Ms. Aliza Goldstein

Aliza Goldstein
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Aliza Goldstein is a 15-year-old junior in the International Baccalaureate program at Stanton College Preparatory School, a public magnet high school in Jacksonville, Florida.Her two previous plays were selected for performance at Stanton's annual night of student-written one-act plays.Ms. Goldstein has been actively involved in all aspects of theater from a young age, including writing, acting, costume and technical crew.She is a member of the International Thespian Society.The concept for her script, Izzy Icarus Fell off the World, came from her volunteer work at Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center in Jacksonville, a center for students with developmental disabilities.

WASHINGTON, August 16, 2007 - VSA arts announces Aliza Goldstein of Jacksonville, Fla., as its recipient of the 2007 Playwright Discovery Award for her play, "Izzy Icarus Fell Off the World."The play will be produced at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 27, 2007.

Teenage Izzy is fascinated by birds.With beach season fading, he loves to stand on the sand, flap his arms, and watch the gulls take flight for winter.His curious movements have attracted the eye of budding photographer Dove, who waits poised with her camera, convinced he's going to fly."That's why he's called Izzy Icarus," she says."Like the character in Greek mythology."When her classmate insists that Izzy, who has autism, is dreaming the impossible, Dove is determined to prove her wrong.
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Goldstein is a 15-year-old entering her junior year at the Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville.A previous volunteer at the Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center, a center for students with developmental disabilities, Goldstein chose to address autism in her play "because it's something so easily misunderstood."Goldstein has been actively involved in all aspects of theater from a young age, including writing, acting, costuming, and technical crew.She is a member of the International Thespian Society, and two of her previous works were selected for performance at Stanton's annual night of student-written one-act plays.

Written by 15-year-old Aliza Goldstein of Jacksonville, Fla., this play was selected for the 23rd annual VSA arts Playwright Discovery Award, one of several VSA arts literary programs that encourage creative writing in middle and high school.A sampling of poetry from these programs will be performed preceding the play.

Teenage Izzy is fascinated by birds.With beach season fading, he loves to stand on the sand, flap his arms, and watch the gulls take flight for winter.His curious movements have attracted the eye of budding photographer Dove, who waits poised with her camera, convinced he's going to fly."That's why he's called Izzy Icarus," she says."Like the character in Greek mythology."When her classmate insists that Izzy, who has autism, is dreaming the impossible, Dove is determined to prove her wrong.
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"This showcase brings students like Aliza Goldstein's work to life onstage."

Now in its 23rd year, the Playwright Discovery Award program encourages middle and high school students of all abilities to write a one-act play about disability.The winner travels to Washington, D.C., to view a professional production of their play at the Kennedy Center.VSA arts also offers a number of other literary programs.The poetry that will be performed during the evening comes from the Writing Project, which challenges young writers, ages 11-18, who are living with a disability or connected to someone with a disability, to explore their world from different points of view through the art of writing.

Playwright Goldstein is entering her junior year at the Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville.A previous volunteer at the Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center, a center for students with developmental disabilities, Goldstein chose to address autism in her play "because it's something so easily misunderstood."Two of her previous works were selected for performance at Stanton's annual night of student-written one-act plays.

Written by 15-year-old Aliza Goldstein of Jacksonville, Fla., this play was selected for the 23rd annual VSA arts Playwright Discovery Award, one of several VSA arts literary programs that encourage creative writing in middle and high school.A sampling of poetry from these programs will be performed preceding the play.

Teenage Izzy is fascinated by birds.With beach season fading, he loves to stand on the sand, flap his arms, and watch the gulls take flight for winter.His curious movements have attracted the eye of budding photographer Dove, who waits poised with her camera, convinced he's going to fly."That's why he's called Izzy Icarus," she says."Like the character in Greek mythology."When her classmate insists that Izzy, who has autism, is dreaming the impossible, Dove is determined to prove her wrong.
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"This showcase brings students like Aliza Goldstein's work to life onstage."

Now in its 23rd year, the Playwright Discovery Award program encourages middle and high school students of all abilities to write a one-act play about disability.The winner travels to Washington, D.C., to view a professional production of their play at the Kennedy Center.VSA arts also offers a number of other literary programs.The poetry that will be performed during the evening comes from the Writing Project, which challenges young writers, ages 11-18, who are living with a disability or connected to someone with a disability, to explore their world from different points of view through the art of writing.

Playwright Goldstein is entering her junior year at the Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville.A previous volunteer at the Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center, a center for students with developmental disabilities, Goldstein chose to address autism in her play "because it's something so easily misunderstood."Two of her previous works were selected for performance at Stanton's annual night of student-written one-act plays.

