Playwrights Cafe is a writing group based in Berkeley, California (San Francisco Bay Area) where you can make contacts, practice your writing, move beyond first draft, and receive play writing insight from theater insiders.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN US?
We welcome new faces! Just show up or let us know via email or phone 510-704-8855.

NEXT MEETING:
Thursday, August 14th from 7-10PM.

Cost is $10.

No guest speaker this month, giving us more time to read scenes and to schmooze. Bring scenes to read, ten pages or less. One copy for each character.

The last 15 minutes of the meeting we discuss the "Play of the Month." Click here to read it.

MEETING PLACE:
Next meeting is at the Berkeley Repertory Rehearsal Room B, 2081 Center Street. The rehearsal rooms are one block south of the Berkeley Rep Theatre.

ARRIVE ON TIME! (7pm) We will not be able to hear you knocking and the doors are locked.

NEW!
Check out the Playwrights Cafe Yahoo discussion group here.

Playwrights: Are you looking for places to send your play? Click here.
Theatres: Are you looking for plays? Click here.

For some words of wisdom from the talk by Pat Milton and Andy Black on collaborations, click here.

Guide to the Playwrights Cafe site:

Why? When? Where? All the logistics, including maps.

Frequently Asked Questions Who is doing this? What exactly is the Playwrights Cafe? How do I get involved? What's in it for me?

Our Guests Every meeting includes a special guest, drawn from the world of theatre. Find out who they are.

Resources for Playwrights Books, classes, theaters looking for plays.

Cyber Cafe Writing exercises! Play of the Month! How to produce a reading!

Interested?
Leave email or call 510-704-8855.