BaCA presents the free event Text “M” For Murder by Carole White on Monday July 22, 2015.  Presented by the South Florida Theatre League as part of their Summer Theatre Fest. Playwrights range from established local favorites, including local award winners and nominees, to emerging talents, with plays vastly ranging in subject matter and style.

The Theatre League’s Summer Theatre Fest has become an integral part of South Florida’s cultural landscape, and this year, South Florida audiences will once again have the opportunity to see theatre for free, check out new plays in development by South Florida playwrights, and tell the world what the arts – and theatre – mean to them. The success of last summer’s Come Under Our Umbrella program and play reading series indicated to the League that theatre patrons are ready and willing to try new theatrical experiences, and even cross county lines to do it.

Set in Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love, a modern day Othello pits Charles and Jerry Tobias against each other in a tale of business, love, jealousy, betrayal and revenge. A simple plot goes awry when Nicole has a fatal accident. Is Jerry lying about everything? Are Nicole and Peter innocent? What won’t Marni reveal, and how does Charles tie it all up?

The theme governing this year’s Summer Theatre Fest activities is Step Onto Our Stage. A unique ‘step and repeat’ has been created especially for the program, featuring theatrical curtains in front of a wall imprinted with the League’s logo. Patrons will be invited to Step Onto Our Stage to be photographed or videoed ‘on stage’ as they are interviewed about their theatrical experiences, and the significance of the arts in their lives. The step and repeat, which made its ‘debut’ at the South Florida Theatre League sponsored Carbonell Awards ‘after party’, will travel to participating theatres throughout the summer. For more details, including a synopsis of each reading, please visit southfloridatheatre.com.

Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCA) is located at 41 NE 1st Street in Pompano Beach, FL 33060. Pompano Beach Arts is comprised of the City of Pompano Beach, Pompano Beach CRA and Creative City Collaborative (CCC) as a unifying force for arts and culture throughout the entire city. Pompano Beach Arts programs the City’s key cultural venues including The Amp, BaCA, The Ali Building, and the upcoming cultural center.