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The community of national and local readers for the 45th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends BLERDS as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We highly enjoyed going on a quest with these characters skipping school, the fandom references that are right on point, and enjoyed getting lost in the DC metro area with them. We were compelled by this play’s promise as an epic adventure with captivating naturalistic language, strong structure, and engaging themes. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022

The community of national and local readers for the 45th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends THE SEA as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by the way the form and wave-like structure of this play beautifully connects us to the characters. We were compelled by the revelations in relationships and female character at the center of the play and the build of the story’s arc. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022

The community of national and local readers for the 45th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends FUNNY, LIKE AN ABORTION as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by the reality the play explored. We were compelled by the play’s promise in its robust characters and its well executed use of dark comedy and convention. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022

The community of national & local readers for the 45th Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends ALL MY MOTHERS DREAM IN SPANISH: A PLAY WITH DRUMS as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by this play's generational and familial story and themes of healing. We were compelled by this play's promise in its language, music, choreography, and worldbuilding. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022

The community of national and local readers for the 45th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends BEAUTIFUL BLESSED CHILD as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by the poetic, fable-like forms employed in this play to explore a mother-child relationship and the moments of transformation. We were compelled by this play’s promise in the devices of the dialogue, its structure and theatricality. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022

The community of national & local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends FREEDOM CONFERENCE as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by this play's investigation of Christianity and Queerness and the lengths at which we go to save ourselves and the nuances of what that means. We were compelled by this play's promise by the balance of the real and the fantastic, and a reverence to a world we don't often get to see up close. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022

The community of national & local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends JAVELINA as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by this play's exploration of the intersections of art, violence, toxic masculinity, and morality. We were compelled by this play's promise in the use of theatrical horror devices and imagery. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022

The community of national & local readers for the 45th Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends Throw Away Temple as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by this play's premise that revolves around the dark realities of violence against sex workers and child abuse intertwined with the positive relationships between certain characters and ghosts. We were compelled by this play's promise with it's innovative theatricality, musical elements, use of puppetry, and balance of humor and horror. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022

The community of national & local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends SEVEN-LETTER NAMES as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We highly enjoyed this play's smart satire and observant take on the intricacies of Bay Area culture. We were compelled by this play's pacing, humor, and structure, including intentional punches thrown at privilege and prejudice. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022

The community of national and local readers for the 45th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends KITCHEN COUCH as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by the play's honesty in the characters and dialogue explored. We were compelled by the playful stylistic choices and point of view of capitalistic and technology driven society. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022