PlayGround (SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago)
Paid (per PlayGround 2026-27 announcement; amount not verified)
PlayGround's Producing Fellowship is a year-long (August through July), part-time paid program that develops next-generation theatre leaders across the company's four regions, with one fellow typically selected from each of the SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago. Fellows work about four hours per week via Zoom at $20 per hour with PlayGround's artistic staff and national producing teams, gaining hands-on training in fundraising and grant writing, theatre management, marketing and communications, and elements of literary management and casting, with priority given to BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and disabled applicants. Recent cycles required a cover letter with artistic statement, resume, and two references submitted via Google Form, with applications due at the end of May.
Next-gen theatre leaders; cohorts drawn nationally; some positions remote/hybrid
2025-26 cohort of four fellows announced Aug 2025; a 2026-27 paid producing fellowship was advertised on PlayGround social media. Fellows work with artistic staff and national producing teams.
Nick Hern Books partners with An Tobar and Mull Theatre to offer two playwrights a paid three-week residency on the Isle of Mull, featuring a weekly stipend, accommodation and dramaturgical support.
Theatre Exile announced its 2026/27 season, featuring GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES, PHILLY GRIT, and the Philadelphia premiere of THE RECEPTIONIST.
PlayGround's 33rd season will feature 112 early-career playwrights developing over 600 new short plays, with 96 staged across San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago under a first-in-the-nation SAG-AFTRA agreement.
What did our critic think of GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES at Keegan Theatre?
Genevieve Labuschagne's performance as Fin is utterly captivating.
Slade is remarkably entertaining, but the play is, ultimately rather unoriginal.
It’s a noble undertaking, but the idea remains just out of reach of everyone’s best efforts.
Vigna has an explosive personality.
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