Written by 15-year-old Aliza Goldstein of Jacksonville, Fla., this play was selected for the 23rd annual VSA arts
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showcase brings students like Aliza Goldstein's work to life onstage."
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Playwright Goldstein is entering her junior year at the Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville.A previous volunteer at the Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center, a center for students with developmental disabilities, Goldstein chose to address autism in her play "because it's

VSA arts announces Aliza Goldstein, 15, as the recipient of the 2007 VSA arts Playwright Discovery Award.Arts In Action: VSA arts Playwright Discovery Program
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Aliza Goldstein, 15, of Jacksonville, Florida receives a full production of her script Izzy Icarus Fell Off the World on September 27, 2007 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

2007 Award Recipient Announced

VSA arts is pleased to announce that Aliza Goldstein, a 15-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 VSA arts Playwright Discovery Award.Her play, Izzy Icarus Fell Off the World, was chosen from nearly 400 submissions and will be performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on September 27, 2007. tickets available online

The play is about Dove, an aspiring young photographer who is bored with small town life and turns her attention and camera to "Izzy Icarus", a local boy who has autism.

WASHINGTON, August 16, 2007 - VSA arts announces Aliza Goldstein of Jacksonville, Fla., as its recipient of the 2007 Playwright Discovery Award for her play, "Izzy Icarus Fell Off the World."The play will be produced at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Sept. 27, 2007.

Teenage Izzy is fascinated by birds.With beach season fading, he loves to stand on the sand, flap his arms, and watch the gulls take flight for winter.His curious movements have attracted the eye of budding photographer Dove, who waits poised with her camera, convinced he's going to fly."That's why he's called Izzy Icarus," she says."Like the character in Greek mythology."When her classmate insists that Izzy, who has autism, is dreaming the impossible, Dove is determined to prove her wrong.
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Goldstein is a 15-year-old entering her junior year at the Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville.A previous volunteer at the Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center, a center for students with developmental disabilities, Goldstein chose to address autism in her play "because it's something so easily misunderstood."Goldstein has been actively involved in all aspects of theater from a young age, including writing, acting, costuming, and technical crew.She is a member of the International Thespian Society, and two of her previous works were selected for performance at Stanton's annual night of student-written one-act plays.

VSA arts announces Aliza Goldstein, 15, as the recipient of the 2007 VSA arts Playwright Discovery Award.Arts In Action: VSA arts Playwright Discovery Program
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Aliza Goldstein, 15, of Jacksonville, Florida receives a full production of her script Izzy Icarus Fell Off the World on September 27, 2007 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

2007 Award Recipient Announced

VSA arts is pleased to announce that Aliza Goldstein, a 15-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 VSA arts Playwright Discovery Award.Her play, Izzy Icarus Fell Off the World, was chosen from nearly 400 submissions and will be performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on September 27, 2007. tickets available online

The play is about Dove, an aspiring young photographer who is bored with small town life and turns her attention and camera to "Izzy Icarus", a local boy who has autism.

VSA arts announces Aliza Goldstein, 15, as the recipient of the 2007 VSA arts Playwright Discovery Award.Arts In Action: VSA arts Playwright Discovery Program
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Aliza Goldstein, 15, of Jacksonville, Florida receives a full production of her script Izzy Icarus Fell of the World on September 27, 2007 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

2007 Award Recipient Announced

VSA arts is pleased to announce that Aliza Goldstein, a 15-year-old from Jacksonville, Florida has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 VSA arts Playwright Discovery Award.Her play, Izzy Icarus Fell Off the World, was chosen from nearly 400 submissions and will be performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on September 27, 2007. tickets available online

The play is about Dove, an aspiring young photographer who is bored with small town life and turns her attention and camera to "Izzy Icarus", a local boy who has autism.

Aliza Goldstein grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, and attended Stanton College Preparatory School -- a public high school despite its pretentious name -- and was first inspired to write for the school's annual night of student-written one-act plays. During her four years at Stanton, she saw five of her plays performed there, an accomplishment that she is more than a little bit proud of. Izzy Icarus Fell Off the World, her first play to win recognition outside the confines of her high school, was the award recipient of the VSA arts Playwright Discovery program in September, 2007, and was performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. with a professional cast when she was 15 years old. During the summer of 2008, Izzy was also performed at the Blank Theater Young Playwrights Festival in Hollywood, California, and was one of four plays recognized as winners of the International Thespian Festival Playworks competition. In 2009, she returned to the Blank and to Thespian Playworks with a play entitled Other People's Garden Gnomes. She is currently enrolled in New York University's Dramatic Writing Program, class of 2013. When not chained to her computer, she enjoys pondering the meaning of life, taking photographs of garden gnomes in silly locations, and sushi.