Best Of PlayGround NY April 28 Playbill
PlayGround-NY presents Season 4
BEST OF PLAYGROUND(NY) ’25
April 28th, 2025 7pm ET
The Producers Club & Vimeo Live Simulcast
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PlayGround recognizes the impact of racial oppression within society and the American Theater and that we have been complicit in White Supremacy culture. Our goal is to co-create safety for our community by identifying and interrupting instances of racism and all forms of oppression when we witness them, through specific actions rooted in the principles of anti-racism and accessibility. In its endeavor to address the implications of our history, PlayGround is committed to its compliance with the following fundamental rights:
● The recognition of inherent dignity and worth of each human being.
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● Equality and non-discrimination.
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A Nightmare on Oak Tree Lane
by Howard Ho
directed by Jully Lee
Robert………………..Jonas McMullen
Lucy………………………Gracie Connell
Thao……..Stephanie Jeane Toussaint
Isabella Speaks
by Saiya Floyd
directed by Jim Kleinmann
Isabella……………………..Sarah Guilbault
Duke………………………………..Wyatt King
Mother Superior.…….Sharlene Hartman
In Your Own Sweet Time
by Wade Lawrence Hollomon
directed by Anya Josephs
Chris…………………..Ed Moreno
Dolores……..Tia Cassmira
Narrator……..Mark Peters
New Edition
by Le’Kee Antonio Horton
directed by Jackson Bradshaw
Tye…………………..Philip Pineno
Alan…………………..Austin Ku
AJ………………Holly Fong
Marcus & Martin
by Camron Wright
directed by Charlique C Rolle
Marcus…………………..George Harris
Learning to Trust and Love Again
by Madi Fabber
directed by Abigail Rosen
Hermione…………………..Julia Brothers
Leontes………………………..Charlie Rodriguez
Perdita…………………..Julia Crowley
Stage Manager – Sarah Gasser
This live stream is produced under a SAG-AFTRA New Media Agreement.
PlayGround is a member of Theatre Bay Area, A.R.T.-New York, League of Chicago Theatres, and Theatre Communications Group, and a Partner Organization of the National New Play Network (NNPN).
BIOGRAPHIES
PLAYWRIGHTS
LE’KEE ANTONIO HORTON (New Edition), he/him, is an enthusiastic and passionate storyteller, fresh to New York. Deeply inspired by the macabre, Le’Kee bends genres to create colorful stories that reflect the world around us today.
MADI FABBER (Learning to Trust and Love Again), she/her – A bicoastal bisexual with a love for humor and horror alike, Madi Fabber writes plays that are “conceptually unhinged but emotionally compelling.” She’s interested in exploring gender, queerness, and things that go bump in the night. An honors graduate of Harvard College’s English and Theater, Dance, & Media departments, Madi’s work has been featured in The Tank’s LimeFest, the RE/VENUE x The Paradise Theater’s Pop-Up Festival, the Harvard Playwrights Festival, the Gone In 60 Seconds Festival, and Literature Today. She is currently a member of PlayGround-NY and the Dramatists Guild.
SAIYA FLOYD (Isabella Speaks), she/her, is a Japanese-American writer based in Brooklyn. She studied screenwriting at Boston University, and primarily writes sci-fi, fantasy, and historical pieces to explore new perspectives. Her short play Five Star First Date was part of Pan Asian Repertory Theatre’s NuWorks festival, and she co-wrote the short film Sorry Dumpling, which was featured at the LA Shorts Fest. Saiya’s scripts have been recognized in the top 50 of the Launch Pad, and she has been a winner of WeScreenplay Diverse Voices, and a finalist at the Austin Film Festival.
HOWARD HO (A Nightmare on Oak Tree Lane), he/him, is a playwright and composer. His play Reset was produced at Moving Arts and was an O’Neill Finalist. Where I’m From was a Samuel French OOB Short Play Festival Finalist, was featured in Center Theatre Group’s Community Stories, and is being developed into a musical. His musical analysis YouTube channel (youtube.com/HowardHoMusic) has 120,000 subscribers and was recognized by Lin-Manuel Miranda. His sound design has earned him Ovation and SF Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle nominations. He’s been published in American Theatre Magazine and the LA Times. He holds degrees from UCLA and USC. Instagram: @howardwho
WADE LAWRENCE HOLLOMON (In Your Own Sweet Time), he/him, is a playwright, director, and actor based in New York City. Produced plays include HEATWAVE (Horizon Theatre Company), Brutal Youth (Market Theatre), Weekend Warriors (Anderson University), and While You Were Asleep (Columbia College Chicago). Wade has a drama degree from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts High School and the South Carolina School of the Arts, was a Playwriting Apprentice at Horizon Theatre Company in Atlanta, and is a current member of PlayGround-NY’s Writers Pool. He can be heard on the weekly film podcast Cinema Bums.
