History of Bay Area Playwrights Festival Success Stories
The 2012 Bay Area Playwrights Festival was held July 20-29, 2012. It was a great success and we would like to thank all of those who were there to make it extra special!.
| Year | Playwrights and Plays | |
| 2012 | George Brant: Grounded Christopher Chen: The Hundred Flowers Project Gordon Dahlquist: Tea PArty Aditi Brennan Kapil: Brahman/i: A One-Hijra Stand-up Comedy Show Aaron Loeb: Ideation Lauren Yee: Samsara | |
| 2011 | Clarence Coo: Beautiful Province (Belle Province) Dan Dietz: Home Below Zero Jackie Sibblies Drury: We Are Proud to Present a Presentation ... Lauren Gunderson: Rock Creek: Southern Gothic Amelia Roper: Hong Kong Dinosaur Chinaka Hodge: 700th& Int'l Kate E. Ryan: Science is Close | |
| 2010 | Cory Hinkle: The Killing of Michael X, A New Film by Celia Wallace Yussef El Guindi: Three Wolves and a Lamb Jeanne Drennan: Atlas of Longing Elizabeth Gjelten: Hunter’s Point Erin Marie Bregman: Tvá Kamila Sheila Callaghan: Port Out, Starboard Home JC Lee: Pookie Goes Grenading Steven Salzman: The Expiration Date | |
| 2009 |
Christopher Chen: Anomienaulis Julia Jarcho: American Treasure Robert Henry Johnson: The Othello Papers Sharyn Rothstein: March Deborah Stein: Natasha and the Coat | |
| 2008 |
Marcus Gardley: every tongue must confess Claire Chafee: Whisper From the Book of Etiquette Jen Silverman: Crane Story Katori Hall: The Mountaintop Geetha Reddy: Safe House Dominic Orlando: Danny Casolaro Died For You | |
| 2007 |
Zakiyyah Alexander: Sweet Maladies Annie Baker: Body Awareness Christopher Chen: Into The Numbers Julie Hébert: Tree Samuel D. Hunter: I Am Montana | |
| 2006 |
Sheila Callaghan: Lascivious Something Eugenie Chan: Kitchen Table Sherry Kramer: When Something Wonderful Ends Ken Prestininzi: As American As Enrique Urueta: The Danger of Bleeding Brown | |
| 2005 |
Mick Birnbaum: Bleed Rail Mike Geither: Stars Fell All Night Sarah Hammond: Green Girl Brighde Mullins: Water Stories From the Mojave Desert Peter Nachtrieb: Lamb and Jelly Marisela Trevino Orta: Braided Sorrow | |
| 2004 |
Liz Duffy Adams: All The Truth In The World Abi Basch: Voices Underwater Garret Jon Groenveld: Missives Honour Kane: autodelet://beginning dump of physical memory// Dominic Orlando: Juan Gelion Dances for the Sun | |
| 2003 |
Keith Josef Adkins: Sweet Home Micky Birnbaum: Big Death and Little Death Christine Evans: Snow Falling Bird Brian Thorstensen: Over the Mountain Ken Weitzman: Spin Moves | |
| 2002 |
Liz Duffy Adams: Dog Act Catherine Filloux: Eyes of the Heart Marcus Gardley: like sun fallin' the mouth Kristen Greenridge: The Gibson Girl Gus Schulenburg: Riding the Bull Mac Wellman: 2 September | |
| 2001 |
Robert Alexander: Hatemachine Anne Galjour: The Kitchen Victor Lodato: Motherhouse Elaine Romero: Secret Things Venus Opal Reese: Redemption Kathryn Walat: Rotten State Amy Wheeler: Wizzer Pizzer | |
| 2000 |
