Posted on October 2, 2026
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this month including: Karissa Murrell Myers, Andrea Berting, Alex Fortune, Toby Inoue, Alex Kingsley, and Paige Kim Mesina! Karissa Murrell Myers’ play BLACK BEAR ISLAND is having its Chicago premiere production at Bramble Theatre Company from Sept 24 to Oct 17, 2026. The play is […]
Posted on September 25, 2026
PlayGround-Chicago presents Season 5 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND November 2, 2026, 7pm CT NEW VENUE: Lookingglass Theatre & Simulcast Topic: AMERICA 250: The Dreamers, The Builders & The Leaders Admission-Free (Suggested Donation: $10-30) The plays and playwrights will be announced soon! Join us for new first-person solo pieces inspired by historical figures who contributed to the […]
Posted on September 18, 2026
PlayGround, a leading national playwright incubator and theatre community hub, is pleased to share plans for its 33rd anniversary season. The season announcement coincides with the release of the 2026-27 Writers Pools, 112 early-career playwrights in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, who will participate in PlayGround’s signature incubator program, […]
Posted on September 11, 2026
PlayGround is thrilled to announce the inaugural TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL, December 4th – December 20th, 2026, at Potrero Stage and simulcast. This three-week “fringe style” new works festival features 8 productions and 24 performances of new holiday-themed works (with a twist!) by talented theatre artists from across the country including a variety PlayGround artists. Ranging […]
Posted on September 5, 2026
The PlayGround Comedy Festival is our annual celebration of the best in comedic performance, including stand-up, improv, sketch, and comedic plays. The Comedy Festival will include up to 60 performances of 20 unique events taking place March 12-April 4, 2027, performed live at Potrero Stage (San Francisco) and simulcast online. All performances will take place […]
Posted on September 1, 2026
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this month including: Betsy Dudak, Dana Hall, Alex Kingsley, Kaeli Meno, Leanna Gianoutsos Oliveira, and Tyler Struble. Leanna Gianoutsos Oliveira is producing What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck at Ways & Means Theatre. Directed by Kaeli Meno (a fellow Playground-er!), Heidi […]
Posted on August 3, 2026
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this month including: Mab De Guzman, Beau Malone, Carmia Imani, Kaeli Meno, Leanna Gianoutsos Oliveira, Shariba Rivers, Matt Schutz and Katherine Swan. Carmia Imani’s play, in • di • visible, is being produced as a part of the Living Color Festival from August 13-29 […]
Posted on July 31, 2026
Join us for the ONE PLAYGROUND GALA (2026) Celebrating the June Anne Baker Prize 25th Anniversary September 14, 2026, 7pm-9pm CT Lookingglass Theatre Company, 821 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 Tickets: $150 or review Host levels PlayGround will honor four theatre luminaries at our annual four-city gala on Monday, September 14th. In conjunction with the 25th […]
Posted on July 21, 2026
PlayGround has announced the 2026-27 Producing Fellows, a vibrant and diverse class of four next-gen theatre leaders drawn from across the country and who will work with PlayGround’s artistic staff and national producing teams over the next year in the SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Fellows gain hands-on experience in the […]
Posted on June 29, 2026
PlayGround-Chicago Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this June including: Karissa Murrell Myers, Shariba Rivers, and Katherine Swan. Katherine Swan’s play Red Bell will have a staged reading at The Understudy on July 20 at 7:30 as part of the Freshly Brewed reading series. Reserve tickets HERE. Karissa Murrell Myers’ play TWIN FALLS […]