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 […]
Posted on October 30, 2022
PlayGround presents Season 1 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “IN DISGUISE“ October 31st, 2022 7pm CT Simulcast & On-Demand via Vimeo Live Trick or Treat? by Desireé York Directed by Frieda de Lackner Penelope…………………….Thea Anderson Aaron………………….Dakota Pariset Clint………………….Bacilio Mendez II Gorilla / Jordan ………………….Christian Haines Camouflage by Leah Barsanti Directed by Manny Buckley Gema.………………….Kaitlyn Gorman Tuli………………………..Ashley […]
Posted on October 26, 2022
Monday Night PlayGround is all about potential: the potential of new writers for the stage, finding inspiration in a prompt, writing a short play, and then seeing that short play performed for the first time, live before other theatre makers and theatre-goers. The potential of new stories — comedic, dramatic and those that defy a […]
Posted on October 22, 2022
“Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice; Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgment.” – William Shakespeare Playwright incubator PlayGround-Chicago has announced the prompt for the second Monday Night PlayGround staged reading event of season one. Thirty-six Chicago writers have just four-and-a-half days to generate their original scripts inspired by the prompt […]
Posted on September 30, 2022
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this October! RJ Silva will be a storyteller for the upcoming 2nd Story show Under the Skin on Sunday, October 23rd at the Haymarket Pub & Brewery. Tickets for in-person, free streaming, and Stream Later are available here. 2nd Story produces shows in the Chicago […]
Posted on September 23, 2022
“Yes, I have tricks in my pocket, I have things up my sleeve. But I am the opposite of a stage magician. He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth. I give you truth in the pleasant disguise of illusion.” – Tennessee Williams Playwright incubator PlayGround-Chicago has announced the prompt for the first […]
Posted on September 9, 2022
PlayGround has announced a company of 144 writers who will take part in the 2022-23 edition of its signature Monday Night PlayGround (MNP) series across four cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. MNP is an artist-centered incubator for plays and playwrights. For each city, 36 writers write a ten-minute play in response […]
Posted on September 2, 2022
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this September! Wai Yim will reprise his role as Leonardo in Mary Zimmerman’s THE NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC. The Goodman Theatre production received a Jeff nomination for Best Ensemble – Play. The DC production runs from September […]
Posted on August 22, 2022
From the company that brought you the PlayGround Zoom Fest comes a one-of-a-kind gala fundraiser, bringing together members of the PlayGround community across four cities – San Francisco, Los Angeles, NYC and Chicago – to celebrate PlayGround’s expanded national presence and impact. The Monday, September 19 One PlayGround Gala is the can’t-miss party of the […]
Posted on August 16, 2022
PlayGround-Chicago, Chicago’s newest playwright incubator, is also looking for the next generation of great directors. PlayGround invites early-career and aspiring directors resident in Chicago, San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, or New York City to apply for the 2022-23 Directing Apprenticeship program. Up to three directing apprentices will be selected in each region to assist […]