Black Box Fellowships

Boston Playwrights' Theatre serves the community and area playwrights by offering a virtual rent-free space to produce and workshop new plays. Each year nearly a dozen producers are granted a Black Box Fellowship to work in one of our black box spaces (the Odyssey and Walcott stages) at minimal cost (see Letter of Agreement for more details).

How it works:

Click here to apply for the Black Box Fellowship. Fill out the application and submit by March 1 (2013 DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 11) for the following season's productions or workshop dates.

Boston Playwrights' Theatre
Attn: Black Box Fellowship
949 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

You will be contacted by email or phone by Artistic Director Kate Snodgrass regarding the availability of space.

A word on the selection process: Our goal is to facilitate the development and production of new plays. We look first at the calendar availability and second to the producer's statement as to how the play will be produced. Our spaces are in production nearly all year long, so some applicants will not be accepted. We encourage you to apply the following year.

Mid-year applications (especially for smaller events) are reviewed year-round.

Letter of Agreement & Marketing

In the event that your theatre or group's application is accepted, please download:

  1. Letter of Agreement (LOA) and Appendices (choose correct one)
    LOA - Visiting Theatre
    LOA - Visiting Theatre (BU Alum)
    LOA - Visiting Group (one-time or ongoing meetings, classes, events, staged readings)
    LOA - Visiting Theatre (Quickform)
  2. In program acknowledgment page.
    BPT Information Page Word File
    BPT Information Page PDF (with Photos)
    BPT Information Page PDF (without Photos)

All marketing material, postcards, posters, programs, etc. must be approved by Boston Playwrights’ Theatre. Please allow 72 hours during regular business hours for the approval of all marketing material. Please send low resolution proofs to Michael Duncan Smith (please see rental agreement for email address.)

Visiting productions MAY NOT use the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre "Mountain Logo" in or on any print advertisements, postcards, posters, programs, etc.

The following format should be observed for all marketing material:

Venue:
Boston Playwrights’ Theatre
949 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

For tickets call 866.811.4111 or visit {Your Website}