Twisted Holiday Festival

PlayGround’s 1st Annual TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL

December 4-20, 2026
Potrero Stage & Simulcast
Admission-Free (Suggested Donation $10-$30)

PlayGround celebrates the holiday season PlayGround-style with the 1st annual TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL, December 4-20, 2026, at Potrero Stage and simulcast. This three-week “fringe style” new works festival features 8 productions and 24 performances of new holiday-themed works (with a twist!) by talented theatre artists from across the country including a variety PlayGround artists.

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Ranging in subjects from “Naughty” to “Nice”, and scaled from ensemble plays to one-person shows, PlayGround’s Twisted Holiday Festival features a stellar lineup of seasoned theatre professionals, first-time producers, and all-star performers in every aspect of live performance!

Schedule By Date:

Friday, December 4
7:00PM To Bah or Not to Bah Humbug
8:30PM The Long Christmas Dinner

Saturday, December 5
5:30PM American Christmas
7:00PM The Long Christmas Dinner
8:30PM To Bah or Not to Bah Humbug

Sunday, December 6
2:30PM To Bah or Not to Bah Humbug
4:00PM Eye Society: Twisted Holidays
5:30PM The Long Christmas Dinner

Friday, December 11
7:00PM PlayGround presents A Very Hitchcock Christmas
8:30PM Eye Society: Twisted Holidays

Saturday, December 12
5:30PM The Last Christmas Tree + Super Sleuth
7:00PM American Christmas
8:30PM PlayGround presents A Very Hitchcock Christmas

Sunday, December 13
2:30PM The Last Christmas Tree + Super Sleuth
4:00PM PlayGround presents A Very Hitchcock Christmas
5:30PM Eye Society: Twisted Holidays

Friday, December 18
7:00PM Same Time, Next Christmas
8:30PM Whenever You’re Ready

Saturday, December 19
5:30PM Whenever You’re Ready
7:00PM American Christmas
8:30PM Same Time, Next Christmas

Sunday, December 20
2:30PM Whenever You’re Ready
4:00PM American Christmas
5:30PM The Last Christmas Tree + Super Sleuth

Hear From Past Festival Participants:

“PlayGround’s Free-Play Festival was a fabulous opportunity to get our reps in – as a new company and first time producer, I was thrilled to be able to breathe life into a play that was sitting on the shelf! With technical support and plenty of rehearsal time at the Potrero Stage, I would highly recommend developing works at the Free-Play Festival.”
– Ipsheeta Furtado (Free-Play, 2023)

“Free-Play is basically that opportunity you wait for as an artist, the chance to do the thing you’ve been dreaming about but haven’t had the resources or space for. For me it’s been the place to really push my boundaries and experiment in a low-stakes environment. Creating my solo performance was something I’d wanted to do for years, and Free-Play was the push I needed to get out of my comfort zone and just do the darn thing.”
– Lana Richards (Free-Play, 2023)

“Free-Play Festival was an opportunity for me to see my first full length play fully produced–not a workshop, not a reading, but talented memorized actors performing my play with props, lighting, and sound. It was such a magical, healing experience sitting with audiences and listening to them laugh, cry, and relate to my writing.”
– Kaz Valtchev (Free-Play, 2024)