PlayGround-LA Company in the News November 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 piece BACK THERE was selected for Brighton Fringe, and STAY HOME was published in SLAMinutes, an anthology raising awareness for mental health. Allie has also voted! Learn more: http://www.alliecosta.com  http://www.imdb.me/alliecosta

Looking for something spooky to watch on Halloween? Check out Starina Johnson‘s new play, BULLET POINTS, produced by Towne Street Theatre and written specifically for Zoom! 

Debba Rofheart was delighted to receive the confirmation email that her ballot was received and her vote will be counted. She is also appearing in Open Fist Theatre Company’s “Political Pop-up” short play festival, as the Librarian, in Judy Klass’ BOOK OF LIFE, Oct 30 and Nov 1. Reserve a free ticket here. 

Sarah Gasser is so excited to be the resident Stage Manager with PlayGround-LA this season and work with these amazing artists.  She also voted early in New York!

Gabi Mayorga produced and directed a short film and she voted

Jully Lee is directing the staged reading of THE WOODINGLE PUPPET SHOW by Julie Taiwo Oni, as part of GOLDEN TONGUES (a play festival of Golden Adaptations), presented by Playwrights’ Arena and A Noise Within over Zoom 11/14 at 6pm. She is also teaching improv classes and producing new comedy sketches with her improv group COLD TOFU.

Jonathan Josephson‘s SEVEN DEADLY TENS: A SINFUL COLLECTION OF SHORT PLAYS is now available from Original Works Publishing. The collection includes two plays that premiered with Playground-LA – DAVE’S EPIC 40TH BIRTHDAY PARTY (Best of Playground 2018) and THE TALE OF DAKOTA DAWSON. Available for free download from Google Play on Halloween. Also, earlier in October, Jonathan was thrilled to lead a sold out playwriting workshop as a part of Short + Sweet Dublin’s 2021 virtual theatre festival. He also participated in an international panel about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in theatre.

Evan Baughfman‘s horror-plays-for-teens, FEAR PRESSURE and THE DODO CHALLENGE, are now published with Next Stage Press. His script, UNTRAGICALLY EVER AFTER, a re-imagining of the ending of “Romeo and Juliet,” is now available through Heuer Publishing.

Scott Mullen wrote a TV movie called BLOOD ON HER BADGE, which will be airing on TV One (buried somewhere on your cable system) starting November 16.