In a FringeNYC-less summer, other theater festivals promoting the work of up-and-coming artists are taking the lead, including the Ice Factory Festival at New Ohio, the Corkscrew Theater Festival at the Paradise Factory, and the UNFringed Festival at the Secret Theatre. Here, we talk to three of the playwrights participating in the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, a brand new festival whose aim is to help turn playwrights into producers. Larry Phillips on Must Win Sunday, July 30, 6:30 PM; Thursday, August 3, 4 PM; Tuesday, August 8, 7:30 PM Tell us about your play! Must Win is about a high school football coach in Texas. He's facing enormous pressure to win. And he must decide what's more i

Tony winning casts, revolution, a Spanish language performance, an honest look at mental health, and an After-Hours Fringe: BBTF proves itself to be fresh, diverse and relevant to the modern audience. Broadway Bound Theatre Festival is quickly crowding our calendars this summer, creating an artistic oasis in Fringe’s absence. Between July 30 and August 20, 2017, twenty curated new works written by the most talented playwrights from across the continent will hit the stage at the Theatre at the 14th Street Y in New York’s eclectic and electric East Village. Productions run the gamut and you’re certain to be struck by the exquisite selection. Here’s a sliver of the shows that will be treading t

Tony winning casts, revolution, a Spanish language performance, an honest look at mental health, and an After-Hours Fringe: BBTF proves itself to be fresh, diverse and relevant to the modern audience. Broadway Bound Theatre Festival is quickly crowding our calendars this summer, creating an artistic oasis in Fringe’s absence. Between July 30 and August 20, 2017, twenty curated new works written by the most talented playwrights from across the continent will hit the stage at the Theatre at the 14th Street Y in New York’s eclectic and electric East Village. Productions run the gamut and you’re certain to be struck by the exquisite selection. Here’s a sliver of the shows that will be treading t

Tony winners Alice Ripley and Daisy Eagan will perform at the inaugural event, which will showcase 20 new plays. The inaugural Broadway Bound Theatre Festival is set to launch July 30 in New York City. Over the course of three weeks, the festival will showcase 20 new plays at the 14th Street Y Theatre, with a focus on empowering playwrights to self-produce commercially successful shows. “This whole festival starts and ends with the playwrights and their work,” Festival Director Lenore Skomal tells Playbill. Playwrights are the center of the production process and receive workshop development, industry mentorship, marketing and PR guidance, and aid with industry outreach. “Experiential knowle

There’s a new theatre festival in town. Broadway Bound Theatre Festival (BBTF) is making its inaugural debut, featuring works by playwrights from around the country. Starting July 30th and running through August 20th, BBTF is giving audiences a New York theatre experience at an affordable price, while providing playwrights with the tools they need to get their shows off the ground. I got the chance to interview four playwrights whose plays are in this festival. Riley Thomas, author of Convicted Sherod D. Lee, author of 2 Years of Eternal Joy Juan Ramirez Jr., author of The American Dream Lina Sarrello, author of Out There As writers do you feel it is essential to tell stories that are diver

There’s a new theatre festival in town. Broadway Bound Theatre Festival BBTF) is making its inaugural debut, featuring works by playwrights from around the country. Starting July 30th and running through August 20th, BBTF is giving audiences a New York theatre experience at an affordable price, while providing playwrights with the tools they need to get their shows off the ground. I got the chance to interview four playwrights whose plays are in this festival: Riley Thomas, author of Convicted, Sherod D. Lee, author of 2 Years of Eternal Joy, Juan Ramirez Jr., author of The American Dream and Lina Sarrello, author of Out There As writers do you feel it is essential to tell stories that are

Phil Geoffrey Bond's evening of monologues is part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival. Tony winners Daisy Eagan and Alice Ripley will be part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival's staging of Phil Geoffrey Bond's Small Town Confessions, which will be presented August 10 at 12:30 PM, August 12 at 3:30 PM, and August 14 at 7:30 PM at The Theater at 14th St. Y. Joining Eagan and Ripley will be Tony nominees Sally Mayes and Sharon McNight as well as playwright Bond, George Kimmel, Kelli Rabke, Jeff Tuohy, and Tyler Whitaker. Stephen Nachamie directs, with stage management by Jason Richard. Small Town Confessions is an evening of monologues by residents of Anitola, Louisiana. “Rumors of enc