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A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS at PlayGround
Dates: 12/6/2025 - 12/7/2025
📍 Theatre: PlayGround
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A Very Hitchcock Christmas returns for its fourth year, featuring five short plays that blend holiday cheer with suspense, inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's iconic films. This year's lineup includes two audience favorites: The Birds is Coming by Jonathan Josephson and How the Bates (Almost) Stole Christmas by J.S. Puller, alongside three world premieres: Dial M for Merry by Christian Wilburn, Fool Proof by Kimberly Ridgeway, and Shadow of an Uncle Nick by Mark Sherstinsky. Performances will take place at Potrero Stage in San Francisco and be simulcast nationally.
Cast and Creative Team for A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS at PlayGround
Cast
GG Grilli
Ensemble
Rolanda D Bell
Ensemble
Zoe Chien
Ensemble
April Ballesteros
Ensemble
Chris Steele
Ensemble
Michael Asberry
Ensemble
Mark Rafael Truitt
Ensemble
Wayne Wong
Ensemble
James Aaron Oh
Ensemble
Tessa Koning Martinez
Ensemble
Khary Moye
Ensemble
Emily Keyishian
Ensemble
Isabel To
Ensemble
Danielle Thys
Ensemble
L Duarte
Ensemble
Creative Team
Mark Sherstinsky
Playwright
J.S. Puller
Playwright
Kimberly Ridgeway
Playwright
Christian Wilburn
Playwright
Jim Kleinmann
Director
Peter J. Kuo
Director
Karina Gutierrez
Director
Lana Richards
Director
Ely Sonny Orquiza
Director
Jonathan Josephson
Director of Marketing and Communications
Jim Kleinmann
Artistic Director
News About A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS at PlayGround
A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS Returns to PlayGround for Its Fourth Year
September 29, 2025 PlayGround’s A Very Hitchcock Christmas returns for its fourth year December 6–7, 2025. The darkly comic holiday tradition features five short plays inspired by Hitchcock classics, live at Potrero Stage in San Francisco and simulcast nationwide.About the Theatre
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