Enjoy these additional offerings designed to enhance your festival experience! Get a deeper look into the plays and process, and connect with other community members. If you are planning on joining for any of the events below, please let us know you are coming by filling out the form below.
WEEKEND 1
BAPF Opening Night Reception
Friday, April 12, 5:30–7 pm before Water Spirits
Start your festival experience on a high note and meet the BAPF artists before the reading while enjoying drinks and appetizers at our exclusive opening night reception.
Open only to producers, all access pass holders, & special invite.
RSVP Required
Post Show Opening Night Party
Friday, April 12, after the 7:30 pm reading ofWater Spirits
Grab a drink and join in a celebratory toast to kick off the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival
Open to all attendees
RSVP not Required but encouraged
Embodying Spiritual Practice Workshop
Saturday, April 13 from 3–5PM in the Magic Lobby
Whether it’s through movement, music, and storytelling– people have always used rituals of artistic expression to connect with their history, with community, and with something beyond ourselves. How do these rituals give comfort in crisis, communion in celebration, and clarity through all the moments in between?
Join Playwrights Foundation for an interactive exploration of the intersection of artistic and spiritual rituals.
Open to all attendees
RSVP not Required but encouraged
Playwrights’ Happy Hour: With Lauren Gunderson
Saturday, April 13 from 5–7PM at Radhaus
Playwrights’ Happy Hour: Lauren Gunderson will lead an open discussion for and with any interested theatre makers and theatre fans about process, craft and our passion for new plays. Join us as we talk shop, share experiences, and come together in creative conversation over food and drinks at Radhaus in Fort Mason in between BAPF events.
Open to all attendees. Meal not provided.
RSVP encouraged
BAPF & Resident Playwrights Panel
Sunday, April 14 from 4:30–6PM in the Magic Lobby after Children of the Wise
Hear from our BAPF46 Playwrights and 2024-2025 Resident Playwrights as they share insights into their captivating plays and creative processes.
RSVP not Required but encouraged
WEEKEND 2
Theatre Pros Weekend Kick Off Party
Friday, April 19 after Nan at INTERVAL
Come meet other theater pros, BAPF artists, and festival attendees, and enjoy craft cocktails and nonalcoholic drinks across the street at Interval surrounded floor to ceiling by books.
Open to all attendees
Drinks not provided
RSVP not Required but encouraged
Resident Playwright Mini Showcase & Reception
Saturday, April 20 from 4-6 pm at YPT at The Magic
Meet and experience work by Playwrights Foundation’s 2024–25 Resident Playwrights Cat Brooks, Ruben Grijalva, Sloka Krishnan and Leigh M. Marshall at a mini showcase. You can read more about our Resident Playwright Program and current resident playwrights on our website. Reception to follow. Tickets Required. Book by selecting the button below.
Alicia Kester Celebration of Life
Join us in commemorating Alicia’s life and enduring legacy at a special gathering in the theater following the second performance of Water Spirits. Note: An altar will be set up in the theater in Alicia’s honor. You are welcome to bring offerings and share cherished memories connected to her.
All are welcome to share in this moment of remembrance.
RSVP not required but encouraged.
Festival Closing Party
Sunday, April 21 from 4:30-6:45 pm at Sacred Taco
Mix and mingle over food with other community members before the final reading of BAPF46.
Open to all BAPF Passholders – All Access, Theatre Pros, and Festival Passes Only
RSVP Required