Free-Play Festival

JUST ANNOUNCED: THE BEST OF FREE-PLAY!
PlayGround will present 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 Valtchev (Sep 6th 8pm & Sep 7th at 6pm). These “Best of” productions were chosen from the 11 shows that made up the original three-week “fringe style” Free-Play Festival. Each production will be presented for two admission-free performances at Potrero Stage (18th Street @ Arkansas) with on-demand streaming availability.

BEST OF 3rd Annual FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL
September 6-7, 2024 at Potrero Stage & Simulcast
Available ON-DEMAND
Admission-Free (donations gratefully accepted)

TICKETS PLAYBILL READ THE PRESS RELEASE

Friday, September 6, 2024
6:00 PM: Black Bastard by Jon Joseph Gentry
8:00 PM: Stare Into The Void And You’ll See Stars by Kaz Valtchev

Saturday, September 7, 2024
6:00 PM: Stare Into The Void And You’ll See Stars by Kaz Valtchev
8:00 PM: Black Bastard by Jon Joseph Gentry

PlayGround closes out the summer season with the third annual FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL. This three-week “fringe style” new works festival features 11 productions from highly sought-after theatre artists from across the country including four PlayGround artists based in the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Ranging in subject from the U.S. Citizen Test to mentally ill mothers to gender dysphoria, and varying in styles from dance pieces to ensemble plays to one-person shows, PlayGround’s Free-Play Festival features a stellar lineup of seasoned theatre professionals, first-time producers, and all-star performers in every aspect of live performance, direction, and choreography.

3rd Annual FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL

Aug 9-25, 2024 at Potrero Stage & Simulcast
Available ON-DEMAND
Admission-Free (donations gratefully accepted)

TICKETS PLAYBILL READ THE PRESS RELEASE

THE DEFINITION OF DRAG by SNJV (Aug 9, Aug 11, Aug 24)
VENN DIAGRAM by Margo L. Rofé (Aug 9, Aug 10, Aug 11)
THE TEST by Carl Erez and Princess Kannah (Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 18)
POST GRAD LIFE by Joelle Joyner-Wong (Aug 10, Aug 11, Aug 25)
GODDESS DA FROM THE PLANET YURONIT by Melinda E. Lopez (Aug 10, Aug 18, Aug 25)
ONE OF THE GOOD ONES by Melina Cohen-Bramwell (Aug 11, Aug 24, Aug 25)
BLACK BASTARD by Jon Joseph Gentry (Aug 16, Aug 17, Aug 18)
STARE INTO THE VOID AND YOU’LL SEE STARS by Kaz Valtchev (Aug 16, Aug 17, Aug 18)
TITLE PENDING by Heather Tyson (Aug 17, Aug 23, Aug 24)
WHERE I COME FROM by Jerry Metzker (Aug 17, Aug 18, Aug 25)
BAD BEHAVIOR, A PLAY IN ONE ACT by Adrian A Babatunde Thomas (Aug 23, Aug 24, Aug 25)

Festival Schedule

Friday, August 9, 2024
6 PM: VENN DIAGRAM by Margo Rofé
8 PM: THE DEFINITION OF DRAG by SNJV

Saturday, August 10, 2024
2 PM: THE TEST by Carl Erez and Princess Kannah
4 PM: VENN DIAGRAM by Margo Rofé
6 PM: GODDESS DA FROM THE PLANET YURONIT by Melinda E. Lopez
8 PM: POST GRAD LIFE by Joelle Joyner-Wong

Sunday, August 11, 2024
12 PM: VENN DIAGRAM by Margo Rofé
2 PM: POST GRAD LIFE by Joelle Joyner-Wong
4 PM: THE DEFINITION OF DRAG by SNJV
6 PM: THE TEST by Carl Erez and Princess Kannah
8 PM: ONE OF THE GOOD ONES by Melina Cohen-Bramwell

Friday, August 16, 2024
6 PM: BLACK BASTARD by Jon Joseph Gentry
8 PM: STARE INTO THE VOID AND YOU’LL SEE STARS by Kaz Valtchev

Saturday, August 17, 2024
2 PM: TITLE PENDING by Heather Tyson
4 PM: STARE INTO THE VOID AND YOU’LL SEE STARS by Kaz Valtchev
6 PM: WHERE I COME FROM by Jerry Metzker
8 PM: BLACK BASTARD by Jon Joseph Gentry

Sunday, August 18, 2024
12 PM: BLACK BASTARD by Jon Joseph Gentry
2 PM: WHERE I COME FROM by Jerry Metzker
4 PM: THE TEST by Carl Erez and Princess Kannah
6 PM: GODDESS DA FROM THE PLANET YURONIT by Melinda E. Lopez
8 PM: STARE INTO THE VOID AND YOU’LL SEE STARS by Kaz Valtchev

Friday, August 23, 2024
6 PM: BAD BEHAVIOR, A PLAY IN ONE ACT by Adrian Thomas
8 PM: TITLE PENDING by Heather Tyson

Saturday, August 24, 2024
2 PM: ONE OF THE GOOD ONES by Melina Cohen-Bramwell
4 PM: TITLE PENDING by Heather Tyson
6 PM: THE DEFINITION OF DRAG by SNJV
8 PM: BAD BEHAVIOR, A PLAY IN ONE ACT by Adrian Thomas

Sunday, August 25, 2024
12 PM: ONE OF THE GOOD ONES by Melina Cohen-Bramwell
2 PM: POST GRAD LIFE by Joelle Joyner-Wong
4 PM: BAD BEHAVIOR, A PLAY IN ONE ACT by Adrian Thomas
6 PM: WHERE I COME FROM by Jerry Metzker
8 PM: GODDESS DA FROM THE PLANET YURONIT by Melinda E. Lopez