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Playwrights Foundation

Recommended by Playwrights Foundation

  • The Lost Ballad of Our Mechanical Ancestor (and the Terror the Old Gods Wrought Upon the First of Us Before the Great Liberation) by Madison Wetzell
    28 Dec. 2022
    “ The community of national and local readers for the 45th Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends THE LOST BALLAD OF OUR MECHANICAL ANCESTOR as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by the investigation of human relationship with artificial intelligence and the writer’s perspective on machinations of revolution. We were compelled by this play’s adaptation of myth into futuristic and contemporary science-fiction. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production #BAPF2022. ”
  • Hedda and George by Sandra A. Daley-Sharif
    28 Dec. 2022
    “ The community of national and local readers for the 45th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends HEDDA AND GEORGE as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by the way the writer used the source material to extrapolate conversations about love, class, generational trauma, and black life. We were compelled by questions raised as the characters navigated race and class, specifically regarding when a Black woman doesn't fit or act within what is expected of her. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022 ”
  • Isabel by reid tang
    28 Dec. 2022
    “ The community of national & local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends ISABEL as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We highly enjoyed this play's revolutionary vision of family and reflections on childhood. This is a piece that intentionally confuses and traps the reader within it through world-building. We were compelled by this play's promise in its sly humor, gender exploration, and non-traditional structure. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022 ”
  • Memory of Ice by Stacey Isom Campbell
    28 Dec. 2022
    “ The community of national & local readers for the 45th Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends MEMORY OF ICE as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by this play's protagonist and examination of the climate crisis and questions of what future we're investing in. We were compelled by this play's promise in its soundscape, structure, and characterization. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022 ”
  • The Ancestry Dot Com Play by Alyssa Haddad-Chin
    28 Dec. 2022
    “ The community of national and local readers for the 45th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends THE ANCESTRY DOT COM PLAY as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by the play’s investigation of the relationship between ancestry/DNA and identity, as well as cultural erasure. We were compelled by this play’s promise in the witty dialogue and seamless build. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022
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  • Tokens of Promise by Ada A.
    28 Dec. 2022
    “ The community of national and local readers for the 45th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends TOKENS OF PROMISE as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by the exploration of satire to address the complex issues of equity in hiring practices. We were compelled by the promise in this play’s multi-layered characters and momentum, using an over-the-top satirical lens in order to show the truths about how race, class and gender intersect in the concrete jungle. We hope this play is widely read, find dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022. ”
  • We Are All Waves on the Same Ocean by Daryl Lisa Fazio
    28 Dec. 2022
    “ The community of national and local readers for the 45th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends WE ARE ALL WAVES ON THE SAME OCEAN as a Semi-finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by the poetry and visual world the writer created. We were compelled by this play’s promise in the matched nuance of the dialogue as the stage directions/dance landscape. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022. ”
  • 7 Secrets of Teaching Online by Evelyn Jean Pine
    28 Dec. 2022
    “ The community of national & local readers for the 45th Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends 7 SECRETS OF TEACHING ONLINE as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by this play's perspective on pandemic learning from the educators' point of view. This play acutely and satirically captures the precarious existences of higher education’s exploited adjunct lecturer workforce. We were compelled by this play's promise in its clear characters, structure, and intrigue. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022 ”
  • Sometimes the Rain, Sometimes the Sea by Julia Izumi
    28 Dec. 2022
    “ The community of national & local readers for the 45th Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends SOMETIMES THE RAIN, SOMETIMES THE SEA as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We highly enjoyed this play's surrealist whimsical take on The Little Mermaid and multiple layers of narrative. Readers found it a fun, and wild and chaotic journey in a delightful way. We were compelled by this play's promise in its witty dialogue, overlapping structure, and exploration of character, time, and space. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022 ”
  • WHAT WE FOUND by Molly Olis Krost
    28 Dec. 2022
    “ The community of national and local readers for the 45th annual Bay Are Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends WHAT WE FOUND as a Semi-finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by the explorations of identity, homecoming; telling a familiar story of familial grief in a unique and intentional way. We were compelled by this play’s promise in its character development and burgeoning stylistic choices. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022 ”

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