PlayGround-NY presents Season 4

MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND

Topic: “Sci-Fi”
March 24, 2025 7pm ET
Live at The Producers Club + 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 burroughs of New York City. As the past and present Indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the Munsee Lanape have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. We recognize the historic injustice of the forcible removal of the Munsee Lanape people from their ancestral lands, and that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the Ancestors, Elders and Relatives of the Munsee Lanape Communities and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples. We honor the storytellers of the Lanape and are grateful for our ability to share and uplift Indigenous stories and those of other historically marginalized communities.

To learn about the legacy of the land you inhabit, visit Native-Land.ca | Our home on native land. To read the complete Land Acknowledgment Policy, click here.

PLAYGROUND’S ANTI-RACIST POLICY

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.
● The recognition of equality of all human beings.
● Recognition of rights of ethnic, racial, cultural, linguistic and religious groups.
● Equality and non-discrimination.

PlayGround’s Anti-Racist Policy applies to: all members of the PlayGround community, including employees, independent contractors, volunteers, audience members, donors, and general members of the community.

To read the complete Anti-Racist Policy, click here.

MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND MEMBERSHIPS

We are deeply grateful to our 2024-25 Monday Night PlayGround Members, whose direct support helps to underwrite artists fees for the Monday Night series across all four regions: Dr. & Mrs. Sam & Naomi Abramovitz, Sharon Baldwin, Tim Bishop, Ms. Linda B Breaux-Smith, Emilie T. & Gordon C. Brooks, John Brown, Summer Broyhill, Madeleine Butler, Ben Cain, Joan Cleveland, Ms. Sheila Collins, Ms. Marilyn Berg Cooper, Logan Varas De Valdes, Krystyna Finlayson, Krystyna Finlayson, Ms. Elizabeth Groenewegen, Gail Hillebrand & Hugh Barroll, Brandy Jones, Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Le Blanc, Alice Lehmann, Ms. Kristy Lin Billuni, Linda G Marks, Dr. Sheila McCormick, Yvonne McIntyre, Dan Morley, Molly Noble & Bob Guilbault, Ms. Annette Oliveira, Mr. George Rose, Jessica June Rowe, Michelle Ruscetta, John J. Ruskin, Miyoko Sakatani, Mark Sherstinsky, Nancy W. Smith, Stan Stone, Cathy M Stonie, Vicki Victoria, Dr. Eidell Wasserman, and Ms. Cindy Womack. Thank you!

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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

MAISA CHIANG (The Choice), she/her, is a Chinese-American writer & director based in Brooklyn.

SAIYA FLOYD (Can’t Wait to Meet You), 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.

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.

SIO HORNBUCKLE (Space Western), they/he, is a playwright and director living in Brooklyn. Their plays have been developed by November Theatre, Playwrights Foundation, and Columbia University NOMADS, and their short play EOL won Best Play at the Secret Theatre’s Act One: One Act Festival. They direct the sketch duo DUKES.

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.

JACOB MARX RICE (The Machine), he/him, is a playwright and screenwriter based in Queens, New York. His play Chemistry recently opened at the Olivier-nominated Finborough Theatre, where The Guardian hailed it as “remarkable for its tender compassion” and The Stage called a “Moving, insightful love story… Rice has written a love story that treats heavy, complex subjects with confidence and compassion.” The play has also won the Excellence in Playwriting Award and FringeFAVE at the NY Fringe Festival, Producer’s Pick at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, and Producer’s Encore Pick at the Hollywood Fringe Festival. Jacob’s film adaptation of the play was a semifinalist for the Nicholl Fellowship from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and is currently in development with the production company Anonymous Content.

ACTORS

JULIA BROTHERS (The Choice, “Sophie”), 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

JULIA CROWLEY (The Choice, “Computer) 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.

 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 (beyond) Doomsday Scrolling, Sex & the Abbey by Diana Ly (Mathilda), and All the Daughters of Viola’s House (Viola & others). Tiacassmira.com.

SHEILA COLLINS (The Choice, “Ava”), she/her, has appeared in numerous stage plays, including these iconic roles: Ruth, in A Raisin in the Sun; Emilia, in Othello; (Duke)Duchess of Birmingham, in Henry VIII; Leonato(a) in Much Ado about Nothing; and Charlotte, in Charlotte’s Web. She’s also appeared in several TV shows: Grey’s Anatomy, Pretty Little Liars and General Hospital, and S.W.A.T., among others, as well as short films, two webseries and a feature film. She is pleased to be back on the Playground-NY stage.

GRACIE CONNELL (All’s Fair, “Thyme”), she/her, is an actor, voiceover artist, writer, Basset Hound Enthusiast, and overall funny-girl based out of New York City.

