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New Writers Now! 2009-10

 New Writers Now!  2009-10 Season

DYING FOR RESPECT

How can writing reveal patterns and possible solutions to youth violence?

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

MY LIFE’S WORK

Do we work to live or live to work?

OCTOBER 19, 2009

 

PLAYING WITH FIRE

How does the artist challenge and shape society?

DECEMBER 7, 2009

 

THE HEIGHTS OF CHANGE

How can theater help us bridge the gentrification gap?

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

FREE • Mondays 
6:15 PM Reception  • 7:00 PM Performance
GALA Hispanic Theatre • 3333 14th Street NW, 20010

 

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Dying for Respect

New Writers Now

How can writing reveal patterns and possible solutions to youth violence?

Join us for an unforgettable evening of student writing about street violence.  Young Playwrights’ Theater has teamed with...

New Writers Now! Dying for Respect Photo Album

On September 28, 2009 Young Playwrights’ Theater presented New Writers Now! Dying for Respect

 

Photos by Liz Lynch.

 

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My Life's Work

New Writers Now!

Do we work to live or live to work?

Young playwrights explore the role of work in a balanced life. Do we strive to attain the perfect job? Or is work a means to an end? Join us for an evening of...

New Writers Now! My Life's Work Photo Album

On October 19, 2009 Young Playwrights’ Theater presented New Writers Now! My Life’s Work

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Playing With Fire

New Writers Now!

How does the artist challenge and shape society?

Young playwrights explore the power and potential of the artist. How can the arts help us to see with new eyes? What responsibility does the artist...

New Writers Now! Playing With Fire Photo Album

On December 7, 2009 Young Playwrights’ Theater presented New Writers Now! Playing With Fire

Photos by Stan Barouh.

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The Heights of Change

New Writers Now

How can theater help us bridge the gentrification gap? 

Young playwrights explore rapid change in an urban neighborhood. How can a community grow while honoring its past? How can the needs of...

Young writers share a neighborhood's stories of change

Washington Post, Wednesday, February 24, 2010

by DeNeen L. Brown
Washington Post Staff Writer

Photo by Michael S. Williamson/Washington Post
 
Gentrification was the subject the students in the Young Playwrights’ Theater were assigned to tackle and make into a play. Some students had never heard of the word, although they were living in the midst of it, walking through it each school day in Columbia Heights where their after-school program on playwriting is located. Watching stores go up and trees come down, and neighbors disappearing and new people coming in and the bright lights of Target and Best Buy replacing dingy old buildings. At least some people thought they were dingy.
 
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New Writers Now! The Heights of Change

On February 22, 2010, YPT presented New Writers Now! The Heights of Change. This video, compiled by Gabby Randle, shows clips from the evening. You can also view photos from the evening here.

New Writers Now! The Heights of Change Photo Album

On February 22, 2010 YPT presented: The Heights of Change as part of its New Writers Now! series.

Photos by Liz Lynch.

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