The Baltimore Playwrights Festival: Calendar
August 2010
August 6
Friday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 Scorpions -- OPENING NIGHT!
written by Mark Scharf
directed by Miriam Bazensky
Synopsis
Living without a net in America -- Lonliness/Love, Sex/Satisfaction, Loyalty/Power, Race/Class, Food/Shelter: What matters most? What would you do if you lost everything?
August 7
Saturday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 Scorpions
written by Mark Scharf
directed by Miriam Bazensky
Synopsis
Living without a net in America -- Lonliness/Love, Sex/Satisfaction, Loyalty/Power, Race/Class, Food/Shelter: What matters most? What would you do if you lost everything?
August 8
Sunday
Fells Point Corner Theater
7:00 Scorpions
written by Mark Scharf
directed by Miriam Bazensky
Synopsis
Living without a net in America -- Lonliness/Love, Sex/Satisfaction, Loyalty/Power, Race/Class, Food/Shelter: What matters most? What would you do if you lost everything?
August 12
Thursday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 Scorpions
written by Mark Scharf
directed by Miriam Bazensky
Synopsis
Living without a net in America -- Lonliness/Love, Sex/Satisfaction, Loyalty/Power, Race/Class, Food/Shelter: What matters most? What would you do if you lost everything?
August 12
Thursday
Spotlighters Theater
8:00 Hammarskjold -- OPENING NIGHT!
written by Fr. Ronald McKinney, SJ
directed by Lynn Morton
Synopsis
Mugged/raped in Central Park, a man awakes convinced he is Dag Hammarskjold. Distant memory: a 1961 plane crash in the Congo. Current dilemma: he's suspected of murder in the U.N.
August 12
Thursday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things -- OPENING NIGHT!
written by Ken Greller
directed by Peter Davis
Synopsis
Two friends. One statue. A whole mess of secrets. Explore our most dysfunctional, tumultuous, and important relationships ... friendships.
August 13
Friday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 Scorpions
written by Mark Scharf
directed by Miriam Bazensky
Synopsis
Living without a net in America -- Lonliness/Love, Sex/Satisfaction, Loyalty/Power, Race/Class, Food/Shelter: What matters most? What would you do if you lost everything?
August 13
Friday
Spotlighters Theater
8:00 Hammarskjold
written by Fr. Ronald McKinney, SJ
directed by Lynn Morton
Synopsis
Mugged/raped in Central Park, a man awakes convinced he is Dag Hammarskjold. Distant memory: a 1961 plane crash in the Congo. Current dilemma: he's suspected of murder in the U.N.
August 13
Friday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
written by Ken Greller
directed by Peter Davis
Synopsis
Two friends. One statue. A whole mess of secrets. Explore our most dysfunctional, tumultuous, and important relationships ... friendships.
August 14
Saturday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 Scorpions
written by Mark Scharf
directed by Miriam Bazensky
Synopsis
Living without a net in America -- Lonliness/Love, Sex/Satisfaction, Loyalty/Power, Race/Class, Food/Shelter: What matters most? What would you do if you lost everything?
August 14
Saturday
Spotlighters Theater
8:00 Hammarskjold
written by Fr. Ronald McKinney, SJ
directed by Lynn Morton
Synopsis
Mugged/raped in Central Park, a man awakes convinced he is Dag Hammarskjold. Distant memory: a 1961 plane crash in the Congo. Current dilemma: he's suspected of murder in the U.N.
August 14
Saturday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
written by Ken Greller
directed by Peter Davis
Synopsis
Two friends. One statue. A whole mess of secrets. Explore our most dysfunctional, tumultuous, and important relationships ... friendships.
August 15
Sunday
Fells Point Corner Theater
7:00 Scorpions
written by Mark Scharf
directed by Miriam Bazensky
Synopsis
Living without a net in America -- Lonliness/Love, Sex/Satisfaction, Loyalty/Power, Race/Class, Food/Shelter: What matters most? What would you do if you lost everything?
August 15
Sunday
Spotlighters Theater
2:00 Hammarskjold
written by Fr. Ronald McKinney, SJ
directed by Lynn Morton
Synopsis
Mugged/raped in Central Park, a man awakes convinced he is Dag Hammarskjold. Distant memory: a 1961 plane crash in the Congo. Current dilemma: he's suspected of murder in the U.N.
August 15
Sunday
Theatrical Mining Company
7:00 This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
written by Ken Greller
directed by Peter Davis
Synopsis
Two friends. One statue. A whole mess of secrets. Explore our most dysfunctional, tumultuous, and important relationships ... friendships.
August 19
Thursday
Spotlighters Theater
8:00 Hammarskjold
written by Fr. Ronald McKinney, SJ
directed by Lynn Morton
Synopsis
Mugged/raped in Central Park, a man awakes convinced he is Dag Hammarskjold. Distant memory: a 1961 plane crash in the Congo. Current dilemma: he's suspected of murder in the U.N.
August 19
Thursday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
written by Ken Greller
directed by Peter Davis
Synopsis
Two friends. One statue. A whole mess of secrets. Explore our most dysfunctional, tumultuous, and important relationships ... friendships.
August 20
Friday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 Scorpions
