Monday Night PlayGround

Each month, from November through April, PlayGround-Chicago announces a topic and invites Chicago’s best new dramatists to write and submit original ten-page plays. The best six of these plays are presented as staged readings via Vimeo live stream on the 1st Monday of the month, featuring some of Chicago’s best directors and actors. Tickets for online viewing are admission-free and must be reserved in advance. While the events are free, PlayGround-Chicago is grateful for donations made at the time of ticket reservation in support of our programs. NEW: Purchase a tax-deductible Monday Night PlayGround Membership ($100) and guarantee simulcast and extended on-demand access to all twenty-four (24) Monday Night PlayGround performances in the SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago (less than $5 per event or just $.69 per play). Payment plans available. ADVERTISERS: Become a Monday Night Season Sponsor and promote your business to the PlayGround community while helping support hundreds of local artists.

PlayGround-Chicago presents Season 3
MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND
in association with Theater Wit
January 6, 2025, 7pm CT
Theater Wit & Simulcast
Topic: Holiday Surprise
Admission: Free (donations gratefully accepted)

“Maybe Christmas… doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more.” – Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Tis the season for holiday cheer, family gatherings, and who-knows-what-else! Whether your holidays tend to bring on heartfelt reflections, meaningful connections, or endless confections, our writers are ready to dig into the wintery season and explore all of those things that are unexpected at this time of year.

Holly’s Jolly Christmas by Jessie Bond
Meaningless Things by Rachel DuBose
23 and Me and Me and Me by Toby Inoue
And to All a Good Night by Beth Kander
Change of Plans by J.S. Puller
Nom de Plume by Matt Schutz

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COMING SOON:
February  3, 2025, 7pm CT
Theater Wit & Simulcast
Topic: The Shakespeare Sequels
Admission: Free (donations gratefully accepted)

“We know what we are but not what we may be.” – Ophelia, Hamlet

In the spirit of past topics such as “Shakespeare’s Prequels” and last year’s “Shakespeare Multiverse, ” PlayGround writers are set to take on a new sector of the Bard’s not-previously-explored canon: THE SHAKESPEARE’S SEQUELS. What happens after that joyous wedding at the end of every Comedy? Who cleans up the bloodbath at the end of each Tragedy? And might we see some alternative Histories, post-Act V? Join us and find out!