The people have spoken… The November People’s Choice Award goes to Dana Hall for The Woman with the Torch, presented as a staged reading live at The Den and Simulcast on November 2, 2026. Congratulations, Dana! Courtesy of Dana, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! The Woman with the Torch […]
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PlayGround has announced three new offerings as a part of its revamped education program for adults! This season’s workshops and masterclasses will be lead by acclaimed playwrights Howard Ho (How Hamilton Works, The Music Theory of Lin-Manuel Miranda), Melissa Hillman (Bay Area producer/dramaturg), Octavio Solis (Quixote, La Posada Magica), Lauren Gunderson (The Book of Will, […]
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See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this month including: Dana Hall, J.S. Puller, Shriba Rivers, Mab De Guzman, and Spencer Ryan Diedrick! Dana Hall is a co-founder of MUSE COLLECTIVE, a new international initiative dedicated to amplifying women’s voices in theatre and creating opportunities for their work to be discovered, […]
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