written by Mark Scharf
directed by Miriam Bazensky
Synopsis
Living without a net in America -- Lonliness/Love, Sex/Satisfaction, Loyalty/Power, Race/Class, Food/Shelter: What matters most? What would you do if you lost everything?
August 20
Friday
Spotlighters Theater
8:00 Hammarskjold
written by Fr. Ronald McKinney, SJ
directed by Lynn Morton
Synopsis
Mugged/raped in Central Park, a man awakes convinced he is Dag Hammarskjold. Distant memory: a 1961 plane crash in the Congo. Current dilemma: he's suspected of murder in the U.N.
August 20
Friday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
written by Ken Greller
directed by Peter Davis
Synopsis
Two friends. One statue. A whole mess of secrets. Explore our most dysfunctional, tumultuous, and important relationships ... friendships.
August 21
Saturday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 Scorpions
written by Mark Scharf
directed by Miriam Bazensky
Synopsis
Living without a net in America -- Lonliness/Love, Sex/Satisfaction, Loyalty/Power, Race/Class, Food/Shelter: What matters most? What would you do if you lost everything?
August 21
Saturday
Spotlighters Theater
8:00 Hammarskjold
written by Fr. Ronald McKinney, SJ
directed by Lynn Morton
Synopsis
Mugged/raped in Central Park, a man awakes convinced he is Dag Hammarskjold. Distant memory: a 1961 plane crash in the Congo. Current dilemma: he's suspected of murder in the U.N.
August 21
Saturday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
written by Ken Greller
directed by Peter Davis
Synopsis
Two friends. One statue. A whole mess of secrets. Explore our most dysfunctional, tumultuous, and important relationships ... friendships.
August 22
Sunday
Fells Point Corner Theater
7:00 Scorpions
written by Mark Scharf
directed by Miriam Bazensky
Synopsis
Living without a net in America -- Lonliness/Love, Sex/Satisfaction, Loyalty/Power, Race/Class, Food/Shelter: What matters most? What would you do if you lost everything?
August 23
Sunday
Spotlighters Theater
2:00 Hammarskjold
written by Fr. Ronald McKinney, SJ
directed by Lynn Morton
Synopsis
Mugged/raped in Central Park, a man awakes convinced he is Dag Hammarskjold. Distant memory: a 1961 plane crash in the Congo. Current dilemma: he's suspected of murder in the U.N.
August 23
Sunday
Theatrical Mining Company
7:00 This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
written by Ken Greller
directed by Peter Davis
Synopsis
Two friends. One statue. A whole mess of secrets. Explore our most dysfunctional, tumultuous, and important relationships ... friendships.
August 26
Thursday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 Scorpions
written by Mark Scharf
directed by Miriam Bazensky
Synopsis
Living without a net in America -- Lonliness/Love, Sex/Satisfaction, Loyalty/Power, Race/Class, Food/Shelter: What matters most? What would you do if you lost everything?
August 26
Thursday
Spotlighters Theater
8:00 Hammarskjold
written by Fr. Ronald McKinney, SJ
directed by Lynn Morton
Synopsis
Mugged/raped in Central Park, a man awakes convinced he is Dag Hammarskjold. Distant memory: a 1961 plane crash in the Congo. Current dilemma: he's suspected of murder in the U.N.
August 26
Thursday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
written by Ken Greller
directed by Peter Davis
Synopsis
Two friends. One statue. A whole mess of secrets. Explore our most dysfunctional, tumultuous, and important relationships ... friendships.
August 27
Friday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 Scorpions
written by Mark Scharf
directed by Miriam Bazensky
Synopsis
Living without a net in America -- Lonliness/Love, Sex/Satisfaction, Loyalty/Power, Race/Class, Food/Shelter: What matters most? What would you do if you lost everything?
August 27
Friday
Spotlighters Theater
8:00 Hammarskjold
written by Fr. Ronald McKinney, SJ
directed by Lynn Morton
Synopsis
Mugged/raped in Central Park, a man awakes convinced he is Dag Hammarskjold. Distant memory: a 1961 plane crash in the Congo. Current dilemma: he's suspected of murder in the U.N.
August 27
Friday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
written by Ken Greller
directed by Peter Davis
Synopsis
Two friends. One statue. A whole mess of secrets. Explore our most dysfunctional, tumultuous, and important relationships ... friendships.
August 28
Saturday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 Scorpions
written by Mark Scharf
directed by Miriam Bazensky
Synopsis
Living without a net in America -- Lonliness/Love, Sex/Satisfaction, Loyalty/Power, Race/Class, Food/Shelter: What matters most? What would you do if you lost everything?
August 28
Saturday
Spotlighters Theater
8:00 Hammarskjold
written by Fr. Ronald McKinney, SJ
directed by Lynn Morton
Synopsis
Mugged/raped in Central Park, a man awakes convinced he is Dag Hammarskjold. Distant memory: a 1961 plane crash in the Congo. Current dilemma: he's suspected of murder in the U.N.
August 28
Saturday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
written by Ken Greller
directed by Peter Davis
Synopsis
Two friends. One statue. A whole mess of secrets. Explore our most dysfunctional, tumultuous, and important relationships ... friendships.
