We will miss you, Jack Welch

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Jack at Boston Theater Marathon XIV with Ann Baker (next to him) and Kristin Baker (foreground). Photo: Julie Hennrikus (http://bit.ly/2A51ELd)

The deadline for submissions to Boston Theater Marathon XX was last night. Each year, the scripts we receive to consider for inclusion in our signature annual event mark the exciting beginning of a collaborative process that doesn’t end until the curtain comes down on the BTM’s final play at 10 p.m. sharp. This year, we move into these preparations without our most stalwart supporter, Jack Welch. From Kate:

Our dear friend Jack Welch passed away Monday afternoon. He was a huge supporter of this gifted theatre community and to all of us at Boston Playwrights’ Theatre. The former Editor of Bakers Plays and the first of StageSource’s Hero Award recipients, Jack proved his love time and time again with his work with StageSource, the Boston Theater Marathon, and with New England playwrights. A memorial will be held in the future, and we’ll let you know the date and time when his family can be with us. In the meantime, we can only share in the loss. There is no one like him.

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From StageSource’s Hero Bash in 2011. L-R: Scott Edmiston, Jeff Poulos, Kate, Brad Peloquin, and Jack.

Update: Jack’s memorial service will be held here at BPT on Saturday, January 13, at 1 p.m. We will share more details as they become available.