“The establishment of our new Government seemed to be the last great experiment for promoting human happiness.” – George Washington, January 9, 1790 Join us in kicking off our 3rd Season with a Monday Night full of the stories you thought you knew and the stories you never knew – until now – inspired by the prompt “The American Experiment”! Join us on Monday, November 4th at 7PM CT live at Theatre Wit and simulcast online to experience the exploration of American Democracy and the great experiment. Produced in Association with Theatre Wit. Disloyal by Anne Brady Gaman by Toby Inoue Van Der Velde by Alfonzo Solomon Kahil Triange by Marnie Monogue Tattoo Autopsy by J.S. Puller Room 504: Winner by Katherine Swan
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Monday Night PlayGround: The American Experiment (10/21/24-10/21/24)
Interrogations: Pre-Election Coverage (10/3/24-10/20/24)
Where I Come From (8/17/24-8/25/24)
Festival: Best of PlayGround (SF)'24 (5/25/24-5/26/24)
Festival Reading: Crazy Jezebels (5/20/24-5/20/24)
Festival Premiere: A Thousand Natural Shocks (5/18/24-5/19/24)
Festival Reading: The Passing Storm (5/17/24-5/17/24)
Festival Reading: Work/Shoot (5/13/24-5/13/24)
Festival Premiere: Apertures of Love in Times of War (5/11/24-5/12/24)
Festival Reading: Rivals of Mars (5/10/24-5/10/24)
Videos
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Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Paramount Theatre (11/12 - 1/11) | |
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American English
Raue Center For The Arts (12/31 - 12/31) | |
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Amadeus
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (11/6 - 1/4) | |
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Las Locas Comedy Presents: Chingona Comedy Hour - January 2026
Laugh Factory (1/8 - 1/8) | |
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The Wiz
James M. Nederlander Theatre (3/31 - 4/5) | |
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Van Morrison Tribute: An Irish Heartbeat
Raue Center For The Arts (3/14 - 3/14) | |
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BEETLEJUICE
Prairie Home Alliance Theater (5/5 - 5/7) | |
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New Year's Eve Spectacular Spectacular
Stars & Garters (12/31 - 1/1) | |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Peoria Civic Center (1/6 - 1/7) | |
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Lionel Bart's Oliver!
Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center (5/9 - 5/24) | |
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