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The Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center will hold its second High School Playwriting Festival at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2017.
The Festival is designed to encourage York County high school students to create and express their unique perspective through the writing of 10-minute plays. Each year, 10 distinguished plays are selected from 40 to 50 submissions, and given a director, design team and a cast, and then performed on the Strand Capitol stage. This year, 30 actors from nine different local schools will be performing.
“This contest gives young playwrights a chance to see their own original work brought to life on a professional stage,” said Lauren Burke, Performing Arts Teacher with the Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center. “And, young actors get a chance to be the ones performing on that professional stage! It’s an amazing opportunity for students in this area.”
The 2017 Distinguished Plays are as follows:
- Behind the Gilded Doors by Nicholas Martinez, Central York High School
- Blue Jay on High by Paige Dern, Dover Area High School
- Chameleon by Gavin P. McCabe, Central York High School
- Crowded Room by Kathryn Seigle, Dover Area High School
- Don’t Go Into the Woods by Lauren Jasitt, Central York High School
- Lewis and Clark and the Data Crisis by Aubrie Wise, Red Lion Senior High School
- Phantom Force by Roselyn Spence, Dover Area High School
- The Red Victor by Isaac Embry, Central York High School
- The Socialite by Hannah Kibler, Central York High School
- Stranger than Strange by Lillian Hoover, West York Area High School
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About the Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center:
The Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center enriches the community through performing arts, education and entertainment. Featuring two historic theaters — the 1,262-seat Strand Theatre and the 450-seat Capitol Theatre — the Strand Capitol brings some of the biggest names in live, professional performing arts along with impactful education programs.
ADMISSION INFO
Phone: 717-846-1111
Website: https://mystrandcapitol.org/show/2017-high-school-playwriting-festival
LOCATION
50 N. George Street, York, PA 17402