MENTORING PROGRAM
WITH BOXFEST DETROIT

About

BoxFest Detroit is an organization that showcases and creates opportunities for women directors. BFD produces festivals that allow women directors the opportunities to direct original shows of their choice and win awards to help further their careers in directing. Proceeds from each festival are given to one or more directors as a scholarship to help further her career. The winning director of the audience vote competition is given the opportunity to direct a show with Planet Ant Theatre’s Late Night Series.

BoxFest Detroit has served and continues to function as a springboard for many women and their directing careers.  Directors who have participated in past festivals have gone on to pursue graduate studies at highly competitive universities, become directors at professional theatres, and form their own successful theatre and production companies. BoxFest Detroit’s importance within Michigan’s theatre community was validated when Between The Lines honored the festival with the Critic’s Choice Award at the 2008 Wilde Awards.

Tipping Point Theatre first partnered with BFD for their 17'-'18 season to launch a new mentoring program. Through this program, two BFD directors are given the opportunity to shadow, learn, and collaborate with established, experienced, female-identifying directors at Tipping Point. It also gives emerging directors exposure to networking opportunities in the Metro-Detroit theatrical community.