Brooklyn Readings
In fall 2023, during the SAG strike, the great actress Kathleen Chalfant, offered YPU her living room. Over two afternoons in November, 2023 and January, 2024, a group of actors came together for YPU’s first in-person reading. Three of the young writers were there. One who goes to school in New York City, one who goes to school just outside the city, and one who came from school in North Carolina for both readings. The other writers joined on Zoom from Ukraine and abroad.
Karina introducing writers on Zoom from Ukraine
CANDIES WEDDING BONES with Kathleen Chalfant and Taya Fedorenko
BOOM with Kelly AuCoin, Jenny Mudge, Olli Hasskivi and Babak Tafti
BOOM with Kellly AuCoin, Jennifer Mudge and Olli Haaskivi
THE SEA with Colby Minifie, Kathleen Chalfant and Olli Haaskivi
SUPERHERO with Taya Fedorenko, Uliana Klimchuk. Kelly AuCoin, and Cara Buono
DNIPRO with Uliana Klimchuk and Catherine Curtin
PERFECT MATERIAL with Taya Fedorenko and Olli Haaskivi
Kathy Chalfant, Cathy Curtin, Kelly AuCoin, Frank Wood, Cara Buono, Colby Minifie, Olli Haaskivi, Jacky Reingold, Emily Young, Karina, Ulia and Taya in Brooklyn
THE OLD COUPLE with Kathleen Chalfant and Frank Wood
PROOF OF LOVE with Ooli Haaskivi, Uliana Klimchuk, and Trí Lê
Taya, Kathy, Karina and Ulia in Brooklyn
RUINS with Uliana Klimchuk and Taya Fedorenko
Kelly AuCoin, Jennifer Mudge, Karina, Ulia, Taya and Samantha Mathis
Karina, Taya, Laura and Ulia
Karina, Ulia and Taya with mentor Daniel Goldfarb
Writers on Zoom from Ukraine
After the reading (Jan 18, 2024)
Front steps of Kathy's house in Brooklyn on Nov 11, 2023