The live stream of this event was on Fri, May 7 at 7PM.
See the winning plays performed below!
2021 Honored Playwrights
Ms. Durkin’s 4th grade drama class*
Hampstead Hill Academy
Bailarín
Joseph is the new boy Ms. Haley’s dance class. While at first his peers don’t believe in his talents, they all quickly learn that kindness goes a long way.
Ms. Durkin’s 2nd grade drama class**
Hampstead Hill Academy
The Lumberjacks
Riley and Andy have to save a forest of magical trees from being cut down by a group of lumberjacks. Enlisting the help of some woodland creatures, they scheme up a way to stop the lumberjacks and help them see the beauty in nature.
Mr. Evan Parker’s 8th grade class
Wyatt Gonder, Carson Klaff, Samantha Lee and Ryan Robinson
Baltimore Lab School
The V-Force
An unknown virus is rapidly spreading across and only The V-Force can save the country. As this rag-tag group of heroes tracks down the source of the virus, they find themselves confronted by an unexpected intergalactic enemy.
Mekhi Thomas
Divine Ankhcestry Learning Academy
How to Find a Villain
The world’s most powerful villain, Blackout, is on the brink of releasing The Syndicate Serum into the city. Join superheroes Lumi, Static, and Galak as they work together to stop Blackout and his evil plans. Will Lumi and his friends be able to stop Blackout before it’s too late?
Ryan Pratt
St. Andrews UM Day School
The Clock
George and Josh need to get off The Clock, a dystopian world where people are forced to work in order to keep their time on the planet. But when they learn someone has unearthed the secret to The Clock’s ways, they go on an adventure to find a new meaning of life.
Kasey Stallworth
Annapolis High School
The Goths Know More Than They’re Letting On
Rain thinks her parents are too happy to be her real parents. Sunny believes she has the most sorrowful parents in the world. What happens when Sunny’s and Rain’s worlds collide on a sacred night?
*The class consisted of 34 students: Sylvia Albrecht Brown, Vivienne Albrecht Brown, Patrick Beckham, Walter Brocatto Santos, Ashley Cano Martinez, Melissa Colin-Gonzalez, Edgar Corro-Cruz, Maria Fernandez, Yaretzi Gonzalez, Hanette Guzman-Rios, Heaven Harper, Urijah Holcomb, Gianna Johnson, Kamoir Johnson, Zoey Johnson, Zachary Kozlowski, Andy Munoz, Soledad Navas-Migueloa, Henry Neponuceno-Moran, Kevin Neponuceno-Moran, Luis Perez, Payton Robinson, Wallace Simon, Areanna Smith, Maeve Sullivan, Mekhi Sweets, Darius Tillman, Keren Velasquez Ruiz, Amaya Waters, Arely Xolalpa-Torres, Wesley Yupa-Cuzco, Javier Zhumi-Mendez, Erick Zuniga, Pedro Zuniga
**The class consisted of 31 students: Muhammad Abukhdeir, Azaria Afjei, Erick Almazo, Felix Almazo, Montay Batty, Mariajose Bautista, Selena Candia-Velazquez, Chrystian Cornish, Hafssa Daimoucha, Heidy Davila-Bernal, Gisselle Escalante-Sanchez, Ruby Flores Venancio, Genesis Fuentes Garcia, Kaylin Gause, Lylah Geist, Jesus Guerra Lopez, Alexis Hall, Antonia Harris, Josue Juanez Montoya, Davol Leverett, Yasmin Melo-Hernandez, Jaqueline Mendez-Mendoza, Aylin Nunez-Ramirez, Samantha Perlman, Mason Richards, Colin Robinson, Ayden Rouse, Kamari Simms, Heaven Sweets, Drew Tillman, Ivy White
YPF 2021 Professional Creative Team
Directors: Aladrian C. Wetzel and Danielle A. Drakes
Scenic design: Patti Kalil
Costume design: Chelsea Kerl
Sound design: Twi McCallum
Stage Management: Diallo Adams and Maria De Barros
Acting ensemble: Ricardo Blagrove, Kimberly Dodson, Samy Figaredo, Kayah Alexandra Franklin, Briana Gibson Reeves, Ui-Seng François, Inès Nassara, and Ryan Gholson
Playwriting mentors: Miranda Rose Hall, Heather McDonald, Kara Powell, Melissa Li, Otis Ramsey-Zöe, Kenneth Something