ACTORS
JULIA BROTHERS (Learning to Trust and Love Again, “Hermione”), she/they, is a longtime member of PlayGround from the Berkeley days, Julia loves working on new works. World premieres include Russian Troll Farm (Darko Tresnjak, dir); God in the Kilbane’s rock opera Weightless (Under the Radar, ACT, Z Space); Elaine May’s George is Dead (with Marlo Thomas) and every San Francisco and New York Monday night PlayGround!!! www.juliabrothers.com
GRACIE CONNELL (A Nightmare on Oak Tree Lane, “Lucy”), she/her, is an actor, voiceover artist, writer, Basset Hound Enthusiast, and overall funny-girl based out of New York City.
JULIA CROWLEY (Learning to Trust and Love Again, “Perdita”) she/her, is a New York City and New England based performer. She can be seen starring in the film Artificial (2024) which premiered in the Workers Unite Film Festival, and Orphans (2022) which played in festivals across New York state. Julia can also be spotted playing the villain in the romance web-series The Billionaire Escort, streaming online now. Regional theater work includes starring as Charlotte in the New England premier of Hysterical! at Thrown Stone Theater Company. She’s a graduate of Vermont’s Bennington College where she studied drama and dance. Julia is a proud company member of PlayGround-NY.
HOLLY FONG (New Edition, “AJ”), she/her, is a NYC based actress, born in Hong Kong. She is graduating from NYU Tisch this semester, and is currently writing a show (Title TBD) that she is directing and acting in at the NYU Experimental Theatre Wing. Previous shows include: Children’s Hour, As You Like It and Chekhov Project at NYU Meisner Studio. All my love to my family and friends!!! @hollyfongg
SARAH GUILBAULT (Isabella Speaks, “Isabella”), they/she, is a proud PlayGround-NY company member and a general nuisance.
GEORGE HARRIS (Marcus & Martin, “Marcus”),he/him, has performed in Regional Theatre productions and TV since graduating from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy of New York. Regional: Hairspray, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Dreamgirls, Pippin; TV: “She’s Gotta Have It” (Netflix), “Project Runway” (Lifetime Network). A proud member of Actors’ Equity Association. Philippians 4:13 IG: @Georgehenryharris If you’re reading this, I love you.
SHARLENE HARTMAN (Isabella Speaks, “Mother Superior”),she/her, has been acting, singing, dancing, writing & directing for most of her life. It all started out in San Francisco with a broken collarbone and a lisp. Her credits include Off-Broadway, Indie Films, Television, Live Industrials, Nightclubs, Commercials, Voice Acting, Skit Comedy and Rap Songs. Although her heart belongs to the theatre, most recently she’s been having a love affair with film. Her latest, Rockaway, and Lunch with Leslie, are currently in festivals, receiving numerous awards. She loves creating a character. AEA & SAG-AFTRA
STEPHANIE JEANE TOUSSAINT (A Nightmare on Oak Tree Lane, “Thao”), she/her, is thrilled to be reading for PlayGround-NY once more! Her recent credits include As You Like It (Hamlet Isn’t Dead), Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hip to Hip Theatre), Burning Cloud (Chain Theatre), Look How Far You’ve Come (New York Theatre Festival), Two Takes (Frederick Loewe Theatre), Just Us (Gene Frankel Theatre), The Witching Hour (The Kraine Theatre), Dogeaters (Two River Theater), as well as several indies and shorts. MFA Columbia. @stephaniejeane
WYATT KING (Isabella Speaks, “Duke”), he/him, is an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in the Willamette Valley. This is his debut project with PlayGround! Currently, he is the arts education intern at Literature to Life, and a student in NYU’s MA Educational Theatre program. Outside of the arts, Wyatt is most often taking naps, losing his Duolingo streak, and playing Pokémon. Upcoming projects include performing in NYU Steinhardt’s Spring Dance concert on April 25th and 26th at the Fredrick Loewe Theatre. His education includes a BFA in Acting and a BA in The Arts: Music & Dance from Western Oregon University. @king_w_1
AUSTIN KU (New Edition, “Alan”), he/they, is a Grammy-nominated NYC actor, director and new works enthusiast. He is a frequent PlayGround-NY collaborator. Broadway Tour: Chinglish (StageSceneLA Award). Off-Broadway: Soft Power at The Public, Pacific Overtures at CSC, Dead Outlaw at Audible and more. Regional: Bay Street, Berkeley Rep, CTG/Ahmanson, Muny, SF Shakes, Walnut and more (Barrymore, BroadwayWorld and IRNE Award nominations). Film: Kinda Pregnant, The Bubble, Sleeping with Other People and more. TV: Inventing Anna, Bull, Shades of Blue and more. Also known for Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration. Boston Conservatory alum. Austin is also an audiobook narrator and food lover. Austin-Ku.com | @secretaustinman.
