Posted on April 14, 2023
PlayGround is thrilled to announce the selected playwrights and short plays for our 27th annual ten-minute play fest, BEST OF PLAYGROUND 27! Please join us as we showcase first-time festival writers Danny Martinez, Jr., Matthew Y. Morishige, Vicky Pham, Bridgette Dutta Portman, Michael Tuton, and Alexis Standridge. For two nights only, PlayGround will celebrate these […]
Posted on February 22, 2023
PlayGround and Poltergeist Theatre Project announce a limited run of GASLIT: A Trans Drag Parody co-created by Chris Steele and Sean Owens, March 9-10 at Potrero Stage and simulcast, following its sold-out run at Cutting Ball Theater this month. Admission is free (donations gratefully accepted and directly support the artists). For more information or to […]
Posted on January 27, 2023
PlayGround presents The 6th Annual PLAYGROUND SOLO PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL January 27 – February 12, 2023 7pm PT Potrero Stage & Online Simulcast Acknowledging the Legacy of the Land We Inhabit PlayGround acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush (RAH-my-toosh) Ohlone (oh-LOW-nee) and Lisjan (lih-SHAH-n) Ohlone, the original inhabitants of the […]
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 July 9, 2022
PlayGround closes out the summer season with a new free festival of new plays by the PlayGround community, FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL, August 26-28, at Potrero Stage and simulcast. The inaugural Free-Play Festival features the return of Joyful Raven’s BREED OR BUST (Aug 26 7pm PDT) following her hit run at the Hollywood Fringe, the premiere of […]
Posted on April 12, 2022
PlayGround has announced the full lineup for its 26th annual FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS, running May 9-29, returning for in-person performances at Potrero Stage, where the festival has been based since 2008, and, new this year, all simulcast online. A preeminent showcase for the next generation of great playwrights, the PlayGround Festival of New Works […]
Posted on April 9, 2022
PlayGround has announced four bold, new plays that will receive professional developmental workshops and public staged readings live at Potrero Stage and simulcast as part of the 26th annual PlayGround Festival of New Works. The three-week festival (May 9-29) is the culmination and celebration of PlayGround’s yearly programming, cultivating exciting new voices for the American […]
Posted on April 2, 2022
PlayGround is thrilled to announce the selected plays and playwrights for our 26th annual ten-minute play fest, BEST OF PLAYGROUND 26! Please join us in congratulating first-time festival writers Monique Hafen Adams, Jennifer Le Blanc and Justin P. Lopez, and returning “Best of” playwrights Akaina Ghosh, Alanna McFall, and Eteya Trinidad. For two nights only, […]
Posted on January 28, 2022
PlayGround presents The 5th Annual PLAYGROUND SOLO PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL January 28 – February 13, 2022 7pm PT Potrero Stage & Online Simulcast Acknowledging the Legacy of the Land We Inhabit PlayGround acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush (RAH-my-toosh) Ohlone (oh-LOW-nee) and Lisjan (lih-SHAH-n) Ohlone, the original inhabitants of the […]
Posted on April 6, 2021
PlayGround and the Potrero Stage community will celebrate the launch of the new POTRERO STAGERS membership program with a free digital launch party and evening of performances on Saturday, May 1, 7pm-8:15pm PDT via Zoom livestream. Co-hosted by beloved local performers Marga Gomez and Liam Vincent, the event will feature short performances by more than […]