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The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced The Wash as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We leaned into the playful and beguiling nature of this script, and its central metaphor of infestation–which yielded delightful and effective moments of theatricality. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in its journey towards production.

The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced THE LIGHT PLACE as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We leaned into the conceit of the piece–what is the nature of forgetting? When is it a deliberate act?--and into the final scenes of the play, where these themes are put into high relief. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in its journey towards production.

The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced The Baseball Gods as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We leaned into the relationship between Jamie and Sam, which is beautifully rendered from age 8 through 18. We found this to be a nuanced, gorgeous play about family and adolescence. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in its journey towards production.

The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced sun-stopping as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We leaned into the poetry of this piece; we felt this playwright has a remarkable ear for lyrical, deeply honest dialog. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced Sarai’s Knife as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We specifically leaned into the stylistic daring of this piece; the use of collage as a structure for exploring a character’s subjective experience was exciting and effective. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced Lessons From a Jellyfish as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We leaned into this script's unflinching exploration of family and disability. Readers were specifically drawn to Ariela, whose voice we found compelling and haunting. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced how to prepare for an existential crisis as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We specifically leaned into the experimental and highly effective structure of this script, as well as its vivid post-apocalyptic imagery. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced COCKROACHES as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We specifically leaned into the texture and language of this script, which readers found both poetic and refreshingly direct. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced Scars of Metamorphosis as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We specifically leaned into the playwright’s bold choices and the way the script handles its heavy thematic content with care and nuance. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced Maybe You Could Love Me as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were specifically impressed with the nuance the playwright brings to her characters, which lends depth to the script’s central themes of love, acceptance, and identity. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.