Posted on March 4, 2022
PlayGround has announced the 4th annual cohort for the Innovator Incubator program. The Innovator Incubator was launched in 2019 to foster new innovative theatre companies and productions with a strong commitment to BIPOC representation. The multi-year intensive incubation program provides access and opportunity for emerging theatre companies, by offering financial support and mentorship to bolster […]
Posted on February 28, 2022
“Ring around the rosie / pocket full of posies / Ashes! Ashes! / We all fall down!” – English Nursery Rhyme PlayGround has announced the topic for its final round of Monday Night PlayGround of the season, taking place on March 21, 7pm PST, live at Freight & Salvage and simulcast online. The evening will […]
Posted on February 20, 2022
PlayGround presents Season 28 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW…“ January 21, 2022 7pm PT Live at Freight & Salvage + Simulcast & On-Demand 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, […]
Posted on February 4, 2022
The people have spoken… The January People’s Choice Award goes to Christian Wilburn for his play White Card, presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on January 24th on Vimeo Livestream. Congratulations, Christian! Courtesy of Christian, we’re pleased to share the first two pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! White Card by Christian Wilburn […]
Posted on February 3, 2022
See what PlayGround Writers and Company Members are up to this February! Ross Peter Nelson will be directing George Brant’s award-winning play GROUNDED for Raven’s Feather Productions in Helena, MT. The show runs February 17-March 5. Learn more at https://www.ravensfeather.org/tickets Jonathan Spector’s THE MUCH I KNOW was post-poned at Aurora until September (Arg! Omicron!). In […]
Posted on January 28, 2022
PlayGround presents The 5th Annual PLAYGROUND SOLO PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL January 28 – February 13, 2022 7pm PT Potrero Stage & Online 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 […]
Posted on January 28, 2022
“What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of. What the world needs now is love, sweet love. No not just for some, but for everyone.” – Songwriters: Hal David, Burt Bacharach. Original Recording Artist: Jackie DeShannon. PlayGround has announced the topic for its next […]
Posted on January 23, 2022
PlayGround presents Season 28 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “KEEP MOVING FORWARD“ January 24, 2022 7pm PT Simulcast & On-Demand 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 […]
Posted on January 21, 2022
PlayGround has announced and officially opened the submission window for their 14th annual Young Playwrights Contest, a showcase celebrating the best of budding new voices for the stage. Four finalists will be selected from plays submitted by high schoolers from any of the 9 Bay Area counties, inspired by the theme “LORE,” a favorite from […]
Posted on January 14, 2022
See what PlayGround Writers and Company Members are up to this January! Michael J. Asberry is going into tech rehearsal for SWEET WATER TASTE with the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre (Orlando Shakes), opening on 1/7/22. Evelyn Jean Pine’s short play, OAKLAND 1982: YOU, ME, AND RiCKEY, will be the first play ever published in the online […]