David Adjmi: Stranger Attractors Debroah Baley Brevoort: The Women of Lockerbrie Michael Dice Jr.: The Plague of the 20th Century Robert Henry Johnson: Re-Myth: The Horse Project Brighde Mullins: Monkey in the Middle Victor Lodato: The Bread of Winter Brian Thorstenson: Summerland | |
| Year | Participating Playwrights | |
| 1999 |
David Ford Lillian Garrett-Groag Garret Jon Groenveld Prince Gomolvilasv Robert Hinds Alexander Woo | |
| 1998 |
Bredna Wong Aoki Claire Chafee Ellen Gavin Karen Hartman Naomi Izuka Jake-Ann Jones | |
| 1997 |
Michelle Carter Jorge Ignacio Continas Prince Gomolvilas Richerby Hinds Nina Siegal Deke Weaver | |
| 1996 |
Robert Alexander Holly Hughes Melanie Marnich Brighde Mullins Carlos Murillo Madeline Olnek | |
| 1995 |
Nilo Cruz Bonnie Greer Julie Herbert Brighde Mullins Elena Penga Erin Cressida Wilson | |
| 1994 |
Eugenie Chan Migdalia Cruz Nilo Cruz Annie Dolan Heather McDonald Sandra Rogers | |
| 1993 |
Nilo Cruz Patricia Green Gary Leon Hill Robert Henry Johnson Bradley Marshland Marlane Meyer J. Dakota Powell Shay Youngblood | |
| 1992 |
Claire Chafee Roy Conboy David Curran Erik Ehn Gary Leon Hill Carter Lewis Heather McCutchen-Kannam Mika Oklopdzic Sandra Rodgers Scott Wren Shay Youngblood | |
| 1991 |
Anna Deveare Smith Cary Groner Dyke Garrison Erin Cressida Wilson Marina Shron Richard Haratani Scott Kessler | |
| 1990 |
Adle Shank David Curran Jeannie Barroga Lester Milton Millicent Dillion Phillip Kan Gotanda Robert Pitman Scott Wren Wendy Belden | |
| 1989 |
Cynthia Moore Ed Bullins Genny Lim Jeannie Barroga John Robinson Lynne Abels Merle Kessler Millicent Dillion Norah Holmgren Shan Carroll Susan Gurrero Susan Van Allen Vincent Pinto | |
| 1988 |
Anthony Clarvoe Janis Chan John O'Keefe Julie Herbet Rick Foster Robert Pitman Susan Rivers | |
| 1987 |
Elizabeth Wray Genny Lim Jamal Mary Kessler Norah Holmgen Paula Codiga | |
| 1986 |
Alan Bowne Casey Kurtti Erin Wilson Paul Bernstein Peter Brosius Terry Garner | |
| 1985 |
Amlin Gray David Henry-Hwang Laura Harrington Martin Epstein Phillip Kan Gotanda Rick Shiomi Romulus Linney Scott Wren | |
| 1984 |
Bill Talen John Kaye John Robinson Kee Fricke Mary Kessler Norah Holmgren Scott Wren Steve Carter OyamO | |
| 1983 |
Bennett Cohen Chris Hardman Cindy Lou Johnson Constance Congdon Genny Lim Lee Brady Mac Wellman Merle Kessler Michael Bourne Norah Holmgren Robert Nieboer Sam Shepard Scott Wren Tim Schmolder | |
| 1982 |
Alan and Bean Finneran Chris Hardman Gilbert Girion Jeffrey Jones John O'Keefe Laura Farabough Leslie Brody Maria Irene Fornes Martin Epstein Murray Mednick Phil Bozakowski Richard Nelson Rick Foster Sherry Kramer Susan Rivers | |
| 1981 |
Chris Hardman Dana Foley Darrah Cloud Elizabeth Wray Fred Curchack George Walker Irene Oppenheim Laura Farabough Leon Martell Murray Mednick Phil Bozakowski Scott Wren | |
| 1980 |
Dallas Murphy Dan Coffey Des McAnuff Elizabeth Wray Irene Oppenheim Len Jenkin Martin Epstein Scott Wren Susan Rivers Thomas Babe | |
| 1978 |
Dan Coffey Len Jenkin Martin Epstein Susan Rivers Thomas Babe | |
| 1976 |
Sam Shepard Ebbe Roe Smith Frederick Karl Van Patten Joel Witkin Stephen Yaffa Wayne Pease |
