Posted on February 1, 2024
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this February! There’s no party like a PlayGround party and the proof is in the pudding! One of of our PlayGround-Chicago directors, Joel Willison, is co-producing Freshly Brewed, The Understudy’s new monthly New Play Reading series. The February play will be Crush(ed) by PlayGround-Chicago’s Casting […]
Posted on January 26, 2024
“And I’ll remember/The strength that you gave me/Now that I’m standing on my own/I’ll remember/The way that you saved me/I’ll remember”- Madonna, “I’ll Remember” (1994) Don your best denim tuxedo and join PlayGround in celebrating its 30th anniversary with a musical Monday Night inspired by the year of PlayGround’s founding, 1994! Join us on Monday, […]
Posted on January 5, 2024
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this January! Open-Door Playhouse will feature Dana Hall‘s play (Un)Drinkable. (Un)Drinkable is a powerful call to action as it takes on the impact of the clean water crisis on marginalized communities. Dana Hall is an award-winning playwright that is known for using her voice to […]
Posted on December 30, 2023
PlayGround-Chicago presents Season 2 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “Surviving the Holidays“ January 01, 2024 7pm CT Vimeo Live Simulcast & On-Demand 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 and Odawa, the […]
Posted on December 28, 2023
“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” – Hamlet Act 1 Scene 5, William Shakespeare What if King Hamlet had discovered his brother’s plans before the treacherous poisoning? Or if Romeo had arrived just a few minutes later to discover Juliet awakening? PlayGround playwrights take us […]
Posted on December 15, 2023
The people have spoken… The December People’s Choice Award goes to Toby Inoue for her short play, Knotty Acknowledgements, presented as a staged reading Simulcast & On-Demand via Vimeo Live on Dec 4th. Congratulations, Toby! Courtesy of Toby, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! KNOTTY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by Toby Inoue […]
Posted on December 3, 2023
PlayGround-Chicago presents Season 2 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “The Legacy of the Land We Inhabit“ December 04, 2023 7pm CT Live at Theater Wit + Simulcast & On-Demand 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, […]
Posted on December 1, 2023
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this December! Joel Willison is a producer for Pocket Playfest at the Understudy, December 1-2! Come see 6 original works and meet emerging playwrights/directors! Tickets here! Joel is also directing STAKEHOLDERS by Dakota Brown for The Runaways Lab Theatre’s 10-minute Play Festival on December 7-10. […]
Posted on November 28, 2023
PlayGround has had a busy year. With Monday Night PlayGround programs running in-person and streaming online in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area, we are supporting 400+ writers, directors, actors and stage managers across the country as they create over 140 bold new works for the stage in a supportive community of […]
Posted on November 24, 2023
“You guys give up? Or are you thirsty for more?”- Kevin McCallister, Home Alone (1990) Come celebrate the holidays PlayGround-style at the next round of Monday Night PlayGround, January 1 at 7PM CT, performed and simulcast online, featuring original short plays inspired by the prompt “Surviving the Holidays”. PlayGround-Chicago’s sister companies, PlayGround-LA, PlayGround, and PlayGround-NY will present their […]