Free-Play Festival at PlayGround

PlayGround closes out the summer season with the fourth annual FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL, August 1-24, at Potrero Stage and simulcast. This four-week “fringe style” new works festival features 17 productions and 58 performances by talented theatre artists from across the country including PlayGround artists based in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York and Chicago.

Ranging in subject from improvised protest songs to how to resist an orange predator, PlayGround’s Free-Play Festival features a stellar lineup of seasoned theatre professionals, first-time producers, and all-star performers in every aspect of live performance, direction, and choreography.

Productions will be presented for 3-4 performances at Potrero Stage (18th Street @ Arkansas), Admission is free (donations gratefully accepted) the day of performances for in-person attendance and all online viewing (live simulcast as well as on-demand); a minimal $10 donation is requested for advance in-person reservations.

For more information or to reserve in-person or online tickets, visit https://playground-sf.org/freeplay.

The Lineup includes:

AI's Cult by Melina Cohen-Bramwell
Thurs, Aug 21, 8PM; Fri, Aug 22, 6PM; Sat, Aug 23, 4PM; Sun, Aug 24, 2PM

Anak ni Tapia: Leaving Mother by Lani T. Montreal
Fri, Aug 8, 6PM; Sat, Aug 9, 2PM; Sun, Aug 10, 12PM

Belly of the Beast by Aisha Rivera
Sat, Aug 16, 12PM; Sat, Aug 16, 6PM; Sun, Aug 17, 2PM

Daddy's Girl by Bill Savage
Sat, Aug 9, 12PM; Sun, Aug 10, 8PM; Mon, Aug 11, 8PM

Escape from Tehran by Stephanie Liss
Thurs, Aug 7, 6PM; Sat, Aug 9, 8PM; Sun, Aug 10, 4PM; Mon, Aug 11, 6PM

Everyone's a Hamlet by Michelle Haner
Sat, Aug 23, 12PM; Sun, Aug 24, 12PM; Sun, Aug 24, 8PM

First Contact by Levani Ko
Sat, Aug 2, 12PM; Sun, Aug 3, 6PM; Mon, Aug 4, 6PM

Frank's, a short play festival
Fri, Aug 1, 8PM; Fri, Aug 1, 4PM; Sun, Aug 3, 4PM

La Cucaracha, J. Lynn Jackson
Fri, Aug 1, 6PM; Sat, Aug 2, 2PM; Sun, Aug 3, 2PM

Lifedebt by JJ Sutton
Fri, Aug 8, 8PM; Sun, Aug 10, 6PM; Sat, Aug 16, 8PM; Sun, Aug 17, 4PM

Made In America? by Yide Cai
Thurs, Aug 14, 6PM; Fri, Aug 15, 8PM; Sat, Aug 16, 4PM

Man of Tomorrow by Reg Clay
Sat, Aug 16, 6PM; Sun, Aug 3, 8PM; Fri, Aug 15, 6PM; Sun, Aug 17, 8PM

Mine for the Tribe by Chris Smith
Thurs, Aug 7, 8PM; Sat, Aug 9, 4PM; Sat, Aug 16, 2PM; Sun, Aug 17, 6PM

The Miss Rose Show by Ken Prestininzi
Sun, Aug 17, 8PM; Mon, Aug 4, 8PM; Sat, Aug 9, 6PM; Sun, Aug 10, 2PM

Visions of an Innovator by Brittany Mellerson
Mon, Aug 18, 6PM; Fri, Aug 22, 8PM; Sat, Aug 23, 6PM; Sun, Aug 24, 4PM

What I Remember Most about the End of the World by Nino Greene
Thurs, Aug 21, 6PM; Sat, Aug 23, 8PM; Sun, Aug 24, 6PM

What's Yo Protest Song? improvised by Melanie DuPuy and Cast
Thurs, Aug 14, 8PM; Mon, Aug 18, 8PM; Sat, Aug 23, 2PM