Posted on January 29, 2019
PlayGround has announced the six teams of Bay Area artists selected as finalists for the inaugural PlayGround Innovator Incubator. The new year-long initiative will provide a comprehensive and integrated suite of more than $50,000 in tools and resources — including fiscal sponsorship, one-on-one mentoring, free and discounted performance and rehearsal space, and co-marketing — in […]
Posted on January 27, 2019
Inside the Solo Fest provides behind-the-scenes interviews with each of the featured artists in the 2nd annual PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, running through February 10 at Potrero Stage. Our first interview is with Ron Campbell, who performs his one-person show, HOW TO FAIL, this Sunday, January 27 at 7pm, and again on Sunday, February 3 […]
Posted on January 17, 2019
For the past ten years, PlayGround has helped identify and celebrate the Bay Area’s best high school dramatists through our annual Young Playwrights Project. Today, we’re pleased to share the topic for the 11th annual Young Playwrights Contest: ADAPT A FAIRY TALE. Complete guidelines can be found at https://playground-sf.org//youngplaywrights and submissions are due by 11:59pm […]
Posted on January 16, 2019
Are you an emerging performance artist developing your first solo show? A veteran looking to try out new material? Or just a die-hard fan of solo performance? Join us on Monday, January 28, 8pm-9:30pm, at Potrero Stage for our first-ever Solo Fest Open Mic Night! Artists can put their name in a hat when they […]
Posted on January 6, 2019
“Child of the pure, unclouded brow / And dreaming eyes of wonder! / Though time be fleet and I and thou / Are half a life asunder, / Thy loving smile will surely hail / The love-gift of a fairy tale.” – Lewis Carroll PlayGround continues its 25th season of its celebrated Monday Night PlayGround […]
Posted on January 1, 2019
Read on to learn more about PlayGround Company Member and Alumni recent news, current happenings, and upcoming events. Founding PlayGround writer Garret Jon Groenveld has his Los Angeles premiere with THE EMPTY NESTERS which had its workshop premiere at the PlayGround Festival in 2015. The hit show will open in Los Angeles in January, running […]
Posted on December 24, 2018
The people have spoken… The December People’s Choice Award goes to Sam Hurwitt for his short play, TRUE MEANING, presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on December 17th 2018, at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Congratulations, Sam! Courtesy of Mr. Hurwitt, we’re pleased to share the first two pages from the award-winning script. […]
Posted on December 3, 2018
Read on to learn more about PlayGround Company Member and Alumni recent news, current happenings, and upcoming events. PlayGround alum Geetha Reddy and resident Cleavon Smith along with Lauren Gunderson are supporting 3 young playwrights/performers in their development of THE PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF NEXT which kicks off the TheatreFirst 2018-19 season beginning on the 6th of […]
Posted on November 30, 2018
PlayGround continues its 25th season of its celebrated Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series on Monday, December 17, 8 PM at Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Peet’s Theatre. The topic for December’s round, announced this morning, is “HOLIDAY MIRACLE”. “To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, every cubic inch of space is […]
Posted on November 27, 2018
The people have spoken… The November People’s Choice Award goes to Annette Roman for her short play, A PLACE FOR ELIJAH, presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on November 26th 2018, at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Congratulations, Annette! Courtesy of Ms. Roman, we’re pleased to share the first two pages from the […]