Update from Elijah the Intern

Greetings from Elijah the Intern. Who, you ask? You might have noticed me making photocopies at the office. Or behind the concessions table. Or taking out the trash. Or doing one of many things to make your (the audience, the playwrights, the artistic team, the administration) life easier. My goal is to make everything run as smoothly as possible so that everyone can let their creative juices run uninhibited as the Festival goes on, instead of worrying about what food is missing, what the logistics of the events are, or how Dominic Orlando acquired his stunning wardrobe.

For those of you who came to the Festival last weekend, thank you so much. For those of you who didn't, I know you're planning to come this weekend, when we'll be showing all of the shows...again. Or, hey, if you saw them last time, why not see them again? Most of you have probably seen The Dark Knight twice, anyway. It's just like that, but imagine seeing it again the second time where the characters are suddenly more developed, the language is more clear and concise, and the thematic elements are fuller! (I don't know how that would look for The Dark Knight - maybe The Joker reveals his favorite ice cream flavor.)

A couple of specific shout-outs go to:
Richard Ciccarone - one-man show (with the help of our wonderful tech team) production manager extraordinaire, who had the brilliant idea of holding a Mini-Festival with the interns' and PAs' work, tomorrow at 2pm at the Magic (I'm not plugging anything...) Sonia, Cris, Jonathan and Amy at the Playwrights Foundation, for staying insane hours to make sure everything gets off the ground...Molly, another intern, whose company made those last-minute supply runs bearable...Jen, Graham, and the Crane Story gang for being incredibly nice to their PA (yours truly), and.......EVERYONE ELSE (so much for being specific. I knew it was as failed endeavor as soon as I started - there are so many people to thank) Rest assured, I love you all. I'm out for now.

Wanda Sabir Blogs About the Playwrights Foundation!

Click HERE to read what Wanda Sabir, Arts Editor of the San Francisco Bay View and a columnist for the Oakland Tribune, said in her Blog about the Bay Area Playwrights Festival!

Festival Blog From Sonia

Hello everyone. I’m Sonia Fernandez, Playwrights Foundation’s Literary & Administrative Coordinator. I’m sitting here in the PF Office, feeling completely recovered from the first days of Festival festivities and raring to go for next weekend. Cris and I were at the box office for the weekend and got to talk to a lots of audience members who were soaking up the new play energy. There were a few couples with us the entire weekend. They saw every single show!  I tip my beret to them. You may not notice because my beret was already at a slight tilt but I tip it even further.

I also want to send a shout out to all of our beautiful volunteers, many of whom are coming back for more next weekend. Merci! Life is shit but you are all tres tres magnifique. The same goes for the artists involved in the festival.

It is really inspiring to see so many people committed to and enjoying the process of creating and witnessing new plays being developed.  A play is only fully a play when it’s seen by an audience. The fact that we’ve had such receptive and numerous attendees really validates what we do. Or maybe it was the cupcakes that made everyone so happy.  No, I think it was the work.

Marcus, your grandfather, Robert Gardley was a master of words, but you brought this gift to another level.  I know he is smiling down from heaven at you, saying keep going and doing what God has blessed you with.  Much love Auntie PJ

Festival Blog Begins!

Welcome to the first entry for the 2008 Bay Area Playwrights Festival Blog!  My name is Cris, I'm the Marketing Associate, and I'm the first person to blog on here this evening.  This is a LIVE blog, meaning that audience members arriving in just thirty minutes will be commenting on their experience of the festival.  My experience so far has been a lot of hard work, but I'm excited for the readings to begin!  If any of you reading this decide to come this weekend, feel free to come say hi to me, I'll be walking around with a camera.

Stay tuned!