Dresses That Twirl explores the relationship between two teenage girls and their mothers living in the 1960s. The girls must make difficult decisions about how to maintain their dynamic when the scrutiny of their world and their mothers’ past threatens to break them apart. This reading is the culmination of a one-week workshopping process with Artistic Director Farah Lawal Harris, Productions Manager Keta Newborn, and a cast of professional actors.
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Dresses That Twirl live reading at CHAW
Dresses That Twirl explores the relationship between two teenage girls and their mothers living in the 1960s. The girls must make difficult decisions about how to maintain their dynamic when the scrutiny of their world and their mothers’ past threatens to break them apart. This reading is the culmination of a one-week workshopping process with Artistic Director Farah Lawal Harris, Productions Manager Keta Newborn, and a cast of professional actors.
YPT Community Clips: SiV: Liberation
Silence is Violence :Liberation Artist Talk Back
The artists of Silence is Violence: Liberation returned to the stage at Busboys and Poets Takoma in Washington, DC on March 15th. Moderated by YPT Artistic Director Farah Lawal Harris, the group answered questions about liberation, their processes, and the messages of their pieces.
Riot: The Beat of Freddie Gray by Ty’Ree Hope Davis
Riot: The Beat of Freddie Gray is a powerful and engaging solo performance taking the audience on a journey through the life and memories of Freddie Gray, told from the perspective of two characters: Freddie Gray and Ty, a middle school student who witnessed Freddie’s murder. Continue reading “Riot: The Beat of Freddie Gray by Ty’Ree Hope Davis”
Dresses That Twirl Talkback With Amira Al Amin and the Cast
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.
Fabiolla Da Silva discusses her time teaching this school year
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
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.
One-on-one with Director Thembi Duncan and Artistic Director Farah Lawal Harris
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”
YPT’s work with Washington School for Girls
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.