RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHTS PROGRAM CELEBRATION
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On Monday December 8, 2025, we had a wonderful celebration of our 2024-2025 Resident Playwright cohort – CAT BROOKS, RUBEN GRIJALVA, SLOKA KRISHNAN, and LEIGH M. MARSHALL – as they finished their two year residency!
A warm and appreciative crowd joined us in ACT’s Garret, where everyone learned more about each playwright’s artistic journey, heard them each read some of their new work, enjoyed refreshments, and connected with each of the writers and other members of the Playwrights Foundation community.
47th Birthday Benefit with David Henry Hwang
CONSTELLATIONS was on Mon July 21st
We had an amazing night with our honorees David Henry Hwang and Dan Wolf as we celebrated 47 years of Playwrights Foundation’s enduring impact.
Thank you to everyone who shared our festive birthday celebration featuring live music, elegant bites, craft cocktails, good company, and memorable presentations from both of our honorees. It was an unforgettable night of joyful gathering around stories and storytellers that matter.
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BAPF47 Finalists & Semi-Finalists Announced
Announcing BAPF47 Finalists and Semifinalists
for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival
601 Applications were received from playwrights across the United States.
Playwrights Foundation staff collaborated with our committee of 148 readers to select 128 semifinalist and 37 finalist playwrights.
We’re honored to unveil our list and uplift their voices to fellow theatermakers and to audiences around the world.
“These are challenging times,” says Literary Manager Jeffrey Gan. “The depth of the challenges we face is matched by the vibrant, defiant spirit of the writing that we read during our selection process.”
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Sam says…
“I had an amazing experience at BAPF and feel like I’m in a different place as a writer.”
-Sam Hamashima (them+), BAPF2021
Noelle says…
“One of the first orgs in San Francisco to invest and believe in me as a writer.
I ask you to support them because they helped me get to where I am today.”
-Noelle Viñas (she/her), RPI 2017-19, BAPF2020
Miyoko says…
“Consider supporting this amazing organization if you can!
Working with Playwrights Foundation was one of the best experiences of my playwriting life.”
– Miyoko Conley (she/her), BAPF2021
Highlights from our Alumni:
Bravo to David Henry Hwang (Yellow Face) and Jonathan Spector (Eureka Day) on their Tony nominations for Best Revival of a Play!
Both Yellow Face and Eureka Day were honored as nominees among this year’s top theatrical revivals at the 77th Annual Tony Awards live on June 16, 2025.
We’re so proud of Jonathan Spector (an alum of both our core programs, RPP and BAPF) for his win!
Congratulations to Naomi Iizuka on receiving the 2024-2025 Hermitage Award!
Congratulations to Naomi Iizuka (she/her, BAPF1998) on receiving the 2024-2025 Hermitage Award! The prize offers one of the largest unrestricted nonprofit theatre commissions in the United States. Naomi will receive a cash prize of $35,000, a residency at the Hermitage Artist Retreat in Florida, and a developmental workshop in a major arts capital—which for this commission is anticipated to be Chicago in late 2026. Read more on playbill.com.
Congratulations to Madhuri Shekar on the theatrical release of A Nice Indian Boy based on her film.
A Nice Indian Boy follows Naveen (Karan Soni), who brings his fiancé Jay (Jonathan Groff) home to meet his traditional Indian family, who must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping them plan the Indian wedding of their dreams. You can watch A Nice Indian Boy on digital platforms starting May 6, 2025. Learn more.