Robinson Drama Students to Perform in DC

Robinson Secondary School’s middle school drama ensemble will perform Sunday as part of an inaugural festival at the Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater in D.C.

"The kids are thrilled, this is a great opportunity," said Mark Emery, administrator of the middle school afterschool program for Fairfax County Public Schools. "For many of them it’s their first time working in a drama production so this is something that is quite exciting for them I’m sure."

The students are participating in the five-day Voices of Now Festival in its inaugural year. The festival was orchestrated the Voices of Now, a year-long, nationally recognized drama program.

Robinson, along with several other Fairfax County Schools, participated in the program where students learned about theater, play-writing, and performance.

Sunday's performance will be of a play that students wrote themselves.

"This really gets kids working with groups and sharing ideas," Emery said. "They are more comfortable with themselves and sharing their thoughts and dreams."

The performance schedule is: 

Key Middle School ensemble: Friday, May 27, at 7 p.m.

Robinson Secondary School middle school ensemble and Whitman Middle School ensemble:  Sunday, May 29, at 2 p.m.

Tickets for the Voices of Now Festival at 1101 Sixth Street SW are free, however, reservations are required through the Arena Stage sales office at 202-488-3300.