Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. presents 6th Annual Student Playwright Festival

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Photo courtesy of Dirt Dogs Theatre Co.

Plays by local high-school seniors Obiajulu Mgbechi, Delilah Romero, and Thomas Fernandes have been chosen by Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. as selections for its sixth annual Student Playwright Festival. Each playwright is awarded a $500 scholarship and is paired with a Houston-based playwright as a mentor to fine-tune the plays and prepare them for production. The students will be guests of honor as their plays are performed.

Mgbechi, a senior at Obra D. Tompkins High School, presents Tech Savvy, in which teenage students face down inequality and privilege through participation in a city-wide app design competition.

Romero, a senior at Spring High School, presents Ephemeral, a story about Iris who is struggling to have a relationship with her verbally abusive father while trying to understand her overly optimistic mother.

Fernandes, a senior at Klein Oak High School, presents The Butler Didn’t Do It This Time (Trust Me). When the friend of two roommates is found murdered, a suspicious person appears in their apartment claiming to be a detective.

Plays by local high-school seniors Obiajulu Mgbechi, Delilah Romero, and Thomas Fernandes have been chosen by Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. as selections for its sixth annual Student Playwright Festival. Each playwright is awarded a $500 scholarship and is paired with a Houston-based playwright as a mentor to fine-tune the plays and prepare them for production. The students will be guests of honor as their plays are performed.

Mgbechi, a senior at Obra D. Tompkins High School, presents Tech Savvy, in which teenage students face down inequality and privilege through participation in a city-wide app design competition.

Romero, a senior at Spring High School, presents Ephemeral, a story about Iris who is struggling to have a relationship with her verbally abusive father while trying to understand her overly optimistic mother.

Fernandes, a senior at Klein Oak High School, presents The Butler Didn’t Do It This Time (Trust Me). When the friend of two roommates is found murdered, a suspicious person appears in their apartment claiming to be a detective.

WHEN

WHERE

MATCH - Midtown Arts and Theater Center Houston
3400 Main St, Houston, TX 77002, USA
https://matchouston.org/events/2024/2024-student-playwright-festival

TICKET INFO

$15

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