Redmond residents honored at ACT Theater’s Young Playwrights Program Celebration
Published 11:55 am Friday, January 3, 2014
Three Eastside Catholic School seventh-grade students from Redmond and one from Woodinville were honored at the Young Playwrights Program (YPP) Celebration at the ACT Theater in Seattle on Dec. 9. The students were Chloe D’hers, Rowan White and Anders Vogele from Redmond and Annabel Falla from Woodinville.
For the YPP, the ACT Theater selects eight outstanding plays by young playwrights each year and showcases them in staged readings at ACT in the Young Playwrights Festival, which takes place in early March 2014.
“YPP gives our students opportunities to interact with working professionals in the arts,” said Arlene Naganawa, an Eastside Catholic School humanities teacher. “Our students are fortunate to become a part of the vibrant theater community in the Pacific Northwest.”
D’hers’ play, “T’was the Nightmare Before Halloween,” was chosen as one of the outstanding eight plays from the 400 submissions from area middle and high schools. For the Young Playwrights festival, she will be partnered with a professional director, playwright, stage manager and actors. Her play will receive two performances by ACT and will also be included in the annual ACT anthology, “PLAY.”
Vogele’s play, “The Climb,” White’s play, “All Good Things,” and Falla’s play, “Lost for a Lilly,” were honorable mentions for the ACT Festival.
Additionally, White’s play was selected to be performed by Twelfth Night Productions and Vogele’s play was selected to be performed by Washington Ensemble Theatre.
