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The community of national & local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 enthusiastically recommends ESSENTIAL STARLITE as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We highly enjoyed and were excited by the superhero world of the play with a whole community of differently-abled characters, which is unfortunately too rare in theatre. We were compelled by this play's promise using engaging narratives to raise questions about power, exploitation, exposing truth, and sacrifice. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

The community of national & local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 enthusiastically recommends TOP as a Semi-Finalist this season at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved by the artistic merits of the writer's use of physical action to develop the characters' relationship. We're compelled by the play's promise, as it explores Black queer sexual dynamics from a compelling, matter-of-fact honesty. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

The community of national & local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 enthusiastically recommends WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS? as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We highly enjoyed this comedy (which is much needed right now!) and found it to be relatable to anyone who has worked customer service jobs. We were compelled by this play's promise centering global majority and LGBTQIA+ characters pushing back on white privilege. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

The community of national & local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 enthusiastically recommends COURTSHIP as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We appreciated this play's questions about winning and losing, what does success mean at the Academy, and does it all really matter? We were compelled by this play's promise with unique and individual characters that we care about, and the journey that happens when athletes are pushed to their limits. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborations, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

The community of national and local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 enthusiastically recommends THEM WHAT BRUNG YOU as a Semi-FInalist at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We highly enjoyed the twists and turns, excellent pacing and the transformations that occur. We were compelled by the play's promise as the writer captured a tone blending comedy with surreal, supernatural, and truly eerie moments. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

The community of national & local readers for Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 enthusiastically recommends FRIENDS AND LOVERS AND OTHERS as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved by the universality and immediacy of the themes at hand, and we're compelled by the play's promise, as it explores the ways we might relearn to love each other, touch each other, and even just hold physical space with each other in a post-pandemic world. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

The community of national & local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 enthusiastically recommends EN-DANGER!-ED as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved by the theatricality and imagination behind this story, as the writer uses the unique setting to draw parallels between human and animal plights. We're compelled by the play's promise, as it explores the disastrous effects of climate change with both comedy and heart. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

The community of national & local readers for Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 enthusiastically recommends THE WINTERGUARD PLAY as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved by the artistic merits of the sharp dialogue and distinct characterization. We're compelled by the play's promise, as it explores the impending horror of climate change through the lens of the modern teen. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

The community of national and local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 enthusiastically recommends THE CARE AND FEEDING OF SMALL ANIMALS as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved by the moments of tension and relationship building between Sis and William. We were compelled by the formal experimentation, puppetry, and the sense of whimsy the playwright is using to create in the more dark, sinister world of the play. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

The community of national and local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 enthusiastically recommends THE WRITE CHOICE as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved by Violet's journey as her voice is silenced in the current white supremacist American theatre culture. We were compelled by this play's promise as an important, straightforward conversation about race and racism in theatre & educational institutions. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021