Posted on May 1, 2025
See what PlayGround Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this May! Ben Chau-Chiu steps into the role of DHH in David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face at Shotgun Players. The show opens May 10 with pay-what-you-can previews and runs through June 8. Don’t miss this timely and provocative exploration of identity and representation. Purchase […]
Posted on April 7, 2025
The full lineup for PlayGround’s 29th annual Festival of New Works, a preeminent showcase for the next generation of great playwrights, has been announced! This year’s festival, all performed live at Potrero Stage May 6-25 and simulcast, will feature premiere presentations of Matthew Morishige’s Work/Shoot and Jessica June Rowe’s The Passing Storm; as well as […]
Posted on April 1, 2025
See what PlayGround Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this April! Nancy Carlin directs the world premiere of Buttercup by J.D. Murphy, inspired by Guy de Maupassant’s Boule de Suif. This new work runs April 3-13 in San Rafael, featuring Lizzie Calogero as Sister Walter of the Lamentable Poor and Norman Gee as […]
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 1, 2025
See what PlayGround Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this March! 3Girls Theatre’s 2025 New Works Festival celebrates fresh new plays by women+ playwrights whose work has been in development through 3GT’s Reading Series. The festival runs from March 7–16 at KALW, 220 Montgomery Street, SF, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at […]
Posted on February 21, 2025
“A robot may not injure a human or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” – The First Law of Robotics, I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Technology – humanity’s greatest achievement, or our fiercest enemy? Don’t miss PlayGround’s first ever night of Sci-Fi as our playwrights tackle the big existential questions about […]
Posted on February 1, 2025
See what PlayGround Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this February! Kristy Lin Billuni’s eco-homo-erotic musical, The Trees, will have two concert readings: March 5 and 9. Join us for a free community concert reading, Wednesday, 3/5/25, 7pm, Eagle SF. Get your tickets for a concert reading in 3Girls New Works Festival, KALW […]
Posted on January 24, 2025
“I keep reminding people that an editorial in rhyme is not a song. A good song makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you think.” – Pete Seeger Folk music has been inspiring, uniting, and igniting communities for generations. Join us for our annual “musical theatre night” as PlayGround writers incorporate some of […]
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 January 3, 2025
See what PlayGround Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this January! Patricia Cotter’s audio play, DID I MISS ANYTHING IMPORTANT? (a James Stevenson Commission for Short Comedic Play,) is now streaming on the podcast, PLAYING ON AIR directed by Marchánt Davis, it features actors David Rasche (Broadway: Cult of Love), and Maryanne Plunkett […]