Posted on January 9, 2020
PlayGround is excited to announce new one-year paid Producing Fellowships designed to foster the next generation of leadership for the American Theatre. We are looking for Bay Area individuals passionate about theatre and looking to make an impact on the field while developing the skill set to do so for a living. Fellowships are being […]
Posted on January 7, 2020
Read on to learn more about PlayGround Company Member and Alumni recent news, current happenings, and upcoming events as we prepare for the January 20, 2020 Monday Night PlayGround at Berkeley Rep! Rondrell McCormick is directing a play titled SHE in Antaeus Theatre Company’s Lab Results. Christian Haines is directing RIPCORD at Altarena Playhouse. […]
Posted on January 7, 2020
The people have spoken… The December’s People’s Choice Award goes to Tom Bruett for his short play, CHRISTMAS EVITA, presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on December 16th 2019, at Berkeley. Congratulations, Tom! Courtesy of Mr. Bruett, we’re pleased to share the first two pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! CHRISTMAS EVITA […]
Posted on January 3, 2020
Before HAMLET, ROMEO & JULIET and RICHARD III, there were “The Shakespeare Prequels”! PlayGround kicks off the first Monday Night PlayGround of 2020 on Monday, January 20, 8pm at Berkeley Repertory Theatre with staged readings of six original ten-minute plays, each inspired by and serving as a prequel to a noted work of Shakespeare and […]
Posted on December 1, 2019
Read on to learn more about PlayGround Company Member and Alumni recent news, current happenings, and upcoming events as we prepare for the December 16th Monday Night PlayGround at Berkeley Rep! Aaron Wilton and Nancy Carlin are appearing in Indra’s Net Theater’s production of “Copenhagen” with Bob Ernst. It runs Dec 19-Jan 12 at Berkeley […]
Posted on November 29, 2019
PlayGround celebrates the holidays PlayGround-style on Monday, December 16, 8 PM at Berkeley Repertory Theatre with the next round of its celebrated Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series. The topic for the December round, announced this morning, is “GIFT EXCHANGE”. “For so many centuries, the exchange of gifts has held us together. It has made […]
Posted on November 26, 2019
The people have spoken… The November People’s Choice Award goes to Melissa Keith for her short play, LOVE, PRAY, EAT, presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on November 25th 2019, at Freight and Salvage. Congratulations, Melissa! Courtesy of Ms Keith, we’re pleased to share the first two pages from the award-winning script. […]
Posted on November 26, 2019
PlayGround announces the lineup for its third annual PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, a curation of the best in Bay Area solo performance, celebrating diversity and innovation, running January 23 to February 9 at Potrero Stage. The festival features 12 double-bill performances by 11 local artists over three weeks, including premier performances by John Fisher, Jessica […]
Posted on November 5, 2019
In support of PlayGround’s 25th Anniversary Season, PlayGround has organized a post-gala Theatre Mania Raffle, with eight prizes, valued from $50 to $480 ($139 average value), including tickets to Berkeley Rep (GRAND PRIZE!), Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Crowded Fire, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Killing My Lobster, and Piano Fight, a gift certificate to […]
Posted on November 5, 2019
Read on to learn more about PlayGround Company Member and Alumni recent news, current happenings, and upcoming events as we prepare for the November 25th Monday Night PlayGround at Freight and Salvage! Rinabeth Apostol just finished the run of THE CHINESE LADY with Will Dao at the Magic and will appear next in GROUNDHOG DAY […]