Local high schooler places in national playwrighting contest
Mary Jade “MJ”Learned’s play, entitled “Arm in Arm,” was presented at Play Slam! in May. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Mary Jade “MJ” Learned is already a five-year veteran of local theater, beginning her stage acting career at age 12.
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Sam Hegenheiser is a proud native Memphian and a graduate of both Memphis-Shelby City Schools and The University of Memphis. She is a freelance writer, an educator and a lover of cats and dive restaurants.
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