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 (Space Western, “Annie”), they/she, is a proud PlayGround company member and a general nuisance.

GEORGE HARRIS (In Your Own Sweet Time, “Chris”),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.

WYATT KING (The Machine, “Brendan”), he/him, is an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in the Willamette Valley. This will be 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, “Allen”), 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.

SUSAN LY (Can’t Wait to Meet You, “Molly”), is thrilled to be back at Playground NY! She is a native Houstonian turned New Yorker with a BFA in Theater from SFASU, and studied abroad in England at Rose Bruford and in Spain at La R.E.S.A.D. Susan is basically a giant kid at heart and loves playing! Huge shoutout to the audience members for continuing to support the Arts and to her loved ones, thank you! www.sosusanly.com

AHMAD MAHER (Space Western, “Boone”), he/him, is an Egyptian-born, NYC-based actor who has performed in various countries including Egypt, Sweden, and the United States. Theatre: The Ally (Mixed Blood); Pilgrims Musa & Sheri in the New World (The Public Theatre); Waiting for Lefty, Richard III (The Flea Theater); INVASION! (Ancram Center for the Arts); The Revolution’s Promise (New Perspectives Theatre Company). Film/TV: Threnody (Purple Duck Films); Tabula Rasa (Jamil Pictures); You Gotta Dance for It (Tin Tin Pictures). Commercial: Google (DDB House); BookBeat, Länsförsäkringar (Bleck Film); Lidl (Est E Ban); Nicotinell (Sun Days); ABB Motion (SiteSing). www.ahmad-maher.com | IG: @itssahmadmaher

TALEN MARSHALL (The Machine, “Ash”), he/him, moved to the but city from midwest. Chicagoland actor, SAG actor, AEA actor. From movies, tv, and stage, he’s happy for his second show at the Playground-NY!

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.

FRANK NICHOLAS POON (The Machine, “Elijah”), he/him, is an Asian-American performer, award-winning producer, and creative storyteller. FNP trained at HB Studio for three years, where he was also the Marketing Director. As a producer, FNP has worked on nationally featured film and theatre projects alongside award-winning collaborators and renowned production organizations. Select film credits include Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock (Netflix) and The Story of Plastic (Emmy Winner, 2021). Select theatre credits include Jazz Singer (Abrons Arts Center) and Magic in Plain Sight (Target Margin Theater). BA, Arizona State University. @franknpoon | www.franknpoon.com.

ZAC SCHUMAN (Space Western, “Beau”), he/they, is excited to return to PlayGround for Sci-Fi night! A lifelong performer, he has been seen performing both in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area as an actor and magician. Favorite theatre credits include Robbie Heart in The Wedding Singer, David/Crumpet in The SantaLand Diaries, William Barfée in …Spelling Bee, and Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Love to Andrea and Pickles!

KAYLA MAY PAZ SUAREZ (Can’t Wait to Meet You, “Tabitha”), they/them, received their professional acting training from the Pacific Conservatory Theater (2015). As an actor, k may has worked in various spaces including Berkeley Playhouse, Z Space, Kearny Street Workshop, Piano Fight, Cutting Ball Theater and Theatre Row. They have self published their first book “Recollexunz 1: Said & Done” (2022) and is the writer and performer of a 1 person show, (2019) “The Kayla May Project: come laugh at my trauma” Previous arts administration positions include Associate Artistic Director and Education/Communications of Epiphany Dance Theater, Performer for Youth Speaks with the New Conservatory Theater Center and teaching artists for various theater companies. In fall 2023, k may began their journey with Movement Research as Communications and Media Manager. k may’s current mission? Empower and nurture the next generation of storytellers by forging connections between art, culture and technology through education and reclamation of self expression.

DIRECTORS

KAYLA AMANI (Can’t Wait to Meet You), she/they, is a director, storyteller and collaborator born and raised in NYC. They are a proud graduate of Syracuse University. Recently, they have assisted directors such as Lileana Blain-Cruz and Sarah Hughes at Second Stage and Lincoln Center Theater as well as directed at PlayGround-NY. Kayla is thrilled to be back working with PlayGround for this round!

CRICKET BROWN (Space Western), she/they, is a theater and film maker based in New York City. She has worked with The Bushwick Starr, Half Straddle, SoHo Rep., Signature Theatre, Clubbed Thumb, Oye Group, Nile Harris, Kaneza Schaal, Kit Zauhar, and more. Cricket is currently the associate director of Mercedes, a multi-media piece created by Modesto “Flako” Jimenez that incorporates theater, film, virtual reality, an artifact gallery, and healing room spaces to address dementia and its impact on families. They also recently assistant directed Waiting for Godot at TFANA and Deep Blue Sound at the Public Theater. As an inaugural member of Mercury Store’s Emerging Director Lab and a co-founding member of the Brooklyn performance artist collective IDon’tWannaSeeThat?!!?!, Cricket has created and produced many new original works. They are a proud member of the Orchard Project’s 2023-2024 Greenhouse Lab, where they are currently developing their next full-length play, Untitled Nun Play, and are in post-production for their upcoming short film “MAD”. Their improvised horror film Circus196977 recently premiered on NoBudge. www.cricketbrown.com

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.

