The 2011 Middle School Playwriting Festival
The 2011 Middle School Playwriting Festival featured eight courageous, poignant and outrageous plays written by and starring middle school students from Eastport South Manor, the Bridgehampton School, the Tuckahoe School, the Shelter Island School, and the Ross School.
The YAWP Playwriting Program is a two-month school residency that introduces middle and high school students to the principles of dramatic writing. Inspired by Aristotle’s Poetics, teaching artists guide students through a curriculum designed to develop ideas, characters, themes and dialogue, and assist each student in the discovery of his or her unique perspective and creative voice.
Every student who participates in the program completes a short, one-act play. One play from each class is selected by committee for professional staging at Avram Theater, Stony Brook Southampton. Students then audition to perform in, assistant direct or stage manage the plays under the mentorship of YAWP Program staff and professional theatre artists for two public performances.
The 2011 production took place on Saturday March 26, and featured the following:
By DANIELLE LUKAS – EASTPORT SOUTH MANOR
Rhyan ……………………………….Sarah Jurgielewicz
Lauren ……………………………..Kaitlyn McClintock
Director: Megan Minutillo
Assistant Director: Cassy Hare
By GISELLE CARMONA – BRIDGEHAMPTON SCHOOL
Bianca……………………………… Laura Uribe
Ana…………………………………. Elizabeth Hochstedler
Director: Logan Kingston
By GEMMA CAGLIOTI – TUCKAHOE SCHOOL (1)
Riley…………………………………. Angel Platt
Nicole……………………………….. Andrea Quezada
Voice of Zach: Lorenzo Rodriguez
Director: Andrew Botsford
Assistant Director: Rosemary Cline
2nd Assistant Director: Harrison Aponte
By KELLY COLLIGAN – SHELTER ISLAND SCHOOL
Kelsey…………………………………..Serina Kaasik
Josh…………………………………….. Henry Lang
Director: John Kaasik
Assistant Director: Kenna McCarthy
By BRENNA LEAVER – THE ROSS SCHOOL, 8B
Jake ………………………………….. Max Vinocur
Lily ……………………………………..Bella McCarthy
Director: Lydia Franco Hodges
By JASMYN AMADOR – TUCKAHOE SCHOOL (2)
Brian………………………………………. Kyle Johnson (Eastport South Manor)
Bridget…………………………………….. Daisy Ruales
Director: A.J. Lebenns
By LARA FAYYAZ, THE ROSS SCHOOL, 8C
Megan…………………………………… Brenna Leaver
Rebecca…………………………………….Reilly O’Hearn
Director: Margaret Kestler
Assistant Director: Cleo Dillon
By TEAGUE COSTELLO – THE ROSS SCHOOL, 8A
Aaron………………………………..Aubrey Jowers
Scott…………………………………Will Greenberg
Director: Minerva Perez-Scelza
Assistant Director: Danielle Berg
2nd Assistant Director: Livia Azevedo
Production Running Crew: Harrison Aponte, Cleo Dillon, Devin Elar, Casey Gise, Cassy Hare, Matthew Hostetter, Roger Llivisaca, Emma Modek, Kyla Seymore, Michael Smith
Participating Schools:
BRIDGEHAMPTON SCHOOL
Teaching Artists: Naimy Hackett, Dominick Quartuccio
Classroom Teachers: Tom House
Superintendent: Dr. Lois Favre
Principal: Jack Pryor
Participating Students: Isaiah Aqui, Giselle Carmona, Aries Cooks, Nia Dawson, Harriet DeGroot, Lilia Erickson, Tylik Furman, Lizzy Hochstedler, Matt Hostetter, Jhon Matute, Michael Smith, Laura Uribe
EASTPORT SOUTH MANOR
Teaching Artists: Tara Propper, Michael LoCurto
Classroom Teacher: Melissa Freddo
Superintendent: Mark A. Nocero
Principal: Joseph A. Steimel
Participating Students: Michaela Cooke, Julia Cutler, Domenic DeAngelis, Shane Dennehy, Zachary Engasser, Bryan Filetto, Cassandra Hare, Sarah Jugielewicz, Dakota Killean, Tristan Luccari, Danielle Lukas, Chelsea MacMillan, Richard Martorelli, Kaitlyn McClintock, Samantha Quinn, Paige Salata, Michael Savino, Danielle Senecal, William Sledge, Gerlando, Volpe, Sarah Welhous, Julia Wolniewicz
