Interested in becoming a Get Lit Player (GLP)? We are holding Get Lit Player auditions on September 17, 2011 from 11am-3pm at our Get Lit Office: 142 N. Hayworth Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
*Note: All existing GLPs must audition. One original and one classic poem, we have not heard.
Please RSVP to mimi@getlit.org and forward the flyer/info to anyone you think might be interested. Hope to see you all there…
For more info on our organization and the Get Lit Players, see a brief description below.
About Get Lit – Words Ignite – Founded in 2005 in Los Angeles, Get Lit is a leading non-profit presenter of literary performance, education, and teen poetry programs. Get Lit uses the memorization and recitation of classic poetry as a launch pad for teen-created spoken word responses, fusing the two forms of expression into compelling performances, conducted by teens in school, after school, and through the organizations own select group of Get Lit Players. These poet ambassadors from throughout Los Angeles perform both classic and spoken word poetry, inspiring fellow teens to read, write, participate in the arts, and be leaders in their community. Get Lit has reached over 15,000 at-risk teens in more than 45 high schools, turning students into motivated scholars inspired to stay in school and thrive
Get Lit Players
Get Lit Players, our troupe of 12 Los Angeles teens, perform classical/contemporary poetry and excerpts of literature in a way that is so fresh, so original, and so exciting that it inspires their peers to read. The Get Lit Players perform classical/contemporary poetry in addition to their own original works at middle schools, high schools, bookstores, community events and libraries across Los Angeles, reaching over 10,000 teens annually. They are proven leaders, writers, and performers who are selected from an exhaustive audition process and ethnically, geographically, and economically represent the diverse, melting pot of Los Angeles. They are tackling the darkness of illiteracy and lighting the way for our youth!”
