Posted on December 4, 2020
The people have spoken … The November People’s Choice Award goes to Scott Mullen for his short play, COURAGE, presented as a staged reading on Zoom on November 9. Congratulations, Scott! Courtesy of Scott Mullen, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! COURAGEby Scott Mullen CHARACTERS REGGIE (30s-50s, […]
Posted on November 27, 2020
“Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.” -Anne Frank PlayGround shines a light on the Holiday Season with a special round of Monday Night PlayGround, on Monday, December 14, at 7pm PT, with six original short plays inspired by this month’s prompt, “ILLUMINATE.” PlayGround Writers have just four-and-a-half days […]
Posted on November 9, 2020
PlayGround-LA presents Season 9 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “Hero’s Journey” November 9, 2020 7pm PT via Zoom Live Stream The Facilitator by Starina Johnson Directed by Jully Lee Henry.…………………………….…………………….………………Anthony Rutowicz Randy Dodson………………………………….……………………..Roshan Mathews Joe…………………………………………………….……………..……….Mark Jacobson Atonement with Abbu by Ayesha Siddiqui Directed by Sylvia Cervantes Blush Sana……………………………..………………..……………………Roshni Shukla Armaan……………………………………..……………………………Mueen Jahan Clash of the Subscribers by […]
Posted on October 26, 2020
The people have spoken … The October People’s Choice Award goes to Daysha Veronica for her short play, THE BEDS WE MAKE, presented as a staged reading on Zoom on March 9. Congratulations, Daysha! Courtesy of Ms Veronica. , we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! The Beds […]
Posted on October 23, 2020
“Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.” -Author Brodi Ashton. Today 36 Los-Angeles writers will set out on a hero’s journey, venturing into the unknown to write bold new 10-minute plays inspired by the prompt, “Hero’s Journey”, and written in just four-and-a-half days! On November 9 at […]
Posted on September 29, 2020
PlayGround-LA launches this year’s rendition of their Monday Night PlayGround reading series with an invitation to the newly selected Writers Pool of 36 members to create and submit scripts for this year’s first Monday Night PlayGround. Honoring the recent 100th Anniversary of women’s suffrage in the USA and as the only Monday Night PlayGround to […]
Posted on September 23, 2020
PlayGround-LA, Los Angeles’ leading playwright incubator and theatre community hub, has announced that the 9th season of its celebrated Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series will move online this year, beginning October 12 at 7pm PT and continuing on second Mondays through March 2021 (PlayGround-LA’s sister company, PlayGround, will run on third Mondays, also online). […]
Posted on August 24, 2020
PlayGround-LA, Los Angeles’s leading incubator for a new generation of playwrights, has selected this year’s Writers Pool for the 2020-21 Season, competitively selected from open applications of short plays. Over the course of the upcoming season (PlayGround-LA’s 9th!), these writers will generate over 150 original short plays, of which 36 will be developed as part […]
Posted on August 22, 2020
PlayGround-LA, Los Angeles’ leading playwright incubator, is now looking for the next generation of great directors. PlayGround-LA will select 3-4 diverse aspiring and/or early-career directors to apprentice with PlayGround-LA during the upcoming Monday Night PlayGround season, kicking off October 12 and continuing through March 8, 2021, all online and socially distanced via Zoom live stream. […]
Posted on March 30, 2020
UPDATE: The submission deadline to apply for the 2020-21 Writers Pool has been extended to 11:59pm on June 15, 2020. 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 […]