August 29
Sunday
Fells Point Corner Theater
7:00 Scorpions -- CLOSING NIGHT!
written by Mark Scharf
directed by Miriam Bazensky
Synopsis
Living without a net in America -- Lonliness/Love, Sex/Satisfaction, Loyalty/Power, Race/Class, Food/Shelter: What matters most? What would you do if you lost everything?
August 12
Sunday
Spotlighters Theater
2:00 Hammarskjold -- CLOSING NIGHT!
written by Fr. Ronald McKinney, SJ
directed by Lynn Morton
Synopsis
Mugged/raped in Central Park, a man awakes convinced he is Dag Hammarskjold. Distant memory: a 1961 plane crash in the Congo. Current dilemma: he's suspected of murder in the U.N.
August 29
Sunday
Theatrical Mining Company
7:00 This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things -- CLOSING NIGHT!
written by Ken Greller
directed by Peter Davis
Synopsis
Two friends. One statue. A whole mess of secrets. Explore our most dysfunctional, tumultuous, and important relationships ... friendships.
July 2010
July 2
Thursday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 The Shadow of Lushan -- OPENING NIGHT!
written by Kathleen Barber
directed by Josh Bristol
Synopsis
When Caz comes to deal Jojo's struggling business a final blow, neither is prepared for what will happen next. A play about a woman and a man and the American workplace.
July 3
Friday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 The Shadow of Lushan
written by Kathleen Barber
directed by Josh Bristol
Synopsis
When Caz comes to deal Jojo's struggling business a final blow, neither is prepared for what will happen next. A play about a woman and a man and the American workplace.
July 8
Thursday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 Black Widows -- OPENING NIGHT!
written by Susan Middaugh
directed by Barry Feinstein
Synopsis
Two elderly female crooks devise a get rich quick scheme that spells trouble for a couple of homeless men in Los Angeles.
July 9
Friday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 The Shadow of Lushan
written by Kathleen Barber
directed by Josh Bristol
Synopsis
When Caz comes to deal Jojo's struggling business a final blow, neither is prepared for what will happen next. A play about a woman and a man and the American workplace.
July 9
Friday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 Black Widows
written by Susan Middaugh
directed by Barry Feinstein
Synopsis
Two elderly female crooks devise a get rich quick scheme that spells trouble for a couple of homeless men in Los Angeles.
July 10
Saturday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 The Shadow of Lushan
written by Kathleen Barber
directed by Josh Bristol
Synopsis
When Caz comes to deal Jojo's struggling business a final blow, neither is prepared for what will happen next. A play about a woman and a man and the American workplace.
July 10
Saturday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 Black Widows
written by Susan Middaugh
directed by Barry Feinstein
Synopsis
Two elderly female crooks devise a get rich quick scheme that spells trouble for a couple of homeless men in Los Angeles.
July 11
Sunday
Fells Point Corner Theater
7:00 The Shadow of Lushan
written by Kathleen Barber
directed by Josh Bristol
Synopsis
When Caz comes to deal Jojo's struggling business a final blow, neither is prepared for what will happen next. A play about a woman and a man and the American workplace.
July 11
Sunday
Theatrical Mining Company
7:00 Black Widows
written by Susan Middaugh
directed by Barry Feinstein
Synopsis
Two elderly female crooks devise a get rich quick scheme that spells trouble for a couple of homeless men in Los Angeles.
July 9
Friday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 Black Widows
written by Susan Middaugh
directed by Barry Feinstein
Synopsis
Two elderly female crooks devise a get rich quick scheme that spells trouble for a couple of homeless men in Los Angeles.
July 15
Thursday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 The Shadow of Lushan
written by Kathleen Barber
directed by Josh Bristol
Synopsis
When Caz comes to deal Jojo's struggling business a final blow, neither is prepared for what will happen next. A play about a woman and a man and the American workplace.
July 15
Thursday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 Black Widows
written by Susan Middaugh
directed by Barry Feinstein
Synopsis
Two elderly female crooks devise a get rich quick scheme that spells trouble for a couple of homeless men in Los Angeles.
July 16
Friday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 The Shadow of Lushan
written by Kathleen Barber
directed by Josh Bristol
Synopsis
When Caz comes to deal Jojo's struggling business a final blow, neither is prepared for what will happen next. A play about a woman and a man and the American workplace.
July 16
Friday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 Black Widows
written by Susan Middaugh
directed by Barry Feinstein
Synopsis
Two elderly female crooks devise a get rich quick scheme that spells trouble for a couple of homeless men in Los Angeles.
July 16
Friday
Vagabond Players
8:00 Commencement -- OPENING NIGHT!
written by David Allyn
directed by Karin Crighton
Synopsis
