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PLAYGROUND 30TH ANNIVERARY GALA
Celebrating PlayGround Nationally
September 16, 2024
5pm-8pm PDT Verdi Club, San Francisco
5pm-8pm PDT Rossoblu, Los Angeles
7pm-10pm CDT Osteria Via Stato, Chicago
8pm-11pm EDT Carmine’s Upper West Side, New York City
Tickets: $300 (see below for Host levels)
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PlayGround will mark its third decade of incubating new plays by hosting simultaneous parties in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco on Monday, September 16, 2024. The events, which will also be livestreamed, will feature a starry array of playwright alumni, including many of the busiest names in theatre today. The PlayGround 30th Anniversary Gala will celebrate the company’s monumental history of launching over 350 significant new playwrights and over 1,500 new plays onto the national theatre scene, by playwrights including Lauren Yee, Jonathan Spector, Geetha Reddy, Diana Burbano, and Cleavon Smith, among hundreds of others.
PlayGround’s 30th Anniversary Gala celebrating PlayGround’s enduring legacy will be celebrated with 30 distinguished playwright alumni: Linda Amayo-Hassan, Esther Banegas Gatica, Cass Brayton, Diana Burbano, Patricia Cotter, Bailey Jordan Garcia, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Prince Gomolvilas, Ruben Grijalva, Garret Jon Groenveld, Julianne Jigour, Nina Ki, Molly Olis Krost, Mildred Inez Lewis, Aaron Loeb, Daniel Martinez, Jr., Daniele Nathanson, Evelyn Jean Pine, Ken Prestininzi, Geetha Reddy, Jacob Marx Rice, Carolina Rojas, Jessica June Rowe, Jonathan Spector, Nicki Spencer, Tom Swift, Malachy Walsh, Jennie Webb, Christian Wilburn, and Maury Zeff. Funds raised will enable PlayGround to create more opportunities for working artists across the country, as well as establish a national network for this country’s most promising new voices and their artistic collaborators.
Listen to this year’s keynote speaker, playwright Jonathan Spector (Eureka Day), talking about the role and impact of PlayGround for new playwrights.
General tickets: $300
Host Levels
Host – $1,000 (includes 2 host-level tickets & recognition on the host committee)
Table Host – $5,000 (includes a table of 8 plus recognition on the host committee)
Event Host – $10,000 (includes up to 12 host-level tickets plus recognition on the host committee)
Show your support for PlayGround and the 30th Anniversary Gala with a personalized advertisement. All ads will be included in the 30th Anniversary Gala digital catalogue and displayed as part of a special 30th Anniversary slide show during the Gala. NOTE: Content for the ad (can be text or a designed graphic, 1920px x1080px) should be submitted by September 9, 2024 to info@playground-sf.org.
