Kyle Sutton

PA Performing Arts for Young Audiences (PAPAYA) wraps up its 2015 International Series with an appearance by spoken word artists The Mayhem Poets. Inspiring audiences with the power of language, these beat box bards take center stage as part of PAPAYA at the Bride, an International Family Series presented in partnership with the Painted Bride Art Center. The Mayhem Poets will have seven performances, including three school matinees today, May 13-17.

PA Performing Arts for Young Audiences (PAPAYA) wraps up its 2015 International Series with an appearance by spoken word  artists The Mayhem Poets.  Inspiring audiences with the power of language, these beat box bards take center stage as part of PAPAYA at the Bride, an International Family Series presented in partnership with the Painted Bride Art Center. The Mayhem Poets will have seven performances, including three school matinees May 13-17. Shows will take place at the Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine Street, Philadelphia.  Tickets for PAPAYA at the Bride public performances are $20 for adults, $15 for students, and $12 for youth (12 and under).   For tickets visit www.PAPAYAlive.org or www.paintedbride.org or call the Bride Box office at 215.925.9914.

As part of its School Day Performances Series, the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center presents Slam Poetry by the Mayhem Poets, a trio of "spoken word" poets, on Tuesday, December 10 at 10am & 12:30pm and on Wednesday, December 11 at 10am. The performance is for young people ages 12 - 18 and runs about 50 minutes. All tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling Cheryl Wheeler at 631-288-2350, ext 102.

Mayhem Poets runs at Children's Theatre Company from Oct. 13 through Nov. 7, 2009. The Mayhem Poets opening night and pre-show party will take place on Friday, October 16 at 7:30pm at the Children's Theatre Company, Cargill Stage.

Beginning October 16, hip-hop rhythms, spoken word, and audience participation lead the way at Children's Theatre Company (CTC) as slam poets 'Mayhem Poets' launch their Twin Cities' opening. Dubbed 'an amazing ride' by the New York Times, 'Mayhem Poets' has described as 'The Simpsons meets Malcolm X at a Notorious B.I.G. concert.'

Mayhem Poets runs at Children's Theatre Company from Oct. 13 through Nov. 7, 2009. The Mayhem Poets opening night and pre-show party will take place on Friday, October 16 at 7:30pm at the Children's Theatre Company, Cargill Stage.

The Mayhem Poets will open this Friday, October 16, at the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis. Formed in 2000 by Rutgers University students Kyle Sutton and Scott Raven Tarazevits as an "open-mic" forum, Mayhem Poets melds contemporary world issues, dynamic hip-hop artistry, spoken word and audience participation into a nationally renowned theatrical performance that the New York Times calls 'an amazing ride.'

Mayhem Poets runs at Children's Theatre Company from Oct. 13 through Nov. 7, 2009. The Mayhem Poets opening night and pre-show party will take place on Friday, October 16 at 7:30pm at the Children's Theatre Company, Cargill Stage.

In a season celebrating timeless characters, three World Premiere productions and tales that span the globe from Newark, N.J., to India and China, Tony Award-winning Children's Theatre Company (CTC) today announced details of its first three productions of the 2009-2010 season: 'Bert & Ernie, Goodnight!,' 'Mayhem Poets' and 'Cinderella.'

Back by popular demand! THE MAYHEM POETS return to PlayhouseSquare for the first time since February 2007 to perform their powerful spoken word opus that seamlessly mixes the power of personal expression, issues of diversity and acceptance, hilariously random topics and mind-boggling hip-hop rhythms. These theatrically trained performers tell gut-wrenching truths that will leave audiences forever changed.

Back by popular demand! THE MAYHEM POETS return to PlayhouseSquare for the first time since February 2007 to perform their powerful spoken word opus that seamlessly mixes the power of personal expression, issues of diversity and acceptance, hilariously random topics and mind-boggling hip-hop rhythms. These theatrically trained performers tell gut-wrenching truths that will leave audiences forever changed.