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
See what PlayGround-LA Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to as we get ready for the December 14th Monday Night PlayGround on Zoom! Evan Baughfman‘s short Christmas play, “Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtleDoves,” will be produced this month by Force of Nature Productions of L.A. His holiday horror story, “Home Sweet Home” will be published […]
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 30, 2020
A Letter from PlayGround-LA Alumnus Vincent Terrell Durham, Author of “Polar Bears, Black Boys & Prairie Fringed Orchids” Dear Friends, Theatre lives on. Despite the worst pandemic of our lifetimes, the closure of performance spaces across the globe and record unemployment among theatre-makers, theatre is still alive. Barely, perhaps on life-support, but still alive. It […]
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 November 5, 2020
See what PlayGround-LA Writers, Alumni, and Company Members are up to as we get ready for the November 9th Monday Night PlayGround on Zoom! Allie Costa was interviewed on The Jest, a new podcast hosted and produced by Collette Rutherford, a fellow PlayGround director. Allie’s film FUTURE SHOCK was recently screened at BoxFest Detroit. Her […]
Posted on October 27, 2020
The PlayGround Solo Performance Festival is PlayGround’s annual celebration of the best in California solo performance. Now going on its fourth year, the next Solo Fest will take place January 22-February 7, 2021 via Zoom live stream, with nine double-bill performances over three weeks. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PlayGround invites submission of proposals by California-based artists for participation […]
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 […]