Join us in kicking off our 30th Anniversary 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, October 21st at 7PM PT live at the David Brower Center (new venue for 2024-25!) and simulcast online to experience the exploration of American Democracy and the great experiment. “The establishment of our new Government seemed to be the last great experiment for promoting human happiness.” – George Washington, January 9, 1790 "Ratification Panic Room" by Jediah Craig
"The Undecided Voters of Ballard County, Kentucky, c. 1856" by Antonino Greene
"Code Switching: An Experiment" by KT Frances Hartline
"Notes from An Underground Railroad Tour Guide" by Carl Andrew Johnson
"Message to the District" by Sarena Kuhn
"Fresh American Sharks" by Livian Yeh
PlayGround is at David Brower Center International Rivers Network, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, United States, Berkeley, CA.
A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS (12/6/25-12/7/25)
Innovators Showcase (11/4/24-11/24/24)
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)
A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS (12/6/25-12/7/25)
Videos
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Cinderella
Hillbarn Theatre (12/4 - 12/28) | |
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STARLIGHT
Circus Bella (12/12 - 1/4) | |
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An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live
San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (1/2 - 1/4) | |
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Running After Shadows
City Lights Theater Company (1/15 - 2/8) | |
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San Francisco Boys Chorus Gala and Auction Evening, Saturday, February 28 at the St. Regis Hotel
The St. Regis San Francisco (2/28 - 2/28) | |
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“E4TT/RMF New Music Piano Summit”
Berkeley Piano Club, 2724 Haste Street (3/1 - 3/1) | |
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Moulin Rouge!
Orpheum Theatre San Francisco (12/16 - 12/28) | |
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TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents “Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me”
Mountain View Center for The Performing Arts (1/17 - 2/8) | |
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