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 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 Kabocha Pie: The […]
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. […]
Posted on July 31, 2026
Join us for the ONE PLAYGROUND GALA (2026) Celebrating the June Anne Baker Prize 25th Anniversary September 14, 2026, 5:30pm-7:30pm PT American Conservatory Theater, 415 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102 Tickets: $150 or review Host levels PlayGround will honor four theatre luminaries at our annual four-city gala on Monday, September 14th. In conjunction with […]
Posted on July 21, 2026
PlayGround has announced the 2026-27 Producing Fellows, a vibrant and diverse class of four next-gen theatre leaders drawn from across the country and who will work with PlayGround’s artistic staff and national producing teams over the next year in the SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Fellows gain hands-on experience in the […]