Company in the News April 2023

See what PlayGround-SF Writers, Company Members and Alumni are up to this April!

Molly Olis Krost will have a staged reading of their play NANAY (previously developed at the 26th annual PlayGround Festival of New Works) at Macha Theatre’s Distillery New Works Festival in Seattle, WA. The reading will be April 15th at 7pm. Get tickets here.

Trevor Allen’s new play, “The Odyssey of Professor Blume” has been produced by The Alley Theatre in Houston. A dark comedy set during the Covid lockdown about an old professor teaching Homer’s tale to his online class. It is now available on their website for FREE here.

Michael Barrett Austin will be appearing in David Henry Hwang’s CHINGLISH at SF Playhouse May 4-June 10. Get tickets here.

Barbara Anderson’s play “Aileen” will be part of the year’s Pear Slices at The Pear Theater in Mountainview, CA. Learn more here.

David MacFadden-Elliott‘s short play will be included in Bindlestiff Studio’s “The Love Edition: Sprung Edition.” The show is Bindlestiff’s most celebrated original short play series about love, heartache and the weirdness in between. MacFadden-Elliott’s piece is called TITANIA AND THE BOTTOM AT HOME and imagines how the strangest couple from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” might have lived happily ever after. “The Love Edition: Sprung Edition” runs for three weekends, Thu thru Sat, March 23 thru April 7. Learn more here.

Katja Rivera received BACC nomination in the Best Director (100 seats or less) for REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT at CustomMade Theatre.

Cathleen Riddley is currently appearing as Cynthia in Sweat at Center Rep through April 16th, with her frequent partner-in-crime Michael Asberry as Brucie. Get tickets here.

Jediah Craig’s full-length play NO EXPECTATIONS was chosen as part of the 2023 PCSF Reading Series. The 2023 Reading Series is free and will once again be presented on Zoom, enabling playwrights and audiences from distant locations to participate. The air date is Sunday, April 30th at 4:00 pm PST. Zoom link here.

Kaz Valtchev’s new short piece, “Straight Nonsense” will be performed in the Queer AF Festival this upcoming Pride Month. Virtual auditions are currently being accepted at the link below until April 7th. Callbacks are April 15th. Please spread the word to trans and queer actors! Sign up for a virtual audition here.