BoxFest Detroit Sets 2016 Festival

The producers of BoxFest Detroit are pleased to announce "BoxFest Detroit 2016," an annual theater festival that showcases and creates opportunities for women directors. BoxFest Detroit 2016 will run Fridays and Saturdays, August 19 - 27 at Planet Ant Theatre, 2357 Caniff Ave, Hamtramck, MI 48212. For more information, please visit the website www.boxfestdetroit.com.

BoxFest Detroit is an annual theater festival that showcases and creates opportunities for women directors. It has served and continues to function as a springboard for many women and their directing careers. Directors who have participated in past festivals have gone on to pursue graduate studies at highly competitive universities, become directors at professional theaters, and form their own successful theater and production companies. Proceeds from the event are given to one or more directors as a scholarship to help further her career, and the winner of the audience vote competition is given the opportunity to direct a show with Planet Ant Theatre's Late Night Series.

In 2014 after more than a decade in existence, the future of BoxFest Detroit was uncertain. However, with the help of generous event sponsors, the BoxFest Detroit leadership team produced BoxFest Detroit 2015, one of the most successful festivals in the organization's history. "The amount of support from the community we received last year was overwhelming, and we also received a record number of submissions from playwrights and directors," says Molly McMahon, Artistic Director. "As awareness of BoxFest Detroit continues to grow locally and nationally, we look forward to returning to Planet Ant Theatre for this summer's festival to have some fun and provide opportunities for our deserving directors."

BoxFest Detroit is the only festival of its kind in the state and focuses solely on providing women directors opportunities to showcase their work and to gain necessary experience required for success in the field. The festival seeks directors of all skill levels to participate, and early career and established directors are invited to participate. The festival is also accepting submissions from playwrights and actors. Directors and playwrights must submit by June 1. Actors must submit to audition for directors. Auditions will be announced at a later date. More information about submissions and the festival is available at www.boxfestdetroit.com.