Berkshire Playwrights Lab Inc

bpl is the only theater company in berkshire county that focuses exclusively on new play development. it provides emerging and established playwrights with a supportive environment to develop their work while offering local audiences high-quality theater experiences at little or no cost. bpl’s programs include: • the summer reading series, bpl’s signature program, offers 3-5 staged readings of new plays each summer that are developed in an intense rehearsal process that provides playwrights an opportunity to work closely with a director and professional actors to refine their script. the resulting fully-staged, script-in-hand performance is offered at a low cost, making theater available to those with limited financial means and ensuring a more diverse audience for the playwright. • fully staged productions of new plays give playwrights the opportunity to take their work to the next level in their development by seeing it come to life in front of an enthusiastic, sophisticated and resp