Posted on June 8, 2022
See what PlayGround-LA Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to this June! Alexia Jasmene is performing in TALES OF THE TRANCESTORS at Hollywood Fringe Festival thanks to Celebration Theatre. An all trans cast, production (Amanda Krueger- they/them) and directing (Shaan Dasani- he/him), each trancestor was picked by each performer and written and devised by […]
Posted on May 5, 2022
See what PlayGround-LA Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to this May! Hugo Carbajal is performing at Cal Shakes, in Berkeley, as Tybalt, Paris, and Balthazar in ROMEO Y JULIET, a bilingual adaptation by Karen Zacarias. Directed by KJ Sanchez. May 25 – June 19, 2022. Learn more and buy tickets here. Jennie Webb‘s […]
Posted on April 8, 2022
See what PlayGround-LA Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to this April! Jully Lee is the artistic director of COLD TOFU, the nation’s first and longest running Asian American improv company, and a producing director with Playground-LA. She is currently directing WHERE I’M FROM by Howard Ho for CTG’s “Community Stories” digital series and […]
Posted on April 1, 2022
Help celebrate the best writers and short works from the PlayGround-LA tenth season! Join us for the BEST OF PLAYGROUND-LA GALA, in person at the Broadwater Main Stage & online Simulcast/On-Demand on Monday, April 11th, 2022 at 7pm PT. The Best of PlayGround-LA Gala features a special in-person and simulcast presentation of six short plays […]
Posted on April 1, 2022
Are you a Los-Angeles-based early-career or aspiring professional playwright? Have you ever wanted to see your plays performed on stage by leading local professional actors? Do you respond well to deadlines? PlayGround-LA is seeking applications for the 2022-23 (Season 11) Writers Pool. Only members of the Writers Pool are invited to write for the Monday […]
Posted on March 4, 2022
See what PlayGround-LA Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to this March! Two of Starina Johnson’s plays that originated with PlayGround-LA, Daniel the Brave and Guiding Light, have been included in a short play festival at The Wallis. Tickets now on sale here. RECKONING features writers that illuminate, confront, and surprise audiences with witty […]
Posted on February 3, 2022
See what PlayGround-LA Writers and Company Members are up to this February! Evan Baughfman’s plays, BLUNK and THE WRITING BUG, will be featured in Jakespeare Virtual Theatre Company’s one-minute play festival, “One Moment in Time” on February 12th. Learn more at https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/60058 Mark Sherstinsky’s play, THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE, will be staged by […]
Posted on January 28, 2022
“What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of. What the world needs now is love, sweet love. No not just for some, but for everyone.” – Songwriters: Hal David, Burt Bacharach. Original Recording Artists: Jackie DeShannon. PlayGround-LA has announced the topic for its next […]
Posted on January 14, 2022
See what PlayGround-LA Writers and Company Members are up to this January! Brianna Barrett designed the cover art for the Jan/Feb issue of the Dramatist Magazine. She’s also featured in one of the articles, On Motivation. Allie Costa‘s short film Mermaid Story was selected for a festival in Ireland that was simulcast globally. She has […]
Posted on December 3, 2021
See what PlayGround-LA Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to this December! Emily Brauer Rogers‘s production of Stuck at Home for Christmas will be part of We All Shine Productions Christmas Wine and Cheese 2: Naughty or Nice on Dec 4th at 8 pm EST. It’s live-streamed on Youtube and for more information, please […]