2022 TYA
Playwrights
Festival
At Stageworks Theatre
2022 Festival Mainstage Production
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*Student and Group pricing available. Call Box Office for more information
Recommended for age 8 to 108
Relaxed Performance August 13th @ 3:00pm
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Consider purchasing a Festival Package, which includes admission to Exhibits and preferred seating to both readings.
Exhibits in the Zoo
By Matt Harmon
Directed by Kara Gold-Harris
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Aug 12th - 21st at Stageworks Theatre
Previews Aug 11th
DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD at the 2019 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
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FINALIST at the ThinkTank Theatre’s 2021 TYA Playwright’s Festival
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Mendel is an imaginative, bright boy that finds joy in the most unlikely places. The only thing keeping this joy contained is the German occupation of his home city in Warsaw, Poland. When Mendel finds a German soldier’s camera while begging in the Plac, a new world is unlocked for him where he sees things as he wishes to see them. However, his parents know this camera, coupled with Mendel’s inability to produce vocalized sound, make him a target. As Mendel, his parents, and everyone around them grapple with the dangers of imagination under persecution, Mendel refuses to let his dreams be crushed.
2022 Festival Showcase Finalists
Recommended for age 8 to 108
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Consider purchasing a Festival Package, which includes admission to Exhibits and preferred seating to both readings.
The Most Epic Awesomest Superhero Movie Ever
By Matt Henderson
Directed by Hannah Hockman
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Sunday, Aug 14th @ 5:00pm at Stageworks Theatre
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A nerd, a jock, a budding teen novelist, and a geometry teacher all go through traumatic experiences and decide to become superheroes…or supervillains? They’re not entirely sure. Will they ever find out who’s the good guy, who’s the bad guy, and who’s the damsel (or dude) in distress? Will special effects be added in post production? All will be revealed in this comedy about what it’s like to be the hero of your own story…and maybe the villain in someone else’s.
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$10 for advanced preferring seating
All other seats no-cost
Donations Appreciated and be give at the door day of the performance
Recommended for age 8 to 108
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Consider purchasing a Festival Package, which includes admission to Exhibits and preferred seating to both readings.
Star Stuff
By Kimberlee Stone
Directed by Emilia Sargent
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Saturday, Aug 20th @ 5:00pm at Stageworks Theatre
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Stars. The Universe. And the friendships we hold most dear. Sofia and Lola are best friends, but what does that mean when one has the biggest decision of her life to make and the other isn’t able to reckon with it.
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$10 for advanced preferring seating
All other seats no-cost
Donations Appreciated and be give at the door day of the performance