A high-powered New York couple discover their college aged daughter has converted to Islam. Will the Kleins ever recover? Could this begin family healing?
July 17
Saturday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 The Shadow of Lushan
written by Kathleen Barber
directed by Josh Bristol
Synopsis
When Caz comes to deal Jojo's struggling business a final blow, neither is prepared for what will happen next. A play about a woman and a man and the American workplace.
July 17
Saturday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 Black Widows
written by Susan Middaugh
directed by Barry Feinstein
Synopsis
Two elderly female crooks devise a get rich quick scheme that spells trouble for a couple of homeless men in Los Angeles.
July 17
Saturday
Vagabond Players
8:00 Commencement
written by David Allyn
directed by Karin Crighton
Synopsis
A high-powered New York couple discover their college aged daughter has converted to Islam. Will the Kleins ever recover? Could this begin family healing?
July 18
Sunday
Fells Point Corner Theater
7:00 The Shadow of Lushan -- CLOSING NIGHT!
written by Kathleen Barber
directed by Josh Bristol
Synopsis
When Caz comes to deal Jojo's struggling business a final blow, neither is prepared for what will happen next. A play about a woman and a man and the American workplace.
July 18
Sunday
Theatrical Mining Company
7:00 Black Widows
written by Susan Middaugh
directed by Barry Feinstein
Synopsis
Two elderly female crooks devise a get rich quick scheme that spells trouble for a couple of homeless men in Los Angeles.
July 18
Sunday
Vagabond Players
7:00 Commencement
written by David Allyn
directed by Karin Crighton
Synopsis
A high-powered New York couple discover their college aged daughter has converted to Islam. Will the Kleins ever recover? Could this begin family healing?
July 22
Thursday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 Black Widows
written by Susan Middaugh
directed by Barry Feinstein
Synopsis
Two elderly female crooks devise a get rich quick scheme that spells trouble for a couple of homeless men in Los Angeles.
July 23
Friday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 Black Widows
written by Susan Middaugh
directed by Barry Feinstein
Synopsis
Two elderly female crooks devise a get rich quick scheme that spells trouble for a couple of homeless men in Los Angeles.
July 23
Friday
Vagabond Players
8:00 Commencement
written by David Allyn
directed by Karin Crighton
Synopsis
A high-powered New York couple discover their college aged daughter has converted to Islam. Will the Kleins ever recover? Could this begin family healing?
July 24
Saturday
Theatrical Mining Company
8:00 Black Widows
written by Susan Middaugh
directed by Barry Feinstein
Synopsis
Two elderly female crooks devise a get rich quick scheme that spells trouble for a couple of homeless men in Los Angeles.
July 24
Saturday
Vagabond Players
8:00 Commencement
written by David Allyn
directed by Karin Crighton
Synopsis
A high-powered New York couple discover their college aged daughter has converted to Islam. Will the Kleins ever recover? Could this begin family healing?
July 25
Sunday
Theatrical Mining Company
7:00 Black Widows -- CLOSING NIGHT!
written by Susan Middaugh
directed by Barry Feinstein
Synopsis
Two elderly female crooks devise a get rich quick scheme that spells trouble for a couple of homeless men in Los Angeles.
July 25
Sunday
Vagabond Players
7:00 Commencement -- CLOSING NIGHT!
written by David Allyn
directed by Karin Crighton
Synopsis
A high-powered New York couple discover their college aged daughter has converted to Islam. Will the Kleins ever recover? Could this begin family healing?
June 2010
June 25
Friday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 The Shadow of Lushan Opening
written by Kathleen Barber
directed by Josh Bristol
Synopsis
When Caz comes to deal Jojo's struggling business a final blow, neither is prepared for what will happen next. A play about a woman and a man and the American workplace.
June 26
Saturday
Fells Point Corner Theater
8:00 The Shadow of Lushan Opening
written by Kathleen Barber
directed by Josh Bristol
Synopsis
When Caz comes to deal Jojo's struggling business a final blow, neither is prepared for what will happen next. A play about a woman and a man and the American workplace.
June 27
Sunday
Fells Point Corner Theater
7:00 The Shadow of Lushan Opening
written by Kathleen Barber
directed by Josh Bristol
Synopsis
When Caz comes to deal Jojo's struggling business a final blow, neither is prepared for what will happen next. A play about a woman and a man and the American workplace.
April 2010
Apr 1
Thursday
Fells Point Corner Theater
7:30 Public Meeting
Agenda
Fundraising: Financing BPF Activities
Going Green: Requiring Electronic Script Submissions
8:30 Play Selection (Closed Meeting)
Play selection and performance scheduling is restricted to theater representatives and BPF officers without plays under consideration.
Apr 7 & 8
Sunday & Monday
Vagabonds Theater
7:30 BPF Open Auditions
This year Vagabonds is hosting two nights of open auditions for all the BPF plays of the 29th season. The playwrights and directors of our six presentations will be auditing.

