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2024 programming announcement

We hope you all had a great summer and are breaking pens this fall in anticipation of PCSF play reading opportunities in 2024!

Thanks again to our playwrights, actors, production team and membership for making 2023's Developmental Reading Series a success.

We are looking ahead to some exciting changes next year:

Return of the Short Play Reading Festival – PlayOffs and Best Of!

Marsha Roberts and Scott Choate will be producing the PCSF Short Play Festival next year, comprised of the PlayOffs (up to six Zoom-recorded presentations/groups of five 10-minute play readings in June-July) and the audience-selected Best Of in a live theatre in October / November. Neil Harkins will be joining us in the role of Live Venue Manager, and Meghan Maloney will reprise her Zoom role. Amanda Lee will head up the Literary Committee. We are also delighted that Board Member and BIPOC Festival Producer Cathy Stonie will be a Producer-At-Large and Special Advisor, sharing her expertise as we embark on this exciting journey. Cathy and Neil are already exploring live theatre venues. The play submission window for this program will open on February 1, 2024, with all submissions due by February 29th.

But wait, there's more! The Developmental Reading Series will be back, too!

Rod McFadden will be taking over the Producer reins for the Developmental Reading Series for longer one-act and full-length plays. They will be on Zoom, as developmental readings lend themselves to this format. The play submission window for this program will open in the last week of November, with all submissions due by December 31st. Readings will take place in April and May 2024.

Though not confirmed yet, we are also hoping to produce our overnight play festival, "Plays in a Daze", which would be another in-person, in-theater event. Stay tuned for more news on the possible return of this popular PCSF event.

As always, your PCSF membership must be current at the time you submit a play, and when your play is presented in a PCSF program.

So, 2024 is slated to be the year that PCSF begins to return to our full slate of programs with these series, plus continuing Scene Nights. And that's where you come in! We say it a lot, and you probably get tired of hearing it, but our plans are ambitious and we need volunteers. If you are interested in working on the Short Play Festival please let Marsha and Scott know now. If you're interested in working on the Developmental Reading Series, please let Rod know now. What expertise can you share with PCSF?

Thank you in advance for your ongoing involvement, support and dedication. We are excited to continue the PCSF journey with you.

All the best,

Scott Choate and Marsha Roberts
Producers, PCSF 2024 Short Play Festival
shortplayfestival@playwrightscentersf.org

Rod McFadden
Producer, PCSF 2024 Developmental Reading Series
readingseries@playwrightscentersf.org


PCSF hits 1800 plays

PCSF has hit a milestone! As of August 6, 2023, PCSF has brought 1800 plays to the stage in the form of public readings and productions. Some of these plays have gone on to readings and productions elsewhere.

We are proud of our record supporting Bay Area playwrights in honing their work, and we are proud of and grateful to the playwrights, directors, actors, volunteers, donors, and others who have brought us this far and are bringing us into the future of theatre.

History of PCSF readings

PCSF success stories


Volunteers Sought

PCSF is a 100% volunteer organization.  It only runs if people generously commit their own time and energy to "owning" programs and tasks. We are seeking volunteers for the following programs:

  • Best of PCSF
  • Social Media

Full details about volunteering for PCSF


PCSF Code of Conduct

As part of PCSF's effort to build a more diverse, equitable and inclusive theater community, the PCSF Board has developed a Code of Conduct for the organization. In summary, this Code of Conduct spells out PCSF's commitment to ensuring a positive and professional environment in which everyone is treated equally and with respect.

Read PCSF's Code of Conduct


BIPOC Equity Action Plan

The Playwrights' Center of San Francisco recently posted our organization's "Black Lives Matter" philosophy and statement on our website. In response to the information collected in The Living Document, we now expand this statement and the values it conveys to include specific actions that will promote fully equitable treatment of all Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals, and ensure anti-racist behavior and processes throughout our organization.

PCSF recognizes that we have fallen short as an organization when it comes to reflecting the diversity of the Bay Area. We must do better. We commit to educating ourselves, to listening to our community and to taking steps to bring new and diverse voices to our membership and board.

Read the full BIPOC Equity Action Plan


black lives matter

It is one of the cornerstone tenets of The Playwrights Center of San Francisco:

Acceptance of all.

Our organization welcomes all playwrights. We believe everyone must be given the freedom and the opportunity to pursue their dreams. Like the dream of being part of a collaborative and supportive community of writers.

Or the dream of getting a quality education. Or getting equal pay for equal work. Of having access to adequate medical care. Or being treated with respect by others. Being allowed to breathe. To live.

Black Lives Matter.

Read the full PCSF Board statement on Black Lives Matter


COVID-19 and PCSF

We have moved all events online in order to best protect the health of our members, actors, and the community around us. We will continue to monitor and assess the impact of COVID-19, and will provide updates on any impact this will have to other upcoming PCSF events and programs.

Statement about COVID-19 and upcoming PCSF activities


Virtual Scene Nights

We have replaced in-person scene nights with Virtual Scene Nights on Zoom. These require advanced sign-up on SignUpGenius, so be sure to sign up for the PCSF Newsletter and make sure your membership is up to date so that you'll get the signup link, which changes each time.


PCSF Board Changes and Opportunities

The PCSF Board page has been updated with recent changes. There are openings!

Anyone interested in joining the PCSF board is encouraged to contact volunteers@playwrightscentersf.org


Publicity Guide updated

The PCSF Publicity Guide (PDF), a basic guide for getting audiences for your readings and performances, has been updated to 2016. Thank you to Laylah Muran de Assereto for her work on this helpful work.

 

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