Posted on July 2, 2020
Playwrights Foundation, the West Coast’s premiere launchpad for exceptional plays and playwrights announces the lineup for the 2020 Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF), featuring playwrights Tyler English-Beckwith, Stefani Kuo (郭佳怡), Jordan Ramirez Puckett, Deneen Reynolds-Knott, and Noelle Viñas. The 2020 Bay Area Playwrights Festival runs July 17-26, 2020 in an online format worldwide . The […]
Posted on June 17, 2020
In the American Theatre, we have long been guided by the principle that we can “change the world, one play at a time.” What if it was also one day at a time with the same play? On Friday, Juneteenth, (June 19th), theatre communities around the country will provide their response to the current moment […]
Posted on April 14, 2020
In 2017, PlayGround completed extensive renovations on the former Thick House Theater and relaunched it as Potrero Stage: PlayGround Center for New Plays, a state-of-the-art performance venue dedicated to new plays and new voices for the stage. Today, on the 20th anniversary of the opening of Thick House, we launch the next stage in our […]
Posted on March 6, 2020
UPDATED (6/24/20): Same Boat Theater Collective, the Bay Area’s first environmental justice theater company and a participant in the inaugural PlayGround Innovator Incubator, presents their debut production, the world premiere of THE EMERYVILLE HORROR: A TALE OF ENVIRONMENTAL VENGEANCE in a full livestream immersive production featuring a global cast from San Francisco, Los Angeles, New […]
Posted on February 3, 2020
Crowded Fire begins its 22nd season with the American premiere of Sedef Ecer’s ON THE PERIPHERY in a new English translation by Evren Odcikin, directed by Erin Gilley. A co-production with Golden Thread Productions, the show runs February 23-April 4, 2020 at Potrero Stage. Ecer’s On the Periphery paints a tender portrayal of the lives […]
Posted on December 14, 2019
Bread & Butter Theatre returns to Potrero Stage with the World Premiere of Lana Palmer’s FUNERAL GAME. Artistic Director Bruce Avery directs this two-person play about memory and omission, love and grief, lost and found, and the overwhelming power of family history. For tickets and more information, visit http://breadandbuttertheatre.com/funeral-game/. The cast features Emma Attwood and […]
Posted on December 4, 2019
PlayGround has announced the lineup for its third annual PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, a curation of the best in Bay Area solo performance, celebrating diversity and innovation, running January 23 to February 9 at Potrero Stage. The festival features 12 double-bill performances by 11 local artists over three weeks, including premier performances by John Fisher, […]
Posted on October 23, 2019
Quantum Dragon Theatre, the San Francisco Bay Area’s premiere science-fiction/fantasy theatre company, continues its ambitious third season with the west coast premiere of Shualee Cook’s science-fiction comedy of manners, AN INVITATION OUT, directed by Kieran Beccia. The production runs December 14-29, 2019 at Potrero Stage. Tickets are $31.50-$46.50 and 12/19 is Pay-What-You-Can. For more information […]
Posted on October 1, 2019
Night Sky Productions, Debra Mosk & Clown Conservatory present a limited-engagement sneak preview of Sara Moore’s ATOMIC CLOWN, November 21, 22, and 23 at 8pm at Potrero Stage. Tickets are $26.50-$41.50 and available online at https://potrerostage.org/atomicclown. BREAKING NEWS: Due to popular demand, a fourth performance has been added for Sunday, November 24 at 5pm! San […]
Posted on September 4, 2019
Golden Thread Productions, the first American theatre company devoted to the Middle East, will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its prestigious ReOrient 2019 Festival of Short Plays with seven fully produced short plays, two panel discussions, and a national convening of Middle Eastern theatre artists. The festival runs October 18-November 17, 2019 at Potrero Stage. […]