Posted on May 31, 2024
One PlayGround Festival Multi-day Festival and Conference Celebrating the National PlayGround Community May 31-June 2, 2024 Live at Potrero Stage + 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 […]
Posted on May 29, 2024
Registration is now open for the 2nd Annual ONE PLAYGROUND FESTIVAL, a three-day festival and conference, celebrating the national PlayGround community! The entire PlayGround community and theatre-makers from across the country are invited to attend Potrero Stage or participate online May 31-June 2, 2024 (general public may attend May 31-June 1). The Festival will be […]
Posted on May 15, 2024
On Friday evening, May 24, PlayGround will host a Potrero Hill Community Celebration, including the unveiling of a new land acknowledgment mural by Indigenous & San Francisco artist Natalie Contreras, developed in partnership with the Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (ARO), the original and continuing stewards of the lands upon which PlayGround’s home theatre, Potrero Stage, […]
Posted on May 10, 2024
PlayGround presents Season 30 28th ANNUAL PLAYGROUND FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS May 7-26, 2024 Live at Potrero Stage + Simulcast On-Demand thru May 31 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 […]
Posted on May 9, 2024
PlayGround is thrilled to announce the lineup for PlayGround’s 2nd Annual Best of the Best of PlayGround. This unique showcase is a culmination of the 2023-24 Monday Night seasons hosted in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. The line-up includes Bessie in Medias Res by Robyn Brooks (San Francisco), Love Language of Origin […]
Posted on May 7, 2024
Hear from by Jacob Marx Rice, playwright of A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS May 18 & May 19, 2025, at 7pm PT. The Festival Premiere Presentation is directed Directed by Tracy Ward Potrero Stage & Simulcast/On-Demand thru May 31 Admission: $0-$50 (donations gratefully accepted) or Festival Sponsorship A Thousand Natural Shocks follows Kennedy, who is doing okay! Her depression […]
Posted on May 3, 2024
Get to know Anne Yumi Kobori, playwright of APERTURES OF LOVE IN TIMES OF WAR by (a Festival Premiere Presentation) May 11 & May 12 7pm PT – Reserve Tickets Here Potrero Stage & Simulcast/On-Demand thru May 31 Admission: $0-$50 (donations gratefully accepted) or Festival Sponsorship APERTURES OF LOVE IN TIMES OF WAR follows Ed, a Mexican-American […]
Posted on May 3, 2024
See what PlayGround Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this May! Rebecca Pingree will ring in the final performance of SF Shakes on Tour As You Like It at the San Francisco Public Library May 11th at 2pm, perform in the west coast premiere of A Thousand Natural Shocks at Potrero Stage May […]
Posted on April 18, 2024
The full lineup for PlayGround’s 28th annual Festival of New Works, a preeminent showcase for the next generation of great playwrights, has been announced! This year’s festival, all performed live at Potrero Stage and simulcast, will feature premiere presentations of Anne Yumi Kobori’s Apertures of Love in Times of War and Jacob Marx Rice’s A […]
Posted on April 15, 2024
PlayGround Festival: Kick-Off & Playwrights Panel Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 7:00 PM PDT – Potrero Stage Admission is free, Reserve your ticket here Hear from seven of the playwrights featured in this year’s Festival of New Works! Join Artistic Director Jim Kleinmann in conversation with PlayGround playwright alumni Robyn Brooks, Anne Yumi Kobori, Matthew […]