2023-24 Monday Night PlayGround Tickets on Sale!

Posted by on September 1, 2023

PlayGround is thrilled to announce the 30th season of Monday Night PlayGround, the nation’s longest-running and most celebrated staged reading series, now available in the SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, NYC and Chicago, both in-person and simulcast. The season kicks off at Hollywood’s Broadwater Theaters on October 9, 2023 and concludes April 1, 2024 at PlayGround’s newest home, Theater Wit in Chicago. 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 simple label — being converted from ideas to words on a page to a performed experience in a theater and truly coming alive. By uplifting these voices, communities and artists, we share in their experiences and create connections we may not have found elsewhere.

Each month, from October through March, PlayGround announces a topic to pre-selected writers pools of emerging professional playwrights in each of our four regions, inviting submissions of original ten-page plays. The top short plays are selected and presented as script-in-hand staged readings on select Mondays, featuring some of each region’s best directors and actors. Admission to all Monday Night performances is free, though donations are gratefully accepted and directly support artist compensation. For the complete schedule, see below or visit https://playground-ch.org/monday.

Monday Night PlayGround Memberships

And now, with a Monday Night PlayGround Membership, audiences can guarantee extended access to all twenty-four (24) Monday Night events across all four regions for just $100. That’s less than $5 per event or just $.69 per play!

Your 100% tax-deductible membership includes a free concierge service for live-streaming and in-person reservations, access to the Monday Night extended digital viewing library and script library (both good thru August 31, 2024), backstage pass with access to rehearsals, a members-only newsletter including artist bios, interviews and more, acknowledgement in the Monday Night PlayGround playbills, and members merch (2023 members receive the all-new One PlayGround baseball cap)! And memberships purchased before October 31st are eligible for a deferred payment plan… just $20 per month! To purchase your Monday Night membership, click here or call (415) 992-6677.

We look forward to welcoming you to our 2023-24 season and sharing bold new stories by some of this country’s most exciting new playwrights!

Monday Night PlayGround Season Schedule

Round 1 (topic announced Sep 22)
Oct 9, 2023 7pm PT – Broadwater Second Stage (LA) + Simulcast
Oct 16, 2023 7pm PT – Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) + Simulcast
Oct 23, 2023 7pm ET – The Producers Club (NYC) + Simulcast
Oct 30, 2023 7pm CT – Theater Wit (Chicago) + Simulcast

Round 2 (topic announced Oct 27)
Nov 13, 2023 7pm PT – Broadwater Second Stage (LA) + Simulcast
Nov 20, 2023 7pm PT – Potrero Stage (SF) + Simulcast
Nov 27, 2023 7pm ET – The Producers Club (NYC) + Simulcast
Dec 4, 2023 7pm CT – Theater Wit (Chicago) + Simulcast

Round 3 (topic announced Nov 24)
Dec 11, 2023 7pm PT – Broadwater Second Stage (LA) + Simulcast
Dec 18, 2023 7pm PT – Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) + Simulcast
Dec 25, 2023 7pm ET – The Producers Club (NYC) + Simulcast
Jan 1, 2024 7pm CT – Theater Wit (Chicago) + Simulcast

Round 4 (topic announced Dec 22)
Jan 8, 2024 7pm PT – Broadwater Second Stage (LA) + Simulcast
Jan 15, 2024 7pm PT – Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) + Simulcast
Jan 22, 2024 7pm ET – The Producers Club (NYC) + Simulcast
Feb 5, 2024 7pm CT – Theater Wit (Chicago) + Simulcast

Round 5 (topic announced Jan 19)
Feb 12, 2024 7pm PT – Broadwater Second Stage (LA) + Simulcast
Feb 19, 2024 7pm PT – Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) + Simulcast
Feb 26, 2024 7pm ET – The Producers Club (NYC) + Simulcast
Mar 4, 2024 7pm CT – Theater Wit (Chicago) + Simulcast

Round 6 (topic announced Feb 23)
Mar 11, 2024 7pm PT – Broadwater Second Stage (LA) + Simulcast
Mar 18, 2024 7pm PT – Freight & Salvage (Berkeley) + Simulcast
Mar 25, 2024 7pm ET – The Producers Club (NYC) + Simulcast
Apr 1, 2024 7pm CT – Theater Wit (Chicago) + Simulcast

For more information or to reserve tickets, visit https://playground-ch.org/monday.