning through playwriting.

Temple’s 26-year commitment with us in placing student writers center stage guarantees that these workshops deliver a uniquely inspiring annual theatrical event. We recognize the friendship, contributions and talents of Bob Hedley, Doug Wager, Peter Reynolds, Matthew Miller, John Hoey, Andrew Laine and Marka Suber, and all the students and staff of Temple’s Theater Department. Young Playwrights also thanks InterAct Theatre’s Seth Rozin, Anneliese Van Arsdale and Dwight Wilkins for their terrific collaboration on the Young Voices Monologue Festival, for 2014 a Knight Foundation Challenge grant winner! Join us for all Young Playwrights’ presentations this 25th Anniversary Season: see more at www.phillyyoungplaywrights.org.

Join us in congratulating and supporting our compelling young playwrights! We couldn’t be prouder of them or more delighted that you are here to respond to their work. Each young playwright – and every young person – has something to say worth hearing.

Contributions to Philadelphia Young Playwrights help defray the costs of this production. Giving envelopes are available here for your convenience. You may also

make a tax-deductible donation on our website www.PhillyYoungPlaywrights.org. Thank you for your consideration and support!

David IngramProducerTemple University Theaters

Glen KnappExecutive Producing DirectorPhiladelphia Young Playwrights

PYP Expense Allocations PYP Revenue Allocations PYP Contributed Revenue

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Philadelphia Young Playwrights in collaboration with Temple Theaterspresent

Winning plays and monologues of 2013Bill One

Africa – Not the Country, the Continentby Oyindamola Alliyu — Julia R. Masterman High School, 9th Grade

Side Effects

by Jon Barr —Episcopal Academy, 11th Grade

Star Dance by Bysheera Moore-Williams — Science Leadership Academy, 11th Grade

Intermission

My New Boyfriend*by Nkechi Sprowal — Murrell Dobbins High School, 10th Grade

Depilatoryby Sara Prendergast — Philadelphia High School for the

Creative and Performing Arts, 10th Grade

Bill Two

Autism Speaks*by Lisa Gardner — Lower Merion High School, 10th Grade

The Perfect Friendby Egypt Staley — General George G. Meade School, 8th Grade

Basic Cableby Emily Zauzmer — Upper Dublin High School, 11th Grade

Intermission

Nothing I Do is Good Enough*by James Rodgers — West Philadelphia High School, 12th Grade

Jack in the Boxby Naihema Powell — Science Leadership Academy, 10th Grade

School MatineesThursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18 at 10 AM

My New Boyfriend; Africa – Not the Country, the Continent; Star Dance; Depilatory

Note: Student playwrights’ grades and schools reflect time of spring submission of plays to the 2013 Playwrighting Festival.

*Monolgues originally developed and produced in collaboration with InterAct Theatre in March 2013

Bill ONE Thursday, 10/10 at 7pm, Saturday, 10/12 at 8pm, Tuesday 10/15 at 7pm,

Thursday, 10/17 at 7pm, and Saturday, 10/19 at 8pmNote: all cast billings subject to change

Africa – Not the Country, the ContinentBy Oyindamola Alliyu — Julia R. Masterman, 9th Grade

Teacher: Josh Rothstein Teaching Artist: Kate McGrathDirector: Malika Oyetimein Stage Manager: Angel Jenrette-McDowell

CASTMrs. Lash........................................................................................Melissa AmilaniMr. King....................................................................................................Pat DooleyMother..........................................................................................Rokena EdwardsBrianna........................................................................................Dionna EshlemanJojolala............................................................................................Brittany FauzerHannah.......................................................................................Becca GreenbergLindsay........................................................................................Meredith LaBoonMr. Reader.........................................................................................Aaron PalmerJulia ................................................................................................................Jill PeryDerek........................................................................................................Naïm Shaw

Side EffectsBy Jon Barr — Episcopal Academy, 11th Grade

Teacher: Lori ReedDirector: Jan Silverman Stage Manager: Joshua Decker

CASTPatient................................................................................................Trevor FloccoDoctor...............................................................................................Madelyn Reilly

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Star DanceBy Bysheera Moore-Williams — Science Leadership Academy, 11th Grade

Teacher: Joshua Block Teaching Artist: Kate McGrathDirector: Shavon Norris Stage Manager: Emily Jolley

CASTEden.....................................................................................................Brian AaronsWoman in Eden’s House..............................................................Pilar BruyereDoctor.......................................................................................Matthew EdwardsAndrea’s Mom.................................................................................Maria EliadesDr. Dash/Snake................................................................................David GloverAndrea.........................................................................................................Kathy LaWarden/Woman............................................................................Maggie Smith

