Posted on January 4, 2023
“A new heart for a New Year.” ― Charles Dickens Playwright incubator PlayGround-Chicago has announced the prompt for the fourth Monday Night PlayGround staged reading event of season one. Thirty-six Chicago writers had just four-and-a-half days to generate their original scripts inspired by the prompt “RESOLUTION” as they vie for one of six slots in the […]
Posted on January 1, 2023
See what PlayGround-CH Writers and Company Members are up to this January! Richard Lyons Conlon‘s stage-combat sci-fi comedy “MFA* (or *Monster of Fine Arts)”, will have a virtual reading by the Ubiquitous Players on Saturday, January 7 at 2:00CST. It’s on a double-bill with the short, existential, possibly Rapturous play, “The Upside of Gravity”. A […]
Posted on December 30, 2022
PlayGround Chicago presents Season 1 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “Holiday Spirit“ January 2, 2023 7pm CT Simulcast & On-Demand via Vimeo Live The Sacred Duty of Ornaments by Karissa Murrell Myers Directed by Brooke-Erin Smith Fox ………………………….. Melissa Ortiz Starfish ………………… Benjamin Kelly Joseph …………….. Anthony Rutowicz Rabbit …………….. Hannah Lynn Kato A New Year’s […]
Posted on December 23, 2022
The people have spoken… The December People’s Choice Award goes to Dana Hall for her short play, No More Flowers, presented as a staged reading Simulcast & On-Demand via Vimeo Live on December 5th. Congratulations, Dana! Courtesy of Dana, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! No More Flowers […]
Posted on December 9, 2022
See what PlayGround-CH Writers and Company Members are up to this December! McKennzie Boyd receives the first printed copy of her play Southside Summer, written and submitted to the “Enough: plays to end gun violence” writing contest and officially becomes a published playwright under Broadway Licensing Company! You can buy scripts here that includes her […]
Posted on December 7, 2022
“Bah,” said Scrooge, “Humbug.” ― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Playwright incubator PlayGround-Chicago has announced the prompt for the third Monday Night PlayGround staged reading event of season one. Thirty-six Chicago writers had just four-and-a-half days to generate their original scripts inspired by the prompt “HOLIDAY SPIRIT” as they vie for one of six slots in the […]
Posted on December 2, 2022
PlayGround Chicago presents Season 1 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “Give and Take“ December 5, 2022 7pm CT Simulcast & On-Demand via Vimeo Live Balance by Alica Daine Benning Directed by Brooke-Erin Smith Coach Beth ……………………. Alka Nayyar Annika …………………. Jordan Zelvin Junie …………………. Skylar Frishman Maggie …………………. Chanell Bell No More Flowers by Dana Hall […]
Posted on November 29, 2022
Dear Friends, In the last year, PlayGround has triumphantly returned to in-person performances in the Bay Area and Los Angeles, all while growing our community with the second year of PlayGround New York, and our newest expansion to Chicago in September. Because we are a proud artistic home for so many, this year we reached […]
Posted on November 18, 2022
The people have spoken… The October People’s Choice Award goes to Susan H. Pak for her short play, Masks On, presented as a staged reading Simulcast & On-Demand via Vimeo Live on October 31st. Congratulations, Susan! Courtesy of Susan, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! Masks On by […]
Posted on November 4, 2022
See what PlayGround-CH Writers and Company Members are up to this November! Gabriella Bonamici is excited to promote Pegasus Theatre’s Annual Young Playwright’s Festival, a citywide playwriting competition that gives voice to teenagers while promoting the art of writing for the stage. Dates and details to come for the winter showcase, but if anyone is […]