Posted on October 4, 2019
“I got a rock.” – Charlie Brown PlayGround kicks off its 25th anniversary season on Monday, October 21, 8 PM at Berkeley Repertory Theatre with an all-new season of the celebrated Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series. The topic for the first round, announced this morning, is “TRICK OR TREAT”. Members of the recently announced […]
Posted on October 1, 2019
PlayGround, California’s leading playwright incubator and theatre community hub, has announced its twenty-fifth anniversary season, including the return of the Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series at Berkeley Rep (26th year; third Mondays, October-March, beginning October 21, 2019) as well as the PlayGround Solo Performance Festival (3rd year; January 23-February 9, 2020) and the PlayGround […]
Posted on September 16, 2019
The PlayGround Silver Jubilee is just a week away and PlayGround is putting the finishing touches on the gala silent, live, and wine auctions to be featured that evening. Highlighting the live auction will be a three-night Palm Springs getaway at Casa di Vetro for up to 8, valued at $5,000. Also included in the […]
Posted on September 16, 2019
Read on to learn more about PlayGround Company Member and Alumni recent news, current happenings, and upcoming events as we prepare for PlayGround’s Silver Jubilee next Monday! Jonathan Spector’s play EUREKA DAY is having its NYC debut with Colt Coeur, and was featured in The NY Times. Liz Anderson is doing a year-long residency at […]
Posted on August 26, 2019
PlayGround has announced its PlayGround Heroes, three individuals who have made an indelible impact on PlayGround and the PlayGround community over the past two-and-a-half decades, to be honored at the PlayGround Silver Jubilee, taking place Monday evening, September 23, at San Francisco’s vintage Verdi Club. They are: benefactor and past board member Robert W. Allen; […]
Posted on August 8, 2019
Read on to learn more about PlayGround Company Member and Alumni recent news, current happenings, and upcoming events as we prepare for the next season of Monday Night PlayGround! Ruben Grijalva’s play ANNA CONSIDERS MARS is being remounted at Stanford’s Nitery Theatre, featuring Melissa Ortiz, Christian Hanes, Soren Olivier, Wilma Bonet, Aaron Wilton and Katie […]
Posted on July 31, 2019
Same Boat Theater Collective, the Bay Area’s first environmental justice theater and a participant in the inaugural PlayGround Innovator Incubator, will present a staged reading of their new play, THE EMERYVILLE HORROR, on August 11, 2pm, at Potrero Stage, as part of PlayGround’s 2019 Innovators Showcase. Directed by Ellen Koivisto, the play is written by […]
Posted on July 31, 2019
PlayGround’s 2019 Festival premiere production, Ruben Grijalva’s ANNA CONSIDERS MARS, returns for a two-week limited engagement at Stanford’s Nitery Theater, August 1-11, 2019. The TBA Awards Recommended Production with the complete original cast is being presented by Stanford Repertory Theater and Planet Earth Arts as part of the 2019 Summer Festival, dedicated to the environment […]
Posted on July 30, 2019
On Monday, September 23, California’s leading playwright incubator, PlayGround, will celebrate its Silver Jubilee with a glam gala fundraiser at San Francisco’s Verdi Club. Chaired by Flour + Water co-founder David Steele, the event will feature a cocktail reception, silent auction, seated dinner and special performances of original 80s rock-inspired short musicals by PlayGround alumni, […]
Posted on July 22, 2019
New innovative theatre company Poltergeist Theatre Project, one of the six companies being launched through PlayGround’s 2019 Innovator Incubator, debuts with the premiere of The Julie Cycle, August 5-7 and August 19-21 at Potrero Stage as part of PlayGround’s month-long Innovators Showcase. A new production company whose focus is feminist and queer representation, Poltergeist presents a […]