NATALIE KANE (The Machine), she/her, is a New York-based director and dramaturg passionate about sharing resonant plays and transcendent writers with new audiences. Favorite directing credits include Conceal Me What I Am (NYC Fringe), Fools in the Forest (Little Shakespeare Festival), Dinosaur on the Moon (WTFringe), and Zig-Zag (Premiere the Play podcast). Natalie has directed, assisted, and researched with varied theatre companies including Gingold Theatrical Group, Roundabout Theatre Company, Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre, Gloucester Stage, and The Shakespeare Theatre of NJ. Natalie is a proud alumna of Kenyon College and the National Theater Institute. NatalieKaneDirector.com.

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.

ABIGAIL ROSEN (The Choice; 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

JIM KLEINMANN (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.

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.

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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 December 1, 2023 & December 16, 2024.

GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE, & FOUNDATION DONORS

Alameda County Arts Commission • Amazon • American Rescue Plan Act & CARES Act • Art Space Development Corporation • Avenue Greenlight • Berkeley Civic Arts • The Bernard Osher Foundation • Bill Graham Supporting Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund • California Arts Council • California Humanities • California Nonprofit Performing Arts Grant Program • 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 • NYSCA-A.R.T./New York Creative Opportunity Fund • Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation • Planet Earth Arts • Rock Paper Scissors Landscape Inc. • Rye Financial Services • San Francisco Arts Commission • The Shubert Foundation • The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

SEASON SPONSORS ($5000+)

Paul Haahr, Lara Gilman & Jim Kleinmann

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ($2500+)

Emilie T. & Gordon C. Brooks, Daniel E. Cohn & Lynn Brinton, John H. Gilman, Nitin, Anonymous (2)

PRODUCERS CIRCLE ($1000-$2499)

Randy Adams, Meriko Borogove, Jediah Craig, David Goldman, Keith Goldstein & Donna N. Warrington, Regina S. Guggenheim, Just Play Productions, Linda Kremer, Ronald Whittier Family Foundation, Daniele Nathanson , Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock, John J. Ruskin, Tom Swift, Malachy Walsh, Janine Wilburn, Anonymous

PLAYWRIGHTS CIRCLE ($500-$999)

Linda Ayres-Frederick, Phoenix Theatre SF, Jim Brayton & Debbie Marr, Mr. Richard Davis – Lowell, Hillary DeMartino, Paulette Donsavage & Deeje Cooley, Kate Hecht, Diane Leonard, Kathy Roberts & Aaron Loeb, Dr. Gary W. London, Molly Noble and Bob Guilbault, Diane Sampson, Marian Scheuer Sofaer & Abraham D. Sofaer

PATRON ($250-$499)

Nina Ball & Jon Tracy, Ruben & Keli Grijalva, Brandy T Jones, Jonathan Luskin, Dolores Martinez, Rebecca Martinez, Christopher Reber, Chris and Cindy Redburn, Christian Wilburn, Anonymous (5)

ASSOCIATE MEMBER ($125-$249)

Naomi & Sam Abramovitz, Mary E. Baird, Ms. Portia F. Bock, Cass Brayton, Sheila Collins, Joyce Dieda, Clint Fleener, Michael Fried, Patience Haggin, Gina Harris, Ms. Sharlene Hartman, Mr. Stanley William Hathaway, Gail Hillebrand & Hugh Barroll, Tanuja Devi Jagernauth, Abbe S. Kalos & Kitt Saginor, Gregg Le Blanc, Pam MacKinnon, Paris McCarthy, Kimberly Ridgeway, Ms. Jessica Rofé, Margo Rofé, Carolina Rojas Moretti, Katie Ryan, Christine Sheppard, Stan Stone, Lisa Gaye Thompson, 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

Stephanie Prentice, Chair
James A. Kleinmann, President
Emilie Talbot, Vice President
Nitin, Treasurer
Christian Wilburn, Secretary
Regina Guggenheim, Chair Emeritus
Tanvi Agrawal
Linda Amayo-Hassan
Julia Brothers
Ben Cain
Howard Ho
Toby Inoue
Rebecca Martinez
Kendall Phillips
Jessica June Rowe

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