Youth Expression Showcase: Dreams of Hope
Joining us, Ben and Shanai, both young poets from Dreams of Hope, and Vanessa German, mentor and award-winning poet. Dreams of Hope is a creative and performing arts group for queer youth and their allies.
Feature: Pittsburgh Musical Theater previews “Chess”
Joining us, cast members of Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s upcoming production of Chess, a rock opera that uses the game of chess, with all its power plays, manipulations and sacrificial pawns, as metaphor for love and life.
Youth Expression Showcase: Gemini Theater’s ‘Pocahontas’
This week we welcome members of the cast of ‘Pocahontas’ as they preview their production of this classic story.
Youth Expression Showcase: City Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival
City Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival includes seven performances of new works by middle and high school students, as well as workshops on various aspects of theatre.
Feature: Carnegie Library’s Ralph Munn Writing Contest Winners
Teens Elena Jackendoff and Joanna Weiss, winners of Carnegie Library’s Ralph Munn Creative Writng Contest, join us to share some of their poetry and discuss their experiences. Open to students in grades 9-12 throughout the county, these contests are just one way CLP engages its teen audience. See website below for further detail.