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The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced GHOSTS IN THE GRAVEYARD as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We highly enjoyed this intergenerational story about love, community responsibility, family healing, and justice told as a fun romp. We were engaged by the play's promise as the younger generation investigates and questions their family's part in a mystery that upholds power structures, leading to reconciliation---but with wild farcical moments too! We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46

The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced THE THING ABOUT AIR as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by characters navigating community loss, violence, survival, trauma, autonomy, love, and emotional labor, both on individual and collective levels, rendered with specificity. We were engaged by the play's promise as it skillfully weaves lightness with darkness, as the writer balances multiple characters dealing with their fears and traumas. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46

The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced TEA PATCHES as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by this story of a healing process and the questions raised of how friends can best support during recovery. We were engaged by the play's promise through quiet moments of stylized theatrical movement that felt mindful and intentional for both the character and the audience. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46

The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced GRISWOLD as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by the play’s excavation and personalization of the history of Griswold v Connecticut. We were engaged by the stylized theatrical conventions the play employs to bring us closer to the historical characters, with strong pacing and quick-witted tone. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46

The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced COME AGAIN as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We highly enjoyed the premise of a hospice nurse from Florida being called spiritually to save the world from climate change disaster, written with strong comic pacing. We were engaged by the stylistic blending of comedy with contemporary issues and faith, as Marina tries to resist her calling. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46

The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced HELLS CANYON as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by the play's ambition and brilliantly executed horror centering the explosions of generational trauma. We were engaged by the rich characters, haunting stylized theatricality, and extraordinary vision. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46

The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced THE REFUGEES as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were highly engaged by the futuristic and insightful satire and critique of the advantages of privilege through comedy, effectively rendering the struggles of living as a refugee. We were moved by the familial and societal dynamics, especially relationship growth between Poppy and Salma in contrast to the rest of the family unit. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46

The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced WORKING FOR CRUMBS as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We highly enjoyed the comically heightened chaos that ensues for two female executive assistants their female boss. We were engaged by themes of exploitative workplace culture and the fun twists as Amy & Grace suddenly have access to power in the small world they reside in. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46

The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced SHE LIVES WITH A SHRINE as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were compelled by the story centering the mental health of a sibling dealing with a family member's addiction, while supported by Elle's circle of friends. We were compelled by the character renderings as Elle struggles to balance her own career and relationships, as she's always living in family crisis mode. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46

The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced THE MADONNA OF LOGAN SQUARE as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were highly engaged by the spiritual world of the Three Aspects, as well as the warm moments between characters. We were compelled by the pressure to be a spokeswoman for the trans community and feeling alone in the future, as well as enjoyed the dialogue that expresses moments of queer joy. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46