Posted on May 15, 2026
PlayGround closes out the summer season with the fifth annual FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL, July 31st – August 23rd, 2026, at Potrero Stage and simulcast. This four-week “fringe style” new works festival features 21 productions and 61 performances by talented theatre artists from across the country including PlayGround artists based in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New […]
Posted on May 1, 2026
See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company Members are up to this month including: Dana Leslie Goldstein, Howard Ho, Angel Katthi, Austin Ku, Charlique C. Rolle, Kathryn Ryan, and Alex Shafer! Angel Katthi is directing FIRST GRADE, a ten-minute play for The Making It Happen theater festival at The Theater Center May 6th at 7pm. It […]
Posted on April 24, 2026
Applications are now being accepted for PlayGround’s first annual TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL, November 27-December 20, at Potrero Stage in San Francisco and simulcast. This four-week “fringe style” new works festival will feature up to 20 productions and 60 performances of new holiday-themed works (with a twist!) by talented theatre artists from across the country including […]
Posted on April 22, 2026
Show your support for your favorite New Works Festival project by becoming an Executive or Associate Producer! Festival Producers enjoy exclusive perks, including their name on the title card of their chosen play with a tax-deductible contribution of just $500 or $250, respectively. This is a great way to support the writers, directors, and actors you […]
Posted on April 17, 2026
PlayGround-NY presents Season 4 BEST OF PLAYGROUND(NY) ’26 April 20th, 2026 7pm ET The Producers Club & Vimeo Live Simulcast ACKNOWLEDGING THE LEGACY OF THE LAND WE INHABIT PlayGround-NY acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Munsee Lanape, the original inhabitants of the territory colonially known as the five boroughs of […]
Posted on April 10, 2026
PlayGround, a leading national playwright incubator, has announced three new offerings as a part of its revamped education program for adults. The workshops and masterclasses will be lead by acclaimed playwrights Steve Yockey (Emmy Nominee & Multiple NNPN Rolling World Premieres), Rachel Bublitz (NNPN Rolling World Premiere, Funny Like An Abortion) and Bay Area producer/dramaturg […]
Posted on March 27, 2026
See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company Members are up to this month including: Austin Ku, Bailey Jordan Garcia, and Dana Leslie Goldstein! Austin Ku is doing a virtual directing observership on East West Players’ revival of Flower Drum Song, now in rehearsals in L.A. and running 4/16-5/31. Click HERE for more info. Bailey Jordan Garcia […]
Posted on March 20, 2026
PlayGround-NY, a leading national playwright incubator and theatre community hub, is pleased to share the lineup for Best of PlayGround(NY) ‘26. Originally developed among 24 new short plays through PlayGround-NY’s Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series, these plays will receive a special one-night encore performance on April 20, 2026 at 7pm ET at The Producers […]
Posted on March 19, 2026
The people have spoken… The March People’s Choice Award goes to Bram Hartman for their play Freddie Fartfinger Saves the Day, presented as a staged reading at The Producers Club and via livestream on March 9, 2026. Congratulations, Bram! Courtesy of Bram, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! […]
Posted on March 9, 2026
PlayGround-NY presents Season 5 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND “Bedtime Stories” March 9, 2026 7pm ET The Producers Club & Vimeo Live Simulcast ACKNOWLEDGING THE LEGACY OF THE LAND WE INHABIT PlayGround-NY acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Munsee Lanape, the original inhabitants of the territory colonially known as the five boroughs […]