Join us for our new season

The Baltimore Playwrights Festival is looking for readers for the 2025 play submissions period. From March 1st to April 30th we will be accepting works from local playwrights but we also need you! Interested in reading some of the finest plays by local playwrights? Send an email to librarian@baltplayfest.org for more details. Happy reading!

Season 44 - 2025 Reading Series

Our thanks to the Eubie Blake National Jazz and Cultural Center for hosting this year’s readings.
Play
Playwright
Director
Date
Time
Mrs. Richardson
Peter Levy
James A. Brown
Saturday, March 15
11:00 a.m.
Merryborough
Jacob Zach
Miriam Bazensky
Saturday, March 15
1:30 p.m.
Repair of the World
Paul Sambol
Miriam Bazensky
Saturday, March 22
11:00 a.m.
Apartment Swap
Allison Hartley-Kong
Darren McGregor
Saturday, March 22
1:30 p.m.
Elephants in the Basement
Amy S. Hansen
Belle Gaskin-Burr
Saturday, March 29
11:00 a.m.
Ink & Paint
Danielle Moore
Ta'Von Vinson
Saturday, March 29
1:30 p.m.
Tom Middleton and the Ur-Thello
James Lewis Huss
John Wilson
Saturday, April 5
11:00 a.m.
Floating Down to Camelot
Steven J. Satta
Timoth David Copney
Saturday, April 5
1:30 p.m.
Wise
Jerry Slaff
Leslie Byrne
Saturday, April 19
11:00 a.m.
Light
Jarrin Davis
Lydia Davis
Thursday, May 8
7:00 p.m.
All Five of Us
Ilana Rothman
George Andre Tittle
Thursday, May 15
7:00 p.m.
BPF’s mission is to provide an environment that nurtures the talents of Maryland and DC playwrights. BPF does this through readings, discussions, critiques and
workshopping of new plays. Our summer season is devoted to the presentation of these newly-developed works for the entertainment and cultural edification of
our audiences.

How it Works

Every year, the BPF receives a number of original, never-produced plays by people who live in Maryland or Washington, DC.  Those plays are reviewed by our members and some are selected to eventual be put into production by BPF and member theaters.

Outline of the process

  1. Submission
  2. Review
  3. Public Readings
  4. Selection for Production
  5. Production

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