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PlayGround brings its unique playwright incubator programs to NYC!

10/05/2026

Each month, from October through March, PlayGround-NY announces a topic and invites N.Y.’s best new dramatists to write and submit original ten-page plays. The best six of these plays are presented as staged readings live in-person at Playwrights Horizons and simulcast on the fourth Monday of the month, featuring some of N.Y.’s best directors and actors.

Tickets are admission-free and must be reserved in advance. While the events are free, PlayGround-NY is grateful for donations made at the time of ticket reservation in support of our programs. NEW: Purchase a tax-deductible Monday Night PlayGround Membership ($50) and guarantee simulcast and extended on-demand access to all New York performances ($10 per event or just $1.66 per play).

Details here:
playgroundsf.vbotickets.com/subscriptions/9054

10/04/2026

PlayGround-NY presents Season 6
MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND
October 26, 2026, 7pm ET
Playwrights Horizons (416 W 42nd St, New York, NY 10036) & Simulcast
Topic: AMERICA 250: The Dreamers, The Builders & The Leaders
Admission-Free (Suggested Donation: $10-$30)
Get tickets: playground-ny.org/monday/

The plays and playwrights include:
"The Ballad of Big Pharma" by Claire Abramovitz
"The Call" by Maisa Chiang
"Cooks" by Max Garcia
"OFW" by Miles Orduna
"The Year of the Ribbon" by Neha Talreja
"Present" by Melvin Ningyao Yen

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!

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.

10/03/2026

💓OCTOBER COMPANY IN THE NEWS! See what PlayGround-NY Writers and Company Members are up to this month including: Zee Bendici, Julia Brothers, Tia Cassmira, Dana Leslie Goldstein, Anthony T Goss, Brynn Hambley, Karl Hawkins Jr, Austin Ku, Amanda Ng, Jacob Marx Rice, Kathryn Ryan, Henrietta Steventon, and Vermilion Theater!

FEATURED:Jacob Marx Rice's play "A Thousand Natural Shocks" (developed by PlayGround!) is having a production in New York, and will be playing October 2–10, 2026 at The Secret Theatre 10-10 44th Ave, Long Island City. Kennedy is doing okay. She’s got her depression under control, a good job, and a loving wife, Laurel. They’ve even decided to have a baby. But when the couple slams headfirst into the unforgiving world of IVF, they must navigate the chaos of creating life, the inevitability of pain, and the TikTok teen crashing on their couch. Written by Queens-based playwright Jacob Marx Rice, whose work has been produced in over fifteen cities across three continents and honored by the Kennedy Center, the O’Neill, and the Black List, A Thousand Natural Shocks is a funny, moving, and painfully honest look at what happens when creating a family doesn’t go according to plan.

Read the article:
playground-ny.org/company-in-the-news-oct-2026/

10/02/2026

PlayGround-NY prePLAY New Play Reading Series Presents:
"To Keep and Bear" by Uma Incrocci
October 25, 2026 at 2pm ET
The Attic @ The Tank in-person & online Simulcast/On-Demand
Admission-Free (Suggested Donation: $10-$30)
Tickets and details: playground-ny.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-NY Membership ($50) and guarantee simulcast and extended on-demand access to all Los Angeles performances. Payment plans available.

** 2026-27 PlayGround-NY prePLAY New Play Series **
December 6, 2026 at 2pm ET: Jacob Rice’s "Good Dads"
January 24, 2027 at 2pm ET: Saiya Floyd’s "Traces of May"
March 21, 2027 at 2pm ET Dana Goldstein's "Daughters of the Sexual Revolution"

10/01/2026

BRING YOUR SHOW TO SF 😂 The PlayGround Comedy Festival is our annual celebration of the best in comedic performance, including stand-up, improv, sketch, and comedic plays! Submissions are due October 31.

SEEKING 🤩 up to 20 unique events taking place March 12-April 4, 2027, performed live for three performances at Potrero Stage and simulcast online. Registration fees include production staff, front of house staff, marketing support, and three HD recordings of your event!

DEETS 👉 playground-sf.org/comedyfestival

09/30/2026

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

PlayGround is seeking candidates for a new year-round, remote, 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/

09/15/2026

😮 Applications Due Today! September 15, 2026 11:59pm
10th Annual PlayGround Solo Performance Festival
Bring your show San Francisco: January 15-February 7, 2027
Potrero Stage & Simulcast

💻 Producers are granted three live performances which are also streamed live! Producers also receive access to live recordings at the end of the festival.
🔗 playground-sf.org/solofest-guidelines/

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
PlayGround invites submission of proposals for the 10th annual PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, to take place at PlayGround’s San Francisco venue, Potrero Stage, with live online simulcast, January 15-February 7, 2027. PlayGround is interested in diverse voices and approaches, including storytelling, clowning, music, dance, multimedia, comedy, etc. In addition to new works by individual writer-performers, we are also interested in collaborations between separate writers and performers as well as adaptations of existing material in the public domain, historical biographies and/or historical events. BIPOC, trans/gender-nonconforming, and artists with disabilities encouraged to apply. Running time for proposed pieces can be up to 50 minutes without intermission.

09/13/2026

🌆Bid on our Online Auction!
NYC Theatre Package (est. value: $436)
playground-sf.org/gala-auction/

-2 tickets to "King of the Yees" by Lauren Yee on Saturday October 24, 2026 at 7pm ET at
-Drinks after the show with PlayGround Artistic Director Jim Kleinmann and special guest
-2 tickets to PlayGround’s Pre-Play: a new play table reading series on Sunday October 25, 2026. We’ll be reading Uma Incrocci’s "To Keep and Bear" at 2pm ET-2 tickets to the season opener of Monday Night PlayGround
-NY at Playwrights Horizons on Monday October 26, 2026, 7pm ET.
-Drinks after MNP with PlayGround artists-Click below to register with 32auctions and submit your bid! Auction closes 7:30pm PT / 9:30pm CT / 10:30pm ET on Monday, September 14, 2026.

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+14159926677

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https://playground-ny.org/

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