FIT Fest History

The Festival of Independent Theatres

Begun in the Spring of 1999.
The Bath House Cultural Center is the venue for this annual festival.
 It includes productions of nine to ten one-act plays
 by Dallas 'indie' companies in rotating rep.
 WingSpan is one of the founding members of the FIT Fest.

Productions

A PERMANENT SIGNAL
 By Sherry Kramer.
North American premiere.  Produced in co-operation with the Bath House Cultural Center as part of the tenth annual FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT THEATRES, July 17 - August 9, 2008. Directed by Susan Sargeant. 

SIDHE
 By Dallas Playwright, Valerie Brogan Powell.
World premiere.  Produced in co-operation with the Bath House Cultural Center as part of the ninth annual FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT THEATRES, July 13 - August 5, 2007. Directed by Adrian Cook. 

SOMETHING UNSPOKEN
 By Tennessee Williams.
 Produced in co-operation with the Bath House Cultural Center as part of the eighth annual FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT THEATRES, July 14 - August 5, 2006. Directed by Gail Cronauer. 

BLIND DATE
 By Horton Foote.  
Produced in co-operation with the Bath House Cultural Center as part of the seventh annual FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT THEATRES, July 14 - August 7, 2005. Directed by René Moreno. 

WILD WOOD PARK
 By Doug Wright.  
Produced in co-operation with the Bath House Cultural Center as part of the sixth annual FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT THEATRES, July 15 - August23, 2004. Directed by Cynthia Hestand.  
CRAVE
By Sarah Kane.
Produced in co-operation with the Bath House Cultural Center as part of the fifth annual FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT THEATRES, July 10 - August23, 2003.
Directed by René Moreno.

ART ON THE FRIDGE
By Dallas Playwright, Valerie Brogan Powell.
World premiere. Produced in co-operation with the Bath House Cultural Center as part of the fourth FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT THEATRES, July 11 - August 3, 2002. Directed by Cynthia Hestand.

THE GREAT NEBULA IN ORION
By Lanford Wilson.
Produced in co-operation with the Bath House Cultural Center as part of the third FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT THEATRES, July 5 - July 29, 2001.
Directed by René Moreno.
ONLY ME
By Dallas Playwright, Valerie Brogan Powell.
World premiere of a commissioned script, produced in co-operation with the Bath House Cultural Center as part of the second FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT THEATRES, July 7 - July 29, 2000. Directed by Cynthia Hestand.
HAIKU
By Katherine Snodgrass.
Produced in co-operation with the Bath House Cultural Center as part of the inaugural FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT THEATRES, April 15 - May 1, 1999. Directed by Susan Sargeant.