Posted on September 23, 2022
“Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion.” – Tennessee Williams Playwright incubator PlayGround has announced the prompt for the first […]
Posted on September 21, 2022
PlayGround has announced the programming lineup for the 4th annual INNOVATORS SHOWCASE, featuring new works by the 2022 Innovator Incubator Cohort: Analog Theatre, The Chikahan Company, City Street Artists, Juneteenth Theatre Justice Project, Latinx Mafia, Native Writers’ Theater, Poltergeist Theatre Project, Oakland Public Theater and Theatre Cultura. The Innovator Incubator was launched in 2019 to […]
Posted on September 2, 2022
See what PlayGround Writers and Company Members are up to this September! Allie Costa‘s play BLUE CHRISTMAS is having its world premiere September 9th through 18th at Stella Adler in Hollywood as part of A Light in Dark Places. Learn more here. Also, hear Allie on the latest episodes of THE KIT BULL STORY and FILAMENT, […]
Posted on August 12, 2022
PlayGround, California’s leading playwright incubator and theatre community hub, has announced its 29th season, including the return of the celebrated Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series on third Mondays,* October – March, in-person this year at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage and live simulcast (October 10, 2022-March 20, 2023). The season also includes an extensive array […]
Posted on August 5, 2022
PlayGround has announced a limited run of the Hollywood Fringe hit, BREED OR BUST by Joyful Raven, directed by Jael Weisman. Following a one-night performance on August 26 (press night) as part of the inaugural PlayGround Free-Play Festival, Breed or Bust will run September 9-24, Fridays-Saturdays at 7pm PDT, in-person at Potrero Stage and simulcast […]
Posted on August 5, 2022
See what PlayGround Writers and Company Members are up to this August! Jonathan Spector’s EUREKA DAY will have its European Premiere at the Old Vic in London, starring Helen Hunt. Read about it here. Gwen Loeb and Nancy Carlin are starring in HOW TO LET YOUR LOVER DIE by Elana Dykewomon in the Bay Area […]
Posted on July 9, 2022
PlayGround, a leading playwright incubator and theatre community hub helping to uplift historically underrepresented voices for the stage since 1994, has announced four new play commissions for PlayGround’s 29th Season (2022-23). They include three winners of the Best of PlayGround People’s Choice Award – Jennifer Le Blanc (Best of PlayGround 26), Jessica June Rowe (Best […]
Posted on July 8, 2022
See what PlayGround Writers and Company Members are up to this July! Lizzie Calogero will be playing Alice (and others, including 19th Century robber baron Cleonus Taintworthy) in the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s summer show BACK TO THE WAY THINGS WERE. The show opens July 4th in Dolores Park, and plays in Bay Area parks. […]
Posted on June 13, 2022
After 25 years with PlayGround, Associate Artistic Director Annie Stuart has announced that she is leaving to embark on her next adventure. Annie’s last day at PlayGround will be July 31st. PlayGround Artistic Director Jim Kleinmann commented, “The PlayGround Community and I are deeply indebted to Annie for her 25 years of service. There’s not […]
Posted on June 8, 2022
See what PlayGround Writers and Company Members are up to this June! Jeunée Simon will be appearing onstage with Tierra Allen, Carolina Morones, Alan Quismorio, Kayla May Paz Suarez, and Radhika Rao in poet-playwright Aimee Suzara’s world premiere – THE REAL SAPPHO, a confrontation, a celebration, and the new beginnings of a classic. Directed by […]