Posted on November 6, 2018
Read on to learn more about PlayGround Company Member and Alumni recent news, current happenings, and upcoming events. Diana Burbano’s Policarpa will be in the Living Room series at the Blank Theatre on Oct 22 http://www.theblank.com/livingroomseries/ Tiffany Cascio’s full-length play THANKSGIVING is a semifinalist, in the top 2% of submissions, at the 2018 Austin Film […]
Posted on November 2, 2018
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius. PlayGround-LA continues its 7th season of the celebrated Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series on Monday, November 12, 8 PM at its new home, the Broadwater Mainstage (home of Sacred Fools Theatre Company). The topic for the November […]
Posted on November 2, 2018
The people have spoken… The October People’s Choice Award goes to Nicki Spencer for her short play, The Blindfold , presented as a staged reading at Monday Night PlayGround on October 8 at the Broadwater Main Stage. Congratulations, Nicki! Courtesy of Ms. Spencer, we’re pleased to share the first two pages from the award-winning script. […]
Posted on October 3, 2018
PlayGround-LA kicks off its 7th season on Monday, October 8, 8 PM at its new home, the Broadwater Mainstage (home of Sacred Fools Theatre Company) with an all-new season of the celebrated Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series. The topic for the first round, announced last Friday, is “JUSTICE”. “A man may see how this […]
Posted on October 3, 2018
Read on to learn more about PlayGround Company Member and Alumni recent news, current happenings, and upcoming events. Scott Mullen‘s short play 172 PUSH-UPS, which he wrote for PlayGround-LA, was named the second place winner in this year’s William Faulkner One Act Play Competition. The play was recently seen at Short + Sweet Hollywood Theatre […]
Posted on September 6, 2018
See what PlayGround-LA Writers and Alumni are up to as we prepare for Season 7 (2018-19) of Monday Night PlayGround-LA! Diana Burbano is excited to be part of Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Latinx Brown Swan cohort. She currently working on Señor Plummer’s Final Fiesta with Rouge Artists Ensemble, and her play Policarpa will be featured in […]
Posted on August 9, 2018
See what PlayGround-LA Writers and Alumni are up to while we prepare for next season’s Monday Night PlayGround-LA! Rhea MacCallum‘s co-authored illustrated book, Dad, I Love You Because…, has been published. To learn more, please visit: www.rheamaccallum.com Madeline Puccioni was off to the Dramatists Guild Conference. Meanwhile, she is working with the women of Towne […]
Posted on July 18, 2018
See what PlayGround-LA Writers and Alumni are up to while we prepare for next season’s Monday Night PlayGround-LA! Allie Costa is currently shooting a thriller/horror film, playing a ruthless leader with unwavering confidence. Between takes, she’s working on a multitude of original screenplays. Learn more: http://www.alliecosta.com http://www.imdb.me/alliecosta Matt DeNoto‘s short film RUSH JOB won 2nd […]
Posted on June 11, 2018
On May 14, PlayGround celebrated the conclusion of its sixth season with a capacity-crowd performance of the best short plays from the 2017-18 season, the Best of PlayGround-LA Gala, featuring works by Vincent Terrell Durham, Julianne Jigour, Jonathan Josephson, Arthur Keng, Nicki Spencer, and Mercedes Segesvary. And, then, at the conclusion of the program, when […]
Posted on June 11, 2018
See what PlayGround-LA Writers and Alumni are up to! Diana Burbano’s punk rock play FABULOUS MONSTERS will be seen at the Keegan Theatre in Washington DC on June 18th. Her commissioned play ABANDONED will open at Creede Repertory Theatre on July 12th. Mildred Lewis’s short comedy CAST ME! was at the Breath of Fire Latina […]