Posted on March 15, 2024
The people have spoken… The March People’s Choice Award goes to Toby Inoue for her short play, Gibber, presented as a staged reading live at Theater Wit and Simulcast on March 4th. Congratulations, Toby! Courtesy of Toby, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from the award-winning script. Enjoy! Gibber by Toby Inoue Characters […]
Posted on March 1, 2024
See what PlayGround-Chicago Writers and Company Members are up to this March! Dana Hall is delighted to announce that her play, One Night in September, has earned a place as a Full-Length Finalist in the 2024 Lanford Wilson New American Play Festival. Hall takes particular pride in creating a play that raises awareness about college […]
Posted on March 1, 2024
PlayGround-Chicago presents Season 2 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “Flashback: 1994” March 4, 2024 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 and Odawa, the original inhabitants […]
Posted on February 23, 2024
The people have spoken… The February People’s Choice Award goes to Daniel Arzola for his short play, Romeo Doesn’t Know, presented as a staged reading live at Theater Wit as well as Simulcast & On-Demand via Vimeo Live on February 5th. Congratulations, Daniel! Courtesy of Daniel, we’re pleased to share the first few pages from […]
Posted on February 23, 2024
“When we see women differently, we see the world differently.” – Tania Katan, #ItWasNeverADress creator & PlayGround alumna Celebrate Women’s History Month with a Monday Night full of the stories you thought you knew and the stories you never knew – until now – inspired by the prompt “Reclaiming Herstory”! Join us on Monday, April […]
Posted on February 23, 2024
PlayGround is excited to announce immediate openings to join the 2024-2025 Producing Fellowship, designed to foster the next generation of leadership for the American Theatre. We are looking for individuals passionate about theatre and looking to make an impact on the field while developing the skill set to do so for a living. Candidates must […]
Posted on February 9, 2024
Don’t miss your chance to be part of PlayGround’s third annual Free-Play Festival! Applications are due by April 30, 2024. The Free-Play Festival is a three-week non-curated fringe-style platform to highlight new works from the national PlayGround community and beyond, offering each artist team three public performances in a state-of-the-art San Francisco theatre, in person […]
Posted on February 3, 2024
PlayGround-Chicago presents Season 2 MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND Topic: “The Shakespeare Multiverse” February 5, 2024 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 and Odawa, the original […]
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, […]