“No one understands us! We are always pushed around, always fighting, mostly sinking, never good enough, and always come up short for million reasons!!” – this is the quintessential refrain of every high schooler today!
Dear Journal, a contemporary musical drama inspired and enacted by Youth Theater of DFW Play, is a kaleidoscope of youthful experiences, their trials, and tribulations, their fears, and their struggles. This raw, real and riveting play is ultimately a story of the triumph of the youthful spirit over seemingly insurmountable odds.
Hold on to your seats as Sanjana, the new kid, Arjun, the socially awkward one, Alisha, Ariana, and Annie – the gossip girls; Sid, Mustafa, and Aamir, the “cool kids”, and many others out-wrestle each other for fame, name, and everything else that is dear to a teenager today.