WEEK 4 – July 31 – Aug 3

 

FOUR SIMPLE RULES FOR SURVIVING THE NIGHT IN WEST HOLLYWOOD

Written by Oliver Shane - Age 18 – Jupiter, FL

Mentored by Aliza Goldstein  |  Directed by Laura Stribling

 

A young man is rescued off the street in front of The Abbey in WeHo, by an older stranger who takes him home, but not for the reason one would think. Their chance encounter sets the young man on a new path that saves his life and changes its trajectory, demonstrating that community matters and sometimes…you just need to trust your elders.

 

 

DR. MR. SCIENCE BOY

Written by Audrey Hunter - Age 19 – Dallas, TX

Mentored by Max Wolf Friedlich  |  Directed by Madison McLaughlin & Sarah Showich

 

Dr scientist replays and reviews his life as a very smart, very fish focused young man from childhood to adult, intertwining his only friendship, his mentor, and his very favorite sea creatures along the way. This very moving comedy asks us to examine what we sacrifice to pursue excellence and how even when we feel lonely, we are never truly alone.

 

 

RED LETTER EULOGY

Book and Lyrics by Gianni Ly - Age 18 – San Diego, CA

Music by Anh Vo - Age 18 – San Diego, CA

 Mentored by Robert L. Freedman  |  Directed by David Lamoureux |  Musical Direction by Perry Hart

 

A lovely, melancholic musical piece about, Patrick, mourning the loss of his Vietnamese  mother one year after her death. He has only one slice left of her home made blueberry pie, and before it’s gone he keeps trying to replicate the recipe to little success. Once he finishes what’s left of her pie, will it, and she, be truly gone forever?