Join us for a Page Play! A Page Play is the celebration of our 10-week playwriting program where professional actors perform students’ original play with scripts in hand. You will also have a chance to hear from the student writers about how the play was created and be guided through interactive theatre workshop games and improvisation exercises. Do you have professional acting experience and would like to volunteer as a Page Play reader? Contact adrienne@theunusualsuspects.org for more information.

Join us for a Page Play! A Page Play is the celebration of our 10-week playwriting program where professional actors perform students’ original play with scripts in hand. You will also have a chance to hear from the student writers about how the play was created and be guided through interactive theatre workshop games and improvisation exercises. Do you have professional acting experience and would like to volunteer as a Page Play reader? Contact adrienne@theunusualsuspects.org for more information.

Our newly-refined VOICES FROM INSIDE PROGRAM is an outgrowth of our 20+ years of experience working with incarcerated and system-engaged youth and our ongoing collaboration with the Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network, of which we are a founding member. Designed to augment L.A. County Probation’s innovative new “L.A. Model” for juvenile justice reform, this innovative program combines in-class and after-school theatre-arts education with trauma-informed healing practices to provide standards-based theatre-arts education and mentoring to the county’s most hardened minors.   TIME TBD   *US invited guests are required to be cleared by Probation to attend the public performance. Please email yolanda@theunusualsuspects.org if you would like to attend.

Our newly-refined VOICES FROM INSIDE PROGRAM is an outgrowth of our 20+ years of experience working with incarcerated and system-engaged youth and our ongoing collaboration with the Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network, of which we are a founding member. Designed to augment L.A. County Probation’s innovative new “L.A. Model” for juvenile justice reform, this innovative program combines in-class and after-school theatre-arts education with trauma-informed healing practices to provide standards-based theatre-arts education and mentoring to the county’s most hardened minors. TIME TBD *US invited guests are required to be cleared by Probation to attend the public performance. Please email yolanda@theunusualsuspects.org if you would like to attend.

San Fernando High School students will perform their originally-written play from Fall 2018, “Because of Bo’s Light.” Synopsis: A young boy and his sister, along with their friends, embark on a journey to defeat a cruel and ruthless tyrant. In this original story of good vs. evil, Bo and his sister Mary must find their way to villainous Eris’ castle and try to stop her before she does irreparable damage to the planet. Along the way, they learn that sometimes life doesn’t go as planned, and even superheroes need a little help now and then. Admission is free and open to the public. No RSVP is necessary.

Edison Middle School students will perform their originally-written play from Fall 2018, “The Magical Misadventures in Woodland.” Synopsis: Once upon a time, a family lived in Woodland. The mother Rosa is very sick and and the medical bills keep stacking up. In desperation, her husband Cornello secretly gathers some of his friends to form a hunting club in order to sell fox fur for money. Meanwhile, the fox family in the forest grapples with the threat to their community with the help of Giselle, an orphan girl with magical powers who they adopt. Connected by friendships, dreams, and love and loyalty to family, Giselle and brothers Alex and Matthew embark on a journey to save all of their loved ones. Admission is free and open to the public. No RSVP is necessary.

Students, parents, and elders come together for our community based, intergenerational playwriting and performance workshop. Our intergenerational Neighborhood Voices program is a 12-week intensive workshop that brings parents and adult community members together to create & perform their own modernized fable alongside their children and other youth from their community. The unique experience provides valuable mirroring & mentoring opportunities for the underserved youth who are the focus of our work. Admission is free and open to the public. No RSVP is necessary.