Keen Teens Festival of New Work 2023

Featuring Work by C. Julian Jiménez, Rona Siddiqui, and writing team Daniel Carlton and Nambi E. Kelley

Directed by Christopher Burris, Michelle Chan, and Tom Costello

The 2023 Keen Teens Festival of New Work will include three new one-acts by C. Julian Jiménez and writing team Nambi E. Kelley and Daniel Carlton, and a one act musical by Rona Siddiqui. Featuring an all-star cast of New York City high schoolers!

Keen Teens is a unique educational program from the award-winning Off-Broadway theater, Keen Company. This free program for teens provides invaluable mentorship opportunities: working alongside professional writers, directors, and designers to rehearse and premiere new plays. By commissioning one-acts specifically designed for the high school stage, Keen Teens creates work that speaks to teens on their level, presenting a perspective which is as complex and multilayered as the students themselves. The 12 week program culminates in the Off-Broadway premiere of each new piece during the Keen Teens Festival of New Work at Theatre Row, and the subsequent publishing and licensing by Concord Theatricals.

Be the first to see the Off-Broadway debut of 30 young actors, and the premiere of work which will soon be produced on high school stages around the world!