Posted on December 9, 2022
The people have spoken… The November People’s Choice Award goes to Jacob Marx Rice for his short play, Carnivores, presented as a staged reading Simulcast & On-Demand via Vimeo Live on November 28th. Congratulations, Jacob! Courtesy of Jacob, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! Carnivores by Jacob Marx […]
Posted on December 9, 2022
See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company are up to this December! Two monologues from Sam Affoumado‘s full-length play, THE PANIC DEFENSE, have been included in a newly released Smith & Kraus anthology, WE/US: Monologues for THE GENDER MINORITY. It is one of the first anthologies to give voice, on stage, to characters who represent all […]
Posted on December 7, 2022
“Bah,” said Scrooge, “Humbug.” ― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Playwright incubator PlayGround-NY has announced the prompt for the third Monday Night PlayGround staged reading event of its 2nd season. Thirty-six New York writers had just four-and-a-half days to generate their original scripts inspired by the prompt “HOLIDAY SPIRIT” as they vie for one of six slots […]
Posted on November 29, 2022
Dear Friends, In the last year, PlayGround has triumphantly returned to in-person performances in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, all while growing our community with the second year of PlayGround New York, and our newest expansion to Chicago in September. Because we are a proud artistic home for so many, this year we reached […]
Posted on November 28, 2022
PlayGround-NY presents Season 2 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “GIVE AND TAKE” November 28th, 2022 7pm ET Vimeo Live Simulcast & On Demand Human Programming By Natalie Sacks Directed by Tai Thompson Sam ………………………………………………………Hannah Balagot Zachary………………………………………………….Alex Moggridge The Brunch Swap By Rebbekah Vega-Romero Directed by Kalina Ko Teo………………………………………………………….…..….Carla Vega Lolo……….………………………………..Maria Cristina Posada Slye Christina……….…………………………………………..…..….Jully Lee Give […]
Posted on November 18, 2022
The people have spoken… The October People’s Choice Award goes to Matthew Park for his short play, Jung, presented as a staged reading Simulcast & On-Demand via Vimeo Live on October 24th. Congratulations, Matthew! Courtesy of Matthew, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! Jung by Matthew Park […]
Posted on November 4, 2022
See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company are up to this November! Dana Leslie Goldstein‘s “ANZIA, a fiction” will be produced in November at The Butterfly Club in Melbourne, Australia by Baggage Productions. Her play “PRETEND” will be presented on zoom by Dragon Productions Theatre Company (San Jose, CA). Learn more here. Austin Ku is performing […]
Posted on October 26, 2022
Monday Night PlayGround is all about potential: the potential of new writers for the stage, finding inspiration in a prompt, writing a short play, and then seeing that short play performed for the first time, live before other theatre makers and theatre-goers. The potential of new stories — comedic, dramatic and those that defy a […]
Posted on October 23, 2022
PlayGround-NY presents Season 2 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “IN DISGUISE” October 24th, 2022 7pm ET Vimeo Live Simulcast & On Demand As You Like It Actually By Leela Velautham Directed by Tessa Corrie Bill/ Willa ………..…Sarah Guilbault Jack……………….Sergio Mauritz Ang Bugs Beat Back By Barry Eitel Directed by Abigail Rosen Frankie…………….…..….BW Gonzalez Jex……….………………..Andrew Sellon Les……….……………..…..….Tyler […]
Posted on October 22, 2022
“Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice; Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgment.” – William Shakespeare Playwright incubator PlayGround-NY has announced the prompt for the second Monday Night PlayGround staged reading event of its 2nd season. Thirty-six New York writers have just four-and-a-half days to generate their original scripts inspired by […]