Posted on September 7, 2024
Welcome to the 2024 four-city PlayGround 30th Anniversary Gala! Tonight, PlayGround marks its third decade of incubating new plays and playwrights by hosting simultaneous parties in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The PlayGround 30th Anniversary Gala will celebrate the company’s monumental history of launching over 350 significant new playwrights and over […]
Posted on June 18, 2024
PlayGround will mark its third decade of incubating new plays by hosting simultaneous parties in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco on Monday, September 16, 2024. The events, which will also be livestreamed, will feature a starry array of playwright alumni, including many of the busiest names in theatre today. The PlayGround […]
Posted on September 16, 2023
Welcome to the 2023 One PlayGround Gala! This year’s gala celebrates the national scope of PlayGround’s programming in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago. With the launch of PlayGround-Chicago last year, Monday Night PlayGround—the signature short play program which has run successfully in the Bay Area for 30 years—is now produced […]
Posted on August 11, 2023
PlayGround has announced its PlayGround Heroes, three individuals/organizations who have made a notable impact on PlayGround and the PlayGround community over the past three decades, to be honored at the One PlayGround Gala. PlayGround’s annual fundraiser will take place in-person and online on Monday evening, September 18 at San Francisco’s Potrero Stage, Los Angeles’ Broadwater […]
Posted on September 18, 2022
Welcome to the 2022 One PlayGround Gala! This year’s gala celebrates the national scope of PlayGround’s programming in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York City, and, beginning this Fall, Chicago. With the addition of PlayGround-Chicago, Monday Night PlayGround—the signature short play program which has run successfully in the Bay Area for almost 30 years—will […]
Posted on August 22, 2022
From the company that brought you the PlayGround Zoom Fest comes a one-of-a-kind gala fundraiser, bringing together members of the PlayGround community across four cities – San Francisco, Los Angeles, NYC and Chicago – to celebrate PlayGround’s expanded national presence and impact. The Monday, September 19 One PlayGround Gala is the can’t-miss party of the […]
Posted on June 2, 2022
PlayGround Announces Return to In-Person Gala Celebrating ONE PLAYGROUND: Bay Area, Los Angeles, NYC & Chicago on September 19, 2022 / 5:30pm-8pm PDT (7:30pm-10pm CDT / 8:30pm-11pm EDT). In-Person at San Francisco’s Potrero Stage with satellites in LA, NY, Chicago & throughout the country. On Monday, September 19, PlayGround will host its annual fundraising gala, […]
Posted on September 24, 2021
“I raise up my voice—not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard. … We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” – Malala Yousafzai On Monday, September 20, over 150 attendees from all over the country and as far away as Australia came together […]
Posted on September 18, 2021
Welcome to the 2021 PlayGround Gala. This year’s gala celebrates twenty years of the June Anne Baker Prize and the legacy of the twenty women playwright who’ve received the prize since 2002. Initiated by PlayGround benefactor John H. Gilman in memory of his late wife, the June Anne Baker Prize recognizes the top new female […]
Posted on June 17, 2021
On Monday, September 20, PlayGround will host its annual fundraising gala, commemorating twenty years of the June Anne Baker Prize and the incredible legacy of the twenty women playwrights who’ve received the Prize since 2002. Initiated by PlayGround benefactor John H. Gilman in memory of his late wife, the June Anne Baker Prize recognizes the […]