10 Minute Intermission

My New BoyfriendBy Nkechi Sprowal — Murrell Dobbins High School, 10th Grade

Teacher: Thomas McGlaughlinDirector: Jan Silverman Stage Manager: Joshua Decker

CASTActor.........................................................................................Sharlena Johnson

DepilatoryBy Sara Prendergast — Philadelphia Creative and Performing Arts

High School, 10th Grade

Teacher: Pete SyoumDirector: Suzana Berger Stage Manager: Ciara Collins

CASTMichelle.......................................................................................Cody GallagherKaren....................................................................................................Holly GrumZak..................................................................................................Michael KilianyReed...............................................................................................Tom McGovernSean...........................................................................................Cory MeccarielloCassandra.......................................................................................Emily MoylanIvy.......................................................................................................Sarah Stearns

Bill TWO Friday, 10/11 at 8pm, Saturday, 10/12 at 2pm, Wednesday 10/16 at 7pm,

Friday, 10/18 at 8pm, and Saturday, 10/19 at 2pmNote: all cast billings subject to change

Autism Speaksby Lisa Gardner — Lower Merion, 10th Grade

Teacher: Jeanne MastrianoDirector: Lee Richardson Stage Manager: Anjelica Vezzosi

CASTActor....................................................................................................Madison Mills

The Perfect Friendby Egypt Staley — Meade School, 8th Grade

Teacher: Lori Odum Teaching Artist: Dwight WilkinsC0-Directors: Zak Berkman & Teri Lamm Stage Manager: Emily Jolley

CASTMs. Jameson..........................................................................Jamie Rose BrookeJay...................................................................................................Joel ChroscinskiBrandon...................................................................................John DiFerdinandoArthur..........................................................................................................Philip EngAunt Eden..........................................................................................Sara FayngolzIris...............................................................................Ashley Fisher-TannenbaumDerek............................................................................................Jarrett McCrearyDad..........................................................................................Marcellus McQueenKierra...................................................................................................Melissa RakiroKayla...............................................................................................Paige SmallwoodPapi......................................................................................Philip Anthony WilsonDoctor/Nurse..................................................................................Camille Young

Basic Cableby Emily Zauzmer — Upper Dublin High School, 11th Grade

Teacher: Ruth FavinDirector: Lee Etzold Stage Manager: Rebecca Thackrey

CASTMichael.......................................................................................................Matt ClarkNatalie...............................................................................................Mikayla ClearyJessica.................................................................................................Kallie CooperHamburger......................................................................................Steven HardingTyler...........................................................................................................Ian MonacoShirley..........................................................................Isabel Girona-SzelagowskiTiffany......................................................................................................Ali Vreeland

10 Minute Intermission

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Nothing I Do is Good Enoughby James Rodgers — West Philadelphia High School, 12th Grade

Teacher: Jessica WaberDirector: Lee Richardson Stage Manager: Anjelica Vezzosi

CASTActor..........................................................................................................................Kemar Jewel

Jack in the Boxby Naihema Powell — Science Leadership Academy, 10th Grade

Teacher: Joshua Block Teaching Artist: Kate McGrathDirector: David Stradley Stage Manager: Rebecca Thackrey

CASTLiam.........................................................................................................................Daniel BarlandChristopher................................................................................................................Ben ForbesTaylor.........................................................................................................................Holly HeneksVictoria..............................................................................................................Emily R. JohnsonLaith....................................................................................................................Matt McWilliamsBartender................................................................................................................Chris MonacoAmeryst...................................................................................................................Kimie MuroyaYolanda..............................................................................................................Jackie LeibowitzRenee....................................................................................................................Katrina SerranoVince....................................................................................................................Nathan VasquezJacob................................................................................................................................Steve WeiRandom Bar Guy......................................................................................................Matt Zarlay

This production is sponsored in part by:

Eileen BairdNancy & Jim BaxterJoellen BrownMichelle & Joe ConnersCatherine & Ken DowAmy Smith & Joe DworetzkyHelen & Leonard EvelevJana Magner & Sam FuchsSonia & Jim GeierDenise GindhardtLinda & David GlicksteinAdam GoldbergShelly & Marc GoodmanCarole Haas & Emilio Gravagno

Karen & Cal GreeneJoe Hand, Jr. Samuel HirschLesley & Bernard HirshQuiara Alegria HudesJudy Adamson & Fred JackesDebra & Jim KahnPiper & Chuck KellyVirginia & Harvey KimmelMona & Brian KirbyJeff Boyer & Glen KnappElizabeth KronesPat LaneWilliam Loeb

