27th Annual Baltimore Playwrights Festival Underway

It is no small task to create a viable theatre festival, but the folks at the BPF (Baltimore Playwrights Festival) have done just that – for an amazing 27years now!  This year's festival spans two full months, includes 10 evenings of theatre by 12 playwrights at 8 local venues. 

The festival opened with Finding Fossils by Ty DeMartino at Fells Point Corner Theatre, directed by Alex Carney.  That production ran June 26 – July 13.  At the same time, Theatrical Mining Company presented Jarvis Legend's Borrowed Skin by Julie Lewis and directed by Nancy Murray. 

The remaining shows on the 27th festival are:

Keeping Faith by Mark Scharf, directed by C.J. Crowe.

• July 17 – August 2; Thurs – Sat at 7:30PM
• Chesapeake Arts Center.  www.chesapeakearts.org 410-636-6597

Nonstop Realism by Tim Paggi, directed by Jayme Kilburn.

• July 17 – August 3; Thurs 7/17, Fri – Sat at 8PM, Sun at 2PM.  There will be a free performance on July 20.
• Strand Theater Company.  www.strandtheatercompany.org 443-874-4917

from this life: four short plays, directed by Susan McCarty.

Trio by Jim Cary, Pier by Joe Dennison, Suckled by Wolves by Pat Montley, and Foundation and Mettle by Julie Lewis.

• July 18 – August 3; Fri – Sat at 8PM, Sun at 7PM
• Vagabond Players.  www.vagabondplayers.org 410-563-9135

Graven Image by Stephen Kilduff, directed by Miriam Bazensky.

• July 24 – August 10; Thurs – Sat 8PM, Sun at 7PM
• Upstairs at Fells Point Corner Theatre
• Uncommon Voices.  400-318-8895

Gay Deceivers by PS Lorio, directed by Barry Feinstein.

• July 31 – August 17; Thurs – Sat at 8PM, Sun at 7PM
• Theatrical Mining Company.  tmc.originalplays.com  410-982-6979

The 'A' Word by Rosemary Frisino Toohey, directed by Caitlin Bouxsein.

• August 1 – 16; Fri – Sat at 8PM
• Mobtown Players.  www.mobtownplayers.com  410-467-3057

Kosher with Salsa by Miryam Madrigal, directed by Jerry Gietka

• August 14 – 31; Thurs – Sat at 8PM; Sun at 7PM
• Fells Point Corner Theatre  www.fpct.org  410-276-7837

Helena Troy by Rich Espey, directed by Bill Hauserman

• August 15 – 31; Thur 8/21, Fri – Sat at 8PM, Sun at 2PM
• Spotlighters Theatre  www.spotlighters.org  410-752-1225

For more information and tickets to individual productions, contact the theatre directly.  For more information about the Baltimore Playwrights Festival, go to www.baltimoreplaywrightsfestival.org.

Photos courtesy of the BPF.  TOP to BOTTOM: Keeping Faith, Nonstop Realism, from this life, Graven Image and Gay Deceivers.