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The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced Light & Živý as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found the ambition of this multilingual and multicultural script to be compelling. Readers felt the play demonstrated deep insight into how people communicate across difference. 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 THE CAPITALIST AND THE FACTORY WORKER, or The Invisible Hand of God Touched Me In a Bad Place as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found this script to be structurally daring, fast-paced, and darkly funny. 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 Gaitana as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found this script to be ambitious in both its striking representation of Indigenous perspectives and its usage of Indigenous language. 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 Me No Known Korean as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found that the play’s central conceit was hilarious and rich. Korean-speaking readers particularly celebrated the clever (mis)usage of Korean to create multilingual puns. 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 Walking While Black as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found that the play’s dialog lept off of the page, and that its dramatic rhythm was compelling. Readers also noted the nuanced characterization and deft use of humor in this script. 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 The Ghost of Genevieve Baptiste as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found the play’s innovative structure, exploration of the mystical, and celebration of queer Black love to be compelling. 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 Hot Girls Making Out as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found the piece's high stakes and strong characterization to be compelling. Readers were especially interested in the use of drag to subvert straight gender norms in this script. 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 At God’s Back as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found the symbolic content and cultural depth of this work to be compelling. The play has a really potent thematic engine, and much room for audiences to explore. 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 Art Is Isaac as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found the pacing and nuanced characterization in this piece to be compelling. The play’s take on timeless themes–the sacrifices made for art–was fresh and contemporary. 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 AFROPICK as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We found the whip-smart dialog and deep characterization to be very compelling. The play's exploration of tensions between African and African American communities is fresh and intriguing. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.