Peter Loevy & Dan LoveCarol & Alan MagnerAngelika & Aron MagnerNancy PoselCarol Saline & Paul RathblottDolly Beechman & Natha SchnallSusan ShermanRachel & E. Matthew SteinbergNancy & Kevin StuskiLeslie Kase & Andrew SwinneyJune & Steve WolfsonDiane Dalto & Richard WoosnamTaylor Williams & John Wright

Philadelphia Young Playwrights Producers’ Circle

New Voices Design and Production Crew

Production Coordinator......................................................David O’ ConnorProduction Stage Manager...................................................Jasmine KojouriLighting Director................................................................................ Liz PhillipsProduction Literary Manager.............................................Angela ColemanDramaturg....................................................Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon

New Voices Producers

Producer, Temple University......................................................David IngramProducers, Philadelphia Young Playwrights..........................Glen Knapp

Mindy EarlyAssc. Producer, Philadelphia Young Playwrights...........Donnell Powell

Philadelphia Young Playwrights Youth Council

Special Thanks to:Robert Hedley, Douglas Wager, Peter Reynolds, Andrew Laine, Marka Suber,

Matthew Miller, Seth Rozin, Anneliese Van Arsdale, Dwight Wilkins, Alan Magner, the parents, Teachers, and Teaching Artists of all our playwrights,

and the students and staff of Temple Theater.

Philadelphia Young Playwrights thanks our generous funders:Anonymous, ArtsRising, Barra Foundation, Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation, Beneficial Bank, Beneficial Bank Foundation, Louis N. Cassett Foundation, CHG Charitable Trust, Citizens Bank, Comcast Foundation, Connelly Foundation, Charlotte Cushman Foundation, Dolfinger-McMahon Foundation, Ernst & Young LLP, ExxonMobil, Samuel S. Fels Fund, Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union, Elsie Lee Garthwaite Memorial Foundation, Hamilton Family Foundation, Joe Hand Promotions, Independence Foundation, Kimmel Arts Education Fund, Knight Foundation, Lincoln Financial Group Foundation, Loeb Performing Arts Fund, Christopher Ludwick Foundation, Walter J. Miller Trust, Leo Model Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Nessa Forman Family Fund, PECO/An Exelon Company, William Penn Foundation, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, PEW Center for Arts and Heritage, Philadelphia Cultural Fund, Philadelphia Cultural Fund/ Arts for Youth, Philadelphia Cultural Leadership Project of the Pew Charitable Trusts, Philadelphia Cultural Management Initiative, Philadelphia Theatre Initiative, Philadelphia Foundation, Philly Fellows, PNC/Financial Services Group, Suzanne F. Roberts Cultural Development Fund, Rosenlund Family Foundation, Caroline J. S. Sanders Trust, No. II, Lawrence Saunders Fund, Seybert Institution, Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Memorial Fund, State Farm, Target Corporation, Union Benevolent Association, Verizon, Verizon Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation

Haley Gordon, Cheltenham High, Grade 12Briana Hickman, ARISE Academy Charter, Grade 12Alphonso Howard, Upper Darby High, Grade 9Faith Jones-Jackson, Central High, Grade 12Tarzan MacMood, Academy at Palumbo, Grade 10Emma Martin, Strath Haven High, Grade 12DeShawn McLeod, Science Leadership Academy, Grade 12

Jaya Montague, Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, Grade 12Malcolm Odum, Archmere Academy, Grade 10Maria Latorre-Socas, Science Leadership Academy, Grade 12Natalie Torpey, Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, Grade 11Nikhila Viswanathan, Upper Darby High, Grade 11

Philadelphia Young Playwrights

Board of DirectorsNancy Stuski, ChairJoseph Conners, PresidentKaren Y. Green, Vice PresidentDebra A. Kahn, Vice PresidentBrian P. Kirby, Vice PresidentE. Matthew Steinberg, TreasurerA. Taylor Williams, Secretary

Paul Lancaster AdamsHonorable Blondell Reynolds BrownJoellen BrownAndrew B. ComerfordJames A. GeierDenise Gindhardt Tracy E. HillSamuel HirschBernard HirshQuiara Alegría HudesPiper E. KellyAlan MagnerAron MagnerLori OdumIlene Blitzstein PosesKevin RobinsonAntonio Williams

Board FellowsDan Clay, Wharton School of Business Peter Mastriano, Fox School of Business

Staff

Glen Knapp Executive Producing Director

Mindy A. Early Director of Education & Program Services

Judy Adamson Finance Director

David O’Connor Resident Director

Lindsay Mauck Development & Communications Manager

Clare Hughes Office Manager

Jay Gilman Education & Programs Associate

Donnell Powell Executive Producing Assistant

Aime Kelly Resident Teaching Artist

Kate McGrath Resident Teaching Artist

Julie Anne Evans Teaching Artist Apprentice

Anthony Teaching Artist ApprenticeMartinez-Briggs Chas Andrews Development Intern

Mia Weathers Progam Intern

1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Floor 2Philadelphia, PA 19103

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Philadelphia Young Playwrights taps the potential of youth and inspires learning through playwriting.

