The Baltimore Playwrights Festival

Showcasing plays by Maryland & Washington DC playwrights in an annual festival presented by local theatre companies.

OUR MISSION
Is to provide an environment that nurtures the talents of Maryland and DC playwrights.  The BPF does this through public readings, discussions, critiques and workshopping of new plays.  Our summer season is devoted to the presentation of these newly developed works, for the entertainment and cultural edification of our audiences.

"IF A NEW-PLAY FESTIVAL CAN IDENTIFY EVEN ONE PROMISING PLAYWRIGHT, IT'S WORTH DOING."
- J. Wynn Rousuck, Baltimore Sun
   
 
 
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!! The BPF 27th Season KICK-OFF PARTY !!

Each year we start the season with a kick-off party before the first productions go up.
This year the party will be held at the Chesapeake Arts Center on Sunday, June 1st, at 7:00 pm. We'll let everyone have a little food and drink, then, at 8:00, we'll give a taste of all our plays. Then we'll resume eating, drinking, and expressing our freshly acquired anticipation and excitement.

Play Selection for the BPF XXVII Festival

 
Producing Theater
Play and Playwright
director and run dates
Audrey Herman Spotlighters Theater: Helena Troy by Rich Espey
directed by Bill Hauserman
    (August 15 - August 31)
Chesapeake Arts Center: Keeping Faith by Mark Scharf
directed by C. J. Crowe
    (July 17 - August 2)
Fells Point Corner Theater: Finding Fossils by Ty DeMartino
directed by Alex Carney
    (June 26 - July 13)
Kosher with Salsa by Miryam Madrigal
directed by Jerry Gietka
    (August 14 - August 31)
Mobtown Players: The A Word by Rosemary Toohey
directed by Caitlin Bouxsein
    (August 1 - August 23)
Strand Theater Company: Nonstop Realism by Tim Paggi
directed by Jayme Kilburn
    (July 17 - August 3, free show July 20)
Theatrical Mining Company: Jarvis Legend's Borrowed Skin by Julie Lewis
directed by Nancy Murray
    (June 26 - July 13, no show July 4)
Gay Deceivers by PS Lorio
directed by Barry Feinstein
    (July 31 - August 17)
Vagabond Players: from this life: four short plays
directed by Susan McCarty
  - Trio by Jim Cary
  - Pier by Joe Dennison
  - Suckled by Wolves by Pat Montley
  - Foundation and Mettle by Julie Lewis
    (July 18 - August 3)
Uncommon Voices: Graven Image by Stephen Kilduff
directed by Miriam Bazensky
    (July 24 - August 10)

BPF 28th Season Submissions

April 1, 2008 marks the beginning of the submission period for next year's festival.
Let's get busy playwrights!!!
 

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The Baltimore Playwrights Festival is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization.  Contributions are tax deductible.

Baltimore Playwrights Festival
251 S. Ann Street.
Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 276-2153