Registration Open: 2nd Annual One PlayGround Festival (May 31-June 2)

Posted by on May 29, 2024

Registration is now open for the 2nd Annual ONE PLAYGROUND FESTIVAL, a three-day festival and conference, celebrating the national PlayGround community! The entire PlayGround community and theatre-makers from across the country are invited to attend Potrero Stage or participate online May 31-June 2, 2024 (general public may attend May 31-June 1). The Festival will be available On-Demand through June 9. To register/reserve tickets, visit https://playground-sf.org/oneplaygroundfestival.

One PlayGround Festival Schedule

Friday, May 31
7pm – Opening Session: Recess LIVE, featuring excerpts by PlayGround playwrights from across the country, performed on-the-spot by members of the national PlayGround community

Saturday, June 1
10:30am-11:30am – Opening Plenary: “Success Beyond the Incubator, A Conversation with PlayGround Alumni”, with Howard Ho (PlayGround-NY), Mildred Inez Lewis (PlayGround-LA), Karissa Murrell Myers (PlayGround-Chicago), and Cleavon Smith (PlayGround-SF); moderated by PlayGround Artistic Director Jim Kleinmann $$

11:40am-12:50pm – Morning Discussion/Workshop: “Directing and Acting for PlayGround”, with Spencer Diedrick (PlayGround-Chicago) & Isabel To (PlayGround-SF) $$

12:50pm-1:40pm – Lunch on your own

1:40pm-2:50pm – Afternoon Discussion/Workshop: “Writing for PlayGround”, with Norman Gee (PlayGround-SF Associate Producer) & Christian Wilburn (PlayGround-SF alumnus) $$

3pm-4pm – Closing Plenary: “Bringing PlayGround Plays to Life: Casting Best Practices”, with Tessa Corrie (PlayGround-SF Casting Associate), Christian Haines & Melissa Ortiz (PlayGround-LA Co-Executive Producers) $$

7pm – Best of the Best of PlayGround, featuring:
Bessie in Medias Res by Robyn Brooks (SF)
Love Language of Origin by Michael P. Adams (LA)
Jie Jie by Howard Ho (NY)
Mycelium by Juliet Kang Huneke (Chicago)

Featuring: Ron Campbell, Zoe Chien, Carolyn Doyle, Isabel To, Jacinta Kaumbulu, Tony Kim, Christine Liao, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, Tajianna Okechukwu, Patrick Russell, Miyoko Sakatani, and Louel Señores. Stage Manager: Liam Kirk.

Sunday, June 2
10am-12:30pm – PlayGround All-Company Gathering (not open to the public)

$$ : $10 registration fee for non-PlayGround members