Actors please prepare a two-minute presentation and bring 12 copies of your headshot and resume.

We will attempt to accommodate all actors, but will close both evenings at 9:00 pm (it IS a school night!).
Apr 12
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
De Chiaro College Center, Conference Room 105
(same building as McManus Theater)
near the corner of Coldspring Lane & Millbrook
Apr 26
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
De Chiaro College Center, Conference Room 105
(same building as McManus Theater)
near the corner of Coldspring Lane & Millbrook
March 2010
Mar 9
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
De Chiaro College Center, Conference Room 105
(same building as McManus Theater)
near the corner of Coldspring Lane & Millbrook
Mar 13
Saturday
Loyola College
12:00 Asking Questions by Nancy Murray
directed by Kate McKenna

(Asking Questions is a full length play)
Letting what's past be past ... and moving forward with courage and love.
2:00 Commencement by David Allyn
directed by CJ Crowe
(Commencement is a full length play)
In this searing family comedy and sharp examination of modern life, a high-powered New York couple discover their only daughter has converted to Islam. Will the Klein family ever recover or is this finally the beginning of true healing?

The reading will be held in 'The Reading Room', on the third floor of the Student Union Building (aka Andrew White Student Union). The building also contains the bookstore and the student cafeteria, Boulder Café). There is parking on Cold Spring Lane and Millbrook Road (near the reservoir). The athletic field is located here, and the Student Union Building is across from the athletic field. The campus is small and the Student Union Building will not be hard to find. There are elevators available, and the reading room is handicap accessible.

We will post signs at the entrance directing attendees to the Reading Room.

If you get lost, please call Kathy Barber (cell) 410-218-9123 or Terry Kenney (cell) 443-794-2812
Mar 23
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
De Chiaro College Center, Conference Room 105
(same building as McManus Theater)
near the corner of Coldspring Lane & Millbrook
February 2010
Feb 9
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
!!! CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW !!!
Feb 13
Saturday
Loyola College BPF Public Reading
!!! CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW !!!
Feb 23
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
De Chiaro College Center, Conference Room 105
(same building as McManus Theater)
near the corner of Coldspring Lane & Millbrook
Feb 27
Saturday
Loyola College BPF Public Reading
11:00 Death and Desire by Peter Davis
directed by Rodney Bonds

