Smith & Kraus Publishes Roundabout's PROSPECT HIGH: BROOKLYN

Roundabout Theatre Company have announced that Smith & Kraus has published the workshop edition of the new play, PROSPECT HIGH: BROOKLYN, by Daniel Robert Sullivan and a team of New York City teenagers, developed in partnership with Education at Roundabout and the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships.

Conceived by Daniel Robert Sullivan (Tommy DeVito in Jersey Boys, Places Please!) and co-written by a team of New York City teenagers, the play introduces four intelligent, highly charged students and one seriously apathetic teacher.

The play was recently awarded semi-finalist status for the 2015 National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Center.

Prospect High: Brooklyn was created with the intent of offering a new collection of serious, true-to-life material for teenage actors. The play addresses themes of apathy, revenge, deep friendship, trans acceptance, casual racism, self-harm, and the power of both good and bad advice from teachers, all against the backdrop of an enormous Brooklyn high school. Prospect High: Brooklyn can be performed by 5 - 18 actors.

"I wanted to create an issue-driven, age-appropriate, ethnically-diverse, flexible-cast play that represents the extremes inherent in an urban high school environment. Through six months of collaboration, these teenagers have introduced me to the issues and debates most important to them. We've structured these conversations into the play," says creator Daniel Robert Sullivan.

Co-writers of the play include Daniel Robert Sullivan, Paul Stoll, Aaliyah Stewart, Isaiah Latimer, Chanique Peart, Deshaye Tingling, Amanda Rodriguez, Jaylin Acosta, Brandy Brown, Azaria Guthrie, Rebecca Powell, Rachel Friedman and Shannon Deep.

Prospect High: Brooklyn received a workshop presentation at Roundabout Theatre Company in April 2014 under the direction of Shelley Butler. Further development will take place during a four-week residency at Nevada Conservatory Theatre in April 2015.

The script is now available on Amazon and directly from Smith & Kraus.

To learn more about the development of Prospect High: Brooklyn, please visit TCG Circle at the link here.

For production inquiries, please contact Daniel Robert Sullivan at DanielS@roundabouttheatre.org.

Daniel Robert Sullivan and Roundabout Theatre Company are participants in the Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships, funded by the William & Eva Fox Foundation and administered by Theatre Communications Group.

Education programs at Roundabout are supported, in part, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

Education at Roundabout uses theatre to enhance teacher practice and deepen student learning in New York City classrooms. Using the professional theatre resources of Roundabout Theatre Company, Education at Roundabout is dedicated to: transform the classrooms of New York City public schools; engage students in theatre experiences that explore the universal themes of the human condition; build a community of confident, expressive young people; foster a new generation of artists and arts administrators; and expand the impact of Roundabout's productions by providing historical, literary and social contexts in the classroom. roundabouttheatre.org/education