Posted on August 24, 2023
PlayGround-Chicago, the first Midwest expansion of the celebrated national playwright incubator, is pleased to share plans for its second season, including the Season 2 Writers Pool, 34 early-career Chicago-based playwrights competitively selected from applications received this summer. Over the course of the upcoming 2023-24 season, these writers will generate over 150 original short plays, of […]
Posted on August 15, 2023
PlayGround, a leading playwright incubator, is now looking for the next generation of great directors. PlayGround invites early-career and aspiring directors resident in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York City, or Chicago to apply for the 2023-24 Directing Apprenticeship program. Up to three directing apprentices will be selected in each region to […]
Posted on August 12, 2023
PlayGround has announced its PlayGround Heroes, three individuals/organizations who have made a notable impact on PlayGround and the PlayGround community over the past three decades, to be honored at the One PlayGround Gala. PlayGround’s annual fundraiser will take place in-person and online on Monday evening, September 18 at San Francisco’s Potrero Stage, Los Angeles’ Broadwater […]
Posted on August 12, 2023
PlayGround has announced the 2023-24 Producing Fellows, an expanded class of eight next-gen theatre leaders drawn from across the country and who will work with PlayGround’s artistic staff and producing team on the company’s award-winning incubator programs over the next year in the SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Fellows gain hands-on […]
Posted on August 11, 2023
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this August! Spencer Ryan Diedrick will be directing “Once” at GhostLight Theatre this summer! Located in beautiful Benton Harbor, MI, the production runs August 10th through the 20th. Tickets and info available here. Sheri Flanders was announced as a quarterfinalist in the Screencraft Comedy Writing […]
Posted on July 1, 2023
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this July! Spencer Ryan Diedrick is continuing his partnership with the Inclusive Playwright Project (IPP) and will be a featured director of their yearly event, Sketchtopia! This presentation of new work samples will be held Wednesday, July 12th at Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s 1700 Space. Tickets […]
Posted on June 9, 2023
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this June! Dakota Pariset is self producing “The Survivalist” by Robert Schenkkan as part of Curious Theatre Branch’s Rhino Fest 2023. Performances are at Color Club (4146 N Elston Ave) in Chicago, and will be Saturday June 3, 10, 17 and 24 at 1:00pm. Tickets […]
Posted on May 26, 2023
Don’t miss your chance to be part of PlayGround’s second annual Free-Play Festival! Applications have been extended through June 16. The Free-Play Festival is a three-week non-curated fringe-style platform to highlight new works from the national PlayGround community and beyond, offering each artist team three public performances in a state-of-the-art San Francisco theatre, in person […]
Posted on May 18, 2023
PlayGround is excited to announce immediate openings to join the 2023-2024 Producing Fellowship, designed to foster the next generation of leadership for the American Theatre. We are looking for individuals passionate about theatre and looking to make an impact on the field while developing the skill set to do so for a living. Candidates must […]
Posted on May 16, 2023
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this May! Rammel Chan’s Tomato Tattoo, originally presented as part of the inaugural Best of PlayGround-Chicago Gala, will represent PlayGround-Chicago at the One PlayGround Festival, June 2-4, at Potrero Stage in San Francisco and simulcast. Rammel is also co-starring in Matthew C. Yee’s world premiere […]