PlayGround Solo Performance Festival at PlayGround
Dates: 1/26/2024 - 2/11/2024
📍 Theatre: PlayGround
Potrero Stage - 1695 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
San Francisco, CA 90038
Phone: 4159926677
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The PlayGround Solo Performance Festival is PlayGround’s annual celebration of the best in California solo performance. Now going on its seventh year, this year’s Solo Fest runs January 26-February 11, 2024, with nine double-bill performances over three weeks, featuring Amy Bouchard, Steve Budd, Geoffrey Grier, Bethany Mitchell, Miyoko Sakatani, Sonia Sawkar, Nicole Soul, Jill Young, and Hector Zavala, performed live at Potrero Stage and simulcast online.
PlayGround Solo Performance Festival at PlayGround Schedule
Steve Budd in Seeing Stars 1/26 & 1/27 at 7pm
Geoffrey Grier in Salaam Huey, Salaam 2/2 & 2/4 at 7pm
Bethany Mitchell in Boxsteps and Beers 1/27 & 1/28 at 7pm
Miyoko Sakatani in I’ll Look Up As I Walk 2/9 & 2/11 at 7pm
Sonia Sawkar in Baby Coconut 2/2 & 2/3 at 7pm
nicole soul in The Evolution Will Not Be Televised 2/9 & 2/10 at 7pm
Jill Young in Little Stars Youth Theatre presents: MACBETH (a solo show) 2/3 & 2/4 at 7pm
Hector Zavala in Seeking The last Gay Man 1/26 & 1/28 at 7pm
News About PlayGround Solo Performance Festival at PlayGround
THERAPIST ZERO to Return to San Francisco at Playground Solo Performance Festival
January 08, 2026 Brian Leonard’s solo show THERAPIST ZERO will return to San Francisco as part of the Playground Solo Performance Festival. The production follows Leonard’s experience as a parent navigating the mental health system while raising a neurodivergent child.
PlayGround to Host a Potrero Hill Community Celebration This Month
May 16, 2024 Join PlayGround on May 24 for a Potrero Hill Community Celebration with a mural dedication by Natalie Contreras and performances from the 16th annual Young Playwrights Project featuring Bay Area high school students. Learn more about the event!
World Premiere Of Steve Budd's SEEING STARS To Play The Marsh Berkeley In June
April 26, 2024 Experience the world premiere of SEEING STARS, a captivating play by Steve Budd, at The Marsh Berkeley from June 1 to July 13, 2024. Don't miss this theatrical extravaganza.
PlayGround Announces Selections For 2023-2024 Producing Fellowships
August 05, 2023 PlayGround has announced the 2023-24 Producing Fellows, an expanded class of eight next-gen theatre leaders drawn from across the country and who will work with PlayGround's artistic staff and producing team on the company's award-winning incubator programs over the next year in the SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago.
Fred Pitts' AREN'T YOU…? is Coming to The Marsh San Francisco in July
June 20, 2023 After a successful East Bay run, Fred Pitts’ Aren’t You…? comes to The Marsh San Francisco.
PlayGround to Celebrate New Playwrights at The 27th Annual PLAYGROUND FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS in May
April 15, 2023 PlayGround has announced the full lineup for its 27th annual FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS, running May 8-28, in-person at Potrero Stage, where the festival has been based since 2008, and simulcast online.
The Marsh Berkeley to Present Fred Pitts in AREN'T YOU…? Beginning Next Month
March 04, 2023 The Marsh Berkeley will present Fred Pitts' lauded solo work Aren't You…? which recounts his hilarious journey to visit all 21 California Mission churches, where he discovers that being black makes him an instant celebrity – the question is which one? The piece follows Pitts on a summer-long tour to one Mission after the next, encountering docents and fellow tourists.
PlayGround Announces Lineup For 26th Annual PlayGround Festival Of New Works At Potrero Stage & Simulcast
April 14, 2022 PlayGround has announced the full lineup for its 26th annual FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS, running May 9-29, returning for in-person performances at Potrero Stage, where the festival has been based since 2008, and, new this year, all simulcast online.
Palo Alto Players Presents Original Solo Play AREN'T YOU…?
July 13, 2021 Palo Alto Players for the first time in its recent history will premiere an original one-man show by Bay Area actor Fred Pitts. AREN’T YOU…? recounts Pitts’ hilarious journey to visit all 21 California Mission churches, where he discovers being black makes him an instant celebrity – the question is which one?
PlayGround Announces Winners of This Year's Young Playwrights Contest
May 20, 2020 PlayGround has announced the winners of this year's Young Playwrights Contest. The venerated playwright incubator will debut the four selected short plays by Bay Area teen playwrights, performed live online by professional actors, June 12th at 8PM PT as part of its innovative PlayGround Zoom Fest.
Racial Assumptions Explored In AREN'T YOU...? At The Marsh SF
February 13, 2020 The Marsh San Francisco presents Aren't Youa???, the newest solo show by actor Fred Pitts recounting his hilarious journey to visit all 21 California Mission churches, where he discovers being black makes him an instant celebrity a?" the question is which one? Set in the Summer of 2012, Pitts finds himself at one Mission after the next, encountering docents and fellow tourists.About the Theatre
PlayGround Frequently Asked QuestionsFAQ
What shows are coming up next at PlayGround?
Free-Play Festival (07/31/26-08/23/26)
Where is PlayGround located?
PlayGround is at Potrero Stage - 1695 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, San Francisco, CA.
What shows have played recently at PlayGround?
Monday Night PlayGround (03/02/26-03/02/26)
A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS (12/06/25-12/07/25)
Innovators Showcase (11/04/24-11/24/24)
Monday Night PlayGround: The American Experiment (10/21/24-10/21/24)
Interrogations: Pre-Election Coverage (10/03/24-10/20/24)
Where I Come From (08/17/24-08/25/24)
Festival: Best of PlayGround (SF)'24 (05/25/24-05/26/24)
Festival Reading: Crazy Jezebels (05/20/24-05/20/24)
Festival Premiere: A Thousand Natural Shocks (05/18/24-05/19/24)
Festival Reading: The Passing Storm (05/17/24-05/17/24)
A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS (12/06/25-12/07/25)
Innovators Showcase (11/04/24-11/24/24)
Monday Night PlayGround: The American Experiment (10/21/24-10/21/24)
Interrogations: Pre-Election Coverage (10/03/24-10/20/24)
Where I Come From (08/17/24-08/25/24)
Festival: Best of PlayGround (SF)'24 (05/25/24-05/26/24)
Festival Reading: Crazy Jezebels (05/20/24-05/20/24)
Festival Premiere: A Thousand Natural Shocks (05/18/24-05/19/24)
Festival Reading: The Passing Storm (05/17/24-05/17/24)
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