Posted on December 3, 2021
The people have spoken… The November People’s Choice Award goes to Briggs Hatton for his short play, In the Terrarium, presented as a staged reading at The Broadwater Second Stage and simulcast on November 8th. Congratulations, Aaron! Courtesy of Briggs, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! IN THE […]
Posted on November 30, 2021
As the lights go up, Peet’s and Starbucks roll out their snowflake-embossed cups and ugly sweaters re-emerge from the closet, it’s clear… the holiday season has begun! PlayGround offers its own take on the holidays with a new round of Monday Night PlayGround, featuring original short plays inspired by your favorite (and perhaps not-so-favorite) holiday […]
Posted on November 29, 2021
In an interview with TheaterMania, playwright Mansa Ra (fka Jiréh Breon Holder) referred to those who have returned to the theatre in 2021 as “artistic first responders.” We found that phrase incredibly impactful and resonant. Over the last two years, we have celebrated our first responders, our nurses and doctors, grocery store employees, and sanitation workers who have […]
Posted on November 6, 2021
PlayGround-LA presents Season 10 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “WHODUNNIT” November 8th 2021 7pm PT Broadwater Second Stage & Vimeo Live Simulcast Edgar Allan Poe Finds His Killer by Evan Baughfman Directed by Jesus Reyes Virginia Clemm Poe…………………….………………..………..Jahnavi Alyssa Edgar Allan Poe……………………..……………………………..Christian Haines Intrusions by Julianne Jigour Directed by Frieda de Lackner Patricia.……….…………………….……………………………Tiana Randall-Quant Ben………………………………..……………………………….…………Hugo Carbajal […]
Posted on October 30, 2021
The people have spoken… The October People’s Choice Award goes to Aaron Higareda for his short play, South Hope St., presented as a staged reading at The Broadwater Second Stage and simulcast on October 11th. Congratulations, Aaron! Courtesy of Aaron, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! SOUTH HOPE […]
Posted on May 10, 2021
PlayGround-LA has announced the recipient of its 2021 PlayGround-LA new play commission: Daysha Veronica. Over the next year, Daysha will expand her ten-minute play, Waiting for Umoja, into a new full-length play. Originally written for the December 14, 2020 Monday Night PlayGround “Illuminate”, the short play was the December People’s Choice Award winner and was […]
Posted on May 4, 2021
See what PlayGround-LA Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to as we get ready for Season 10 starting in October 2021. Daysha Veronica (Click HERE!) has recently received 2 distinguished achievement awards from The Kennedy Center for her thesis play, The Write Choice. It also made it to the semi-finals of the 2021 […]
Posted on April 2, 2021
PlayGround-LA presents Season 9 BEST of PLAYGROUND-LA GALA April 12th 2021 7pm PT via Zoom Live Stream Guiding Light by Starina Johnson Directed by Paris McCarthy Gabriel……………………………………………………………Stephanie T. Keefer Joseph………………………………………………………………..Jordan Covington Mary……………………………………………………………………….Christine Liao We Jump Broom by Mildred Inez Lewis Directed by Frieda De Lackner Nell……………………….………………………………………………Krystal Mosley Winny…………………………..………………..………………………Maiya Reaves Courage by Scott Mullen Directed by Ivan Rivas Reggie…………………………………………………………………..Mark Jacobson […]
Posted on April 2, 2021
See what PlayGround-LA Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to as we get ready for the April 12th Best of PlayGround-LA Gala. Jerome Joseph Gentes‘ TigerBear Productions, the creative production company of PlayGround writer and board member, is collaborating on a special experience for Modernism Week 2021 in Palm Springs, CA. Attendees will tour the […]
Posted on March 22, 2021
PlayGround-LA, Los Angeles’s incubator for a new generation of playwrights, caps off its ninth season on Monday evening, April 12, with Best of PlayGround-LA, a one-night gala celebration of the best playwrights and short plays selected from more than 150 submissions and 36 works developed as part of the season’s Monday Night PlayGround staged reading […]