upstreet_logosBSC’s 2017 10X10 NEW PLAY FESTIVAL

February 16-March 5

ThursdayFriday, & Saturday at 7:30pm
Saturday and Sunday at 3:00pm

BSC’s St. Germain Stage, located at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center, 36 Linden Street, Pittsfield.

TITLES & PLAYWRIGHTS

Don’t Shoot the Messenger Pigeon 
By Allie Costa
Directed by Julianne Boyd
A mafia messenger in a career crisis meets his match while out on assignment.

The Dirty Irish
By Ann Marie Shea
Directed by Matthew Penn
Hypocrisy reigns supreme in this Prohibition-era story of a Blue-Blooded bootlegging couple and the immigrant workers they exploit.

Desk Fort
By Annette Storckman
Directed by Julianne Boyd
When one employee escapes his desk job in an unconventional manner, his superior must find a way to smoke him out for Team Building Day. 

Pockets
By Gwendolyn Rice
Directed by Julianne Boyd
Two strangers make a startling discovery while rifling through the coat pockets of guests at a dinner party.

I Don’t Know
By James McLindon
Directed by Matthew Penn
An old-school drill sergeant takes his new recruits for a cadence-singing run … straight into a brave new world of political correctness.

Compos Mentis
By Marilyn Millstone
Directed by Matthew Penn
Robert and Alese Langford interview for a coveted spot at Silver Glades Senior Living. But is Silver Glades Senior Living ready for Robert and Alese?

Sandbox
By Scott Mullen
Directed by Julianne Boyd
A mother is miffed when she finds a group of adults playing in a sandbox in her local playground.

When I Fall in Love
By Susan Middaugh
Directed by Julianne Boyd
Two devoted spouses of dementia patients strike up an unlikely friendship when they discover what is going on behind the scenes at their partners’ assisted living facility.

Broken Window Theorem
By Suzanne Bradbeer
Directed by Matthew Penn
Desperate for a friend, a young PhD candidate employs an unusual tactic to meet one of her classmates.

Raghead
By Tom Coash
Directed by Matthew Penn
A blind date goes off the rails when a New York City firefighter meets with a veiled woman.