Buckham's Alley Theatre's Annual 

Playwright's Forum 

To all Authors and Playwrights who have submitted plays to BAT's Annual Playwright's Forum:

Due to the huge response (from not just 'round the country, but around the world), the Playwright's Forum Committee has been overwhelmed with submissions.

All plays are still in committee and because of the terrific response Buckham has decided to restructure it's policy. We will be choosing several winners that BAT will endeavor to produce over the next few years. This will take time, but winners will be announced after a production schedule is developed.

We are sorry this has taken longer than we had envisioned and appreciate your patience.

We are not currently seeking submissions of original scripts.

We are seeking directors for our Playwright's Forum productions. Please send a letter of interest to:

Dennis J. Sykes
Buckham Alley Theatre 
Playwright’s Forum
P.O. Box 5156
Flint, MI 48505

Be sure to include contact information (including email address if possible). You can contact Dennis directly at 810-701-6968.

About the Buckham Alley Theatre
Annual Playwright’s Forum.

In the early nineties Buckham board member Mr. Mark Friesen passed away. At a memorial held for him a collection was taken up and given to the remaining board to come up with a fit memorial in his honor. During the meeting to decide on a proper memorial, we remembered Mark was a playwright that always believed an aspiring playwright should have a venue in which he could showcase his work.

At the time there were not many venues available that lent themselves to producing new material in the Genesee County area, so the board decided it would take the money and establish a suitable memorial. The task was given to programming chairpersons Mrs. Suzanne Holms and Mr. Dennis J. Sykes and they presented the board with a project called the “Friesen Forum”.

The Friesen Forum would solicit annually for previously un-produced scripts of any kind and chose a winner from the selections. However, in the process of beginning the first annual Friesen Forum, Programming opted instead to call the project “Playwright’s Forum” to be held in memory of Mr. Mark Friesen.

Since that time there have been more than 20 productions with that esteemed title. Buckham has been proud to produce this project every year but one since it’s inaugural year (that exception being a collage of original shows commemorating the theatre’s 20th anniversary).

The Playwright’s Forum was in keeping with Buckham’s mission to provide “alternative programming to it’s patrons”, breathing life into works that might otherwise never be seen. So, therefore your support of this programming might give birth to a new classic in live theater.

Thank you for being a part of a rich and proud heritage.