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After a public live-reading of Dresses That Twirl, 2023-24 Young Playwright in Progress Amira Al Amin and the crew took questions from the audience. Dresses That Twirl chronicles the platonic and eventual romantic relationship between two teenage girls living in the 1960s. The girls must make difficult decisions about how to maintain their dynamic when the scrutiny of their world threatens to break them apart.

YPT Teaching Artist Fabiolla Da Silva recounts some stories and experiences working with students at Brookland Middle School during the 2023-24 school year!

Silence is Violence: Wish Me Well features performances and poetry exploring wellness.

Through a partnership with Voices Unbarred, seven playwrights interviewed Voices Unbarred Community Advocates to gain new inspiration to what being “well” can mean for those from a variety of different backgrounds, perspectives, and situations in life. Voices Unbarred centers the voices of people impacted by incarceration and collaborates with theatre practitioners and policy organizations to creatively reimagine the prison system and advocate for change.

Livestreamed from Prince George’s Community College Center for Performing Arts 301 Largo Rd, Largo, MD 20774.

SiV: Wish Me Well Director Thembi Duncan and Young Playwrights’ Theater Artistic Director Farah Lawal Harris sit down to discuss the upcoming performance, the process that went into creating the script, and what working with everyone involved has been like! Continue reading “One-on-one with Director Thembi Duncan and Artistic Director Farah Lawal Harris”

Washington School for Girls Interim Principal Abbi Greer and Young Playwrights’ Theater Program Associate Lauren Miller talk about YPT’s impact on the 8th-grade class.

Dresses That Twirl chronicles the platonic and eventual romantic relationship between two teenage girls living in the 1960s. The girls must make difficult decisions about how to maintain their dynamic when the scrutiny of their world
threatens to break them apart.

In the third of a 12-part series, Young Playwrights’ Theater (YPT) Education Director Jared Shamberger and YPT Executive Director Brigitte Winter discuss privilege and how it exists for those in advantaged groups whether they want it or not.

About AROW:
After undergoing an intense multi-year process to move toward becoming an antiracist, anti-oppressive organization, we know first-hand the pitfalls, stumbling blocks, and rich rewards of such an endeavor. You can read the full story of YPT’s antiracism journey below.
Based on our knowledge and experience, we provide Abolishing Racism and Oppression in the Workplace (AROW). AROW is an initiative that supports companies in implementing meaningful antiracist and anti-oppressive policies and procedures within their own workplace.
Since 2020, we have provided over 200 hours of antiracism consulting for organizations across the Washington, DC region.

YPT’s first Ovation Showcase features work created by YPT students and performed on stage by professional actors. This performance focuses on accepting, living, and loving our bodies and the realization of what “my.self” truly means.

In the second of a 12-part series, Young Playwrights’ Theater (YPT) Education Director Jared Shamberger and YPT Executive Director Brigitte Winter discuss the difference between feeling hurt and being harmed, as well as how our intentions need to match our behavior for the impact to be positive.

Watch the first AROW Moment here

About AROW:
After undergoing an intense multi-year process to move toward becoming an antiracist, anti-oppressive organization, we know first-hand the pitfalls, stumbling blocks, and rich rewards of such an endeavor. You can read the full story of YPT’s antiracism journey below.
Based on our knowledge and experience, we provide Abolishing Racism and Oppression in the Workplace (AROW). AROW is an initiative that supports companies in implementing meaningful antiracist and anti-oppressive policies and procedures within their own workplace.
Since 2020, we have provided over 200 hours of antiracism consulting for organizations across the Washington, DC region.
Learn more on our Antiracism page.

In this first of a 12-part series, Young Playwrights’ Theater (YPT) Education Director Jared Shamberger and YPT Executive Director Brigitte Winter help define some of the common language and discuss the fundamentals of antiracism.

About AROW:
After undergoing an intense multi-year process to move toward becoming an antiracist, anti-oppressive organization, we know first-hand the pitfalls, stumbling blocks, and rich rewards of such an endeavor. You can read the full story of YPT’s antiracism journey below.
Based on our knowledge and experience, we provide Abolishing Racism and Oppression in the Workplace (AROW). AROW is an initiative that supports companies in implementing meaningful antiracist and anti-oppressive policies and procedures within their own workplace.
Since 2020, we have provided over 200 hours of antiracism consulting for organizations across the Washington, DC region.