Community Bake-Off

For nearly a decade, HVS has been a welcoming home for new playwrights, with a commitment to supporting fresh voices in theater. Our 9th annual Community Bake-Off will hold performances on November 16th and 17th. This year’s Bake-Off is inspired by the theme: “Adaptation: A Shake of the Kaleidoscope.” Join us to hear fresh and inventive one-act plays written by the playwrights in your own community! Tickets are free and can be reserved below or by contacting boxoffice@hvshakespeare.org

WHAT IS THE BAKE-OFF, ANYWAY?
Created by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, the Bake-Off is a community playwriting event in which participants are given a list of “ingredients” surrounding a theme to incorporate into their play to inspire creativity. This year’s Bake-Off is inspired by the theme: “Adaptation: A Shake of the Kaleidoscope,” with ingredients carefully curated by Heidi Armbruster, author of 2024’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Join us to hear fresh and inventive 10 minute plays performed by some of your favorite members of the HVS acting company, written by talented playwrights in your own community!

This project in made possible, in part, through Putnam Arts Council’s Arts Link Grant Program with public funds provided from Putnam County.