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 […]
Posted on June 1, 2026
See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company Members are up to this month including: Dana Leslie Goldstein, Tia Cassmira, Howard Ho, Kathryn Ryan, Austin Ku, and Bram Hartman! Tia Cassmira is resident company member or Broken Box Mime who is prepping for their first long-form MainStage show! MYTH is the culmination of many months of work by […]
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 […]