Festival of New Works

Our yearly Festival of New Works, over 28 years running, features performances of our top Monday Night plays through Best of PlayGround, two full-length premieres, a series of Staged Readings, and the finalists of our Young Playwrights Project.

28th PlayGround Festival of New Works

Performances of the Best New Plays by the Best New Writers!

May 7-26, 2024 at Potrero Stage & Simulcast
ON-DEMAND thru May 31 (extended on-demand for Festival Sponsors)
Admission-Free (donations gratefully accepted)

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FESTIVAL KICK-OFF & PLAYWRIGHTS PANEL (May 7)
FESTIVAL STAGED READINGS (May 10, May 13, May 17, May 20)
APERTURES OF LOVE IN TIMES OF WAR by Anne Yumi Kobori (May 11 & May 12)
A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS by Jacob Marx Rice (May 18 & May 19)
POTRERO HILL COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS / MURAL DEDICATION (May 24-26)
YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT (May 24)
BEST OF PLAYGROUND(SF) ’24 (May 25 & May 26)

PlayGround Festival Sponsors
Become a PlayGround Festival Sponsor with a donation of $100 or more and receive automatic reservations to all festival streaming performances with extended on-demand access through June 30. All Festival Sponsors will be acknowledged in the PlayGround Festival digital playbill. For more information, click here.

Festival Schedule

May 7 – FESTIVAL KICK-OFF & PLAYWRIGHTS PANEL
May 10 – RIVALS OF MARS by Bridgette Dutta Portman (Festival Reading)
May 11-12 – APERTURES OF LOVE IN TIMES OF WAR by Anne Yumi Kobori (Festival Premiere)
May 13 – WORK/SHOOT by Matthew Y. Morishige (Festival Reading)
May 17 – THE PASSING STORM by Jessica June Rowe (Festival Reading)
May 18-19 – A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS by Jacob Marx Rice (Festival Premiere)
May 20 – CRAZY JEZEBELS by Bailey Jordan Garcia (Festival Reading)
May 24 – 16th annual YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT (A Potrero Hill Community Celebration Event)
May 25-26 – BEST OF PLAYGROUND(SF) ’24 (Festival Premiere) / (A Potrero Hill Community Celebration Event)