Laura Neill – Författare

Founded in 2000, Keen Company is an award-winning off-Broadway company producing theatre that connects. Keen Teens is a unique and free educational theatre program run by the Drama Desk and Obie Award-winning Keen Company. Keen Teens seeks to improve the quality of plays written for high school students by commissioning scripts from highly-regarded playwrights and gives students the opportunity to work with professional artists in an off-Broadway setting. This collection includes:The Doctor Will See You Shortly by Laura Neill(Comedy / 2w, 8 any gender + optional ensemble)Fed up with long wait times and dismissive diagnoses, teenagers in a gynecologist's waiting room decide to build their own community toward healing. Powered by exuberant flash mobs that express rage, power, and helpful tips about what could be going on with your vagina, The Doctor Will See You Shortly is a dramedy for anyone who's ever felt dread about going to the gynecologist.The Odds Are... by Dennis A. Allen II(Comedy / 6w, 3m, 1nb)Set in the not-too-distant future at a gambling addiction rehabilitation center for teens, The Odds Are... shines a spotlight on 16-year-old Jasmine and the other young residents as they navigate personal struggles and grapple with the societal forces that brought them there.Milewalkers by Jess I. Valles(Comedy / 4 w, 5m, 1nb)It's time to "run" the mile, but for Fahren, Alyssa, Sonia and Savannah, the mile is something you walk with friends while you contemplate love, mortality, friendship, and Hot Fries. Milewalkers asks us to return to middle school and revisit all the big and small ways that young adults tackle big life questions.