Vagabond Players' COMMANDER Opens 2015 Baltimore Playwrights Festival Tonight

The Baltimore Playwrights Festival announces the opening of its 34th Season with Commander tonight, July 10 at 8 p.m. at the Vagabond Players at 806 S Broadway in Fells Point. Written by Mario Correa and directed by Chelsea Dove, Commander tells the story of the first openly gay man to run for the office of President of the United States.

Commander will run through Sunday July 26 -- Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12. For ticket reservations or more information go to www.vagabondplayers.org or call (410) 563-9135.

Mario Correa came to the United States from his native Chile at age 6 and worked for a number of years in politics before becoming a writer and broadcaster. His hit play Tail! Spin!, directed by Tony nominee Dan Knechtges and starring Saturday Night Live vet Rachel Dratch, had a recent off-Broadway production at New York City's Lynn Redgrave Theater. A New York Times Critics' Pick, Tail! Spin! earned strong notices and a GLAAD Media Awards nomination for Outstanding New York Theater (Off-Off Broadway).

Mario's most recent play, Commander, was Runner-Up for the 2014 National Latino Playwriting Award and a semi-finalist for the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Playwrights Conference. Mario has also written for television and documentary film and is the co-host of Entertainment Weekly magazine's daily News & Notes program on SiriusXM Radio.

The Baltimore Playwrights Festival is in its 34th season and has presented over 250 productions by 160 playwrights at 20 different theaters. This season we are presenting three new plays July through August. Further information can be found at www.baltplayfest.org.