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The Express Tour

The Express Tour is a traveling production of vibrant new plays. 

Student plays are brought to life by professional actors in an energetic, fully staged performance. The tour inspires creativity and introduces diverse audiences to the voice of a new generation.  

Our company travels to a wide variety of community venues including schools, theaters and hospitals.

Book the tour for your site! Or catch the Express Tour at one of our public showcase performances!

Objective:

The Express Tour shares the work of our young playwrights throughout the community in order to inspire new artists and audiences.

 


The 2012 Express Tour Plays

 The following plays will be performed in the Fall 2012 Tour.

The Book and the Restless
     by Aayanna Collier

Annie the Almanac is in trouble, and only her true love, Benjamin the Book, can save her! Library books come to life in The Book and the Restless by Aayanna Collier.

 

Polished
     by Julie Kashmanian

Julie Kashmanian’s Polished is a hilarious tale of sibling rivalry. Leah just wants to paint her nails. Jo just wants to wash her hair. A struggle over time in the bathroom becomes “possibly the strangest near-death experience ever recorded."

 

The Magic Bracelet
     by Carmela Pascale

The Magic Bracelet by Carmela Pascale tells the story of Eloise, a young girl picked on by a group of bullies. But Eloise has a secret weapon: her bracelet holds amazing powers. Join the adventure as Eloise takes a stand against bullying.

Mr. Pig
     by Miranda Pomroy

Miranda Pomroy’s play Mr. Pig explores the strange and wacky things that happen after school’s out. When a science experiment gets out of control, will Mason and his teachers be able to save the school?

 

Book the Tour!

 

Our company travels to a wide variety of community venues including schools, theaters and hospitals.

 

 

Single or back-to-back performances are available, with workshops on playwriting, acting or directing available upon request.

 

Call 202-387-9173 or write to lharbison@yptdc.org to book the tour to visit your site this fall!

The Good Neighbor
YPT Collaborates with Fannie Mae to Premiere Community Play on Homelessness

Update: On June 24, 2011, YPT was excited to launch the new playwriting curriculum we created with Fannie Mae in the Fall of 2010. Beginning this summer, this innovative, interactive writing curriculum is being used in classrooms throughout the nation in conjunction with Fannie Mae’s annual Help the Homeless campaign, raising awareness and involving the community in solving the issue of homelessness.
 
Young Playwrights’ Theater (YPT) is excited to announce a new partnership with Fannie Mae’s Help the Homeless Program.  With the help of Fannie Mae, YPT has created a community play in hopes of raising public awareness to support organizations working to prevent and end homelessness in the Washington DC metropolitan area.  

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Express Tour Plays Deepen Experience of Current Events

Perhaps you joined the multitudes on the National Mall for the Easter concert marking the anniversary of Marian Anderson’s historic performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 

Or you may have read about it in the Washington Post.
 
Maybe you’re following Kojo Nnamdi’s series on WAMU 88.5 about DC’s Juvenile Justice system or you read the recent article in the Washington Post Magazine about reforms at Oak Hill Juvenile Detention Center.
 
 
 
Here at YPT we are following the news too, and working with students throughout the Washington area to deepen their understanding of current and historical events by dramatizing them in new ways, and giving voice to youth perspectives.
 
If these are stories that have resonated with you, we invite you to join us for next week’s Express Tour Showcase, where we will perform My Dream, Marian’s Dream and Choosing Change.
 
Photos from Washington Post.
Past Express Tours

Looking for information about the Express Tour from 2007 to 2010?  Click here.

Looking for Tours from 2006 and before? Click here.