Company in the News Feb-2025

See what PlayGround Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this February!

Kristy Lin Billuni’s eco-homo-erotic musical, The Trees, will have two concert readings: March 5 and 9. Join us for a free community concert reading, Wednesday, 3/5/25, 7pm, Eagle SF. Get your tickets for a concert reading in 3Girls New Works Festival, KALW San Francisco, Sunday, 3/9/25, 2pm.

Nancy Carlin and fellow PlayGround company member Jed Parsario are in the cast of the (super fun!) World Premiere of FROGGY, a Graphic Novel Noir Thriller, by Jennifer Haley at Center Rep. Runs February 9 – March 2 at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek. Tickets are found here

Zoe Chien and the team at 3Girls Theatre are thrilled to announce 3GT’s upcoming New Works Festival! The 2025 New Works Festival is a celebratory culmination of new plays by women+ playwrights whose work has been in development through 3GT’s Reading Series. In honor of 3GT’s partnership with KALW, the 2025 NWF theme is Seen and Heard, and will feature the work of SF Bay Area artists collaborating on multiple projects by 3GT playwrights, including PlayGround writer Kristy Lin Billuni whose eco-homo-erotic musical The Trees is a must-see on 3/9. Join us as we discover what it means to be seen and heard through these innovative new works. What: 3Girls Theatre’s 2025 New Works Festival: Seen and Heard When: Friday-Sunday March 7th-16th Where: KALW 220 Montgomery Street, SF Time: Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm; Sundays at 2pm Tickets: Sliding scale tickets ranging from $15-$100 available at 3GirlsTheatre.org VIP Festival Passes for all 6 events available for $125 Pay-what-you-can tickets available at the door. 3GT practices radical hospitality – nobody is ever turned away for lack of funds. More information at 3GirlsTheatre.org

Ezra Reaves is directing, COMPTON’S CAFETERIA RIOT. Performances start April 11th. Tickets are now on sale and more information can be found here.

Cindy Goldfield is looking forward to starting rehearsals soon for the new “Sex scandal, murder mystery” Happy Pleasant Valley, a co-pro with TheatreWorks and CenterRep. More information can be found here.

Danielle Levin is heading to Portland, Maine for the premiere production of _Madeleines_, running March 7 – 23. More information can be found here.

Ben Chau-Chiu will be a guest artist, playing Agis, in the SF Conservatory of Music’s production of Triumph of Love. Come see this wacky, fun musical and support many of the graduate voice students of SFCM! Performances are February 21-22 at 7:30p in their concert hall just around the corner from Market/Van Ness.

Evelyn Jean Pine was delighted to play both “Ovid” and “Martha Graham,” natch, at the Bather’s Library’s book release reading of Alexandra Pink’s new book/play/game, THE INFINITE PLAY.