Posted on February 12, 2021

Jim Kleinmann

Feb 15 Monday Night PlayGround Playbill

PlayGround-SF presents Season 27 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “LORE“ February 15, 2020 7pm PT via Zoom Live Stream Zagriate by Chris Steele Directed by Susi Damilano Dino/Morther……………………………………………………Ezra Reeves Guy/Father………………….……………………….….……Jomar Tagatac Mel/Young Dino AKA Lyra……………………Kaylamay Suarez Paz The Memory Bank By Lauren Gorski Directed by Jeunee Simon Mo…………………….………………..……………………Michael Asberry Ayesha……………………….………..…………………………Alicia Mason The Legend of the Rhino […]

Posted on February 5, 2021

Jim Kleinmann

Company in the News Feb-2021

See what PlayGround Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to as we get ready for the February 15th Monday Night PlayGround on Zoom! Robert Sicular starts rehearsals/recording February 9th for San Jose Stage Company’s virtual production of Peter Callender’s astonishing and moving new play, Strange Courtesies. This sure-to-be widely produced work will be having […]

Posted on January 29, 2021

Lana Richards

The January People’s Choice goes to…

The people have spoken… The January People’s Choice Award goes to Christian Wilburn for his short play, BETRAYAL AT THE ZONE OF DEATH, presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on January 18 on Zoom. Congratulations, Christian! Courtesy of Christian, we’re pleased to share the first two pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! […]

Posted on January 15, 2021

Lana Richards

Jan 18 Monday Night PlayGround Playbill

PlayGround presents Season 27 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “Reunification” January 18, 2021 7pm PT via Zoom Live Stream Now and Then, We Lose Everything by Lauren Gorski Directed by Norman Gee Jay……………………………………..………………..Aaron Wilton Lex………………………………………….………..Karen Offereins Sí Se Maybe by Victoria Evans Erville Directed by Joy Carlin Ada………………………………………..Leontyne Mbele-Mbong Caroline……………………………………..…………..Elena Wright Shadow Blobs by Sean Wong-Westbrooke […]

Posted on January 4, 2021

Jim Kleinmann

Company in the News Jan-2021

See what PlayGround Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to as we get ready for the January 18th Monday Night PlayGround on Zoom! Meghan Maugeri‘s new full length dramedy, POLAR BEAR SOCIETY, will have a virtual staged reading in American Stage’s 21st Century Voices New Play Festival! The reading, which is open to the […]

Posted on December 28, 2020

Jim Kleinmann

The December People’s Choice goes to…

The people have spoken… The December People’s Choice Award goes to Madison Wetzell for her short play, TECH WEEK, presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on December 21, on Zoom. Congratulations, Madison! Courtesy of Madison, we’re pleased to share the first two pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy!   TECH WEEK By […]

Posted on December 24, 2020

Jim Kleinmann

Exploring “Reunification” in the New Year for January 18 Monday Night PlayGround

“We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.” ― Gwendolyn Brooks Today 36 San Francisco writers will unite in pursuit of a common goal, to craft compelling stories exploring healing, unity, and restoration.  Written in just four-and-a-half days, these writers will take the theme “Reunification” and […]

Posted on December 22, 2020

Jim Kleinmann

PlayGround Solo Fest Moves Online!

PlayGround announces the lineup for its fourth annual PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, a curation of the best in Bay Area solo performance, running January 22 to February 7 online via Zoom. The festival features 9 double-bill live-streamed performances by California artists over three weeks, including one-night-only featured highlights by Marga Gomez and Sara Moore, and Bay […]

Posted on December 18, 2020

Lana Richards

Dec 21 Monday Night PlayGround Playbill

PlayGround presents Season 27 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “Illuminate” December 21, 2020 7pm PT via Zoom Live Stream Welcome to the String by Tom Bruett Directed by Jeffrey Lo Red.…………………..………………………………..Douglas B. Giorgis Green………..………………………………….……..………Emilie Talbot Blue……………………………………………………..……Isabel Anne To Teen Prophet by Victoria Evans Erville Directed by Jeunée Simon Mom………………………………………………………Jasmine Williams Jesus………………………………..………………………Jordan Covington Coward’s Flame by Anne […]