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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 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

The community of national and local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2021 enthusiastically recommends DINNER as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved and thoroughly enjoyed the conversations this piece raises about the cultural differences in diasporic communities. Our readers described it as immensely fun! 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 IF NOBODY DOES REMARKABLE THINGS as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. It's well written, poetic, and exposing in a beautiful way. We were deeply moved by the relationships and the theme of forgiveness. We were compelled by the play's promise as a climate change play with a deep understanding of the mixture of forces that can destroy climate activism before we can get anything done, an important topic. We hope this play is widely read, finds collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

The community of national & local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival enthusiastically recommends THE FIRST SISTER TRIP as a Semi-Finalist this season at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved by the strong characters portrayals of sisters processing their grief together on a plane after the death of their mother. We were compelled by the play's promise as it provides complex roles for middle age/older women, whose stories are not seen enough on the American stage. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021

The community of national & local readers for the 44th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival enthusiastically recommends STAFF RETREAT as a Semi-Finalist this season at Playwrights Foundation out of 755 plays. We were deeply moved by the playwright’s profound investigation of the power dynamics, microaggressions, and white privilege that, though talked about, are rarely meaningfully addressed in the workplace. We're compelled by the play's promise, as it explores nonprofit spaces with comedy, heart, and unflinching candor, written with strong evidence of craft. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2021