Festival of New Works

Our yearly Festival of New Works, over 25 years running, features performances of our top Monday Night plays through Best of PlayGround, two full-length premieres, a series of Staged Readings, and the finalists of our Young Playwrights Project.

27th PlayGround Festival of New Works

Performances of the Best New Plays by the Best New Writers!

May 8-28, 2023 at Potrero Stage & Simulcast
ON-DEMAND thru June 30
Admission-Free (donations gratefully accepted)

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FESTIVAL KICK-OFF & PANEL (May 8)
YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT (May 12)
BEST OF PLAYGROUND 26 (May 13 & May 14)
FESTIVAL STAGED READINGS (May 15, May 19, May 22, May 26)
STARLIGHT by Christian Wilburn (May 20 & May 21)
THE BRAMFORD by Lauren Gorski (May 27 & May 28)

PlayGround Festival Sponsors
Become a PlayGround Festival Sponsor with a donation of $100 or more and receive automatic reservations to all festival streaming performances with extended on-demand access through August 31. All Festival Sponsors will be acknowledged in the PlayGround Festival digital playbill. For more information, click here.

Festival Schedule

May 8 – FESTIVAL KICK-OFF & OPENING PANEL with PlayGround alumni Geetha Reddy, Jonathan Spector, Jennifer Le Blanc, and Christian Wilburn
May 12 – 15th annual YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT, featuring works by Brian Guan, Arisa Sky Krueger, Linnani Simpson, Grady Fleming, Clifton Chiang, Josslyn Grover, Julia Satterley, Annika Svahn
May 13-14 – BEST OF PLAYGROUND 27 (Festival Premiere), featuirng works by Daniel Martinez Jr., Matthew Y. Morishige, Vicky Pham, Bridgette Dutta Portman, Alexis Standridge, and Mike Tuton
May 15 – A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS by Jacob Marx Rice (Festival Reading)
May 19 – CHARACTER ASSASSINATION by Akaina Ghosh (Festival Reading)
May 20-21 – STARLIGHT by Christian Wilburn (Festival Premiere)
May 22 – APERTURES OF LOVE IN TIMES OF WAR by Anne Yumi Kobori (Festival Reading)
May 26 – SEASONAL SWEETS by Jennifer Le Blanc (Festival Reading)
May 27-28 – THE BRAMFORD by Lauren Gorski (Festival Premiere)