Posted on April 3, 2018

Jim Kleinmann

PlayGround Company in the News April-2018

See what PlayGround Writers and Alumni are up to, as we prepare for the 22nd Annual PlayGround Festival of New Work. Jonathan Spector‘s play EUREKA DAY won the 2018 Rella Lossy Award. The play will premiere at Aurora Theatre Company from April 13 through May 13, opening April 19 on the theatre’s mainstage. http://www.auroratheatre.org/eureka-day Aaron […]

Posted on March 22, 2018

Jim Kleinmann

The March People’s Choice Award Goes to…

The people have spoken… The March People’s Choice Award goes to Kate Keleher for her short play, SIGN LANGUAGE , presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on March 19, at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Congratulations, Kate! Courtesy of Ms. Keleher, we’re pleased to share the first two pages from the award-winning script. […]

Posted on March 1, 2018

Jim Kleinmann

PlayGround’s Benefit & Awards Night

On Monday, April 9, PlayGround will celebrate twenty-four seasons of innovation and the first year anniversary of its new home, Potrero Stage, with the PlayGround Benefit & Awards Night,  a special one-night gala fundraiser and performance, featuring some of the Bay Area’s top actors in selected shorts by PlayGround alumni**. The evening begins with a […]

Posted on March 1, 2018

Jim Kleinmann

PlayGround Company in the News Mar-2018

See what PlayGround Writers and Alumni are up to as we prepare for the March 19 round of Monday Night PlayGround. Jon Tracy’s company TheatreFIRST presents BETWEEN US, seven solo plays presented in 2 separate events that run in rep.  It will feature works by Jeffrey Lo, Katie May, Cleavon Smith, and Jon Tracy.  Between […]

Posted on February 2, 2018

Jim Kleinmann

PlayGround Writers Spin Tall Tales!

Monday Night PlayGround returns on February 19,  with 6 new ten-minute plays inspired by this month’s topic “Tall Tales.” Beginning on February 2, the PlayGround Writers Company has four-and-a-half days to spin their completely unbelievable, totally true stories. Six scripts will be chosen to receive a professional script-in-hand staged reading at Berkeley Rep on February […]

Posted on February 1, 2018

Jim Kleinmann

PLAYGROUND GALA SAVE-THE-DATE: APRIL 9!

Save the date! Our annual gala fundraiser, the PlayGround Benefit & Awards Night, celebrating and supporting the Bay Area’s best new playwrights, will take place on Monday, April 9, at our San Francisco home, Potrero Stage. Join us for a festive evening of mini performances, hand-crafted cocktails, and sumptuous edibles as we mark the first […]