Company in the News April 2026

PlayGround-Chicago Writers, Company Members, and Alumni are up to this April including: Jay Rehak, Shariba Rivers,  Joel Willison, Toby Inoue, and Sydney MacGilvray!

Jay Rehak. Playground Playwright JS Puller is the featured guest on Season 5 Episode 2 of the “Tell Me What Happened” podcast hosted by Playground Playwright Jay Rehak. LISTEN HERE!

Shariba Rivers. THEATER OF THE MIND opened March 25 and will continue to run through May. Produced by Goodman Theatre. Venue: Reid Murdoch Building at 333 N LaSalle. TICKETS!

Joel Willison is producing Direct Address at Raven Theatre with Guest Director Georgette Verdin. If you want to act, direct, or submit a script, reach out to find out more!

Toby Inoue‘s short play JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE PARANOID will be featured at One Night Stand Theater’s “Conspiracy!” program on Sunday April 12 in Aurora Colorado. TICKETS!

Sydney MacGilvray, Chicago Writers Pool member, and directing apprentice Rachel Rubin are both part of another PlayGround – this one a TYA staged reading festival at Northwestern! Written by Sydney and directed by Rachel, “The Mysterious Case of Professor Bones” follows Ada, a 10-year-old girl detective on the trail of her missing dog, along with the less-than-helpful Arthur Conan Doyle. On a hunt for clues through a neighborhood full of colorful characters and suspicious persons, Ada’s forced to confront which mysteries she’s solving – and which she’s running away from. The staged reading is April 26th at 10am in Northwestern’s Wirtz Center for the Arts!