Posted on January 22, 2021
“Myth is a past with a future, exercising itself in the present.” ― Carlos Fuentes The great myths and legends of a people are often handed down, generation to generation, through an oral tradition and provide guidance and inspiration even to this day. So it is that 36 Los Angeles writers will look to the […]
Posted on January 8, 2021
PlayGround-LA presents Season 9 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “Reunification” January 11, 2020 7pm PT via Zoom Live Stream How Coyote and Rabbit Almost Became One (Again) by Jerome Joseph Gentes Directed by Jesus Reyes Coyote….……………………………………..……………………….Jackie Marriott Rabbit……………………………….……………….…………..…….Christine Liao Twenty-Four and Me by Uma Incrocci Directed by Paris McCarthy Mia.……………………………….………….……………………….Mae Ruling Mike………………………………………..………..…….………..Josef Bette Your! Amazing! Galaxy! […]
Posted on December 24, 2020
The people have spoken … The December People’s Choice Award goes to Daysha Veronica for her short play, WAITING FOR UMOJA, presented as a staged reading on Zoom on December 14. Congratulations, Daysha! Courtesy of Daysha Veronica, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! WAITING FOR UMOJAby Daysha […]
Posted on December 24, 2020
“We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business; we are each other’s magnitude and bond.” ― Gwendolyn Brooks Today 36 Los-Angeles writers will unite in pursuit of a common goal, to craft compelling stories exploring healing, unity, and restoration. Written in just four-and-a-half days, these writers will take the theme “Reunification” and vie […]
Posted on December 13, 2020
PlayGround-LA presents Season 9 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “Illuminate” December 14, 2020 7pm PT via Zoom Live Stream Guiding Light by Starina Johnson Directed by Paris McCarthy Gabriel….……………………………………..…………………..Anthony Rutowicz Joseph…………………………………….……………….………………….Josef Bette Mary………………………………………………………………….….Krystal Mosley That Good Night by Michael P. Adams Directed by Nicholas C. Pappas Elizabeth.……………………………….………….……………………Sheila Collins Casey…………………………………………..………..…….………..Christina Wren Twinklers by Susan C. Hunter Directed […]
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 […]