TIA CASSMIRA (In Your Own Sweet Time “Dolores”), she/her, is a Trinidadian-American artist born and raised in Queens, New York. She graduated from Mason Gross School of the Arts with her BFA in Acting. In addition to studying in London at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, she has also completed the British American Drama Academy’s Midsummer in Oxford and Midsummer Conservatory Program. She can be found miming alongside Broken Box Mime and serving on the 2025 Expand the Canon Research Committee. Recent credits include In Conceal Me (Viola & others), (beyond) Doomsday Scrolling, Sex & the Abbey by Diana Ly (Mathilda), Tiacassmira.com.
JONAS MCMULLEN (A Nightmare on Oak Tree Lane, “Robert”), he/him, is from San Diego, California and is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan, earning his BFA in Musical Theatre with a minor in Linguistics. Recent credits include Richard III, Inherit the Wind, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas at The Old Globe. jonasmcmullen.com
ED MORENO (In Your Own Sweet Time, “Chris”), he/him, is a New York based Television, Film, and Theatre Actor. Recent works include guest star roles on “The Equalizer, East New York, FBI, Law and Order – SVU, New Amsterdam, Senior Year: Love Never Fails.
MARK PETERS (In Your Own Sweet Time, “Narrator”), he/him, recently played Melke in Oud Player on the Tel at HERE Arts Center. The play will be produced again later this year. He was King Lear in A Fool’s Lear, an original adaptation of Shakespeare’s play. Other roles: DeGuiche in Cyrano with Gabriel Barre; Sharky in The Seafarer; Frank in The Country Girl; Vanya in Uncle Vanya; Doc in Come Back, Little Sheba (musical) opposite Donna McKechnie (cast album); Emile in South Pacific; The Phantom; Perón in Evita; Ahab in Moby-Dick (musical); Matt in Talley’s Folly; Side by Side by Sondheim; Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill.
PHILIP PINENO (New Edition, “Tye”), he/him, is an actor, writer, and singer that has worked in various performance mediums throughout his career. Most recently, Phillip appeared as Dr. Bradman in Blithe Spirit (MSTDA). He is also the co-creator of Planners, a comedy web series.
CHARLIE RODRIGUEZ (Learning to Trust and Love Again, “Leontes”), he/him, has a BA in Drama from Texas Women’s University and a MFA in Acting from University of Arkansas and has studied Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic arts. He has performed both in the US and the UK. He is represented by the bicoastal agency Media Artist Group (MAGtalent). He just finished filming a supporting role for the film Lucky Lu by award winning director director Lloyd Lee Choi His Insta is @elmejorcalosrodriguez
DIRECTORS
JACKSON BRADSHAW (New Edition), they/them, is an interdisciplinary theatre, film, and multimedia artist with a passion for new works told through a queer lens. Selected theatrical directing credits include Remembering Morgan (Playwrights Horizons,) People Don’t Shoot Up Schools in 1930 (Theatre Row,) and The Big Boy City (Chain Theatre.) When not in the theatre, you can find Jackson working on their latest painting or making edits on an original screenplay. Jackson is thrilled to be returning to Monday Night PlayGround! You can stay up to date on their latest project by following @jacksonbradshawofficial on Instagram and Tiktok.
