Ten-Minute Play Project
On April 1st, 2023, distinguished playwrights and directors joined the YPU family to teach and guide the young writers. The mentorship project culminated in a reading of 9 ten-minute plays on Zoom on August 20th, 2023.
The mentors of the plays were Will Arbery, Peter Hedges, Billy Finnegan, Jessica Goldberg, Daniel Goldfarb, Jacquelyn Reingold, Kate Robin, Alexis Scheer.
The plays were directed by Mark Brokaw, Maggie Burrows, Sammi Cannold, Suzanne Heathcote, Peter Hedges, Jodie Markell, Paul McCrane, Tyne Rafaeli, Lars Rudolfsson, and Danya Taymor.
With the following cast: Becky Ann Baker, Reed Birney, Scott Cohen, Maddie Corman, Sharlene Cruz, Catherine Curtin, Alex Feldman, Midori Francis, David Harbour, Cherry Jones, Ulliana Klimchuk, Oona Laurence, Alessandra Mesa, Ani Mesa, Petro Ninovskyi, Mary Beth Peil, Isabel Renner, Thomas Sadoski, Ivanna Sakhno, Liev Schreiber, Michael Shannon, Joe Tippett, Harriet Walter, Merritt Wever, and Emily Young.
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Playwright: Taya Fedorenko
Mentor: Will Arbery
Director: Peter Hedges
Cast: Uliana Klimchuk, Liev Screiber
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Playwright: Uliana Klimchuk
Mentor: Daniel Goldfarb
Director: Paul McCrane
Cast: David Harbour, Maddie Corman, Ivanna Sakhno, Isabel Renner -
Playwright: Sasha Sereda
Mentor: Kate Robin
Director: Sammi CannoldCast: Ale Messa, Ani Messa
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Playwright: Anastasia Chala
Mentor: Billy Finnegan
Director: Margaret Burrows
Cast: Cherry Jones and Oona Laurence
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Playwright: Tanya Kostyniuk
Mentor: Peter Hedges
Director: Mark Brokaw
Cast: Mary Beth Peil, Merritt Wever, Tommy Sadoski, Emily Young
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Playwright: Asia Pshenychna
Mentor: Suzanne Heathcote
Director: Tyne Rafaeli
Cast: Harriet Walter, Joe Tippett, Modori Francis
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Playwright: Luka Ivanov
Mentor: Jessica Goldberg
Director: Lars Rudolfsson
Cast: Becky Baker, Reed Birney
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Playwright: Karina Syrota
Mentor: Jackie Reingold
Director: Jodie Markell
Cast: Cathy Curtin, Scott Cohen, Alex Feldman
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Playwright: Anna Brovarna
Mentor: Alexis Scheer
Director: Danya Taymor
Cast: Michael Shannon, Sharlene Cruz, Petro NinovskyiThe director was Danya Taymor; the playwright’s mentor was Alexis Scheer.
Perfect Material with Liev Schreiber and Uliana Klimchuk. Playwright Taya Fedorenko, Mentor Will Arbery, Director Peter Hedges
Superhero with David Harbour, Isabel Renner, Maddie Corman, and Ivanna Sakhno. Playwright Uliana Klimchuk, Mentor Daniel Goldfarb, Director Paul McCrane
Dnipro with Cherry Jones and Oona Laurence. Playwright Anastasia Chala, Mentor Billy Finnegan, Director Margaret Burrows.
Candies Weddings Bones with Harriet Walter, Midori Francis and Joe Tippet. Playwright Asia Pshenychna, Mentor Suzanne Heathcote, Director Tyne Rafaeli.
The Sea with Mary Beth Peil, Merritt Wever, Thomas Sadoski and Emily Young. Playwright Tanya Kostyniuk, Mentor Peter Hedges, Director Mark Brokaw
The Old Couple with Becky Ann Baker and Reed Birney. Playwright Luka Ivanov, Mentor Jessica Goldberg, Director Lars Rudolfsson
The Orchid with Cathy Curtin, Scott Cohen, Alex Feldman. Playwright Karina Syrota, Mentor Jackie Reingold, Director Jodie Markell
Proof of Love with Michael Shannon, Sharlene Cruz, and Petro Ninovskyi. Playwright Anna Brovarna, Director Danya Taymour
Perfect Material with Liev Schreiber and Uliana Klimchuk. Playwright Taya Fedorenko, Mentor Will Arbery, Director Peter Hedges