THE ROSS SCHOOL
Teaching Artists: Will Chandler, Emma Walton Hamilton, Danielle Berg, Matthew Miranda
Classroom Teachers: Mark Tompkins, Ria Maxwell
Head of School: Michele Claeys
Director of Middle School: Bill O’Hearn
Participating Students:
8A
Livia Azevedo, William Benedict, Olivia Cohen, Teague Costello, Noel de Lesseps, Annabel Gatewood, Melissa Kastrati, Jacqueline Lasersohn, Kylie McLaughlin, Emma Modek, Harrison Rowen, Zoe Yektai
8B
Ava Andrea, Ariel Anza, Nicole Betuel, Walker Hamilton, Aubrey Jowers, Brenna Leaver, James Lytton, Isabella McCarthy, Reilly O’Hearn, Talia Raebeck, Jordan Schwimmer, Max Vinocur
8C
Jordan Bacher, Jenny Chang, Cleo Dillon, Olivia Eberstadt, Sage Elsesser, Lara Fayyaz, Tripp Franz, Daisy Gallaher, Will Greenberg, Madison Hummel, Michael Iacono, Sabrina McMenamin, Olivia Mulvey
SHELTER ISLAND SCHOOL
Teaching Artists: Dennis O’Connor, Pat Follert
Classroom Teacher: Logan Kingston
Superintendent & Principal: Robert Parry
Participating Students: Billy Boeklen, Kelly Colligan, Christopher Doyle, Elizabeth Dunning, Wyatt Fokine, Shawna Goody, Serina Kaasik, Jack Kimmelmann, Peter Kropf, Henry Lang, Semaj Lawrence, Colibri Lopez, Kenna McCarthy, Ava Meing, Margaret Michalak, Maksym Moroz, Aidan Mysliborski, Connor Rice, Adrian Sulahian, Tristan Wissemann
TUCKAHOE SCHOOL
Teaching Artists: Danielle Berg, Victor Giannini, Diana Gallagher
Classroom Teacher: Stephanie Neill
Superintendent/Principal: Chris Dyer
Assistant Principal: Gail R. Ackerson
Participating Students: Michele Abatangelo, Jasmyn Amador, Harrison Aponte, Montrese Brown, Gemma Caglioti, Alex Camacho, Erika Castillo, Jennie Codis, Devin Elar, McClane Farnam, Casey Gise, Erick Huayamave, Delaney Jones, Kadesha Joseph, Roger Llivisaca, Ana Martin, Brenda Morales, Liam O’Brien, Alessandro Patricolo, Angelica Platt, Christian Prag, Andrea Quezada, Juan Restrepo, Andrew Ridgway, Lorenzo Rodriguez, Alexis Rosko, Thomas Roughan, Daisy Ruales, Jovani Sanchez, Peter Schneider, Kyla Seymore, Brandon Taraku, Nicholas Youmans
YAWP STAFF
MFA WRITING AND LITERATURE PROGRAM
Robert Reeves, Director
Carla Caglioti, Associate Director
Adrienne Unger, Administrative Coordinator
YAWP PRODUCTION STAFF
Executive Director – Emma Walton Hamilton
Program Director – Will Chandler
Producer – William Burford
Production Stage Manager – Sally Jane Kerschen-Sheppard
Costumes and Props – Yuka Silvera
Lighting Design – Peter Eilenberg
Sound Design – Scott Byrne
YAWP PROGRAMMATIC STAFF
Executive Director – Emma Walton Hamilton
Program Director – Will Chandler
Program Producer – William Burford
Administrative Associate – Diana Gallagher
Playwriting – Will Chandler & Emma Walton Hamilton
Screenwriting – Annette Handley-Chandler
Fiction & Personal Essay – LouAnn Walker
Poetry – Julie Sheehan
YAWP PLAYWRITING PROGRAM MIDDLE SCHOOL 2011 TEACHING ARTISTS: Danielle Berg, Will Chandler, Pat Follert, Diana Gallagher, Victor Giannini, Naimy Hackett, Michael LoCurto, Matthew Miranda, Dennis O’Connor, Tara Propper, Dominick Quartuccio, Emma Walton Hamilton
Special thanks to the following for their support of YAWP: The Jenjo Foundation, Joanna & Daniel Rose, The Schaffner Family Foundation, Assemblyman Fred Thiele, Christie Brinkley, Carol Brown/Eastern Suffolk BOCES, Jules Feiffer, Rich Ficara, Bob and Susan Fisher, Mike Gasparino, Stephen Hamilton, Hampton Ballet Theater School, Deborah Ann Light, Joe Minutillo, Joe Russell, Patti Sarubbi.