CHARLIQUE C ROLLE (Marcus & Martin), she/her, is a community and cultural design specialist, visionary multi-disciplinary creator, producer, and storyteller who seamlessly navigates the intersections of faith, arts, justice, and community development, amplifying Black and marginalized voices. As the former Executive Director of Congo Square Theatre and President of the Black Arts & Culture Alliance of Chicago, her impact resonates in innovative narratives. Recognized in Newcity’s Players (2022, 2024), Charlique is a catalyst for change, driving transformative works that catalyze collective liberation and transformation. A Bahamas native, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Missouri Valley College, holds an MA in Ministry Leadership from Moody Theological Seminary and an MBA from Concordia University Chicago. Charlique’s commitment extends beyond artistic expression; she leverages the arts for societal change, forging partnerships committed to creative freedom, sustainability, and longevity. She is not just a storyteller but a changemaker, utilizing diverse artistic modalities to deepen stories and propel them into action, actively elevating Black voices in the cultural landscape with unwavering dedication.
ANYA JOSEPHS (In Your Own Sweet Time), they/she, is a director and author. In addition to their previous PlayGround productions, some favorite past directorial credits include Therein Lie Creeping Things Innumerable, Titus Andronicus, and Much Ado About Nothing. Anya’s writing can be found in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Fantasy Magazine, and widely anthologized.
JIM KLEINMANN (Isabella Speaks, Artistic Director & Co-Founder), he/him, co-founded PlayGround in 1994, along with playwright Brighde Mullins and director Denise Shama, and has served as Artistic Director since 1996. For PlayGround, he has provided artistic and administrative leadership for the past twenty-eight seasons, developing PlayGround’s unique array of new playwright and new play incubator programs, including Monday Night PlayGround, the PlayGround Festival of New Works, the full-length play Commissioning Initiative, the New Play Production Fund, Potrero Stage: PlayGround Center for New Plays, and most recently the Innovator Incubator. For PlayGround, he has directed more than one hundred short and full-length plays, including works by Garret Jon Groenveld, Aaron Loeb, Geetha Reddy, Lauren Yee, Katie May, and many others. Recent directing and dramaturgy credits include David Steele’s Vignettes on Love and Ruben Grijalva’s Value Over Replacement. He is a veteran arts administrator with more than thirty years of experience, including stints leading Traveling Jewish Theatre, Smuin Ballet and Berkeley Symphony, and received his MFA from the Yale School of Drama.
JULLY LEE (A Nightmare on Oak Tree Lane), she/her, is an Ovation-nominated actor and long-time member of COLD TOFU IMPROV, the nation’s first and longest-running Asian American comedy troupe. Jully made her Broadway debut in KPOP, and most recently performed in an industry presentation of The Griswolds’ Broadway Vacation. Up next, she will be in a workshop of Empty Ride by Keiko Green at The Globe in San Diego. TV credits include: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Young Sheldon,” “S.W.A.T.,” “This Is Us,” “Jane the Virgin,” “Henry Danger,” “The Kominsky Method.” jullylee.com
ABIGAIL ROSEN (Learning to Trust and Love Again, Executive Producer), she/her, is a director and producer from Washington, DC. She recently achieved her first Off-Broadway credit with Baby (Out of the Box Theatrics), and works for People’s Theatre Project in Upper Manhattan. In addition to her theatrical pursuits, Abigail is also a self-published voice actor, a legitimately published writer, a singer, a guitar player, and a pretty bangin math tutor. She regrets that she cannot play tennis.
PRODUCTION
SARAH GASSER (Stage Manager) joined PlayGround in 2017 and has staged managed for the Monday Night PlayGround series and PlayGround Festival. In the Bay Area, she has stage managed for Brava and Bay Area Children’s Theatre, among others.
