Posted on April 1, 2022
The people have spoken… The March People’s Choice Award goes to Reg Clay for his play This Old Man, presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on March 21st live at the Freight & Salvage and simulcast via Vimeo Livestream. Congratulations, Reg! Courtesy of Reg we’re pleased to share the first two pages […]
Posted on March 25, 2022
PLAYWRITING MASTERCLASSApril 2nd, 2022 / 12pm-1:30pm On April 2nd, from 12pm-1:30pm, PlayGround is offering a comprehensive Playwriting Masterclass via zoom for high school-aged students interested in learning how to write plays, with an emphasis on the ten-minute play. This class is a perfect primer for those planning to submit for this year’s Young Playwrights Contest […]
Posted on March 18, 2022
PlayGround presents Season 28 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “CHILD’S PLAY: ADAPTED NURSERY RHYMES“ March 21, 2022 7pm PT Live at Freight & Salvage + Simulcast & On-Demand 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, […]
Posted on March 4, 2022
See what PlayGround Writers and Company Members are up to this March! Amy Glazer‘s new film THE SURROGATE, based off of PlayGround alumna Patricia Cotter‘s play of the same name and co-written by Glazer, Cotter and Lynn Webb, premiered as part of the Frameline Film Festival in 2020 and is now showing on Amazon Prime. […]
Posted on March 4, 2022
PlayGround has announced the 4th annual cohort for the Innovator Incubator program. The Innovator Incubator was launched in 2019 to foster new innovative theatre companies and productions with a strong commitment to BIPOC representation. The multi-year intensive incubation program provides access and opportunity for emerging theatre companies, by offering financial support and mentorship to bolster […]
Posted on February 28, 2022
“Ring around the rosie / pocket full of posies / Ashes! Ashes! / We all fall down!” – English Nursery Rhyme PlayGround has announced the topic for its final round of Monday Night PlayGround of the season, taking place on March 21, 7pm PST, live at Freight & Salvage and simulcast online. The evening will […]
Posted on February 20, 2022
PlayGround presents Season 28 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW…“ January 21, 2022 7pm PT Live at Freight & Salvage + Simulcast & On-Demand 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, […]
Posted on February 4, 2022
The people have spoken… The January People’s Choice Award goes to Christian Wilburn for his play White Card, presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on January 24th on Vimeo Livestream. Congratulations, Christian! Courtesy of Christian, we’re pleased to share the first two pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! White Card by Christian Wilburn […]
Posted on February 3, 2022
See what PlayGround Writers and Company Members are up to this February! Ross Peter Nelson will be directing George Brant’s award-winning play GROUNDED for Raven’s Feather Productions in Helena, MT. The show runs February 17-March 5. Learn more at https://www.ravensfeather.org/tickets Jonathan Spector’s THE MUCH I KNOW was post-poned at Aurora until September (Arg! Omicron!). In […]
Posted on January 28, 2022
PlayGround presents The 5th Annual PLAYGROUND SOLO PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL January 28 – February 13, 2022 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 […]