(Death and Desire is composed of three short plays)
The Gathering
A man?s family and friends won?t let him grieve his mother?s death alone. Through a succession of brief encounters he learns the value of making meaning with others.
Bring a Shovel
A man invites his older brother to a late night rendezvous at an out-of-the-way location. The older brother must make a decision that will affect their relationship forever.
Unpretty
While on a picnic, a chance encounter with strangers gets out of hand, forcing one woman to take desperate action.
12:15 Breadwinners by Peter Davis
directed by LaRonika Thomas

(Breadwinners is a one-act play)
A dominatrix (the daughter) helps a widow (her mother) learn self-reliance. A story about tough love and a battle of wills to see whose world view has more relevance in a rapidly changing world.
1:30 Toy Store by Lee Sapperstein
directed by Sharon Weaver

(Toy Store is a short play)
A young couple finds their future altered. in unexpected ways. by a Magic 8-ball.
2:15 Colleen and Kudzo by Patrick J. McGeever
directed by Richard Goldberg
(Colleen and Kudzo is a full length play)
COLLEEN AND KUDZO is the story of a bizarre love triangle: Colleen, her lover Dennis, and Kudzo, her cancer. Dennis promises to love her, to stand by her and to help her conquer this terrible disease; Kudzo promises only to tell her the truth.

The reading will be held in 'The Reading Room', on the third floor of the Student Union Building (aka Andrew White Student Union). The building also contains the bookstore and the student cafeteria, Boulder Café). There is parking on Cold Spring Lane and Millbrook Road (near the reservoir). The athletic field is located here, and the Student Union Building is across from the athletic field. The campus is small and the Student Union Building will not be hard to find. There are elevators available, and the reading room is handicap accessible.

We will post signs at the entrance directing attendees to the Reading Room.

If you get lost, please call Kathy Barber (cell) 410-218-9123 or Terry Kenney (cell) 443-794-2812
January 2010
Jan 9
Saturday
Loyola College BPF Public Reading
1:30 Docent by John Conley, directed by Peter Davis
A dispute over an exhibition of installation art deteriorates into a quarrel over contested memories. Abandonment, forgiveness, lemonade, and Ted Kennedy figure in the brawl.
2:15 The Colored Man's Rainbow by Ben Logan, directed by Robin Rouse
A drama set in Richmond, VA in the mid 1970s. Bruce Jennings, as a colored man, has overcome every obstruction in his way. He is a war hero who seems to have it all...money and power. But He lives in fear that one day his wife may tell the world about his screams in the night. His screams of secrets, if revealed, will leave him as easy prey for the sharks of the city.

Note: The reading will be held in 'The Reading Room', on the third floor of the Student Union Building (aka Andrew White Student Union). The building also contains the bookstore and the student cafeteria, Boulder Café). There is parking on Cold Spring Lane and Millbrook Road (near the reservoir). The athletic field is located here, and the Student Union Building is across from the athletic field. The campus is small and the Student Union Building will not be hard to find. There are elevators available.

We will post signs at the entrance directing attendees to the Reading Room.

If you get lost, please call Kathy Barber (cell) 410-218-9123 or Terry Kenney (cell) 443-794-2812
Jan 13
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
De Chiaro College Center, Conference Room 105
(same building as McManus Theater)
near the corner of Coldspring Lane & Millbrook

Jan 23
Saturday
Loyola College No BPF public reading this week. Next is scheduled for 13 February -- please check back for details.
Jan 27
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
De Chiaro College Center, Conference Room 105
(same building as McManus Theater)
near the corner of Coldspring Lane & Millbrook

December 2009
Dec 5
Saturday
FPCT BPF Public Reading
12:00 Hammarskjold by Ronald McKinney
A psychological murder mystery surrounding an amnesia patient who thinks he is the reincarnation of Dag Hammarskjold, the UN Secretary-General who died in a plane crash in the Congo in 1961.
2:30 In The Shadow of Lushan by Kathleen Barber
JoJo Bannaker’s business, her future and her way of life is about to be consumed by a changing world. When the powerful and appealing Caz Catrowski comes to deal JoJo a final blow, neither is prepared for what will happen next.
Dec 8
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
De Chiaro College Center, Conference Room 105
(same building as McManus Theater)
near the corner of Coldspring Lane & Millbrook

Dec 19
Saturday
Strand Theater BPF Public Reading
!! CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW !!
Will be rescheduled for 9 January at Loyola College.


Our festival is geared towards the cultivation of new and diverse plays that showcase the skills of talented Maryland writers. The public is invited to attend our meetings on the third Tuesday of every month. Open readings are held September through March.These readings will lead to on-stage productions in the summer months by participating Maryland theatres.We encourage you, the theatre going public, to join us for play readings, discussion and critiques.



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