PLAYGROUND-NY is the second regional expansion of the celebrated Bay Area playwright incubator and theatre community hub, PlayGround(SF). PlayGround, California’s leading playwright incubator, provides unique development opportunities for the Bay Area’s, Los Angeles’ and now New York’s best new playwrights, including the monthly Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series, annual PlayGround Festival of New Works, full-length play commissions and support for the production of new plays by local playwrights through the New Play Production Fund. To date, PlayGround has supported over 350 early career playwrights, developing and staging more than 1,500 of their original short plays through the Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series and the PlayGround Festival. PlayGround has also commissioned 100 new full-length plays by 60 of these writers through its Commissioning Initiative and, through the innovative New Play Production Fund, has directly facilitated the premiere of 36 plays at theatres of every size, including three that have gone on to NYC and other major theater communities. Most recently, PlayGround renovated and relaunched the former Thick House Theater in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill as Potrero Stage, a state-of-the-art center for new plays, home to PlayGround’s expanding artistic programs and some of the Bay Area’s most distinguished new play developers and producers. Over the past twenty-seven years, PlayGround has served to identify some of the most important new local voices for the theatre. PlayGround’s alumni have gone on to win local, national, and international honors for their short and full-length work, including recognition at the Steinberg Awards, Glickman Awards (including 6 of the past 10), Humana Festival, O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, The Lark’s Playwrights’ Week, New York International Fringe Festival, and others. PlayGround received the 2009 Paine Knickerbocker Award for outstanding contributions to Bay Area theatre, 3 BATCC Awards for Best Original Script for PlayGround commissions, a 2014 National Theatre Company Grant from the American Theatre Wing (founder of the Tony Awards®), and a 2016 Edgerton Foundation New Play Award.
STREAMING NOW AND COMING SOON
PLAYGROUND CONTRIBUTORS
PlayGround is deeply grateful for the generous contributions of the many individuals, foundations, corporations and government agencies whose contributions make our work possible. This list reflects gifts of $125 or more committed between February 1, 2024 & February 17, 2025.
GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE, & FOUNDATION DONORS
Alameda County Arts Commission • Amazon • Art Space Development Corporation • Avenue Greenlight • Berkeley Civic Arts • Bill Graham Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund • California Arts Council • Creative Capacity Fund • Disney • Grants For The Arts • KFF • Koret Foundation • LA County Arts Commission • Lenore & Howard Klein Foundation • The Leo J. & Celia Carlin Fund • Negley Flinn Charitable Foundation • NIAC • Nvidia • Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation • Rye Financial Services • San Francisco Arts Commission • The Shubert Foundation • The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
SEASON SPONSORS ($5000+)
Lara Gilman & Jim Kleinmann
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ($2500+)
Emilie T. & Gordon C. Brooks, Daniel E. Cohn & Lynn Brinton, John H. Gilman, Isabella Johnson, Nitin
PRODUCERS CIRCLE ($1000-$2499)
Randy Adams, Meriko Borogove, Jediah Craig, David Goldman, Keith Goldstein & Donna N. Warrington, Regina Guggenheim, Just Play Productions, Linda Kremer, Ronald Whittier Family Foundation, Daniele Nathanson, Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock, John J. Ruskin, Tom Swift, Malachy Walsh & Heather Robison, Anonymous
PLAYWRIGHTS CIRCLE ($500-$999)
Linda Ayres-Frederick, Phoenix Theatre SF, Jim Brayton & Debbie Marr, Richard Davis – Lowell, Paulette Donsavage, Kate Hecht, Toby Inoue, Diane Leonard, Molly Noble & Bob Guilbault, Diane Sampson, Marian Scheuer Sofaer & Abraham D. Sofaer, Jon & Susan Sweedler, Janine Wilburn, Maury Zeff, Anonymous (2)
PATRON ($250-$499)
Nina Ball & Jon Tracy, Ruben & Keli Grijalva, Patience Haggin, Brandy T Jones, Abbe S. Kalos & Kitt Saginor, Dr. Gary W. London, Rebecca Martinez, Christopher Reber, Chris & Cindy Redburn, JM Solberg, Anonymous (2)
ASSOCIATE MEMBER ($125-$249)
Dr. & Mrs. Sam & Naomi Abramovitz, Ms. Portia F. Bock, Cass Brayton, Thomas Patrick Broyhill, Joyce Dieda, Clint Fleener, Michael Fried, Gina Harris, Stanley William Hathaway, Gail Hillebrand & Hugh Barroll, Tanuja Devi Jagernauth, Jean Jensen, Gregg Le Blanc, Mildred Inez Lewis, Pam MacKinnon, Clover Rutkowski, Mark Peters, Ms. Jessica Rofé, Margo Rofé, Carolina Rojas Moretti, Kathy Sarconi, Stan Stone, Bex White, Susannah Wise & Scott Lebus, Anonymous
To contribute to PlayGround, visit https://playground-sf.org/contribute or contact PlayGround Associate Director of Development Lana Richards at lana@playground-sf.org or by phone at (833) 992-6677.
