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 15, 2024
PlayGround presents its third annual “twisted” holiday show: A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS, inspired by the iconic films of Alfred Hitchcock. Performances are December 7-8 at 7:00 p.m. PST in person and streaming. A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS features the plays; Santa on a Rope by Shoshanna Green, To Catch a Grinch by Daniel Arzola (World Premiere), […]
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 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 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 […]
Posted on September 1, 2024
See what PlayGround Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this September! Ben Chau-Chiu is the assistant director of Cal Shakes’ AS YOU LIKE IT, directed by Elizabeth Carter. Also working on the production are fellow PlayGround company members Rebecca Ennals, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, Jed Parsario, Stacy Ross, Jeunee Simon, and Chris Steele! It’s very […]
Posted on August 26, 2024
(SAN FRANCISCO) PlayGround has announced two encore productions stemming from the third annual FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL: BEST OF FREE-PLAY will run September 6-7, at Potrero Stage and simulcast, and will feature BLACK BASTARD by Jon Joseph Gentry (Sep 6th 6pm & Sep 7th at 8pm) and STARE INTO THE VOID AND YOU’LL SEE STARS by Kaz […]
Posted on August 1, 2024
See what PlayGround Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this August! Norman Gee directs and performs in INVENTORY/ James Baldwin Abroad with the Oakland Public Theater this August, honoring Baldwin’s centennial. Artistic Director of O.P.T., and Associate Producer with PlayGround-SF, Norman also works with other companies including A.C.T., SF-Shakes, Word for Word, Lorraine […]
Posted on July 5, 2024
The PlayGround Solo Performance Festival is PlayGround’s annual celebration of the best in California solo performance. Now going on its eighth year, the next Solo Fest will take place January 24-February 9, 2025, performed live at Potrero Stage and simulcast online, with nine double-bill performances over three weeks. Only California-based artists eligible to submit. PlayGround is […]
Posted on July 1, 2024
See what PlayGround Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this July! Lizzie Calogero will be playing a delightful assortment of characters in the SF Mime Troupe’s summer show, American Dreams. We’re free in Bay Area parks throughout July and August, and we’re loud and funny! Not silent mime! Info available here. Jonathan Spector‘s […]