Company in the News Sep-2022

See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this September!

Wai Yim will reprise his role as Leonardo in Mary Zimmerman’s THE NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC. The Goodman Theatre production received a Jeff nomination for Best Ensemble – Play. The DC production runs from September 29 through October 23. Learn more here.

Three Brothers Theatre in Waukegan will be performing DC Cathro‘s comedy FAMILY HOLIDAY in December 2022. The show is a fast-paced holiday farce for modern times. Read more about the production here.

Scott Carter Cooper‘s play AND THEN GALATEA LAUGHED: A VERY MODERN ROMANCE will be released as a radio play by Dean Productions Theatre Company. Learn more about the theatre company here.

Dana Hall‘s play ALL OUT OF SPOONS is in pre-production with Spoonie Theatre. Spoonie Theatre is a committed to producing inclusive virtual performances with the focus on increasing access and equity for those living with chronic illness. Read more about Spoonie Theatre here.

The world premiere of Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend‘s dramedy, BANDERA, TEXAS by Prism Theatre Company ran through September 4 in St. Louis. More information here.

A production of Alica Daine Benning‘s new full-length play, WOO GIRLS! premiered at the Factory Theater in Rogers Park over the last weekend in August. It was Alica’s first production in Chicago since graduating from Northwestern’s MFA Writing for Screen & Stage program in June. Alica is also very excited to be a new member of PlayGround Chicago’s Writers Pool! Find out more information here.

Karissa Murrell Myers‘ play, HOW TO MURDER THE SUPER SCARY PREDATORY HIGH INTEREST STUDENT LOANS THAT HAVE SADDLED AN ENTIRE GENERATION WITH SO MUCH DEBT NO ONE WILL EVER BE ABLE TO BUY A HOUSE OR HAVE KIDS; OR, WHY CAN’T YOU JUST STOP BUYING AVOCADO TOAST? will be produced as a workshop through Bramble Theatre Company this coming fall after being chosen for development during Bramble’s Festival of Unfinished Work in May 2022 by a voting audience. The workshop will culminate in a public pay-what-you-can reading on October 10th at 7 PM at The Edge Theatre in Chicago. Click here  for more details.

David Lipschutz‘s play, AHAVAH (co-written with fellow Playground-Chicago member Dana Hall), will be performed this month with the Newmarket International Festival of One Act Plays in Ontario, Canada, on September 9, 2022, and with the Virginia ARTfactory in Manassas, Virginia, September 22-24, 2022.