PlayGround-NY Writers Pool 2024-25
Claire Abramovitz, Kamila Boga, Tré Calhoun, Todd Cerveris, Maisa Chiang, Chelyn Cousar, Eleanor Evans-Wickberg, Madi Fabber, Aaron Fentress, Saiya Floyd, Bailey Garcia, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Melinda Gros, Patience Haggin, Michael Hagins, Nay Harris, Bram Hartman, Miz Hashimoto, Stanley Hathaway, Ashley Hazzard, Howard Ho, Wade Hollomon, Sio Hornbuckle, LeKee Horton, Uma Incrocci, Nathaniel Johnson, Sohyun Kim, Jenny King, Janelle Lawrence, Danielle Moore, Lyra Nalan, Vicky Pham, Jacob Markx Rice, Katie Ryan, Réal Vargas Alanis, Camron Wright.
PlayGround Resident Playwrights
Michael Adams, Anthony Anello, Robyn Brooks, Bailey Jordan Garcia, Garret Groenveld, Juliet Kang Huneke, Karissa Murrell Myers, Lyra Nalan, Jacob Marx Rice, Kimberly Ridgeway, Louel Señores, Christian Wilburn.
PlayGround-NY Company
Kayla Amani, Jen Anaya, Sergio Mauritz Ang, Rebecca Aparicio, Julia Brothers, Nathaniel Claridad, Sheila Collins, Gracie Connell, Julia Crowley, Sarah Guilbault, Neal Gupta, Noor Hamdi, SouJee Han, Amy Hart Nguyen, Monica Ho, Mary Hodges, Tyler Kent, Nikhaar Kishnani, Kalina Ko, Nico Krell, Austin Ku, Jully Lee, MeeWha Lee, Timothy Lee, AJ Lily, Ana Margineanu, Alex Moggridge, Ed Moreno, Norm Munoz, Wiley Naman Strasser, Graceson Nunez, Attilio Rigotti, Charlique C. Rolle, Abigail Rosen, Betsy Rosen, Paris Ruiz, Alex Shafer, Nick Sholley, Olivia Songer, Illana Stein, Kimberly Van Vo, Rebbekah Vega-Romero, Rebecca White, Laith Zuaiter.
PlayGround Staff
Jim Kleinmann, Co-Founder & Artistic Director
Lana Richards, Associate Director of Development
Jonathan Josephson, Director of Marketing & Communications
Norman Gee, Associate Producer
Katja Rivera, Associate Producer
Zoe Chien, Associate Producer
Tessa Corrie, Co-Casting Director
Patricia Cotter, Co-Casting Director
Brittany Mellerson, Resident Designer
Katie Brown, 2024-25 Producing Fellow
Leon Jones, 2024-25 Producing Fellow
Zoe Lesser, 2024-25 Producing Fellow
Joey Reyes, 2024-25 Producing Fellow
Amal Mazen Salem, 2024-25 Producing Fellow
Sarah Showich, 2024-25 Producing Fellow
K’Zhane McGill, Box Office Mananager
Liam Kirk, Resident Stage Manager
PlayGround Ambassadors
Julia Brothers, Jordan Carlson, Ben Chau-Chiu , Julia Crowley, Sheri Flanders, Claire Ganem, Eric Geller, Monica Ho, Tony Kim, Christine Liao, AJ Lily, Ely Sonny Orquiza, Andrew Perez, Ivan Rivas, Miyoko Sakatani, Braedyn Youngberg.
PlayGround Equity Workgroup
Diana Burbano, Victoria Evans Erville, Norman Gee, Jim Kleinmann, Brittany Mellerson, Tiana Randall-Quant, Katja Rivera, M. Graham Smith.
PlayGround Board
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James A. Kleinmann, President
Emilie Talbot, Vice President
Nitin, Treasurer
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Regina Guggenheim, Chair Emeritus
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Julia Brothers
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