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 January 9, 2022
PlayGround-LA presents Season 10 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “Keep Moving Forward” January 10, 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 […]
Posted on January 7, 2022
The people have spoken… The December People’s Choice Award goes to Nicki Spencer for her short play, Tender and Mild, presented as a staged reading at The Broadwater Second Stage and simulcast on December 13th. Congratulations, Nicki! Courtesy of Nicki, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! Tender and […]
Posted on December 28, 2021
“Keep moving, for it may well be that the greatest song has not yet been sung, the greatest book has not been written, the highest mountain has not been climbed. This is your challenge! Reach out and grab it… but there is something we can learn from the broken grammar of that mother, that we […]
Posted on December 10, 2021
PlayGround-LA presents Season 10 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “Not So Silent Night” December 13th 2021 7pm PT Broadwater Second Stage & Vimeo Live Simulcast Jeff Saves Christmas by Eric Reid Directed by Jesus Reyes Kris……………………………..………………………………….Richard Ruyle Elf…………………..…………………………………….………..Christine Liao Jeff………………………………………………………………………..Tony Kim Singing Elf……………………..………….……………….….Carolyn Deskin Singing Elf……………………………..………………………..Maiya Reaves Tis the Damn Season by Nicholas C. Pappas Directed […]
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 […]
Posted on December 3, 2021
The people have spoken… The November People’s Choice Award goes to Briggs Hatton for his short play, In the Terrarium, presented as a staged reading at The Broadwater Second Stage and simulcast on November 8th. Congratulations, Aaron! Courtesy of Briggs, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! IN THE […]
Posted on November 30, 2021
As the lights go up, Peet’s and Starbucks roll out their snowflake-embossed cups and ugly sweaters re-emerge from the closet, it’s clear… the holiday season has begun! PlayGround offers its own take on the holidays with a new round of Monday Night PlayGround, featuring original short plays inspired by your favorite (and perhaps not-so-favorite) holiday […]
Posted on November 29, 2021
In an interview with TheaterMania, playwright Mansa Ra (fka Jiréh Breon Holder) referred to those who have returned to the theatre in 2021 as “artistic first responders.” We found that phrase incredibly impactful and resonant. Over the last two years, we have celebrated our first responders, our nurses and doctors, grocery store employees, and sanitation workers who have […]