Funny how our very last blog post was also in accordance with The 24 Hour Plays... but anyways– Developing Artists & The 24 Hour Plays are back again to bring you another special edition of the Viral Monologues. Featuring familiar faces from the REBEL VERSES family, and with a special thanks to a group of professional actors and writers, we're proud to present: REBEL VERSES Viral Monologues.
This special round of Viral Monologues went LIVE on Tuesday, August 10th, 2021 from Developing Artists' Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube profiles.

Shout out to Epic Theatre, Girl Be Heard, Vineyard Theatre Student Ensemble, and MCC Youth Company!
Keep reading to see videos from the REBEL VERSES actors – also up for viewing on our YouTube channel!

Brand-new monologues– written, rehearsed, and recorded, all in 24 hours– featuring yours truly.
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During these tumultuous times, as our young artists continue to fight for justice, no matter what obstacles are put in their way, they continue to meet each other, their allies, and even foes with love and acceptance.
When young people are more susceptible to being pawns in a culture war, when they are still being dismissed as irrelevant factors in major decisions that have a lasting impact on society, their hope provides an alternative: a better way of living and thriving in the world.

The deadline for voter registration in New York is on Friday, October 9, 2020. Election Day 2020 is less than a month away. Are you registered to vote? If you're eligible to vote, and you aren't already registered, we're highly suggesting that you register ASAP -- like, now. 

For NYC voters, visit voting.nyc for all relevant resources regarding this year's election. 
For voters in other states, visit vote.org for dates and information.

Your voice is a force. It is powerful. Just use it. 

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Developing Artists members paired up with the team at Keep or Destroy for a short documentary titled: The Disaster Dreams.

Click the button below to watch the preview.

How do you handle a fully-real, expressive, youth activist theater class in the middle of a global pandemic?

Well just almost like any other online class/meeting you've heard of during this time -- we gotta be thankful for Zoom. Oh, you bet it wasn't the easiest of times, but to exist in a time where technology has allowed us to stay connected while we need to remain socially distant... we're grateful. Despite the troubles of not being in one studio & rehearsing for what would've been Rebel Verses 2020 (*big sad*), we made the best of what the digital generation brings to us. Our Developing Artists summer classes were made up of a lot of Zoom conference calls & lectures, GroupMe chats, various DOPE AF projects, celebrating ARTivists wins (hint, hint: Bryson), and sad but heart-warming goodbyes to some of our graduates moving on to pursue their art-oriented careers in higher education. 

A list of projects that we worked on over the summer includes:

• Video-chat Break-up Scenes, filmed and edited by the students themselves. Sh*t gets heated. (We're currently in the works of creating a little sneak peak/mashup of this work, so stay tuned!)
• Various Music Videos, composed, directed, & edited by our ARTivists
• & a compilation of what we like to call: History Time with Developing Artists, where our ARTivists school you all on some IMPORTANT theatre history. Check out a snippet from Gabriel below, and the full playlist here​