Free-Play Festival
The Free-Play Festival at Potrero Stage is a four-week showcase of innovative new works, running from July 31 to August 23, 2026. This event will...
PlayGround
1695 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94107San Francisco, CA
Upcoming Shows
Review: GOAT BLOOD at Theatre Rhinoceros
Two co-workers are shooting the bull at an overlook on a starry night – pot gummies about to kick in, beers in hand. We hear crickets chirping and owls hooting along with an ominous growling.…
Review: JEKYLL & HYDE at Woodminster Summer Musicals
The stars fill the skies. Redwoods surround every side. And music fills the air. These are the signs that Woodminster Summer Musicals are back for another season of theater under the stars. The season kicks off with JEKYLL & HYDE, a grand production of a rarely produced show. The skies roll with thu…
Cast Set for THE EMPLOYEE DHARMA HANDBOOK World Premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has revealed the cast for the world premiere of The Employee Dharma Handbook by Geetha Reddy, directed by Snehal Desai at Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto.…
Cast Set for THE EMPLOYEE DHARMA HANDBOOK World Premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has revealed the cast for the world premiere of The Employee Dharma Handbook by Geetha Reddy, directed by Snehal Desai at Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto.…
Review: BECOMING A MAN at Z Space
What did our critic think of BECOMING A MAN at Z Space?…
Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL at Broadway San Jose
Broadway San Jose launched its run of Back to the Future: The Musical before an enthusiastic Opening Night audience, and judging by the gasps, applause, laughter and the standing ovation, Hill Valley has nost none of its power to delight. While many audience members undoubtedly arrived carrying fond…
Review: THE LUNCHBOX at Berkeley Rep
What did our critic think of THE LUNCHBOX at Berkeley Rep?…
Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Theatre Rhinoceros
What did our critic think of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Theatre Rhinoceros?…
Review: DRACULA: A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY, REALLY at SF Playhouse
Kate Hamill’s cheeky feminist reimagination of Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a lot to chew tacking issues of toxic masculinity, female empowerment, and even a political message on unchecked power and megalomaniacal dangers. It’s a times bold, moody, haunting, well-acted and unusually comic.…
Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at New Conservatory Theatre Center
This production is a touch bittersweet – it’s NCTC Founder Ed Decker’s last programed show after passing the baton to new Artistic Director Ben Villegas Randle. His choice to present Hedwig is extremely prescient in a time where sexual identity is being both vilified and explored.…
Past Shows
Monday Night PlayGround
“Goodnight stars, goodnight air, goodnight noises everywhere.”– Margaret Wise Brown, Goodnight Moon (illustrations by Clement Hurd)Artie and the Three Bears by Laura DomingoAnd Then I Would Dream by KT Frances HartlineNot...
A VERY HITCHC*CK CHRISTMAS
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....
Innovators Showcase
The PlayGround Innovator Incubator is a multi-year intensive incubation program to support theatrical innovation and the launch of new innovative theatrical production companies. In November/December each year,...
Monday Night PlayGround: The American Experiment
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...
Interrogations: Pre-Election Coverage
Interrogations: Pre-Election Coverage features three thought-provoking plays: Harold Pinter's The New World Order and One for the Road, alongside Nirmala Nataraj's People of the Shifting...
Where I Come From
Where I Come From is a solo play written and performed by Jerry Metzker, exploring the harrowing journey of 19-year-old Fergus Maloney as he escapes...
Festival: Best of PlayGround (SF)'24
PlayGround is thrilled to announce the selected plays and playwrights for our annual ten-minute play fest, BEST OF PLAYGROUND(SF) ’24, including first-time festival writers Robyn...
Festival Reading: Crazy Jezebels
The biblical "crazy women" Eve, Jezebel, Lot's Wife, and Lillith have been committed to mental health treatment program, but they might find a way out.
Festival Premiere: A Thousand Natural Shocks
A Thousand Natural Shocks follows Kennedy who navigates the chaos of IVF, the inevitability of pain, and the Tik-Tok teen crashing on their couch.
Festival Reading: The Passing Storm
A man trapped in a deadly storm during his ascent of Mount Everest must wrestle with ghosts of the past—both figurative and literal.
Festival Reading: Work/Shoot
Work/Shoot by Matthew Y. Morishige: Maya Money, Aurora, and Farrah Fenix fight to find what's real in the "heightened" world of professional wrestling.
Festival Premiere: Apertures of Love in Times of War
PlayGround Festival of New Works PresentsAPERTURES OF LOVE IN TIMES OF WAR by Anne Yumi Kobori (a Festival Premiere Presentation)Directed by Katja RiveraMay 11 &...
Festival Reading: Rivals of Mars
After the crewed mission to Mars ends in tragedy, the daughter and husband of a deceased astronaut plan a risky mission to recover the bodies.
PlayGround Festival of New Works Kick-Off
The award-winning playwrights featured in this year’s Festival of New Works will discuss their plays and the role of new works in American theatre.
PlayGround Solo Performance Festival
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.
Monday Night PlayGround - "The Shakespeare Multiverse"
What if King Hamlet had discovered his brother’s plans before the treacherous poisoning? Or if Romeo had arrived just a few minutes later to discover...
A Very HitchC*CK Christmas
PlayGround presents its second annual "twisted" holiday show: A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS! Featuring six cinnamon-spiced, deliciously dark short plays inspired by Rear Window, Rebecca, Rope
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West Side Story—Film with Live Orchestra Davies Symphony Hall (7/09-7/10) |
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The Still Point: An Immersive Experience SOMArts Cultural Center (7/16-7/25) |
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark SPARC (7/03-7/26) |
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Johnny Tsunami and The Hurricanes The California Theatre of Santa Rosa (7/12-7/12) |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Fri Aug 7 8:30pm Quinn's Lighthouse (8/07-8/07) |
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The Sound of Music San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (7/21-7/26) |
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Dream Hou$e City Lights Theater Company (5/13-6/06) |
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The Cottage Cloverdale Performing Arts Center (8/01-8/16) |
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Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Fri Aug 7 7:30pm Elbo Room Jack London (8/07-8/07) |
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"In A Memory Palace" Z Space (7/30-8/01) |