Posted on December 20, 2024
“We know what we are but not what we may be.” – Ophelia, Hamlet In the spirit of past topics such as “Shakespeare’s Prequels” and last year’s “Shakespeare Multiverse, ” PlayGround writers are set to take on a new sector of the Bard’s not-previously-explored canon: THE SHAKESPEARE SEQUELS. What happens after that joyous wedding at […]
Posted on December 5, 2024
See what PlayGround Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this December! Monique Hafen Adams has been writing for a children’s podcast called Dorktales Storytime. She has two episodes out already (“Never Never No No Land” and “Knock on Wood”) and is slotted to write five more. Check it out anywhere you listen to […]
Posted on November 22, 2024
“Maybe Christmas… doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more.” – Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas Tis the season for holiday cheer, family gatherings, and who-knows-what-else! Whether your holidays tend to bring on heartfelt reflections, meaningful connections, or endless confections, our writers are ready to dig into the […]
Posted on November 21, 2024
PlayGround has announced the lineup for its eighth annual PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, a curation of the best in Bay Area solo performance, running January 24-February 9, 2025 (Fri-Sun), presented live at San Francisco’s Potrero Stage and simulcast online. The festival of new solo work features 18 double-bill performances by twelve California artists over three […]
Posted on November 15, 2024
In preparation for PlayGround’s upcoming “twisted” holiday show, A Very Hitchcock Christmas, PlayGround is turning Potrero Stage into a cinema for a free HITCHCOCK FILM FESTIVAL, featuring Notorious (1946), Rope (1948), Rear Window (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), and The Birds (1963), presented over two days, November 30-December 1, 2024. Reserve your free tickets […]
Posted on November 1, 2024
See what PlayGround Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this November! Michael Barrett Austin is appearing in Aurora Theatre Company’s production of Noel Coward’s ‘Fallen Angels’ through November 17th. More info available here. Kristy Lin Billuni’s short play, “The Cherry Tree” will appear 11/15 and 16 in Oakland Public Theater’s Four Seasons Political […]
Posted on October 25, 2024
“You see things; and say Why? But I dream things that never were; and I say Why not?” — George Bernard Shaw Aspiration! Deflation. Largest hopes, deepest fears. Dreams and nightmares (this month’s prompt!) appear while we sleep and also while we’re awake – motivating us, scaring us, pushing us to be or become our […]
Posted on October 1, 2024
See what PlayGround Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this October! Kimberly Ridgeway is directing THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at the Altarena Playhouse (Alameda, CA) from October 25 – November 24, 2025. More info available here. Julia McNeal is performing in Yaga! at Marin Theatre in Mill Valley, from October 10th through November 3rd. Krystle […]
Posted on September 20, 2024
“The establishment of our new Government seemed to be the last great experiment for promoting human happiness.” – George Washington, January 9, 1790 Join us in kicking off our 30th Anniversary Season with a Monday Night full of the stories you thought you knew and the stories you never knew – until now – inspired […]
Posted on September 19, 2024
PlayGround has announced the 6th annual Innovators Showcase, a three-week festival of new works by the 2024 Innovator Incubator cohort. The Festival runs November 4-24, 2024 at Potrero Stage and simulcast. The Innovator Incubator was launched in 2019 to foster new innovative theatre companies and productions with a strong commitment to historically marginalized or excluded […]