Spring weather is here at last! Now that days are finally sunny and warm, why not 
celebrate by spending the day inside a theater? Yes, it’s time once again for the Boston Theater Marathon, sponsored by the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre to raise money for the Theatre Community Benevolent Fund. This year marks the 20th year of the BTM, and the show will include favorites from previous Marathons as well as many brand-new plays.
I’m pleased to announce that one of these previously unseen plays is my own “The Complaint Department,” presented by the Greater Boston Stage Company and directed by Sarah Elizabeth Bedard. This marks my sixth appearance in the BTM; my first time was with “Possibilities” way back in 2006 when I was but a fledgeling playwright. It was an honor then to be part of the biggest short play festival in New England (and perhaps beyond), and it’s still an honor now.
But even if you’re sick of my plays you should still go, as the program includes works by some of the best local playwrights, like Andrea Fleck Clardy, Brandon M. Crose, Patrick Gabridge, Hortense Gerardo, Deirdre Girard, Melinda Lopez, K. Alexa Mavromatis, Richard Schotter, Kate Snodgrass, and Michael Towers. (All of whom just happen to be friends of mine.)
The festival runs from noon until 10:00 on Sunday, May 6, at the Boston Center for the Arts. “The Complaint Department” is part of the 6:00 – 7:00 bloc. Hope to see you there!
Boston Theater Marathon XX
Boston Center for the Arts
539 Tremont St.
Boston, MA 02116
May 6, 2018
Patrick Gabridge, I think you mean.
He shares an MIT Libraries connection, you know. His wife Tracy is a librarian here.
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Peter, did you dad work with Buckminster Fuller and was he an MIT grad, class of 1953?
Best to you.
Hi, Jim! Thanks for pointing out the typo in Pat’s name; I’ve updated the post.
And no, my Dad was not an MIT grad, nor did he work with Bucky Fuller. Was there some Floyd who did?
Hope all is well,
Peter