The FreshPlay Festival merges the voices and creativity of urban youth with the experience of professionals, creating provocative, innovative, and fresh theater. This year, the FreshPlay Festival will focus on the process of workshops with original plays penned by MCC’s Youth Company Playwrights.  These students will work with a roster of professional directors, actors and peers from the Youth Company’s Acting Lab.

Untitled by Valentina Meyers
Directed by Samantha Soule
Friday, July 15th @ 8pm at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

Who Am I by Maya Hawkins
Directed by Charlotte Miller
Saturday, July 16 @ 4pm at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

Never Enough by Adrian Johnson
Directed by Danny Mitarotondo
Saturday, July 16 @ 6pm at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

I Pissed on Your Vegetables by David Zheng
Directed by Julissa Contreras
Saturday, July 16 @ 8pm at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

Come to Starr Street by Ren Santiago
Directed by Dylan Levers
Friday, July 22 @ 6pm at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

Untitled by Jonathan Torres
Directed by Julissa Contreras
Friday, July 22 @ 8pm at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

Bisexuality is for Teenagers, not for Marriage by Syretta Henry
Directed by John Michael DiResta
Saturday, July 23 @ 6pm at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

The Line by Sarah Schlesinger
Directed by Kristina Valada-Viars
Saturday, July 23 @ 8pm at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

Untitled by Korrina Cragnotti
Directed by Charlotte Miller
Sunday, July 24 @ 4pm at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

Untitled by Xavier Galva
Directed by Gina Femia
Sunday, July 24 @ 6pm at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

Master Class Showcase:
Come see members of the Youth Company Playwriting Lab as they explore playwriting through acting! Students will be presenting scenes from Shakespeare & Chekhov plays.
Sunday, July 17 @ 4pm at The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row

The MCC Theater Youth Company is a free after-school program for New York City public school students, ages 14 -20, who are interested in acting and playwriting. The Youth Company is designed to inspire young people to find and express their voices through the creation and performance of original theater pieces, while providing them with a safe artistic environment where they may grow and learn.

To make a donation or to learn more about supporting MCC Theater's Youth Company Program, please click here or call our Development department at (212) 727-7722 x233.