Posted on October 2, 2026
See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company Members are up to this month including: Zee Bendici, Julia Brothers, Tia Cassmira, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Anthony T Goss, Brynn Hambley, Karl Hawkins Jr, Austin Ku, Amanda Ng, Jacob Marx Rice, Kathryn Ryan, Henrietta Steventon, and Vermilion Theater! Jacob Marx Rice’s play A Thousand Natural Shocks (developed by PlayGround!) […]
Posted on September 26, 2026
PlayGround-NY presents Season 6 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND October 26, 2026, 7pm ET Playwrights Horizons (416 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036) & Simulcast Topic: AMERICA 250: The Dreamers, The Builders & The Leaders Admission-Free (Suggested Donation: $10-$30) The plays and playwrights will be announced soon! Join us for new first-person solo pieces inspired by […]
Posted on September 18, 2026
PlayGround, a leading national playwright incubator and theatre community hub, is pleased to share plans for its 32nd anniversary season. The season announcement coincides with the release of the 2026-27 Writers Pools, 112 early-career playwrights in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, who will participate in PlayGround’s signature incubator program, […]
Posted on September 11, 2026
PlayGround is thrilled to announce the inaugural TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL, December 4th – December 20th, 2026, at Potrero Stage and simulcast. This three-week “fringe style” new works festival features 8 productions and 24 performances of new holiday-themed works (with a twist!) by talented theatre artists from across the country including a variety PlayGround artists. Ranging […]
Posted on September 5, 2026
The PlayGround Comedy Festival is our annual celebration of the best in comedic performance, including stand-up, improv, sketch, and comedic plays. The Comedy Festival will include up to 60 performances of 20 unique events taking place March 12-April 4, 2027, performed live at Potrero Stage (San Francisco) and simulcast online. All performances will take place […]
Posted on September 1, 2026
See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company Members are up to this month including: Julia Brothers, Max Garcia, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Howard Ho, Uma Incrocci, Tyler Kent, Austin Ku, Jully Lee, and Katie Ryan! Tyler Kent was featured in the two-part premiere of the new tv show Cocktail Wars, which aired on E! on August 18th. […]
Posted on August 3, 2026
Jonathan G Galvez is having the world premiere of their new play, ENOUGH: The Agreement, a play about isolation, Emily Dickinson, and the world’s oldest joke, in the Dream Up Festival at Theater for the New City opening on August 23rd and running until Sept 6th. More info available at enoughtheagreement.com Ash’s music will be […]
Posted on July 31, 2026
Join us for the ONE PLAYGROUND GALA (2026) Celebrating the June Anne Baker Prize 25th Anniversary September 14, 2026, 8pm-10pm ET 416 West 42nd St, New York, NY 10036 Tickets: $150 or review Host levels PlayGround will honor four theatre luminaries at our annual four-city gala on Monday, September 14th. In conjunction with the 25th […]
Posted on June 29, 2026
See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company Members are up to this month including: Claire Abramovitz, Chelyn Cousar, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Wade Lawrence Hollomon, Anya Josephs, Willow Lautenberg, Guarav Mishra, Annie Raczko, Paris Ruize, Natalie Sacks, and Melvin Ningyao Yen ! Claire Abramovitz ‘s new version of Island Full of Monsters, a piece that started at […]
Posted on June 16, 2026
PlayGround will honor four theatre luminaries at our annual four-city gala on Monday, September 14th. In conjunction with the 25th anniversary of PlayGround’s June Anne Baker Prize, one of the nation’s longest-running play commissions dedicated to the next generation of promising women/non-binary playwrights, PlayGround will recognize significant theatre artists and producers who have elevated womxn […]