Boston Playwrights' Theatre
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| Address |
949 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, Massachusetts United States |
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| Public transit | Pleasant Street |
| Owner | Boston University |
| Type | Regional theater |
| Opened | 1981 |
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Founded in 1981 by poet, playwright and Nobel Laureate, Derek Walcott, Boston Playwrights' Theatre is a small professional theatre dedicated to promoting the writing and production of new plays in Boston, Massachusetts.
Led by Artistic Director Kate Snodgrass and Managing Director Jake Strautmann, Boston Playwrights' Theatre is the home of the Graduate Playwriting Program at Boston University.
Each year since 1999, Boston Playwrights' Theatre has produced the Boston Theater Marathon of 10-minute plays where 50 local theatre organizations showcase the works of New England playwrights. Originally performed at Boston Playwrights' Theatre, the Boston Theater Marathon has been in residence at the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts since 2005.
As a venue
Boston Playwrights' Theatre donates space to host other New England theatre companies who are producing new plays.
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Coordinates: 42°21′06″N 71°07′07″W / 42.3517°N 71.1187°W