Young Playwrights Festival
April 12

Illustration by Sophie Leigh Fisher

FRI, APR 12 AT 6:30PM

See the winning plays performed on stage!

This event is FREE ($5 suggested donation). Seating is limited, and tickets are required. For more about this or other education programs, contact 410.986.4050 or education@centerstage.org.

The Head Theater
Baltimore Center Stage
700 North Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21202


2019 HONORED PLAYWRIGHTS

Mrs. Meyer-Seymour’s 2nd Grade Class
Creative City Public Charter School

Candy Make Up to Break Up
Friendship is a funny thing, especially when new friendships are blossoming. The bond of two besties is tested when a new student arrives.

 

Quinn Katz-Zogby & Lia Worth
City Neighbors Charter School

Delve
How do we value each other lives? A man commits an accidental crime that no one else sees. He is faced with a tough choice: does he face the consequences and tell the truth or does he run away and live as if nothing happened?

 

Jake Fischvogt
City Neighbors Charter School

Tourist Trap
A young couple goes on a vacation of a lifetime and meets some very interesting characters on the way. This absurd world will cause you to think twice before you book your next weekend getaway.

 

Royale Taylor
Belle Grove Elementary School

True Beauty
Love starts within. That’s what this young lady learns as she goes through the ups and downs of growing up, being bullied, having a crush, and overcoming anxiety.

 

Lindsey Brilliant
Howard High School

Larry the Elf
Larry is an elf that doesn’t like Christmas. What should he do? Find another holiday to celebrate. This story is about a young Christmas elf trying to pursue his true passion in life… Hanukkah.

 

Emily Tian

Richard Montgomery High School

Cast 
A young woman, ready to start an exciting new chapter in her life, goes to the doctor for a routine visit to find that things are not as they seem.

 

***Plus Our Special Feature: Arrive early to watch this special feature film***

 

Elizabeth Shannon, Shanna Concannon, Morgan Southwell, & Joseph Wallenmaier
Governor Thomas Johnson High School

What Are You Hiding?
This feature is a filmed version of a play written by high school students about domestic violence and a young woman reclaiming her voice, a voice that has been silenced and devalued for far too long.

 

This film will play in rotation beginning at 6pm and directly after the Festival in the Roche Chapel.

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