a monthly series of new work hosted by Maya Parra & Eliza Anderson

2nd Mondays  |  September 13, October 11, November 8, December 13  |  7:30 – 8:30 pm

FREE for writers, FREE for actors, FREE for audience

Playwrights, TV and screen writers, these evenings are for you! (Actors, we love you!) Be one of the first 6 writers to sign up each month and 10 minutes of your work will be performed by professional actors, free of charge. See if the scene flows, watch the reaction of the audience, or simply exult in knowing that your work was performed! This is first come, first serve.

Email Maya@bax.org to reserve a slot or let us know that you are an actor ready to read!

NOTE: While the readings start at 7:30, scheduled writers and actors meet at 7:00pm so roles can be handed out.

About SIP: Scripts in Progress intends to build a community of mostly local writers and actors by providing the space and opportunity for artists to share, develop and experience new work. The brainchild of Erin Courtney, SIP previously took place at Room 58 in Brooklyn.

BAX happily continues the SIP tradition, supporting Brooklyn’s vibrant creative community with this informal and fun reading series.

Maya Parra joined the staff of the Brooklyn Arts Exchange in May of 2008 and is currently the Education Director. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, she came to New York by way of Boston and Providence. Maya is a bilingual theater artist, administrator and educator. Maya studied theater at the Trinity Rep Conservatory (now the Brown Trinity Consortium). In New York, she has worked with The LARK/ US-Mexico Exchange, INTAR, Vital Theater, Fringe-NYC, The Gallery Players and The Puertorican Traveling Theater. She is Co-Founder of the Theater Cooperative in Boston, and has produced theater in Providence, RI.

Eliza Anderson’s plays have been performed across the US and abroad, and include The New England Sonata, Mill Girls, The Water Principle, The Lower Rooms, and others. The recipient of numerous theatrical commissions and writing awards, Eliza has also received fellowships from the NEA/TCG, the Howard Foundation, Rhode Island State Council of the Arts, and Brown University. Her teaching experience spans 15 years, including 4 years as a visiting associate professor at Brown University/Trinity Repertory Consortium.