Runtime: 50 minutes
Cast: 4 (female identifying)
Ages: 14-18
A teenage Grace is drowning under her mother’s Coronavirus induced micro-managing gaze. A talented poet and rapper, she spends her time winning beatboxing competitions, but finds herself unable to complete the basic task of writing a single poetry assignment for school. She leans on the help of her equally talented friends Greta, a virtuoso pianist and academic stellar, and fraternal twins Jana and Dana (hip hop dancer and visual artist extraordinaires). The girls build a world where they are free from their anxieties. Together they learn to bring the peace they find in Graceland back into their real lives.
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The zoom reading of a new TYA play, Graceland 2.0. was produced by 50/50- An Arts Production Company with Diane Phelan, Kerry Warren, Palmyra Mattner, and Alla Ilyasova.