Posted on April 3, 2025
PlayGround-NY, a leading national playwright incubator and theatre community hub, is pleased to share the lineup for Best of PlayGround(NY) ‘25. Originally developed among thirty-six new short plays through PlayGround-NY’s Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series, these plays will receive a special one-night encore performance on April 28, 2025 at 7pm ET at The Producers […]
Posted on April 1, 2025
See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company are up to this April! Betsy Rosen is performing as Richard Parker, the Bengal Tiger, in the National Tour of Life of Pi throughout 2025. She is also serving as the Assistant Puppetry and Movement Director and Puppetry Captain for the tour. More info and tour dates here Danielle […]
Posted on March 28, 2025
PlayGround is excited to announce immediate openings to join the 2025-26 Producing Fellowship, designed to foster the next generation of leadership for the American Theatre. We are looking for individuals passionate about theatre and looking to make an impact on the field while developing the skill set to do so for a living. Candidates must […]
Posted on March 28, 2025
The people have spoken… The March People’s Choice Award goes to Le’Kee Antonio Horton for his play New Edition, presented as a staged reading at The Producers Club and via livestream on March 24th. Congratulations, Le’Kee! Courtesy of Le’Kee, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! New Edition Written […]
Posted on March 24, 2025
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 […]
Posted on March 10, 2025
The people have spoken… The February People’s Choice Award goes to Dana Leslie Goldstein for her play Hello In There, presented as a staged reading at The Producers Club and via livestream on February 24th. Congratulations, Dana! Courtesy of Dana, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! Hello In […]
Posted on March 1, 2025
See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company are up to this March! Michael Hagins‘ play The Senator Speaks is running at the American Theatre of Actors (ATA) Sergeant Theater, exploring pressing issues such as reproductive rights and gun control. Part of the African American Playwrights Initiative, the production runs February 27 – March 8 at various […]
Posted on February 21, 2025
PlayGround-NY presents Season 4 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “If I Had A Song: Folk Inspired Short Musicals” February 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 […]
Posted on February 21, 2025
“A robot may not injure a human or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” – The First Law of Robotics, I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Technology – humanity’s greatest achievement, or our fiercest enemy? Don’t miss PlayGround’s first ever night of Sci-Fi as our playwrights tackle the big existential questions about […]
Posted on February 7, 2025
The people have spoken… The January People’s Choice Award goes to Claire Abramovitz for her short play The Real Mah Jong Ladies of Venice, Italy, presented as a staged reading at The Producers Club and via livestream on January 20th. Congratulations, Claire! Courtesy of Claire, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the […]