Posted on November 30, 2021
As the lights go up, Peet’s and Starbucks roll out their snowflake-embossed cups and ugly sweaters re-emerge from the closet, it’s clear… the holiday season has begun! PlayGround offers its own take on the holidays with a new round of Monday Night PlayGround, featuring original short plays inspired by your favorite (and perhaps not-so-favorite) holiday […]
Posted on November 29, 2021
In an interview with TheaterMania, playwright Mansa Ra (fka Jiréh Breon Holder) referred to those who have returned to the theatre in 2021 as “artistic first responders.” We found that phrase incredibly impactful and resonant. Over the last two years, we have celebrated our first responders, our nurses and doctors, grocery store employees, and sanitation workers who have […]
Posted on November 5, 2021
See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company Members are up to this November! Louis DeVaughn Nelson has two interdisciplinary works combining theatre and dance that are happening this November! First up, SIS! WHITE MALE! an interdisciplinary performance as part of the PARDON THE INTERRUPTION: A Curated Performance Series. It will be held at The Center at […]
Posted on October 29, 2021
“Truth will come to light; murder cannot be hid long.” -Shakespeare Following the successful opening of its inaugural season, New York playwright incubator PlayGround recently announced the prompt for the November Monday Night PlayGround short play staged reading event. Thirty-six New York City writers had just four-and-a-half days to generate their original scripts inspired by […]
Posted on September 7, 2021
PlayGround-NY, the first East Coast expansion of the celebrated California-based playwright incubator, is pleased to share plans for our inaugural season. The company will shortly announce the Season 1 Writers Pool, 36 early-career NYC-based playwrights competitively selected from more than 90 applications received this summer. Over the course of the upcoming 2021-22 season, these writers […]
Posted on March 12, 2021
Are you a New York-based early-career or aspiring professional playwright? Have you ever wanted to see your plays performed on stage by leading local professional actors? Do you respond well to deadlines? PlayGround is seeking applications for our inaugural (2021-22) PlayGround-NY Writers Pool. Only members of the Writers Pool are invited to submit for the […]