Milwaukee Chamber Theatre’s

YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS FESTIVAL 2011-2012

March 17-20, 2011

Broadway Theatre Center’s Studio Theatre, 158 N. Broadway
Tickets: $15 adults; $10 student/seniors/MCT subscribers
414.291.7800 or milwaukeechambertheatre.com

Don’t miss this unique showcase for budding young playwrights and theatre artists. All three of the one-act plays listed below will be performed each evening.

YOU’LL NEVER UNDERSTAND
by Emlyn Dornemann, Montessori IB High School
With a sophisticated sense of theatricality,YOU’LL NEVER UNDERSTAND explores the triumphs and guarded struggles of five high school students.
Directed by Laura Webb; Featuring Dylan Baxter, Lindsey Gagliano, Eric Ligocki, Anna Miller, April Paul & Jay Rattle

A ROSE FOR MRS. KEMP
by Melody Hardman, Rufus King IB High School
Set in the 1940s, this insightful domestic drama embroils an unsuspecting Mississippi family in the shocking truths revealed by their mother’s will.
Directed by Michelle Lopez-Rios; Featuring Scott Allen, Jennifer Grundy, Toni Martin, Amber Smith, Michelle Waide & Ken Williams

MISDIRECTED HAPPINESS
by Alyssa Cumpton, Homestead High School
Using the dark humor and sinister mystery of classic film noir, this script investigates a murder by examining both the suspects and the investigators who all have secrets of their own.
Directed by Michael Cotey; Featuring Libby Amato, Marion Araujo, Clayton Hamburg, Rachel Lau & Joaquin Rodriguez

PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, March 17 – 7:30
Friday, March 18 – 7:30
Saturday, March 19 – 7:30
Sunday, March 20 – 2:00