Yale School of Drama Students to Mentor Young Playwrights

Yale Repertory Theatre and Yale School of Drama have announced the 12th annual Dwight/Edgewood Project (D/EP), which pairs students from Troup Magnet Academy Middle School with mentors from Yale School of Drama. 

The students will spend the month of June interacting in theatre games, learning how to structure a play, and then each writing an original one-act work.  This year the project culminates with performances of their plays at New Haven's Off-Broadway Theatre (located at 41 Broadway) on June 22 and June 23.  Performances are at 7:00pm.  Admission is free; reservations are recommended.
 
The 11 students participating in D/EP 2007 were selected by Troup Magnet Academy principal Richard Kaliszewski for their demonstrated writing skills.  Three who are returning to the project are seventh graders Tanaisha Doughty, Lamar Folnson, and Nyah Macklin.  Newcomers to D/EP are fifth graders Janiris Corretger and Jordan Fountain; sixth graders Angel Estrada, Cynthia Herrera, and Sameir Rankins; and seventh graders Tyrone Dailey, Jairo Herrera, and Andrew Parris.
 
These young playwrights will be mentored by Nikki Berger, Brian Burns, Eric Gilde, Brian Hastert, Alex Knox, Barret O'Brien, Bryce Pinkham, Aubyn Philabaum, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Jen Shaw, and Amanda Warren.
 
Michael Bernard, former Artistic Associate Director of the 52nd Street Project, which has served as a model for developing D/EP, is the resident teaching artist.
 
The Dwight/Edgewood Project is supported in part by the Jane Marcher Foundation, Yale University Office of New Haven and State Affairs, and Yale Repertory Theatre/Yale School of Drama.
 
For more information and ticket reservations, please call (203) 687-5587.  Visit www.yale.edu/drama for more on Yale School of Drama and www.yalerep.org for more on Yale Repertory Theatre.