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Julia Edwards

Julia Edwards

Julia Edwards is an LA-based playwright, children's author and illustrator, and teacher. Her plays—some of which include Family Planning, The Rats Are Getting Bigger, The Ravaging and Lockdown—have been seen at The Public Theatre (NYC), the LAByrinth Theatre (NYC), The Flea (NYC), South Coast Repertory Theatre (Costa Mesa), Chalk Repertory Company (LA), Circle X (LA) and Salvage Vanguard Theatre (Austin) among others. Family Planning, produced in LA-area residential homes, won the LA Ovation Award for Best Production. She is a member of the Playwrights Union of LA.

Works by Julia Edwards

Performable Collections Bullying, Ink. cover Comedy Bullying, Ink. Fourteen of YouthPLAYS' most exciting playwrights each contribute a short play as together they explore bullying from many angles in this collection with a widely flexible cast and running time. 130-150 min 4-25 females, 3-17 males, 8+ any gender (6-50+ performers possible).
Full-Length Plays Lockdown cover Dramedy Lockdown When the doors of the CliffNotes Library suddenly lockdown and someone hears a gunshot (he thinks), a motley crew of students and one freaked out substitute teacher must rise about the social chaos to save a life—and maybe learn a little about tolerance along the way. 75-90 min 9-11 females, 4-6 males (15 performers total).
Shorts A Loser Like You cover Dramedy A Loser Like You Five teens in five scenes that march backward through time experience the cruel ups and downs of any old school day, but the person we think is the jerk at the beginning is the victim in the very next scene, and on and on, until we find that the hurt has no beginning and no end. 10-15 min 2 females, 3 males (5 gender-flexible performers total).
One-Act Plays Scareville cover Comedy with Music Scareville When Milo and Clare find themselves trapped in Scareville one dark, haunted night, the only way out will be to conquer their deepest, darkest fears. 40-50 min 2+ females, 3+ males (5+ performers total).
Book Go Solo: Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors cover Book Go Solo: Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors A diverse collection of more than six dozen monologues from plays published by YouthPLAYS, for young actors ranging from middle school through university, ideal for auditions, classroom work and competition. Available as a paperback book for individual use or as an ebook that includes a photocopy license for classroom use.