Local Nonprofit 826michigan Announces Third-Annual Festival of One-Act Plays, FIVE BOWLS OF OATMEAL, 11/18

Mark your calendar for November 18th and the third-annual festival of student-written, actor-acted one-act plays, FIVE BOWLS OF OATMEAL! Presented by local nonprofit 826michigan and the University of Michigan MFA Program in Creative Writing, the festival will feature members of The Penny Seats Theater Company performing staged readings of one-act plays with the help of foam-core props and a hefty dose of wackiness. The plays, written by children and youth who participate in 826michigan’s free programs, will each star a bowl of oatmeal as well as a full complement of colorful characters. FIVE BOWLS OF OATMEAL is made possible with support by the University of Michigan MFA Program in Creative Writing, The Penny Seats Theater Company, Ann Arbor State Bank, and Schiff Hardin LLP. Proceeds from the festival will benefit 826michigan’s free creative writing and tutoring programs for students 6-18 in Washtenaw County.

FIVE BOWLS OF OATMEAL: THE RETURN OF OATMEAL, a festival of one-act plays features Young playwrights from 826michigan and actors from The Penny Seats on Sunday, November 18, at 3pm. The festival will take place at Rackham Auditorium, 915 E Washington St in Ann Arbor. Tickets are priced at $5 adults; children and youth under 18 attend FREE.

“With this, the third year of FIVE BOWLS OF OATMEAL, it’s truly become a tradition,” says 826michigan Executive Director Amanda Uhle. “And we couldn’t be happier about it. As 826 National founder, Dave Eggers, said after last year’s festival, it’s very powerful for our students to see their work performed on a ‘real’ stage -- the beautiful setting at Rackham Auditorium -- by ‘real’ actors -- our talented friends at the Penny Seats Theater Company. Five Bowls of Oatmeal has become an important part of our work with nearly 2,500 students aged 6-18 by providing another avenue for us to publish and celebrate these young writers’ impressive work. We’re grateful to our sponsors, Ann Arbor State Bank and Schiff Hardin LLP, for making a third year of FIVE BOWLS OF OATMEAL possible and we hope the community will join us in celebrating again!”

For more information about FIVE BOWLS OF OATMEAL: THE RETURN OF OATMEAL and to purchase tickets, please visit fivebowls.brownpapertickets.com. To learn more about 826michigan and its free creative writing and tutoring programs for students 6-18 in Washtenaw County, call (734) 761-3463 or visit www.826michigan.org.

826michigan is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students aged six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured around our belief that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. For more information, visit www.826michigan.org.

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