Since its founding in 1978, Playwrights Foundation has sustained a commitment to supporting and nurturing the work of exceptional emerging local and national playwrights and is today widely recognized as the most comprehensive such organization in California. Our primary role is to provide early and mid-career playwrights the resources they need to develop new work, as well as career development and connection to producers. Our key programs are the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, which offers five writers the resources to advance and showcase new plays during a 12-month immersive experience; the Resident Playwrights Initiative, which provides support for four Bay Area playwrights over a two-year period as they pursue professional careers; the Producing Partnership Initiative, which allows PF to leverage partnerships with other organizations for resources and premiere productions of the playwrights’ works.