Baltimore Playwrights Festival

Upcoming Production

LIGHT

A prodigal sister returns home and upends the lives of her devout younger sister, family, friends and, most of all, the ten-year-old son she abandoned by suggesting an unsettling plan. This sets off an inferno of misunderstandings which, if carried out, has the potential to greatly reward or completely destroy everything they treasure in this intricate portrayal of one Black family’s journey of forgiveness.
Light by Jarrin P. Davis
Presented at the
Eubie Blake Cultural Center
847 N Howard St
Baltimore, MD 21201

Performance is at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 8

Directed by Lydia West
Cast
Emma – N'Shira Saran
Ella – Britt Martin
Peaches – Danae Nick
Bobo – Ruben Brown
Tre – Tarrell Childs
Durell – Bryan Brown

Stage Direction by Randi Seepersad

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 West
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.

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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.

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  4. Selection for Production
  5. Production
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