Posted on September 23, 2022
“Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion.” – Tennessee Williams Playwright incubator PlayGround has announced the prompt for the first […]
Posted on September 21, 2022
PlayGround has announced the programming lineup for the 4th annual INNOVATORS SHOWCASE, featuring new works by the 2022 Innovator Incubator Cohort: Analog Theatre, The Chikahan Company, City Street Artists, Juneteenth Theatre Justice Project, Latinx Mafia, Native Writers’ Theater, Poltergeist Theatre Project, Oakland Public Theater and Theatre Cultura. The Innovator Incubator was launched in 2019 to […]
Posted on September 18, 2022
Welcome to the 2022 One PlayGround Gala! This year’s gala celebrates the national scope of PlayGround’s programming in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York City, and, beginning this Fall, Chicago. With the addition of PlayGround-Chicago, Monday Night PlayGround—the signature short play program which has run successfully in the Bay Area for almost 30 years—will […]
Posted on September 12, 2022
PlayGround presents Season 29 BREED OR BUST written & performed by Joyful Raven directed by Jael Weisman September 9-24, 2022 Live at Potrero Stage + Simulcast PlayGround is a member of Theatre Bay Area and Theatre Communications Group, and an Associate Member of the National New Play Network (NNPN). Acknowledging the Legacy of the Land […]
Posted on September 9, 2022
PlayGround has announced a company of 144 writers who will take part in the 2022-23 edition of its signature Monday Night PlayGround (MNP) series across four cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. MNP is an artist-centered incubator for plays and playwrights. For each city, 36 writers write a ten-minute play in response […]
Posted on September 2, 2022
See what PlayGround Writers and Company Members are up to this September! Allie Costa‘s play BLUE CHRISTMAS is having its world premiere September 9th through 18th at Stella Adler in Hollywood as part of A Light in Dark Places. Learn more here. Also, hear Allie on the latest episodes of THE KIT BULL STORY and FILAMENT, […]
Posted on August 26, 2022
PlayGround presents Season 29 FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL Aug 26-28, 2022 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 August 22, 2022
From the company that brought you the PlayGround Zoom Fest comes a one-of-a-kind gala fundraiser, bringing together members of the PlayGround community across four cities – San Francisco, Los Angeles, NYC and Chicago – to celebrate PlayGround’s expanded national presence and impact. The Monday, September 19 One PlayGround Gala is the can’t-miss party of the […]
Posted on August 16, 2022
PlayGround, a leading playwright incubator, is now looking for the next generation of great directors. PlayGround invites early-career and aspiring directors resident in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York City, or Chicago to apply for the 2022-23 Directing Apprenticeship program. Up to three directing apprentices will be selected in each region to […]
Posted on August 12, 2022
PlayGround, California’s leading playwright incubator and theatre community hub, has announced its 29th season, including the return of the celebrated Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series on third Mondays,* October – March, in-person this year at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage and live simulcast (October 10, 2022-March 20, 2023). The season also includes an extensive array […]