The 2007 - 2008 Season
- New Writers Now! September 24, 2007
- New Writers Now! November 26, 2007
- The Nation of Immigrants Project
- New Writers Now! January 28, 2008
- The New Play Festival
- The 2008 Express Tour
- New Writers Now! May 4, 2008
The 2007 - 2008 Season
New Writers Now!
Monday, September 24, 2007
7:00 PMWoolly Mammoth Theatre Company
641 D Street, NW
Washington, DCA Footprint in the Snow
By The Students of YPT’s Summer Dramatics Program
Student Writers/Actors
Stephen Baez
Wilber Blanco
Ana Maria Garcia
Anita Guzeh
Kristen James
Odessa Lewis
Charles Misher
Christian Moreno
Joanna Pierre
India StevensGuided and Directed by:
Patrick Crowley
with assistance from
Nicole JostNew Writers Now!
Monday, November 26, 2007
7:00 PMWoolly Mammoth Theatre Company
641 D Street, NW
Washington, DCPlays
When Dreams Sleep
By Julius Johnson
A Mother’s Love for a Lost Boy
By Benjamin Ventura
I Rise
By students in YPT’s After School Program at Kelly Miller Middle School
Actors
Ryan Christie
Ricardo Evans
James Johnson
Marian Licha
Fatima Quander
Manolo Santalla
The Nation of Immigrants Project
December 17-19, 2007
7:30 PMGALA Hispanic Theatre
3333 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC
By Patrick Crowley
Directed by Kamilah ForbesCast
Maria Gabriela Fernandez-Coffey
Ernesto Andres Talero
Esmerelda Eva Salvetti
Kevin Michael Grew
Uncle Bill John Dow
Juan Pablo Alex PerezStage Manager Elish Healy
New Writers Now!
Monday, January 28, 2008
7:00 PMWoolly Mammoth Theatre Company
641 D Street, NW
Washington, DC
Plays:
The True Power of Friendship
By Jane Stirling
Let Me Go
By Wenda Thompson
Love WHAT!? NO!? Me a 10 Year old?! What? Uh-oh!!
By Mayra Rivera
Actors
Ryan Christie
Michael Grew
Wendy Nogales
Alex Perez
Fatima Quander
The New Play Festival
Friday, March 14th, 2008
7:30 PMDistrict of Columbia Jewish Community Center
Plays
A Chocolate Coated Adventure
By Sophie Reveal, Fillmore Arts Center
Dramaturg: Elizabeth AndrewsThe Black Sheep
By Gerson Blanco, MacFarland Middle School
Dramaturg: Jennifer Thalman KeplerPuzzle
By Engedasew Menkir, Bell Multicultural High School
Dramaturg: Jacqueline LawtonDestiny
By Qi Ling Li, Bell Multilcultural High School
Dramaturg: Miriam GonzalesTerminated
By Nicole Cacozza, Wilson High School
Dramaturg: Patrick TorresKeepin’ Outta’ Trouble
By Pete Hall, Bell Multicultural High School
Dramaturg: Patrick CrowleyActors
Ryan Christie
Cyana Cook
Michael Grew
Cesar Guadamuz
Terah Jackson
Wendy Nogales
Karen Novack
Andres Talero
Anastasia Wilson
The 2008 Express Tour
April - May 2008
Plays
The True Power of Friendship
By Jane Stirling, Fillmore Arts Center
Directed by David Andrew SniderThe Truth Behind the Hare vs. the Tortoise
By Sandra Villegas, Bell Multicultural High School
Directed by Shirley SerotskeyLove WHAT!? NO!? Me a 10 Year old?! What? Uh-oh!!
By Mayra Rivera, Bell Multicultural High School
Directed by Shirley Serotsky
Actors
Suzanne Edgar
Ricardo Evans
Sonia Justl
Wendy Nogales
Karen Novack
Fernando RomeroStage Manager Oliver Hinson
Set Designer Daniel Pinha
Technical Director Brenden McDougal
Sound Designer Roni Lancaster
Costume Designer Deb Sivigny
Assistant Director Brigitte Pribnow
Production Assistant Dana Edwards
New Writers Now!
Monday, May 4, 2008
7:00 PM
2437 15th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009Sharing from Young Playwrights’ Workshop
Resident Company
Mercedes Gramajo
Anita Guzeh
Michelle LuechingerTaught by David Andrew Snider
With assistance from Brigitte Pribnow and Dana EdwardsScenes/Monologues
Fat Babies
Stop, Police, What
The Secret Dream
Why, Stop, Gosh
#%*!, What Dad
All Alone
Bad Boys
Really, Hi, DanceResident Playwrights
Yessica Bonilla
Qi Ling Li
Karen Majano
Engedasew Menkir
Mayra Salvador
James Proctor
Li Zheng
Yung ZhengPlays
Miscommunication
By Qi Ling Li
Betrayal
By Yessica Bonilla
Actors
Ryan Christie
Franklin Dam
Fatima Quander
Alex Perez