SPARK: The Peer Leadership Program That Will Get Your Kid Into Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Columbia, Cure Cancer, Stop California Forest Fires, End The Race War, and Enact World Peace. (or) PRIYANKA THARAKAN MUST DIE

by Alex Lin

priyanka tharakan is bennerson college prep's regina george. kaashvi seemangal has never even been to a birthday party. when leaked peer reviews in their after-school leadership program create a power vacuum in the school's social food chain, only the most cunning and capable will survive as each student vies for a bigger seat at the table.

an unapologetically vicious julius caesar adaptation.

priyanka tharakan is bennerson college prep's regina george. kaashvi seemangal has never even been to a birthday party. when leaked peer reviews in their after-school leadership program create a power vacuum in the school's social food chain, only the most cunning and capable will survive as each student vies for a bigger seat at the table.

an unapologetically vicious julius caesar adaptation.

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SPARK: The Peer Leadership Program That Will Get Your Kid Into Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Columbia, Cure Cancer, Stop California Forest Fires, End The Race War, and Enact World Peace. (or) PRIYANKA THARAKAN MUST DIE

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  • Shaun Leisher: SPARK: The Peer Leadership Program That Will Get Your Kid Into Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Columbia, Cure Cancer, Stop California Forest Fires, End The Race War, and Enact World Peace. (or) PRIYANKA THARAKAN MUST DIE by Alex Lin
    “

    A hysterical riff on Shakespeare that will break your heart. The pressures these students go through feel so hyper-specific and universal at the same time. Lin has a gift for writing ambitious teenagers. The final scene is utterly stunning.

    A hysterical riff on Shakespeare that will break your heart. The pressures these students go through feel so hyper-specific and universal at the same time. Lin has a gift for writing ambitious teenagers. The final scene is utterly stunning.

    ”
  • Nick Malakhow: SPARK: The Peer Leadership Program That Will Get Your Kid Into Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Columbia, Cure Cancer, Stop California Forest Fires, End The Race War, and Enact World Peace. (or) PRIYANKA THARAKAN MUST DIE by Alex Lin
    “

    Sharp and incisive satire which captures the "largesse" of Shakespeare using a totally different and no less
    bombastic brand of heightened theatricality than the Bard uses. I loved the rhythms of the piece, the completely differentiated and distinct characters, and the central shifting dynamic between Kaashvi, Priyanka, and Bailey. What a wonderful ensemble piece whose humor is derived from the many truths about competition, relationships, success, and self-image, especially between folks living at complex identity intersections. I'd so love to see this staged!

    Sharp and incisive satire which captures the "largesse" of Shakespeare using a totally different and no less
    bombastic brand of heightened theatricality than the Bard uses. I loved the rhythms of the piece, the completely differentiated and distinct characters, and the central shifting dynamic between Kaashvi, Priyanka, and Bailey. What a wonderful ensemble piece whose humor is derived from the many truths about competition, relationships, success, and self-image, especially between folks living at complex identity intersections. I'd so love to see this staged!

    ”
  • Tiffany Antone: SPARK: The Peer Leadership Program That Will Get Your Kid Into Harvard/Yale/Princeton/Columbia, Cure Cancer, Stop California Forest Fires, End The Race War, and Enact World Peace. (or) PRIYANKA THARAKAN MUST DIE by Alex Lin
    “

    WOW - what a gripping piece. I started this last night and literally got annoyed at my children for making me stop reading in order to like, feed them and put them to bed. What a compelling play - delicious roles for young actors in a truly exciting contemporary take on JC. Loved this so much! Hope it gets produced!

    WOW - what a gripping piece. I started this last night and literally got annoyed at my children for making me stop reading in order to like, feed them and put them to bed. What a compelling play - delicious roles for young actors in a truly exciting contemporary take on JC. Loved this so much! Hope it gets produced!

    ”
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Production History

  • High School, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, 2023