Posted on October 26, 2022
Monday Night PlayGround is all about potential: the potential of new writers for the stage, finding inspiration in a prompt, writing a short play, and then seeing that short play performed for the first time, live before other theatre makers and theatre-goers. The potential of new stories — comedic, dramatic and those that defy a […]
Posted on October 22, 2022
“Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice; Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgment.” – William Shakespeare Playwright incubator PlayGround-LA has announced the prompt for the second Monday Night PlayGround staged reading event of its 11th season. Thirty-seven Los Angeles writers have just four-and-a-half days to generate their original scripts inspired by […]
Posted on October 16, 2022
PlayGround-LA presents Season 11 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “IN DISGUISE” October 17, 2022 7pm PT Broadwater Second Stage & Vimeo Live Simulcast ACKNOWLEDGING THE LEGACY OF THE LAND WE INHABIT PlayGround-LA acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Chumash, Tongva, and Kizh (“keech”), the original inhabitants of Los Angeles. As the […]
Posted on September 23, 2022
“Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion.” – Tennessee Williams Playwright incubator PlayGround-LA has announced the prompt for the first […]
Posted on August 16, 2022
PlayGround-LA, Los Angeles’ leading playwright incubator, is now looking for the next generation of great directors. PlayGround invites early-career and aspiring directors resident in Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, or Chicago to apply for the 2022-23 Directing Apprenticeship program. Up to three directing apprentices will be selected in each region to […]
Posted on August 12, 2022
PlayGround-LA, Los Angeles’s leading incubator for a new generation of playwrights, is pleased to share plans for our eleventh season. The company has recently selected the Season 11 Writers Pool, competitively chosen from open applications of short plays. Over the course of the upcoming 2022-23 season, these writers will generate over 150 original short plays, […]
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 11, 2022
PlayGround-LA presents Season 10 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “Child’s Play: Adapted Nursery Rhymes” March 14, 2022 7pm PT Broadwater Black Box & Vimeo Live Simulcast ACKNOWLEDGING THE LEGACY OF THE LAND WE INHABIT PlayGround-LA acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Chumash, Tongva, and Kizh (“keech”), the original inhabitants of Los […]
Posted on March 4, 2022
The people have spoken… The February People’s Choice Award goes to Briggs Hatton for his short play, The Love Meter, presented as a staged reading at the Broadwater Second Stage and simulcast online on February 14th. Congratulations, Briggs! Courtesy of Briggs, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! Love Meter […]