BROOKLYN TEENS SHARE DRAMA TALENTS WITH SENIORS IN MIDWOOD
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 19, 2004
1:30 P.M.
MIDWOOD SENIOR CENTER IN B’NAI ISRAEL OF MIDWOOD
4815 AVENUE I
BETWEEN E 48TH AND 49TH STREETS
MIDWOOD, BROOKLYN
Brooklyn
Borough President Marty Markowitz joins over 40 seniors from the
Midwood Senior Center to celebrate the success of “A Brooklyn
State of Mind,” an original production conceived by teens
from the Youth Entertainment Services (Y.E.S.) 2004 Company and
Y.E.S. Creative Director William Michael Maher.
This
summer five Brooklyn teens have been traveling to two senior centers
each day throughout the borough to entertain their elders with a
musical review full of Brooklyn spirit. The young actors include
Omar Abdelaziz, Danyel Fulton, Nikita Hill, Erik Katz and Samantha
Richards. The Y.E.S. Company started performing on August 2 and
will present their last show this Friday. The teens will have performed
at a total of 30 senior centers by the end of the program.
Y.E.S
is a 2004 pilot program to provide professional work experience
for young performers as part of Borough President Markowitz’s
HEAT Program (Help Employ Ambitious Teens) The Y.E.S. program is
made possible with funding from AmeriChoice in honor of its 10th
Anniversary.