Posted on February 21, 2025
“A robot may not injure a human or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” – The First Law of Robotics, I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Technology – humanity’s greatest achievement, or our fiercest enemy? Don’t miss PlayGround’s first ever night of Sci-Fi as our playwrights tackle the big existential questions about […]
Posted on February 14, 2025
The people have spoken… The February People’s Choice Award goes to Toby Inoue for her short play, The Shrew Strikes Back, presented as a staged reading live at Theater Wit and Simulcast on February 3rd. Congratulations, Toby! Courtesy of Toby, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! The Shrew […]
Posted on February 1, 2025
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this February! Diana Simonzadeh’s latest film project, The Solution (54 Scripts Productions), is currently in post-production. Read more about the project here. Karissa Murrell Myers’s play Black Bear Island will make its world premiere at Alleyway Theatre in Buffalo, NY, running February 14 – March 8, 2025. […]
Posted on January 31, 2025
PlayGround-Chicago presents Season 3 in association with Theater Wit MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “The Shakespeare Sequels” February 3, 2025 7pm CT Theater Wit & 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, […]
Posted on January 24, 2025
“I keep reminding people that an editorial in rhyme is not a song. A good song makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you think.” – Pete Seeger Folk music has been inspiring, uniting, and igniting communities for generations. Join us for our annual “musical theatre night” as PlayGround writers incorporate some […]
Posted on January 17, 2025
The people have spoken… The January People’s Choice Award goes to Toby Inoue for her short play, 23 and Me and Me and Me, presented as a staged reading live at Theater Wit and Simulcast on January 6th. Congratulations, Toby! Courtesy of Toby, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. […]
Posted on January 6, 2025
PlayGround-Chicago presents Season 3 in association with Theater Wit MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “HOLIDAY SURPRISE” January 6, 2025 7pm CT Theater Wit & 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 January 3, 2025
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this January! Doctor J’s Magic Spray, a ten minute comedy by Jay Rehak, will be performed at the Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre in Fargo, North Dakota January 17-19 at the annual FMCT 10-Minute Play Festival. Doctor J’s Magic Spray is directed by Craig Roath and […]
Posted on December 20, 2024
“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 SEQUELS. What happens after that joyous wedding at […]
Posted on December 13, 2024
The people have spoken… The December People’s Choice Award goes to Betsy Dudak for her short play, Sandman’s Agreement, presented as a staged reading live at Theater Wit and Simulcast on December 2nd. Congratulations, Betsy! Courtesy of Betsy, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! Sandman’s Agreement by Betsy […]