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 […]
Posted on September 30, 2022
See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company are up to this October! Dana Leslie Goldstein‘s libretto “The Choice” will be produced by Con Vivo Music and performed as part of CHILLTOWN BOOGIE (music by Alon Nechushtan) in Jersey City, NJ. Julia Brothers is taking the month of October off and will be in Istanbul and then […]
Posted on September 23, 2022
“Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion.” – Tennessee Williams Playwright incubator PlayGround-NY has announced the prompt for the first […]
Posted on September 9, 2022
PlayGround has announced a company of 144 writers who will take part in the 2022-23 edition of its signature Monday Night PlayGround (MNP) series across four cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. MNP is an artist-centered incubator for plays and playwrights. For each city, 36 writers write a ten-minute play in response […]
Posted on September 2, 2022
See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company are up to this September! Barry Eitel‘s dark comedy screenplay THE CLARINET was selected as a quarterfinalist for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science’s Nicholl Fellowship. Talking Horse Productions is producing Sam Affoumado‘s monologue, LAST NIGHT BLUEY DIED, for their season 3 Original Monologue Contest. The video […]
Posted on August 22, 2022
From the company that brought you the PlayGround Zoom Fest comes a one-of-a-kind gala fundraiser, bringing together members of the PlayGround community across four cities – San Francisco, Los Angeles, NYC and Chicago – to celebrate PlayGround’s expanded national presence and impact. The Monday, September 19 One PlayGround Gala is the can’t-miss party of the […]