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51% #1785: Writing for Younger Audiences

By Jesse King,

Samantha Simmons

Published October 5, 2023 at 8:00 PM EDT

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress — The Children's Theatre Company will launch the premiere run of "Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress" on October 10.

On this week’s 51%, we sit down with playwright Juliany Taveras for a preview of the new Children’s Theatre Company production Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress, based on the popular children’s book of the same name by Christine Baldacchino. WAMC’s Samantha Simmons also speaks with Olympic runner Alexi Pappas about how she went about adapting her book, Bravey, for a younger audience.

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Guests: Juliany Taveras, playwright for the Children's Threatre Company production Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress; Alexi Pappas, Olympian and author of Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas

51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. Our producer and host is Jesse King. Our associate producer is Jody Cowan, and our theme is "Lolita" by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue

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Jesse King

Jesse King is the host of WAMC's national program on women's issues, "51%," and the station's bureau chief in the Hudson Valley. She has also produced episodes of the WAMC podcast "A New York Minute In History."

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Samantha Simmons

Samantha joined the WAMC staff in 2023 after graduating from the University at Albany. She covers the City of Troy and Rensselaer County at large. Outside of reporting, she host's WAMC's Weekend Edition and Midday Magazine.

She can be reached by phone at (518)-465-5233 Ext. 211 or by email at ssimmons@wamc.org.

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