The Baltimore Playwrights Festival: Calendar
March 2010
Mar 9
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
De Chiaro College Center, Conference Room 105
(same building as McManus Theater)
near the corner of Coldspring Lane & Millbrook
Mar 13
Saturday
Loyola College
12:00 Asking Questions by Nancy Murray
directed by Kate McKenna

(Asking Questions is a full length play)
Letting what's past be past ... and moving forward with courage and love.
2:00 Commencement by David Allyn
directed by CJ Crowe
(Commencement is a full length play)
In this searing family comedy and sharp examination of modern life, a high-powered New York couple discover their only daughter has converted to Islam. Will the Klein family ever recover or is this finally the beginning of true healing?

The reading will be held in 'The Reading Room', on the third floor of the Student Union Building (aka Andrew White Student Union). The building also contains the bookstore and the student cafeteria, Boulder Café). There is parking on Cold Spring Lane and Millbrook Road (near the reservoir). The athletic field is located here, and the Student Union Building is across from the athletic field. The campus is small and the Student Union Building will not be hard to find. There are elevators available, and the reading room is handicap accessible.

We will post signs at the entrance directing attendees to the Reading Room.

If you get lost, please call Kathy Barber (cell) 410-218-9123 or Terry Kenney (cell) 443-794-2812
Mar 23
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
De Chiaro College Center, Conference Room 105
(same building as McManus Theater)
near the corner of Coldspring Lane & Millbrook
Mar 23
Tuesday
FPCT BPF General Meeting and Play Selection 7:30 PM
We will have a general meeting followed by a closed session with the executive board* and theater representatives for play selection.
The agenda will be posted here when available.

(*The BPF Treasurer, Kathleen Barber, will not attend the closed meeting as her play is eligible for production.)
February 2010
Feb 9
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
!!! CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW !!!
Feb 13
Saturday
Loyola College BPF Public Reading
!!! CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW !!!
Feb 23
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
De Chiaro College Center, Conference Room 105
(same building as McManus Theater)
near the corner of Coldspring Lane & Millbrook
Feb 27
Saturday
Loyola College BPF Public Reading
11:00 Death and Desire by Peter Davis
directed by Rodney Bonds

(Death and Desire is composed of three short plays)
The Gathering
A man?s family and friends won?t let him grieve his mother?s death alone. Through a succession of brief encounters he learns the value of making meaning with others.
Bring a Shovel
A man invites his older brother to a late night rendezvous at an out-of-the-way location. The older brother must make a decision that will affect their relationship forever.
Unpretty
While on a picnic, a chance encounter with strangers gets out of hand, forcing one woman to take desperate action.
12:15 Breadwinners by Peter Davis
directed by LaRonika Thomas

(Breadwinners is a one-act play)
A dominatrix (the daughter) helps a widow (her mother) learn self-reliance. A story about tough love and a battle of wills to see whose world view has more relevance in a rapidly changing world.
1:30 Toy Store by Lee Sapperstein
directed by Sharon Weaver

(Toy Store is a short play)
A young couple finds their future altered. in unexpected ways. by a Magic 8-ball.
2:15 Colleen and Kudzo by Patrick J. McGeever
directed by Richard Goldberg
(Colleen and Kudzo is a full length play)
COLLEEN AND KUDZO is the story of a bizarre love triangle: Colleen, her lover Dennis, and Kudzo, her cancer. Dennis promises to love her, to stand by her and to help her conquer this terrible disease; Kudzo promises only to tell her the truth.

The reading will be held in 'The Reading Room', on the third floor of the Student Union Building (aka Andrew White Student Union). The building also contains the bookstore and the student cafeteria, Boulder Café). There is parking on Cold Spring Lane and Millbrook Road (near the reservoir). The athletic field is located here, and the Student Union Building is across from the athletic field. The campus is small and the Student Union Building will not be hard to find. There are elevators available, and the reading room is handicap accessible.

We will post signs at the entrance directing attendees to the Reading Room.

If you get lost, please call Kathy Barber (cell) 410-218-9123 or Terry Kenney (cell) 443-794-2812
January 2010
Jan 9
Saturday
Loyola College BPF Public Reading
1:30 Docent by John Conley, directed by Peter Davis
A dispute over an exhibition of installation art deteriorates into a quarrel over contested memories. Abandonment, forgiveness, lemonade, and Ted Kennedy figure in the brawl.
2:15 The Colored Man's Rainbow by Ben Logan, directed by Robin Rouse
A drama set in Richmond, VA in the mid 1970s. Bruce Jennings, as a colored man, has overcome every obstruction in his way. He is a war hero who seems to have it all...money and power. But He lives in fear that one day his wife may tell the world about his screams in the night. His screams of secrets, if revealed, will leave him as easy prey for the sharks of the city.

Note: The reading will be held in 'The Reading Room', on the third floor of the Student Union Building (aka Andrew White Student Union). The building also contains the bookstore and the student cafeteria, Boulder Café). There is parking on Cold Spring Lane and Millbrook Road (near the reservoir). The athletic field is located here, and the Student Union Building is across from the athletic field. The campus is small and the Student Union Building will not be hard to find. There are elevators available.

We will post signs at the entrance directing attendees to the Reading Room.

If you get lost, please call Kathy Barber (cell) 410-218-9123 or Terry Kenney (cell) 443-794-2812
Jan 13
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
De Chiaro College Center, Conference Room 105
(same building as McManus Theater)
near the corner of Coldspring Lane & Millbrook

Jan 23
Saturday
Loyola College No BPF public reading this week. Next is scheduled for 13 February -- please check back for details.
Jan 27
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
De Chiaro College Center, Conference Room 105
(same building as McManus Theater)
near the corner of Coldspring Lane & Millbrook

December 2009
Dec 5
Saturday
FPCT BPF Public Reading
12:00 Hammarskjold by Ronald McKinney
A psychological murder mystery surrounding an amnesia patient who thinks he is the reincarnation of Dag Hammarskjold, the UN Secretary-General who died in a plane crash in the Congo in 1961.
2:30 In The Shadow of Lushan by Kathleen Barber
JoJo Bannaker’s business, her future and her way of life is about to be consumed by a changing world. When the powerful and appealing Caz Catrowski comes to deal JoJo a final blow, neither is prepared for what will happen next.
Dec 8
Tuesday
Loyola College Playwrights Group of Baltimore 7:30 PM
De Chiaro College Center, Conference Room 105
(same building as McManus Theater)
near the corner of Coldspring Lane & Millbrook

Dec 19
Saturday
Strand Theater BPF Public Reading
!! CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW !!
Will be rescheduled for 9 January at Loyola College.


Our festival is geared towards the cultivation of new and diverse plays that showcase the skills of talented Maryland writers. The public is invited to attend our meetings on the third Tuesday of every month. Open readings are held September through March.These readings will lead to on-stage productions in the summer months by participating Maryland theatres.We encourage you, the theatre going public, to join us for play readings, discussion and critiques.



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