Bailiwick Directors’ Festival
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Bailiwick Repertory’s 10th annual showcase of directorial projects features one-acts ranging from established classical and contemporary selections to untested material. This year’s edition, in which three different plays are presented each evening, finds 18 directors chosen from “numerous applicants . . . identified only by their social security numbers, not names, so that the merit of their directing proposal and resume outweighed any personal influences,” a press release proclaims. Productions are organized into “A” and “B” weeks that run alternately between July 20 and August 12, allowing directors to continue working on their shows after their initial performances.
MONDAY, JULY 20
Love Scenes
Down the Road
Tough Choices For the New Century
Three African-Americans in a box deal with survival issues in Daniel Owens’s play, directed by Darren Dukes. Note: This entire program is repeated Wednesday, August 5.
