Posted on November 1, 2019
“Let’s build a happy little cloud. Let’s build some happy little trees.” ― Bob Ross PlayGround continues its 25th anniversary season on Monday, November 25, 8 PM at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage with the next round of its celebrated Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series. The topic for the November round, announced this morning, is […]
Posted on October 23, 2019
The people have spoken… The October People’s Choice Award goes to Christian Wilburn for his short play, THE SUPREME MART SALES SPOOKTACULAR , presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on October 21th 2019, at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Congratulations, Christian! Courtesy of Mr. Wilburn, we’re pleased to share the first two pages […]
Posted on October 7, 2019
Read on to learn more about PlayGround Company Member and Alumni recent news, current happenings, and upcoming events as we prepare for the first Monday Night PlayGround of the Season! Carla Pantoja is playing the title role in the premier of Andrew Saito play EL RIO at Brava theatre, stage managed by Sarah Gasser. Julia […]
Posted on October 4, 2019
“I got a rock.” – Charlie Brown PlayGround kicks off its 25th anniversary season on Monday, October 21, 8 PM at Berkeley Repertory Theatre with an all-new season of the celebrated Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series. The topic for the first round, announced this morning, is “TRICK OR TREAT”. Members of the recently announced […]
Posted on October 1, 2019
PlayGround, California’s leading playwright incubator and theatre community hub, has announced its twenty-fifth anniversary season, including the return of the Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series at Berkeley Rep (26th year; third Mondays, October-March, beginning October 21, 2019) as well as the PlayGround Solo Performance Festival (3rd year; January 23-February 9, 2020) and the PlayGround […]
Posted on September 16, 2019
The PlayGround Silver Jubilee is just a week away and PlayGround is putting the finishing touches on the gala silent, live, and wine auctions to be featured that evening. Highlighting the live auction will be a three-night Palm Springs getaway at Casa di Vetro for up to 8, valued at $5,000. Also included in the […]
Posted on September 16, 2019
Read on to learn more about PlayGround Company Member and Alumni recent news, current happenings, and upcoming events as we prepare for PlayGround’s Silver Jubilee next Monday! Jonathan Spector’s play EUREKA DAY is having its NYC debut with Colt Coeur, and was featured in The NY Times. Liz Anderson is doing a year-long residency at […]
Posted on August 26, 2019
PlayGround has announced its PlayGround Heroes, three individuals who have made an indelible impact on PlayGround and the PlayGround community over the past two-and-a-half decades, to be honored at the PlayGround Silver Jubilee, taking place Monday evening, September 23, at San Francisco’s vintage Verdi Club. They are: benefactor and past board member Robert W. Allen; […]
Posted on August 8, 2019
Read on to learn more about PlayGround Company Member and Alumni recent news, current happenings, and upcoming events as we prepare for the next season of Monday Night PlayGround! Ruben Grijalva’s play ANNA CONSIDERS MARS is being remounted at Stanford’s Nitery Theatre, featuring Melissa Ortiz, Christian Hanes, Soren Olivier, Wilma Bonet, Aaron Wilton and Katie […]
Posted on July 31, 2019
Same Boat Theater Collective, the Bay Area’s first environmental justice theater and a participant in the inaugural PlayGround Innovator Incubator, will present a staged reading of their new play, THE EMERYVILLE HORROR, on August 11, 2pm, at Potrero Stage, as part of PlayGround’s 2019 Innovators Showcase. Directed by Ellen Koivisto, the play is written by […]