Don’t get these two below confused. It’s a great weekend for young playwrights!
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5/12 - All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre presents
YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
Friday, May 12, 2017 • 7 p.m.
East Lansing Hannah Community Center 819 Abbot Road
“On Air” Written by Audrey Tieman
Directed by Shelby Brewer
“What’s Black and White and Read All Over?”
Written by Ava Brewer
Directed by Ellison Winterstein
TICKETS $10.00*
For more information, visit www.cityofeastlansing.com/allofus, search “All-of-us Express Children's Theatre” on Facebook, or call (517) 333-2580, ext. 0.
*Seating is limited.
Buy tickets in advance at the front desk at Hannah Center
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5/13 - 21ST ANNUAL YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL at Wharton Center
Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 2:00 PM
Pasant Theatre inside the Wharton Center
FREE public performance
First come, first served seating whartoncenter.com
517.432.2000 or 1.800.WHARTON
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- On Saturday, May 13, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre, six of mid-Michigan’s top high school playwrights will be recognized as finalists in this year’s Young Playwrights Festival. Each finalist’s project, after a one-of-a-kind mentoring program with theatre professionals, will be directed and performed live at Wharton Center. The Saturday performance is free and open to the public with first come, first served seating.
The Young Playwrights Festival is a collaboration between MSU Federal Credit Union Institute for Arts & Creativity at Wharton Center and the MSU Department of Theatre. The area’s top student writers submit their one-act scripts to this juried competition in hopes of seeing their work performed live on the Wharton Center stage by MSU Department of Theatre students. Of these entries, six of the top playwrights are chosen to collaborate with professional theatre mentors who will provide creative expertise and guidance as the students workshop their original projects.
Professional theatre mentors include: Joe Zettlemaier, Michigan-based playwright; Pam Sterling, Arizona State University; Joe Giardiana, theatre artist, New York City; Amanda Ewing, University of Michigan; Ken LaZebnik, playwright and screenwriter; and Randy Wyatt, Aquinas College.
The 20th Annual Young Playwrights Festival is made possible in part by Comprehensive Psychological Services, PC, Gannett Foundation; Lansing Sate Journal; University Outreach and Engagement, and Wharton Center Inner Circle.
The 2017 Young Playwrights finalists are:
Playwright………….Teacher/School……………….Script Title
Jennifer Nelson…….Miranda Keskes……………...Hi I Am
Hartland High School
Celia Spink………...Dawn Reed…………………...Soilmates
Okemos High School
Jessica Wilcoxen….Jean Eddington-Shipman…..Brain Matter
Williamston High School
Nora Graham……...Jean Eddington-Shipman…..A Quest for Fame
Williamston High School
Michaela Zewde…..Jean Eddington-Shipman…..Cursed Tongue
Williamston High School
Kayla Effner……….Jean Eddington-Shipman…..The Comedy Club
Williamston High School
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5/12 - All-of-us Express Children’s Theatre presents
YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL
Friday, May 12, 2017 • 7 p.m.
East Lansing Hannah Community Center 819 Abbot Road
“On Air” Written by Audrey Tieman
Directed by Shelby Brewer
“What’s Black and White and Read All Over?”
Written by Ava Brewer
Directed by Ellison Winterstein
TICKETS $10.00*
For more information, visit www.cityofeastlansing.com/allofus, search “All-of-us Express Children's Theatre” on Facebook, or call (517) 333-2580, ext. 0.
*Seating is limited.
Buy tickets in advance at the front desk at Hannah Center
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5/13 - 21ST ANNUAL YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL at Wharton Center
Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 2:00 PM
Pasant Theatre inside the Wharton Center
FREE public performance
First come, first served seating whartoncenter.com
517.432.2000 or 1.800.WHARTON
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- On Saturday, May 13, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. in Wharton Center’s Pasant Theatre, six of mid-Michigan’s top high school playwrights will be recognized as finalists in this year’s Young Playwrights Festival. Each finalist’s project, after a one-of-a-kind mentoring program with theatre professionals, will be directed and performed live at Wharton Center. The Saturday performance is free and open to the public with first come, first served seating.
The Young Playwrights Festival is a collaboration between MSU Federal Credit Union Institute for Arts & Creativity at Wharton Center and the MSU Department of Theatre. The area’s top student writers submit their one-act scripts to this juried competition in hopes of seeing their work performed live on the Wharton Center stage by MSU Department of Theatre students. Of these entries, six of the top playwrights are chosen to collaborate with professional theatre mentors who will provide creative expertise and guidance as the students workshop their original projects.
Professional theatre mentors include: Joe Zettlemaier, Michigan-based playwright; Pam Sterling, Arizona State University; Joe Giardiana, theatre artist, New York City; Amanda Ewing, University of Michigan; Ken LaZebnik, playwright and screenwriter; and Randy Wyatt, Aquinas College.
The 20th Annual Young Playwrights Festival is made possible in part by Comprehensive Psychological Services, PC, Gannett Foundation; Lansing Sate Journal; University Outreach and Engagement, and Wharton Center Inner Circle.
The 2017 Young Playwrights finalists are:
Playwright………….Teacher/School……………….Script Title
Jennifer Nelson…….Miranda Keskes……………...Hi I Am
Hartland High School
Celia Spink………...Dawn Reed…………………...Soilmates
Okemos High School
Jessica Wilcoxen….Jean Eddington-Shipman…..Brain Matter
Williamston High School
Nora Graham……...Jean Eddington-Shipman…..A Quest for Fame
Williamston High School
Michaela Zewde…..Jean Eddington-Shipman…..Cursed Tongue
Williamston High School
Kayla Effner……….Jean Eddington-Shipman…..The Comedy Club
Williamston High School
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