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 […]
Posted on June 16, 2026
PlayGround will honor four theatre luminaries at our annual four-city gala on Monday, September 14th. In conjunction with the 25th anniversary of PlayGround’s June Anne Baker Prize, one of the nation’s longest-running play commissions dedicated to the next generation of promising women/non-binary playwrights, PlayGround will recognize significant theatre artists and producers who have elevated womxn […]
Posted on June 1, 2026
PlayGround-Chicago Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this June including: Matt Schutz, J.S. Puller, Andrea C. Conway-Diaz, Leanna Gianoutsos Oliveira, Katherine Swan, and Spencer Ryan Diedrick! Leanna Gianoutsos Oliveira is a founding member/creative producer at Ways & Means Theatre – a brand new Chicago theatre company! Check us out and join our mailing […]
Posted on May 15, 2026
PlayGround closes out the summer season with the fifth annual FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL, July 31st – August 23rd, 2026, at Potrero Stage and simulcast. This four-week “fringe style” new works festival features 21 productions and 61 performances by talented theatre artists from across the country including PlayGround artists based in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New […]
Posted on May 1, 2026
PlayGround-Chicago Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this May including: Mab De Guzman, Dana Hall, Toby Inoue, Alex Kingsley, and Jay Rehak! Dana Hall‘s play WHAT THE BONES REMEMBER has been named a Semi-Finalist for the Eugene O’Neill National Playwrights Conference. A story grounded in memory, grief, and the unseen threads that bind […]
Posted on April 25, 2026
PlayGround-Chicago presents Season 3 in association with Theater Wit BEST OF PLAYGROUND(CH) ’26 April 27th, 2026 7pm PT Theater Wit & Vimeo Live Simulcast Acknowledging the Legacy of the Land We Inhabit PlayGround-Chicago acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the people of the Council of Three Fires, including the Ojibwe, Potawatomi […]
Posted on April 24, 2026
Applications are now being accepted for PlayGround’s first annual TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL, November 27-December 20, at Potrero Stage in San Francisco and simulcast. This four-week “fringe style” new works festival will feature up to 20 productions and 60 performances of new holiday-themed works (with a twist!) by talented theatre artists from across the country including […]
Posted on April 22, 2026
Show your support for your favorite New Works Festival project by becoming an Executive or Associate Producer! Festival Producers enjoy exclusive perks, including their name on the title card of their chosen play with a tax-deductible contribution of just $500 or $250, respectively. This is a great way to support the writers, directors, and actors you […]
Posted on April 10, 2026
PlayGround, a leading national playwright incubator, has announced three new offerings as a part of its revamped education program for adults. The workshops and masterclasses will be lead by acclaimed playwrights Steve Yockey (Emmy Nominee & Multiple NNPN Rolling World Premieres), Rachel Bublitz (NNPN Rolling World Premiere, Funny Like An Abortion) and Bay Area producer/dramaturg […]