BWBTC Events
Fighting Words
2020 – Fighting Words Festival
Stage773 1225 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, ILBWBTC presents the third annual Fighting Words Festival, which showcases three developing scripts. All three scripts fit our mission of dismantling the patriarchy, elevating underrepresented voices, and (of course) the use of stage combat. Tickets are FREE of charge, and a talkback will follow each reading.
2020 FWF – Scum
Stage773 1225 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, ILBWBTC presents the third annual Fighting Words Festival, which showcases three developing scripts. All three scripts fit our mission of dismantling the patriarchy, elevating underrepresented voices, and (of course) the use of stage combat. Tickets are FREE of charge, and a talkback will follow each reading.
2021 – Fighting Words Festival
The Factory Theater 1623 W Howard Street, Chicago, ILChicago - Babes With Blades Theatre Company’s (BWBTC’s) 2019-21 season concludes with the Fighting Words Festival, held on Saturday, Nov. 13 and Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021 at The Factory Theater, 1623 W. Howard Street in the Rogers Park neighborhood, as well as streaming online. The Festival, which is free and open to the public is available online and in person, features readings of three scripts in the development process. After each reading the audience has an opportunity to provide feedback for the playwright.
2023 – Fighting Words Festival
The Edge Off Broadway 1133 W Catalpa Ave, Chicago, ILThree new scripts that utilize stage combat to tell stories of underrepresented communities and invite audiences to contribute to the plays’ development! The fifth annual Fighting Words Festival (live and streamed online)! BWBTC’s 2023 season kicks off with the Fighting Words Festival, held on Saturday & Sunday, June 17-18 and June 24-25, 2023 at The Edge Off Broadway. (The Edge Theater’s black box), 1133 W. Catalpa in the Edgewater neighborhood, as well as streaming online. The Festival, which is free and open to the public is available online and in person, features readings of three scripts in the development process. After each reading the audience has an opportunity to provide feedback for the playwright. Tickets: FREE ADMISSION! And a talkback following each reading.
2023 Writing Violence and Intimacy for the Stage
Online EventJoin us via zoom for this writing seminar with writers and designers from Babes With Blades Theatre Company's ensemble to learn how to best write violence and intimacy for the stage. Reserve your slot now at [email protected]