Posted on March 28, 2025
PlayGround is excited to announce immediate openings to join the 2025-26 Producing Fellowship, designed to foster the next generation of leadership for the American Theatre. We are looking for individuals passionate about theatre and looking to make an impact on the field while developing the skill set to do so for a living. Candidates must […]
Posted on March 20, 2025
The people have spoken… The March People’s Choice Award goes to George Rose for his play, Nature’s Final Solution, presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on March 17th live at the David Brower Center and simulcast via Vimeo Livestream. Congratulations, George! Courtesy of George, we’re pleased to share the first two pages […]
Posted on January 24, 2025
PlayGround presents The 8th Annual PLAYGROUND SOLO PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL January 24 – February 9, 2025 7pm PT Potrero Stage & Online Simulcast Acknowledging the Legacy of the Land We Inhabit PlayGround acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush (RAH-my-toosh) Ohlone (oh-LOW-nee) and Lisjan (lih-SHAH-n) Ohlone, the original inhabitants of the […]
Posted on January 16, 2025
“The establishment of our new Government seemed to be the last great experiment for promoting human happiness.” – George Washington, January 9, 1790 PlayGround has announced and officially opened the submission window for their 17th annual Young Playwrights Contest, a showcase celebrating the best budding new voices for the stage. This year’s Young Playwrights Contest […]
Posted on December 13, 2024
PlayGround presents Season 31 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND “Holiday Surprise” December 16, 2024 7pm PT The David Brower Center & Simulcast Acknowledging the Legacy of the Land We Inhabit PlayGround acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush (RAH-my-toosh) Ohlone (oh-LOW-nee) and Lisjan (lih-SHAH-n) Ohlone, the original inhabitants of the San Francisco […]
Posted on December 3, 2024
At our 30th Anniversary Gala this year, Broadway playwright Jonathan Spector shared, “I don’t know if I would be a playwright today if it weren’t for PlayGround.” For 30 years, PlayGround has provided hundreds of writers their very first opportunity to hear their words out loud. Of course we hope all our playwrights make it to Broadway, but […]
Posted on November 29, 2024
The people have spoken… The November’s People’s Choice Award goes to Jennifer Le Blanc for her play Let’s Try This Again, presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on November 18th live at Potrero Stage and simulcast via Vimeo Livestream. Congratulations, Jennifer! Courtesy of Jennifer, we’re pleased to share the first two pages […]
Posted on November 15, 2024
In preparation for PlayGround’s upcoming “twisted” holiday show, A Very Hitchcock Christmas, PlayGround is turning Potrero Stage into a cinema for a free HITCHCOCK FILM FESTIVAL, featuring Notorious (1946), Rope (1948), Rear Window (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), and The Birds (1963), presented over two days, November 30-December 1, 2024. Reserve your free tickets […]
Posted on April 4, 2024
PlayGround is part of an amazing community of artists—playwrights, directors, actors, designers—and audiences who come to support the very best that Bay Area theatre has to offer. The 28th annual PlayGround Festival of New Works, May 7-26, 2024 in-person at Potrero Stage and simulcast, is a celebration of all that PlayGround artists have accomplished over […]
Posted on April 1, 2024
Are you a Bay Area-based early-career or aspiring professional playwright? Have you ever wanted to see your plays performed on stage by leading local professional actors? Do you respond well to deadlines? PlayGround is seeking applications for our 2024-25 Writers Pool. Members of the Writers Pool are invited to submit for the Monday Night PlayGround […]