East West Players
East West Players, the renowned theater company, is running an after-school drama club at Palms.
Students learn to do improv, monologues, skits, and much more. The final play will be performed at their beautiful theater in Little Tokyo.
Club meetings are after school on Wednesdays in the Auditorium, from 3:10pm to 4:20pm.
The club is open to all Palms students.
For more information, contact Mr. Kim.
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East West Players Club Mandatory first meeting: Auditorium East West Players Club will return in Spring 2023! |
Magnet students can take the Late Bus if they have an approved application.
- Drama Production
- Reader's Theater elective
- Theatre Arts elective
"The Monologue Show" took place on May 11, 2022.
The show's theme was "What is something that you really wanted badly in life and what was your experience acquiring this?"
The student showcase was held on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at East West Players in Little Tokyo/DTLA. East West Players is located at 120 Judge John Aiso Street.
Palms students performed their self-written monologues about winter family celebrations, some joyful, some filled with bittersweet memories, and some comical.
The student showcase was held on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at East West Players in Little Tokyo/DTLA. East West Players is located at 120 Judge John Aiso Street.
Palms students performed monologues they wrote in honor of a particular family member with all their mannerisms and quirks.
Big thanks to the Pincus family for representing Palms at the 2018 East West Players Night Market Gala honoring Mark Ridley Thomas. Your passion for the arts inspires us!
Palms actors performed their show, Conversations With Ourselves, a collaboration between East West Players and Palms Middle School. The performance was held in the East West Players' theater in Little Tokyo on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
Students, left to right: Maya Pincus, Kayla Pincus, Andres Chavez, Etan Panush Grant, Tsai Cade, Haily Nickens, Summer Hamzeh, Maya Ten, Ryan Logan, and instructor, Napoleon Tavale.
John Paul Campos, Juliana Pincus, T'sai Cade, Alexa Alas, Maya Pincus, Summer Hamzeh, and Andres Chavez
The final performance for Spring 2017 was on Saturday June 3, 2017, at the historic David Henry Hwang Theatre in Little Tokyo (downtown Los Angeles, 120 N. Judge John Aiso Street).
Palms students and teaching artist Dan Kwong wrote this show, which was called What's Your Story?
June 2017: What's Your Story?
June 2016: The Story of Bhagat Singh Thind
March 2015: Born to lead: The Susan Ahn Cuddy Story
