Nancy Sworzell, DFA '64, invites Yale graduates to bring up to ten young friends/family with them to see one or more of the staged readings in this year's New Plays for Young Audiences Annual Staged Reading Series.  Information on the shows is included in previous posts about the series, but will also be included at the bottom of this message.  If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, mention that you are a Yale graduate when making your reservations at 212-998-5867.  Additionally, if you attend one of the Saturday matinee performances, you can stay for a special post-show workshop geared towards our younger audience members.  If you will be attending the workshop, please let us know when reserving your tickets for the show.  For more information on the series, the shows, or the workshops, please contact Teresa Fisher (Producer) at 212-998-5256.

More information on the shows:

New Plays for Young Audiences will present staged readings of three new plays for young audiences June 6th 21st at the Black Box Theatre, 82 Washington Square East. [Subway: A, C, D, E, F (West 4th St.); R, W (8^th St.)]

Ages 12 and up: Scallywag, M.D. tunefully adds music and song to Moliéres farce, The Doctor in Spite of Himself, where traditional roles hilariously spar.  Script by Graham Whitehead, Music-Songs by Ric Averill.  Scallywag, M.D. runs on Saturday, June 6th, at 3pm and 7:30pm, and Sunday, June 7th, at 3pm.  An audience discussion with the playwright, director, and actors will follow the Sunday performance. 

Ages 12 and up: The online and offline worlds of adolescent teenage girls are explored in Nasty. Teenagers lured by computer messaging and cell phone texting are propelled into a world of crisis and conflict where the creation of personal avatars offers not relief but confusion and catastrophe.  Written by Ramon Esquivel.  Nasty runs on Saturday, June 13th, at 3pm and 7:30pm, and Sunday, June 14th, at 3pm. An audience discussion with the playwright, director, and actors will follow the Sunday performance. 

Ages 5 to 15: Bud is a contemporary play where, after a crisis, a boy and girl form a friendship which moves beyond the typical experiences of shared childhood activity.  Written by Carl Miller.   Bud runs on Saturday, June 20th, at 3pm and 7:30pm, and Sunday, June  21st, at 3pm. An audience discussion with the playwright, director, and actors will follow the Sunday performance. 

           All performances are in the Black Box Theatre.  Tickets are $5 for adults and FREE for children, high school students, or with a valid NYU ID. For reservations, call 212.998.5867.

            Based in the Program in Educational Theatre at New York Universitys Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New Plays for Young Audiences is an annual summer play development series located in the historic Provincetown Playhouse. Founded in 1997 by Lowell and Nancy Swortzell, NYUs prize-winning New Plays for Young Audiences has developed 33 new plays written by leading playwrights for young audiences and families.  Many of these plays go on to win major prizes, and receive publication and production throughout the world.  Check out our website at: http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/edtheatre/programs/summer/newplays