Posted on May 15, 2026
PlayGround closes out the summer season with the fifth annual FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL, July 31st – August 23rd, 2026, at Potrero Stage and simulcast. This four-week “fringe style” new works festival features 21 productions and 61 performances by talented theatre artists from across the country including PlayGround artists based in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New […]
Posted on April 24, 2026
Applications are now being accepted for PlayGround’s first annual TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL, November 27-December 20, at Potrero Stage in San Francisco and simulcast. This four-week “fringe style” new works festival will feature up to 20 productions and 60 performances of new holiday-themed works (with a twist!) by talented theatre artists from across the country including […]
Posted on April 22, 2026
Show your support for your favorite New Works Festival project by becoming an Executive or Associate Producer! Festival Producers enjoy exclusive perks, including their name on the title card of their chosen play with a tax-deductible contribution of just $500 or $250, respectively. This is a great way to support the writers, directors, and actors you […]
Posted on March 6, 2026
CALL FOR PLAYWRIGHTS: PLAYGROUND’S 2026-27 WRITERS POOLS San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago Applications Due April 30, 2026 San Francisco – PlayGround, a leading national playwright incubator and theatre community hub, is pleased to share the latest call for applicants to the 2026-27 Writers Pools in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. […]
Posted on December 29, 2025
PlayGround, a leading national playwright incubator, has announced five new offerings as a part of its revamped education program for adults. The workshops and masterclasses will be lead by acclaimed playwrights Jonathan Spector, (Tony Award-Winner, Eureka Day), Lydia R. Diamond (Broadway: Toni Stone, Stick Fly), Steve Yockey (Emmy Nominee & Multiple NNPN Rolling World Premieres), […]
Posted on September 29, 2025
What happens when RALPHIE Parker and Ethan GRINCH meet on an Amtrak and devise a plan to help each other achieve their biggest holiday desires? Or, how can we bear with the fact that Santa was found dead in a couple’s apartment; but was St. Nick’s untimely death a result of self-defense…or murder?? Enjoy these […]
Posted on September 1, 2025
See what PlayGround-LA Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to this September! Ivan Rivas is producing a one night only benefit reading of THE BRAMFORD by PlayGround-LA alum Lauren Gorski in service of Planned Parenthood on September 7th at the iconic The Village Studios. Cast includes Kaitlyn Dever, Kyle Allen, J. August Richards and […]
Posted on August 5, 2025
See what PlayGround-LA Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to this August! Damian Alejandro Arteaga’s play, Growing Starseed, will be featured in Little Fish Theatre’s Pick of the Vine Festival. Nine California playwrights will tell stories about finding and even redefining home through humor, drama, and heart. Among these playwrights are also PlayGround-LA writers […]
Posted on July 27, 2025
PlayGround, a leading national playwright incubator and theatre community hub, is pleased to share plans for its 32nd anniversary season. The season announcement coincides with the release of the 2025-26 Writers Pools, 112 early-career playwrights in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, who will participate in PlayGround’s signature incubator program, […]
Posted on July 3, 2025
See what PlayGround-LA Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to this July! Jennie Webb’s “Women, Birds, Stars” received a reading as part of the Playwrights Union First Peek reading series on Friday, June 13th. Directed by Marya Mazor, the reading featured Jayne Taini, Camillia Monet, Shirley Jordan, Angela Bullock & Melody Butiu. “Women, Birds, […]