Posted on June 22, 2021
PlayGround has officially selected four new Producing Fellows — Lindsey Abbott, Daniel Benitez, Caroline Portante, and Wallace Yan — to join the PlayGround Producing Team for the 2021-22 Season! The paid Producing Fellowship is designed to foster the next generation of leadership for the American Theatre, with a priority towards individuals from historically marginalized communities. […]
Posted on June 17, 2021
On Monday, September 20, PlayGround will host its annual fundraising gala, commemorating twenty years of the June Anne Baker Prize and the incredible legacy of the twenty women playwrights who’ve received the Prize since 2002. Initiated by PlayGround benefactor John H. Gilman in memory of his late wife, the June Anne Baker Prize recognizes the […]
Posted on June 4, 2021
PlayGround Zoom Fest Premiere Presentations (originally presented via Zoom live-stream May 10-30), are now available for on-demand viewing through June 13! These fully-developed and produced Zoom Fest Premiere Presentations were the highlight of this year’s new works festival. They are now available for free on-demand viewing, and we invite you to make a donation via […]
Posted on June 4, 2021
See what PlayGround Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to as we wrap up PlayGround Zoom Fest and look forward to the 2021-22 season! Robert Sicular is proud to appear in an episodic reading of Shakespeare’s “Troilus and Cressida” presented by The Humanities Institute and Shakespeare Santa Cruz. This free event (registration required) will […]
Posted on May 26, 2021
Last year’s first-ever PlayGround Zoom Fest laid the groundwork for PlayGround to continue to deeply invest in their commitments to accessibility, equity, and artistic innovation. This year’s Zoom Fest is no different, featuring full-length digital premieres, dynamic developmental readings, evenings of bite-sized storytelling and all under a radically-accessible admission-free structure! This year’s Best of PlayGround […]
Posted on May 21, 2021
Last year’s first-ever PlayGround Zoom Fest laid the groundwork for PlayGround to continue to deeply invest in their commitments to accessibility, equity, and artistic innovation. This year’s Zoom Fest is no different, featuring full length digital premieres, dynamic developmental readings, evenings of bite-sized storytelling and all under a radically accessible admission-free structure! This year’s two […]
Posted on May 17, 2021
PlayGround has announced the winners of this year’s Young Playwrights Contest. The venerated playwright incubator will debut the four selected short plays from rising Bay Area young playwrights on May 28th at 7PM PDT as part of their second annual PlayGround Zoom Fest. The four finalists — LATE by Sky Krueger, BETWEEN PIGS AND SHEEP […]
Posted on May 7, 2021
Welcome to the second annual PlayGround Zoom Fest – a Festival of New Works – a leading showcase of new plays and playwrights. This year’s festival is once again online due to the continued COVID-conscious gathering restrictions affecting our theatre community. We have 9 distinct events this year in a 3 week period from May 10th […]
Posted on May 4, 2021
See what PlayGround Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to as we prepare for the PlayGround Zoom Fest this month! Christopher Robin Magee and The Moonrisers are engaging in some spring cleaning and that means taking a long look at some of the unused, undeveloped and experimental scripts we’ve written over the last year. […]
Posted on April 17, 2021
PlayGround has announced the 4 selected plays that will be developed with professionally-presented readings as part of this year’s Zoom Fest! The three-week online Festival (May 10-30) is the culmination and celebration of PlayGround’s yearly programming, cultivating exciting new voices for the American Stage and presenting fully-staged digital premieres alongside dynamic new works in development. […]