Meet Michelle Kholos Brooks & Project Fear
"I hope that young people will see what connects them rather than what divides them. I interviewed kids from Alaska to Hawaii to New York to South Carolina to Iowa. I interviewed progressives, conservatives and kids of varying cultures and identities. Almost every single kid told me that they had anxiety, that they hated middle school, and that they were scared of spiders. Those are great places to start when it comes to finding commonalities instead of differences." ~playwright, Michelle Kholos Brooks
Congratulations Greg Banks!
Playwright, Greg Banks, is the 2024 recipient of the American Alliance for Theatre in Education's (AATE) Charlotte B. Chorpenning Playwright Award for his outstanding body of work for young people! To celebrate, let's dive into some of his award-winning scripts. Greg has established an international reputation in his work for young audiences of all ages. His plays take the realities of life and the harshness of our classic stories and render an epic work that speaks directly to, not at, young people. He trusts young audiences to grasp big emotions and ideas. His plays are works of transformation and grand adventure. His scripts have...
Generation Now | 2024 Update
The five theatres of the landmark Generation Now partnership (Latino Theater Company, Ma-Yi Theater Company, Native Voices, Penumbra, and Children’s Theatre Company) are pleased to announce the progress made in the development of multiple commissions by BIPOC artists, of new works for multigeneration audiences.
Interview with Playwright, juliany taveras
juliany taveras (they/them/elle) is a storyteller from Ayití Bohio (Dominican Republic) by way of Lenapehoking (New York City). Their work, which centers the lives and liberation of the Afro/Indigenous and queer/trans diasporas, takes many forms, including playwriting, screenwriting, poetry, photography, graphic design, teaching artistry, and (perhaps most importantly) kinship. Their newest play, Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress is now available for licensing. Did you have a favorite dress-up item from childhood? I didn't actually play dress-up very often as a child, but I do remember how much i loved putting on my dad's seemingly giant t-shirts...