PMHS’s Sock ‘N’ Buskin puts on virtual Young Playwrights Festival
Editor’s note: This release was provided PMHS’s Sock ‘N’ Buskin.
PELHAM, NY. (August 21, 2021) Each year Pelham Memorial High School’s drama club, Sock ‘n’ Buskin, stages The Young Playwrights Festival (YPF). Student writers from every grade are invited to submit short original works, and a committee consisting of the YPF presidents (this year graduating seniors Ella Burns and Vikram Jallepalli) and advisers Mr. Beck and Mr. Schleifer select five or six of the most interesting submissions for production.
The plays are directed, rehearsed and performed by only the students from start to finish, so this is one of PMHS’ events that is completely student-run.
This year, though the pandemic prevented live theatre from taking place, YPF would not be daunted and, taking its cue from the school’s virtual productions of “The Diary of Anne Frank” and the musical “Working”, the festival too is being presented in a virtual format!
In addition to writing, casting, directing, and performing, this year students added cinematography and editing to their list of skills. You can see their work on display at the following link:
