The brain behind the Skull – Jason A. Narvy
Jason Narvy became synonymous with “Skull” on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in 1993 and has since appeared in numerous film & television series featuring the teenage team of super heroes. Full...
View ArticleJoining Sword & Pen: The Countdown Begins!
Joining Sword & Pen, BWBTC’s international playwriting competition, is turning 10 this year! AT THE SEPTEMBER 8th PERFORMANCE of The Promise of a Rose Garden, together with sponsor David Woolley,...
View ArticleJS&P 2005-6: An Affair Of Honor – Mrs. Dire
Joining Sword & Pen‘s inaugural theme was proposed by Fight Master David Woolley, inspired by the print of Emile Bayard’s “An Affair of Honor” that hung on his living room wall. Each entry to the...
View ArticleJS&P 2005-6: An Affair Of Honor – Satisfaction
Joining Sword & Pen‘s inaugural theme was proposed by Fight Master David Woolley, inspired by the print of Emile Bayard’s “An Affair of Honor” that hung on his living room wall. Each entry to the...
View ArticleJS&P 2007-8: Los Desaparecidos (The Vanished)
José de Ribera’s painting “Duelo De Mujeres (The Duel of Women)” was the focus of the next round of Joining Sword & Pen. The Babes and David Woolley requested full-length plays rather than...
View ArticleJS&P 2009-10: A Gulag Mouse
You do what you have to – to survive. Rather than focusing on an already-created image for our third round, the Babes turned to Chicago artist Kristine Borcz, who provided us with a charcoal sketch...
View ArticleJS&P 2011-12 Trash
Two sisters. One letter. TRASH. Our fourth competition brought “forth” two firsts! “Erinyes,” by Victoria Szilagyi, won the FIRST Inspiring Sword & Pen art competition. The Babes requested...
View ArticleJS&P 2013-14 Witch Slap!
Gabriella Boros was the winner of Inspiring Sword & Pen 2012. We couldn’t choose between her two amazing pieces, “Medieval 1” and “Medieval 2,” so we chose both! The Babes requested full-length...
View ArticleJS&P 2015-16 The Promise of a Rose Garden
Your Test. Your Time. Jessie Swiech, a Central Illinois-based actress and an artist in a variety of mediums and styles, won Inspiring Sword & Pen 2014 with her piece “Death and Sleep With The...
View ArticleJS&P 2017-18 IS OPEN!
Are YOU ready to take a stab at BWBTC’s playwriting competition? Babes With Blades Theatre Company and competition sponsor Fight Master David Woolley announce the 7th round of Joining Sword & Pen,...
View ArticleORIGINS – A 20th ANNIVERSARY SEASON CELEBRATION
WHY ORIGINS? An origin story launches a character’s journey. It defines who they are, explains why they do the things they do, and informs how they go about making a difference. On the cusp of our 20th...
View ArticleGirl Found with Idle Muse Theatre Company
A seventeen-year-old girl who mysteriously went missing six years ago resurfaces in a youth shelter in Canada, with no memory of where she’s been. Soon she recalls a name, Sophia Sobin, and a life she...
View ArticleMay, 2018: Fighting Words Festival
Three new works that place women at the center of the story and the action! The first annual Fighting Words Festival showcases three developing scripts via readings, all reflecting how women define...
View ArticleFarce. Sci-fi. Magic.
A Fighting Words 2018 Festival ReflectionI’m always thrilled and proud to be a Babe, but it was especially true this past weekend [see Fighting Words 2018 Festival, May 19-20, 2018]. There’s nothing...
View ArticleBWBTC Member goes on in Lifeline Theatre’s NEVERWHERE
Kim Fukawa’s Understudy Performance Dates BWBTC Ensemble Member, Kim Fukawa, has been rocking her understudy skills and will be going on as the character, ‘Hunter’, in Lifeline Theatre’s production of...
View ArticleWelcome BWBTC’s Newest Artistic Affiliates!
BWBTC is pleased to announce our newest Artistic Affiliates:Samantha K. Barr Jillian Leff Arielle Leverette C. Jaye Miller Welcome to the family, Babes. We are excited to share in the journey to...
View ArticleHalloween Hambingo!
Celebrate the season with us at Hamburger Mary’s and get a head start on your Halloween festivities. If you’re ready, and have the nerve, you can test-run your Halloween costume in our contest! $15...
View ArticleJune, 2019 – Fighting Words Festival
Three new works that place women at the center of the story and the action! The second annual Fighting Words Festival showcases three developing scripts via readings. More details coming soon!...
View ArticleOthello (Open Caption)
Othello By: William Shakespeare Othello is a brilliant general with the support of the Venetian government and an army behind him. But when he promotes Cassio over Iago, madness and jealousy take over...
View ArticleOthello (Open Caption)
Othello By: William Shakespeare Othello is a brilliant general with the support of the Venetian government and an army behind him. But when he promotes Cassio over Iago, madness and jealousy take over...
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