In executing our mission, Young Playwrights focuses on:• Improving students’ writing, thinking and interactive skills• Enhancing students’ sense of agency, responsibility and self-esteem• Modeling new, effective ways of teaching• Reaching students of diverse backgrounds and abilities• Engaging students, their families and communities in the creation and pro-duction of theatre, while building new theatre audiences within these groups.

Temple University Theater Department, Randall Theater1301 W. Norris StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19122

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Temple University Theater

2013 Literary Committee

Committee MembersCheyenne Barboza, Nell Bang-Jensen, Jeff Beers, Suzana Berger, Christine Binder, Mitchell Bloom, Gabe Bloomfield, Elena Bossler, Kyle Bradford, Caitlin Cieri, Meredith Clarke, Mark Costello, Emily Cutler, Cody Daigle, Hilary Davies, Bill DiAgostino, Samantha Dugan, Tim Dugan, Michael Early, Melody Ekstrom, Monica Flory, Michael Friel, Paul Gabbard, Karen Getz, Chanel Glover, Katherine Clarke Grey, Aliza Greenberg, Michael Harrington, Ben Hennesy, Jacqueline Ruggerio Jacobson, Ainye Johnson, Capri Johnson, Emily Kleimo, Jasmine Kojouri, Dana Krietz, Theresa Leahy, Johnny Lloyd, Charlie Madison, Katherine Marony, Anthony Martinez-Briggs, Nicole McGorry, Kate McGrath, Tasha Milkman, David Miller, Sarah Mittledorf, Kelly Morton, Alyssa Mulligan, Bi Jean Ngo, David O’Conner, Lauren Owens, Katie Phillips, Deidre Robinson, Stephanie Rolland, Catherine Rush, Kasey Sams, Craig Santoro, Phaedra Scott, Melissa Shaner, Isa St. Clair, Maryruth Stine, James Stover, Shanna Tedeschi, Beverly Trimboli, Hannah Van Sciver, Walt Vail, Keith Wallace, Ryan Walter, Miriam White, Josh Wilder, Zenzi Williams, Nathan Wainstein

High School:Mindy A. EarlyChanel GloverAlexander FoxwellAlexis JenofskyJaya Montague

Final Committee Mindy Early David Ingram Glen Knapp David O’Connor Faith Jones-Jackson

Elementary:Mindy A. EarlyEmily AckerLisa GardnerJanine MerollaManna-Symone Middlebrooks

Middle:Jay GilmanEmma MartinGenne MurphyDonnell PowellWalt Vail

Pre-Final Committee

Robert Hedley ChairDouglas C. Wager Artistic Director and Head of Directing Associate Dean, Theater, Film and Media ArtsPeter Reynolds Assistant Chair, Head of Musical TheaterMarie Anne Chiment Head of DesignDan Kern Head of Acting ProgramLynne Innerst Head of Graduate ActingDonna Snow Head of Undergraduate ActingEd Sobel Head of PlaywritingDavid Ingram Head of Theater Studies

Section heads Elena Bossler Melissa Shaner Walt Vail Nathan Wainstein

Join Us!Experience new worlds, compelling characters and imaginative stories as part of our

annual staged readings of 1st place Elementary and Middle School Plays!

New Voices: SATURDAY READING SERIES

Directed by David Ingram and performed by undergraduate actors, in collaboration with Temple University Theaters.

Admission is FREE. No tickets or reservations required.

Please visit our website for more details about this series: www.PhillyYoungPlaywrights.org

Make theatre out of life, or perhaps your life, by writing a monologue!Submission deadline: December 1, 2013

Visit www.PhillyYoungPlaywrights.org for eligibility requirements and monologue submission instructions.

2014 Young Voices Monologue Festival

Submit your monologue and it could be performed on stage as part of next season’s Young Voices Monologues Festival. Presented in collaboration with InterAct Theatre Company

1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Floor 2Philadelphia, PA 19103

Phone: 215.665.9226 • Fax: 215.665.9228info@PhillyYoungPlaywrights.org • www.PhillyYoungPlaywrights.org

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2014 Annual Playwriting Festival

You have a voice worth hearing! Make it heard: Write a Play!

Submit your play and you will receive written feedback from professional theatre artists and educators. YOUR play could be performed on stage as part of

next season’s Play Development Series.

Visit www.PhillyYoungPlaywrights.org

for eligibility requirements and to learn how to submit your play.

Submission deadline: May 16, 2014