Virgin Islands Small Biz Showcase

Pistarckle Theater will present youth actor performances on Thursday, August 17, 7:00 pm of original plays written by students ages 11–17, created during this year’s Summer Playwrighting Camp. During the 4-weeks session, students participated in playwright training & development of new plays, lessons on character development, scene study, plot, setting, & stage directions. This popular STARZ Leadership/Playwrighting Camp is sponsored by The Virgin Islands (VI) Dept. of Labor. This camp focuses on developing life & career skills through playwrighting & theater performance via a model of instruction known as active learning. The Pistarckle Theater Playwrighting Camp: During the 4-week camp session, students practice character descriptions, writing exercises to strengthen voice, perspective & language choices. They then write their own 10-minute/1-Act Plays from themes that are identified through class discussions that prioritize elements important to the life of the youth in the program. S