Posted on October 23, 2026
PlayGround has announced the lineup for its tenth annual PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, a curation of the best in solo performance, running January 15-February 7, 2027 (Thurs-Mon), presented live at San Francisco’s Potrero Stage and simulcast online. The festival of new solo work features 20 solo performers and 60 performances, including work by James Christy, […]
Posted on October 17, 2026
PlayGround presents Season 33 prePLAY “The Trial Run” October 18, 2026 2pm PT PlayGround Playspace & Simulcast MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND “AMERICA 250: The Dreamers, The Builders, & The Leaders” October 19, 2026 7pm PT Ashby Stage & Simulcast Acknowledging the Legacy of the Land We Inhabit PlayGround acknowledges that we are on the unceded […]
Posted on October 2, 2026
See what PlayGround-SF Writers and Company Members are up to this month including: Lisa Morse, Patrick Russell, Emilie Talbot, Annette Amelia Oliveira, Louel T Senores, Eiko Moon-Yamamoto, Alanna McFall, Tim Bryant, Mary Baird, Greg Lam, Norman Gee, Rudy Guerrero, Michael Barrett Austin, Lizzie Calogero, Dom Refuerzo, and Miyoko Sakatani! Emilie Talbot and Eiko Moon-Yamamoto will be […]
Posted on September 25, 2026
PlayGround presents Season 33 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND October 19, 2026, 7pm PT Ashby Stage (Berkeley) & Simulcast Topic: AMERICA 250: The Dreamers, The Builders, & The Leaders Admission-Free (Suggested Donation: $10-$30) The plays and playwrights include:Land of Opportunity by KT Frances Hartline Lady Liberty is Deadass by Daniel Martinez Jr. The Infiltrator by Kimberly Ridgeway […]
Posted on September 18, 2026
PlayGround, a leading national playwright incubator and theatre community hub, is pleased to share plans for its 33rd anniversary season. The season announcement coincides with the release of the 2026-27 Writers Pools, 112 early-career playwrights in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, who will participate in PlayGround’s signature incubator program, […]
Posted on September 11, 2026
PlayGround is thrilled to announced the inaugural TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL, December 4th – December 20th, 2026, at Potrero Stage and simulcast. This three-week “fringe style” new works festival features 8 productions and 24 performances of new holiday-themed works (with a twist!) by talented theatre artists from across the country including a variety PlayGround artists. Ranging […]
Posted on September 5, 2026
The PlayGround Comedy Festival is our annual celebration of the best in comedic performance, including stand-up, improv, sketch, and comedic plays. The Comedy Festival will include up to 60 performances of 20 unique events taking place March 12-April 4, 2027, performed live at Potrero Stage and simulcast online. All performances will take place at Potrero […]
Posted on September 1, 2026
See what PlayGround-SF Writers and Company Members are up to this month including: Michael Barrett Austin, Ruby June Campbell, Nancy Carlin, J Jha, Charisse Loriaux, Marissa Martinez, Eiko Moon-Yamamoto, Lisa Morse, Molly Noble, Richard Perez, James W. Perry, Evelyn Jean Pine, Dom Refuerzo, Kimberly Ridgeway, Katja Rivera, Katie Rubin, Patrick Russell, Louel Señores, Emilie Talbot, […]
Posted on August 3, 2026
See what PlayGround-SF Writers and Company Members are up to this month including: Lindsey Abbott, Linda Ayers-Frederick, Mary Baird, Laura Domingo, Carolyn Doyle, Greg Lam, Alicia Mason, Lisa Morse, Eiko Moon-Yamamoto, Molly Noble, Doyle Ott,Jan Probst, Louel Señores, Stan Stone, Emilie Talbot and Maury Zeff! Three Tall-ish Tales are coming to Free-Play, penned by PlayGround-SF […]
Posted on July 31, 2026
PLAYGROUND FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL July 31 – August 23, 2026 Live at Potrero Stage + Simulcast Acknowledging the Legacy of the Land We Inhabit PlayGround acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush (RAH-my-toosh) Ohlone (oh-LOW-nee) and Lisjan (lih-SHAH-n) Ohlone, the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula and East Bay, respectively. […]