Happy birthday! The Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco is turning 30 this year. PCSF’s mission is “to encourage and develop local playwrights and promote script writing, audience development, and related arts.” To achieve this, the organization offers staged readings, developmental readings, scene nights, and playwriting classes. PCSF also produces the annual short play festival called Sheherezade.
Any worthwhile endeavor in theatre needs people, and the folks at PCSF wear lots of different hats. Board members for this 501(c)3 not only help guide the long-term vision of PCSF, but they also roll up their sleeves and get to the immediate and creative task of putting local writers’ work on its feet. Alina Trowbridge (Board Chair), Patricia Milton (President), Jennifer Roberts (Secretary), Rod McFadden (Treasurer), Jason Jeremy (Member at Large), Soumyaa Kapil (Member at Large), Michael Behrens (Member at Large), Brian Tognotti (Member at Large), Meg O’Connor (Administrative Director), Sara Staley (Producing Director), Suze Allen (Dramaturg and Producing Director), and Chas Belov (cyber guru) are all truly friends to playwrights everywhere.
This eclectic group represents a wide cross-section of theatre professionals: writers, actors, singers, directors, filmmakers, web designers, sound designers, and arts administrators. With all this talent, it’s no surprise that PCSF offers outstanding opportunities for playwrights. As testimony to this high quality of programming, numerous plays that first breathed life at PCSF have gone on to win awards, and members’ plays have found many productions with other companies, including New Conservatory Theater Center, City Lights, Three Wise Monkeys, Unidentified Theatre Company, and Killing My Lobster.
Founded in 1980, The Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco has helped a multitude of writers over the years, and PCSF continues to evolve and grow. Their website has useful free downloads, and the weekly email blast lists submissions, “shout outs” detailing member success stories, and a wealth of excellent information. The Bay-Area theatre scene is vibrant and alive, and Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco has been helping to keep a door open to all playwrights who want a place to call their own.
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Happy birthday! The Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco is turning 30 this year. PCSF’s mission is “to encourage and develop local playwrights and promote script writing, audience development, and related arts.” To achieve this, the organization offers staged readings, developmental readings, scene nights, and playwriting classes. PCSF also produces the annual short play festival called Sheherezade.
Any worthwhile endeavor in theatre needs people, and the folks at PCSF wear lots of different hats. Board members for this 501(c)3 not only help guide the long-term vision of PCSF, but they also roll up their sleeves and get to the immediate and creative task of putting local writers’ work on its feet. Alina Trowbridge (Board Chair), Patricia Milton (President), Jennifer Roberts (Secretary), Rod McFadden (Treasurer), Jason Jeremy (Member at Large), Soumyaa Kapil (Member at Large), Michael Behrens (Member at Large), Brian Tognotti (Member at Large), Meg O’Connor (Administrative Director), Sara Staley (Producing Director), Suze Allen (Dramaturg and Producing Director), and Chas Belov (cyber guru) are all truly friends to playwrights everywhere.
This eclectic group represents a wide cross-section of theatre professionals: writers, actors, singers, directors, filmmakers, web designers, sound designers, and arts administrators. With all this talent, it’s no surprise that PCSF offers outstanding opportunities for playwrights. As testimony to this high quality of programming, numerous plays that first breathed life at PCSF have gone on to win awards, and members’ plays have found many productions with other companies, including New Conservatory Theater Center, City Lights, Three Wise Monkeys, Unidentified Theatre Company, and Killing My Lobster.
Founded in 1980, The Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco has helped a multitude of writers over the years, and PCSF continues to evolve and grow. Their website has useful free downloads, and the weekly email blast lists submissions, “shout outs” detailing member success stories, and a wealth of excellent information. The Bay-Area theatre scene is vibrant and alive, and Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco has been helping to keep a door open to all playwrights who want a place to call their own.
Happy 30th birthday! Here’s to 30 more.
Scott McMorrow
smcmorrow@dramatistsguild.com