An Afternoon of YWP Scripts

This past Sunday, June 5, the Script Frenzy Young Writers Program staged its second annual Wrap Party and Performance. It was a perfect equation for an afternoon of entertainment: 15 local students with excerpts from their April scripts, plus six talented actors from the Bay Area Children's Theatre, ready to do anything to bring those words and ideas to life onstage.

We had scripts about school bullies, space ships, teleportation, "Ghost Guards," a super-dog with laser eyes, and a master criminal disguised as a teacher, among others. For each, the actors threw themselves into their roles—becoming horses, mummies, aliens, and that aforementioned super-dog. They worked the Ashby Stage, treating the kids' scripts with enthusiasm and amusement.

I didn't think I could possibly enjoy a YWP event as much as January's NaNoWriMo reading, but then this one happened! What a great culmination of our students' month of hard work—being able to sit back, relax, and enjoy their feats of imagination. We can't wait to do it again next year.