Posted on August 1, 2025
In the face of extraordinarily difficult times for theatres nationwide, PlayGround is expanding its programming in four major American cities and expanding career-launching opportunities for theatre artists from across the nation. In support of these efforts and the 500+ actors, writers, directors, and technicians who are supported by PlayGround (and paid union wages), the company […]
Posted on July 27, 2025
PlayGround, a leading national playwright incubator and theatre community hub, is pleased to share plans for its 32nd anniversary season. The season announcement coincides with the release of the 2025-26 Writers Pools, 112 early-career playwrights in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, who will participate in PlayGround’s signature incubator program, […]
Posted on July 16, 2025
One of the nation’s oldest and most respected developers of new works for the theatre, PlayGround will mark the conclusion of its 30th Anniversary Season with a four-city gala celebration taking place simultaneously in New York City (Carmine’s Upper West Side), Chicago (Osteria Via Stato), Los Angeles (Rossoblu) and San Francisco (Verdi Club) on Monday, […]
Posted on July 3, 2025
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this July! Award-winning playwright Dana Hall brings her signature wit and heart to Cue the Comedy, a fresh collection of original audition monologues designed for actors who want to make a memorable impression. Whether you’re prepping for the stage or screen, these monologues offer dynamic […]
Posted on June 6, 2025
PlayGround is thrilled to announce the five playwrights who will receive paid commissions to adapt their award-winning short plays into evening-length works over the next year: Anne Brady, Madeleine Butler, Laura Domingo, Baylee Shlichtman, and Camron Wright! Each playwright will take part in the 2025-26 residency and receive readings and other development opportunities over the […]
Posted on June 1, 2025
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this June! Alex Kingsley’s play UNPLANNED OBSOLESCENCE will get a staged reading as part of Gender Fucked Productions’ Trans Scribe Festival at Steppenwolf. Click here for tickets. Skylar Frishman is very excited to announce they have accepted a full time entertainer position at Walt Disney […]
Posted on May 5, 2025
PlayGround-Chicago presents Season 3 in association with Theater Wit BEST OF PLAYGROUND(CH) ’25 May 5th, 2025 7pm PT Theater Wit & Vimeo Live 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 May 1, 2025
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this May! Joel Willison is producing Direct Address, a director-focused community event happening May 12 at The Understudy. This is a great opportunity for Chicago creatives to connect, share, and spark new collaborations. Learn more and purchase tix here. Siah Berlatsky has a brand-new piece […]
Posted on April 11, 2025
PlayGround-Chicago, a leading national playwright incubator and theatre community hub, is pleased to share the lineup for Best of PlayGround(Chicago) ‘25. Originally developed among thirty-six new short plays through PlayGround-Chicago’s Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series, these plays will receive a special one-night encore performance on May 5, 2025 at 7pm PT at Theater Wit […]
Posted on April 11, 2025
The people have spoken… The March People’s Choice Award goes to Anne Brady for her short play, 72-HOUR IDEA, presented as a staged reading live at Theater Wit and Simulcast on April 7th. Congratulations, Anne! Courtesy of Anne, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! A 72-Hour Idea A 10-minute […]