GOOD NEIGHBORS: the Olneyville plays!

Held at the Media and Arts Center at the Met School,“GOOD NEIGHBORS: the Olneyville plays!” is the culminating performance of The Manton Avenue Project’s Play-it-Again program, an afterschool playwriting class held at MAP’s Clubhouse in Olneyville. Seven young playwrights, 4^th and 5^th graders  at William D’Abate elementary, have each written a play about what is means to be a good neighbor. For this project, The Manton Avenue Project partnered with the Rhode Island Historical Commission for playwrights to learn about the history of the Olneyville neighborhood. The resulting production will be directed, designed, and performed by the wonderful talents of local adult theatre artists.  The twist in this production? A different “cameo” character makes an appearance in each play, played by local actor Peter Deffet.