Bay Area Playwrights Festival (#BAPF) Panels at Playwrights Foundation

Playwrights Foundation in San Francisco presented four panels at the 37th Annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 25 July to Sunday 27 July 2014. 

The Bay Area Playwrights Festival gives voice to emerging and veteran playwrights who are pushing boundaries and have the potential to shape the future of American theatre and culture. Past alumni include: Sam Shepard, Liz Duffy Adams, Katori Hall, Marcus Gardley, Annie Baker, Christopher Chen, and Aaron Loeb.

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Livestreaming Schedule:

Saturday 26 July: Almost No One Sees Your Facebook Posts: How to be more effective with Marketing

The digital market has become the foremost arena for publicizing and selling a show—whether you are a playwright, director, or an actor, Internet literacy is only the beginning. Have your questions answered by experts in online marketing to garner the publicity and audience your performances deserve.

9 a.m.-11 a.m. PDT (San Francisco)/ 12 p.m.-2 p.m. EDT (New York)

Saturday 26 July: Translating the Untenable

Three of our playwrights who tackle intricate real-world issues—from postcolonialism to social justice, the war in Iraq to the inequalities between male and female soldiers—will explore the process of transforming these issues into plays that are able to inform and engage audiences as only the theatre can. Bring your own questions and thoughts to the discussion of how to translate what may not be discussed at the dinner table into a conversation with the community at large.

2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco)/ 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. EDT (New York)

Sunday 27 July: Deepening the Talent Pool

Beginning with the notion that the Deaf theatre community and performers with disabilities should be employed to fill roles written about them, we’ll explore the reasons and means to employ them in more mainstream roles as well. Come make new connections and share your own success stories. Pizza will be provided.

2 p.m.-3:30 p.m. PDT (San Francisco)/ 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. EDT (New York)

About HowlRound TV

HowlRound TV is a global, commons-based peer produced, open access livestreaming and video archive project stewarded by the nonprofit HowlRound. HowlRound TV is a free and shared resource for live conversations and performances relevant to the world's performing arts and cultural fields. Its mission is to break geographic isolation, promote resource sharing, and to develop our knowledge commons collectively. Participate in a community of peer organizations revolutionizing the flow of information, knowledge, and access in our field by becoming a producer and co-producing with us. Learn more by going to our participate page. For any other queries, email [email protected], or call Vijay Mathew at +1 917.686.3185 Signal/WhatsApp. View the video archive of past events.