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As a culminating event for our 2021-22 season, we have curated a selection of works-in-progress that were part of our First Friday readings from Sept. 2021 through April of 2022. Writers were paired with TBG directors to cast and workshop the pieces for public readings. Join us for our First …
Works in Progress Theme: Chosen Family Guest Host: Mother McKenzie May 6, 2022 Online via Zoom 6pm EST – Casting Starts 7pm EST – Readings begin For this edition of First Fridays, we are accepting submissions of works-in-progress from writers inspired by the theme of Chosen Family. WANT TO …
Works in Progress Theme: Rebirth Guest Host: Emily Thaler April 1st, 2022 Online via Zoom 6pm EST – Casting Starts 7pm EST – Readings begin For this edition of First Fridays, we are accepting submissions of works-in-progress from writers inspired by the following theme: Rebirth Spring is here, The Barrow …
Works in Progress Theme: Before/After Guest Host: Bilgin Turker March 4, 2022 Online via Zoom 6pm EST – Casting Starts 7pm EST – Readings begin For this edition of First Fridays, we are accepting submissions of works-in-progress from writers inspired by the following themes: Before/After This theme reflects a possible …
Works in Progress Theme: How To Be Single Guest Host: Xander Jackson February 4th Online via Zoom 6pm EST – Casting Starts 7pm EST – Readings begin For this edition of First Fridays, we are accepting submissions of works-in-progress from writers inspired by the following themes: – Self Awareness – Self …
Works in Progress Theme: Healing Guest Host: Kristen Howard January 7th Online via Zoom 6pm EST – Casting Starts 7pm EST – Readings begin For this edition of First Fridays, we are accepting submissions of works-in-progress from writers inspired by the following themes: – Mental health – Health care heroes – …
Works in Progress Theme: Caribbean Diaspora Guest Host: Lunie Jules December 3rd Online via Zoom 6pm EST – Casting Starts 7pm EST – Readings begin For this edition of First Fridays, we are accepting submissions of works-in-progress from Caribbean writers inspired by the following themes: Travel/The need to leave Freedom/Enslavement Joy/Despair Life/Death …
First Fridays continues online this fall! Works in Progress Theme: Stories “Of” Guest Host: Varina Sammurtok November 5th Online via Zoom 6pm EST – Casting Starts 7pm EST – Readings begin November is Native American History Month. For this edition of First Fridays, we are accepting works-in-progress submissions spotlighting our First …
First Fridays continues online this fall! Works in Progress Theme: LGBTQIA+ Writers Guest Host: Samantha Evans October 1st Online via Zoom 6pm EDT – Casting Starts 7pm EST – Readings begin For our October event we honor LGBT history month are looking for submissions written by and centering LGBTQIA+. This …
First Fridays resumes Online September 10th! Works in Progress Theme: Clear Guest Host: Sylia Francis September 10th 6pm EDT – Casting Starts 7pm EST – Readings begin For this event, our theme is ‘clear’ Think: – Clear space – Clear someone or something from your life – Whatever your interpretation …
As a culminating event for our 2020-21 season, we have curated a selection of works-in-progress that were part of our First Friday readings from Sept. 2020 through April of 2021. Writers were paired with TBG directors to cast and workshop the pieces for public readings. Join us for our First Fridays …
Friday, May 7 Works In Progress Theme: Alternate Reality Guest Host: Jason Yi We are looking for scripts-in-progress that take us to an Alternate Reality. Think: -Sci-fi… -Theatre of the Absurd… -Futuristic… -Supernatural… -Mythological… For Works in Progress, writers are pre-selected to share up to 10 pages of their script-in-progress …
Friday, April 2 Works In Progress Theme: Deception Guest Host: Colin Hinckley We are looking for scripts-in-progress with an element of deception: -Stories where someone is not what they appear… -Stories where a prank/joke gets out of hand… -Stories where someone is made to look foolish… -Stories where someone receives an …
Friday, March 5 Works In Progress Theme: Women and Femme Writers Guest Host: Arielle Beth Klein For Works in Progress, writers are pre-selected to share up to 10 pages of their script-in-progress in front of an audience. Actors will be cast on the spot at 6pm EST (no advanced casting …
Friday, February 5 Works In Progress Theme: Black Joy – A Celebration of Vibrant Aliveness Guest Host: Jeanine T. Abraham For Works in Progress, writers are pre-selected to share up to 10 pages of their script-in-progress in front of an audience. Actors will be cast on the spot at 6pm EST …
Friday, January 8 Works In Progress Theme: Wishful Thinking Guest Host: Michael Stahl-David We are looking for scripts-in-progress with an element of wishful thinking: – stories about what happens when the vision for something or someone falls short of reality… – stories about the world we wish to see… – stories about …
Works In Progress Theme: Latinx Writers Guest Host: Brian Rojas For Works in Progress, writers are pre-selected to share up to 10 pages of their script-in-progress in front of an audience. Actors will be cast on the spot at 6pm ET (no advanced casting allowed) and the readings will begin at …
Works In Progress Theme: Youth Writers (ages 6-18) Guest Host: Charlotte Sandford For Works in Progress, writers are pre-selected to share up to 10 pages of their script-in-progress in front of an audience. Actors will be cast on the spot at 6pm ET (no advanced casting allowed) and the readings will …
Works In Progress Theme: Asian Writers Guest Host: Kristi Donna Ng For Works in Progress, writers are pre-selected to share up to 10 pages of their script-in-progress in front of an audience. Actors will be cast on the spot at 6pm ET (no advanced casting allowed) and the readings will begin …
Works In Progress: Playwrights During Works in Progress, writers are pre-selected to share up to 10 pages of their script-in-progress in front of an audience. Actors will be cast on the spot at 6pm EST (no advanced casting allowed) and the readings will begin at 6:30pm EST. Selected writers: Michael Betrand, Isabel …