One PlayGround Festival

A three-day festival and conference, celebrating the national PlayGround community!

2nd Annual One PlayGround Festival

May 31-June 2, 2024
Potrero Stage & Simulcast Online
On-Demand thru June 8

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Festival Schedule

Friday, May 31
7pm – Opening Session: Recess LIVE, featuring excerpts by PlayGround playwrights from across the country, performed on-the-spot by members of the national PlayGround community

Saturday, June 1
10:30am-11:30am – Opening Plenary: “Success Beyond the Incubator, A Conversation with PlayGround Alumni”, with Howard Ho (PlayGround-NY), Mildred Inez Lewis (PlayGround-LA), Karissa Murrell Myers (PlayGround-Chicago), and Cleavon Smith (PlayGround-SF); moderated by PlayGround Artistic Director Jim Kleinmann $$

11:40am-12:50pm – Morning Discussion/Workshop: “Directing and Acting for PlayGround”, with Spencer Diedrick (PlayGround-Chicago) & Isabel To (PlayGround-SF) $$

12:50pm-1:40pm – Lunch on your own

1:40pm-2:50pm – Afternoon Discussion/Workshop: “Writing for PlayGround”, with Norman Gee (PlayGround-SF Associate Producer) & Christian Wilburn (PlayGround-SF alumnus) $$

3pm-4pm –  Closing Plenary: “Bringing PlayGround Plays to Life: Casting Best Practices”, with Tessa Corrie (PlayGround-SF Casting Associate), Christian Haines & Melissa Ortiz (PlayGround-LA Co-Executive Producers) $$

7pm – Best of the Best of PlayGround
Bessie in Medias Res by Robyn Brooks (SF), directed by Tanika Baptiste
Love Language of Origin by Michael P. Adams (LA), directed by Jim Kleinmann
Jie Jie by Howard Ho (NY), directed by Peter J. Kuo
Mycelium by Juliet Kang Huneke (Chicago), directed by Spencer Diedrick

Featuring: Ron Campbell, Zoe Chien, Carolyn Doyle, Isabel To, Jacinta Kaumbulu, Tony Kim, Christine Liao, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, Tajianna Okechukwu, Patrick Russell, Miyoko Sakatani, and Louel Señores. Stage Manager: Liam Kirk.

Sunday, June 2
10am-12:30pm – PlayGround All-Company Gathering (not open to the public)