PlayGround

10/13/2026

Phyllis Schlafly wants you to know that no one should be treated unequally due to their genetic predisposition... for tongue-rolling.

Join us for “Land of Opportunity” by KT Frances Hartline, directed by Jessa Brie Moreno. Starring Mary Baird. Part of Monday Night PlayGround-SF: AMERICA 250: The Dreamers, The Builders & The Leaders. October 19 at Ashby Stage Sh***un Players (Berkeley) at 7pm.

Admission-Free (Suggested Donation: $10-$30): tickets.playground-sf.org

Photo by Vitalii Odobesku

10/13/2026

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: October 19, 2026, 7pm PT
AMERICA 250: The Dreamers, The Builders, & The Leaders
Ashby Stage at Sh***un Players (Berkeley) & Simulcast
Admission-Free (Suggested Donation: $10-$30)
Tickets and more: playground-sf.org/monday/

Join us for new first-person solo pieces inspired by historical figures who contributed to the making of America over the past 250 years: those who helped dream it, build it, and/or lead it. Discover previously untold stories that deserve to be shared.

Plays and playwrights include:
"Land of Opportunity" by KT Frances Hartline
"Lady Liberty is Deadass" by Daniel Martinez Jr.
"The Infiltrator" by Kimberly Ridgeway
"Kabocha Pie: The American Spirit" by Sophie Ruf
"Eleanor" by Deborah Yarchun
"There’s A Believer Born Every Minute" by Maury Zeff

10/13/2026

Berkeley residents: keep your city creative!
Vote Yes on Y early and tell friends and family
More info: https://acvote.alamedacountyca.gov/voting/ways-of-voting

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10/13/2026

Takeko is tasked with making a pumpkin pie for her old-lady-gal-pal-Friendsgiving; she has not had pumpkin since WWII when she was an adolescent living on the streets during the air-bombings in Japan, and the only crop that was resilient enough to survive the conditions was pumpkin.

Get a taste of “Kabocha Pie: The American Spirit” by Sophie Ruf, directed by Tessa Corrie. Starring Miyoko Sakatani. Part of Monday Night PlayGround-SF: AMERICA 250: The Dreamers, The Builders & The Leaders. October 19 at Ashby Stage at Sh***un Players (Berkeley) at 7pm.

Admission-Free (Suggested Donation: $10-$30): playground-sf.org/boxoffice/
Photo by Diliara Garifullina

10/12/2026

At America's 250th birthday party, a fed-up, Gen Z-coded Lady Liberty arrives with a gift no one saw coming: her resignation.

Come see “Lady Liberty is Deadass” by Daniel Martinez Jr, directed by Elio Amador. Starring April Ballesteros. Part of Monday Night PlayGround-SF: AMERICA 250: The Dreamers, The Builders & The Leaders. October 19 at Ashby Stage at Sh***un Players (Berkeley) at 7pm.

Admission-Free (Suggested Donation: $10-$30): playground-sf.org/boxoffice/

Photo by Mikhail Nilov

10/06/2026

❄️PlayGround’s 1st Annual TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL!
December 4-20, 2026
& Simulcast
Admission-Free (Suggested Donation $10-$30)
Tickets and details: playground-sf.org/twistedholiday/

PlayGround celebrates the holiday season PlayGround-style with the 1st annual TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL, December 4-20, 2026, at Potrero Stage and simulcast. This three-week “fringe style” new works festival features 8 productions and 24 performances of new holiday-themed works (with a twist!) by talented theatre artists from across the country including a variety PlayGround artists.

The lineup includes:

"American Christmas," by Axel Osterberg Gentley
December 5 at 5:30pm, December 12 at 7pm, and December 19 at 7pm

"A Very Hitchcock Christmas," presented by PlayGround
December 11 at 7pm, December 12 at 8:30pm, December 13 at 4pm

"Eye Society: Twisted Holidays"
December 6 at 4pm, December 11 at 8:30pm, December 13 at 5:30pm

"Same Time, Next Christmas," by Jon Peterson
December 18 at 7pm, December 19 at 8:30pm, December 20 at 4pm

Yuletide Yarns and Kosher Kerfuffles: The Last Christmas Tree or "Chanukah Bush? I Don't Think So!" by Linda Ayres-Frederick and Certified Super Sleuth: The Friendsmas Files by Daniel Martinez, Jr.
December 12 at 5:30pm, December 13 at 2:30pm, December 20 at 5:30pm

"The Long Christmas Dinner," by Thornton Wilder
December 4 at 8:30pm, December 5 at 7pm, December 6 at 5:30pm

"​​To Bah or Not to Bah Humbug," produced by Jennifer Chun and Richard Large
December 4 at 7pm, December 5 at 8:30pm, December 6 at 2:30pm

"Whenever You’re Ready," by Bel Mehaffy
December 18 at 8:30pm, December 19 at 5:30pm, December 20 at 2:30pm

10/06/2026

Protect local arts and jobs

10/05/2026

Join us for the PlayGround-SF prePLAY New Play Series
"The Trial Run" by Daniel Martinez Jr.
October 18, 2026, 2pm PT
PlayGround PlaySpace (Berkeley) & Simulcast
Admission-Free (Suggested Donation: $10-$30)
Featuring: April Ballesteros, Justin P. Lopez, Doonie Love, James Aaron Oh, and Krystle Piamonte
For more info, visit playground-sf.org/preplay/

New for this year: PlayGround’s first prePlay Table Reading Series! Four PlayGround alumni in each PlayGround City will receive a public table read of an evening-length play with a paid cast and live broadcast. To ensure radical accessibility, all performances are admission-free (donations gratefully accepted). NEW: Purchase a tax-deductible prePLAY-SF Membership ($50) and guarantee simulcast and extended on-demand access to all San Francisco performances.

10/05/2026

Announcing the lineup for AMERICA 250: The Dreamers, The Builders, & The Leaders
October 19, 2026, 7pm PT
Ashby Stage (Berkeley) & Simulcast
Admission-Free (Suggested Donation: $10-$30)
Tickets and more: playground-sf.org/monday/

Plays and playwrights include:

"Land of Opportunity" by KT Frances Hartline
"Lady Liberty is Deadass" by Daniel Martinez Jr.
"The Infiltrator" by Kimberly Ridgeway
"Kabocha Pie: The American Spirit" by Sophie Ruf
"Eleanor" by Deborah Yarchun
"There’s A Believer Born Every Minute" by Maury Zeff

Join us for new first-person solo pieces inspired by historical figures who contributed to the making of America over the past 250 years: those who helped dream it, build it, and/or lead it. Discover previously untold stories that deserve to be shared.

10/04/2026

** PlayGround is seeking a Director of Individual Giving **

PlayGround is seeking candidates for a new year-round half-time position ($35/hr) of Director of Individual Giving. This position, working in tandem with the Artistic Director and Director of Development, will be responsible for the development, management, implementation, and evaluation of individual fund-raising efforts consistent with PlayGround’s needs and goals. Position is open immediately and priority will be given to applications received on or before September 15, 2026.

Details: playground-sf.org/jobopportunities/