Our mission is to support and champion diverse contemporary playwrights in the creation of new works to sustain theater as a vital, dynamic art form.

We support and champion diverse contemporary playwrights in the creation of new works to sustain theater as a vital, dynamic art form. We seek to identify exceptional writers and give them space, time and professional artistic collaborators to explore new theatrical ideas, allowing them to experiment and take risks with structure, form and/or content in an environment that is free from the pressures of the marketplace. Home of the Bay Area Playwrights Festival and Rough Readings Series.

In addition to being home to local and international artists and organizations, Z Space has built a national reputation for developing and producing large-scale new works that reimagine the traditional “musical theater” form.

Bindlestiff Studio cultivates artists who reflect and celebrate the diverse values, traditions, and histories of Pilipino and Filipino American cultures through bold artistic expression and community engagement.

DG Footlights™ is a gratis program, created and moderated by the Dramatists Guild, that connects dramatists with free space in which to hold a public reading of a new work that is currently in development. This initiative operates on a space-grant model: a representative from the Guild will arrange for a venue to donate space during allocated dates and times, and will ensure that the space is available for dramatists to use to present a self-produced reading to the public. Writers are expected to build an audience for their work on their own when selected for FNF. The purpose of the DG...

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. EFF's mission is to ensure that technology supports freedom, justice, and innovation for all people of the world.

Est. 1976. At Theatre Bay Area, we believe that the arts are essential to a healthy and democratic society. We work to nourish our creative community and expand access to the arts for all. We are the largest arts service organization of our kind, supporting the radical creativity of our members with unparalleled access to educational, financial and professional resources. Now engaging millions of arts participants each year, our members' work is situated at the dynamic intersections of technology, arts, entertainment and culture. The result—our region is one of the most vibrant and unique...

Opera Parallèle’s Mission: Opera Parallèle merges tradition with innovation to re-invent the power of opera in our modern world. Our Vision Statement: Creating Opera for our Time. Our Values: We are committed to the highest artistic standards in our productions. We foster an inclusive and creative environment that values curiosity and innovation. We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our work. We embrace communication, respect and are accountable for our actions. Why: We believe in the power of music, the importance of storytelling, and the ability of art...

The vision continues to evolve, most recently with the opening of a new theater in the Gaia Building in Berkeley’s thriving art district and in its developing relationships with other Bay Area theaters to present Marsh productions which include the Luther Burbank Center in Santa Rosa, the Dance Palace in Point Reyes, and the Sonoma Community Center. So why is it called The Marsh? The name, The Marsh, a breeding ground for new performance, came out of several months Stephanie Weisman spent living in a house on stilts on the Delaware Bay. The teeming interplay of the marsh terrain and its vast...

Founded in 1988, Will Dunne Dramatic Writing Workshops has been serving playwrights and screenwriters in the San Francisco Bay Area for over three decades and is currently offering ONLINE playwriting workshops for playwrights anywhere.

ATCA is committed to encouraging and developing new talent, promoting diversity among theater writers, and working to make arts journalism a more progressive and inclusive profession. The Helbing Mentorship Program has been designed to promote and amplify the voices of young LGBTQIA+ arts writers through scholarship, mentorship, and professional development. The Program, established in 2021, is a year-long mentorship to support the work of a theater writer. The program has been funded by ATCA members and others who seek to honor the memory of ATCA member and LGBTQIA+ pioneer Terry Helbing...

The American Theatre Critics Association is the only national association of professional theater critics in the United States. Our members work for newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and on-line services across the country. Membership is open to all any writer who regularly publishes substantive pieces reviewing or otherwise critically covering theater. Since its founding in 1974, ATCA has provided opportunities for members to explore the remarkable artistic resources of our national theater and of theater around the globe.The American Theatre Critics Association is the only...