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Teens WRITE: Ten-Minute Play Festival
July 14, 2018 | 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Join us in the culminating Teens WRITE (Writing, Reading, and Investigating Theater Everywhere) project, a Ten-Minute Play Festival!
Teens WRITE is a three-month program that meets weekly, April through July 2018, in which students, ages 13 to 17, will write, revise, cast, direct, and produce original plays culminating in a Ten-Minute Play Festival.
Led by FABIOLA R. DECIUS, a local Boston playwright, teens will learn the basic elements of playwriting, how to critically respond to other’s work in a positive and reassuring setting, steps in rewriting and revising, criterion for auditioning and casting a play, and directing techniques.
Additionally, teens will demonstrate a general understanding of theater-related jobs with guest appearances from local directors, actors, dramaturges, stage managers, and theater designers (set, costume, and sound).
PLAYWRIGHTS and PLAYS (in alphabetical order)
- Aliya Jackson – “I Am Who I Am”
- Amiyr Ahmad – “Pressue”
- Carolyn Parker-Fairban – “When This Track Plays Out”
- Fabiola R. Decius – “Free Before Eleven”
- Shauntae Piper – “The Lottery”
- Tyler Scoby – “This Small World of Mine”
- Victoria Marcano – “What Was Left”
Seating is general admission. Doors open at 1 p.m., and the show starts at 1:30 p.m. with a post-show conversation to follow.
PLEASE NOTE: Riverside Theatre Works is located in an opera house built in the late 1890s, and is not presently handicapped accessible. The theatre lobby rests atop a long staircase. Please contact us if you’re interested in helping with a capital campaign to fund accessibility improvements.
FAQs
Is this show suitable for children?
Some of the language and topics used in the plays may not be suitable for children under age 13. Viewer discretion is advised.
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
Yes or use the e-ticket sent to your email. Please download BEFORE arriving to venue.
Who do I contact for more information?
Please contact Fabiola via email at teenswrite18@gmail.com.
Did You Know?
Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.