Posted on July 8, 2024
Oakland Public Theater is proud to present INVENTORY: James Baldwin Abroad, August 1-4 at Potrero Stage (San Francisco) and August 22-September 1 at BAM House (Oakland), a new theatrical work examining James Baldwin’s personal life and his work. From the churches of Harlem, through expatriation in Europe, into the civil unrest burgeoning out of the […]
Posted on July 5, 2024
The PlayGround Solo Performance Festival is PlayGround’s annual celebration of the best in California solo performance. Now going on its eighth year, the next Solo Fest will take place January 24-February 9, 2025, performed live at Potrero Stage and simulcast online, with nine double-bill performances over three weeks. Only California-based artists eligible to submit. PlayGround is interested […]
Posted on June 18, 2024
PlayGround closes out the summer season with the third annual FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL, August 9-25, at Potrero Stage and simulcast. This three-week “fringe style” new works festival features 11 productions from highly sought-after theatre artists from across the country including four PlayGround artists based in the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Ranging in subject from the U.S. […]
Posted on March 8, 2024
Missed a Monday Night PlayGround? We got you! Announcing MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND LIVE, a special in-person screening at Potrero Stage of the entire 30th season of Monday Night PlayGround, offered over two Saturdays, at 6pm, 7:30pm, and 9pm on March 23 and 30. Join fellow PlayGround lovers for performances originally performed for a live audience at […]
Posted on March 8, 2024
PlayGround is offering a free one-day intensive workshop for Bay Area residents (18 and up) interested in entering the field of theatre tech and design. Led by PlayGround resident designer Brittany Mellerson, the workshop will be offered at PlayGround’s home theatre, Potrero Stage, on Saturday, March 23, 12pm-5pm PT, and repeated on Saturday, March 30, […]
Posted on January 3, 2024
Potrero Stage hosts several dozen events every year – some are mounted by seasoned producers, many are built by theatre artists working together for the very first time. If you have a project (full production, workshop, or reading), our space is available at reasonable rates! – Nonprofit organizations receive over 50% off our already low weekly rental rates – […]
Posted on December 26, 2023
PlayGround has announced the lineup for its seventh annual PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, a curation of the best in Bay Area solo performance, running January 26-February 11, 2024 (Fri-Sun at 7pm PT), presented live at San Francisco’s Potrero Stage and simulcast online. The festival of new solo work features 9 double-bill performances by nine California […]
Posted on November 24, 2023
PlayGround has announced the cast for its second annual “twisted” holiday show, “A VERY HITCHCOCK CHRISTMAS”, running December 10 & December 16-17 at Potrero Stage and simulcast, with on-demand access through New Year’s. The evening-length program features returning short plays by Jeffrey Lo, Alexis Standridge, and Eteya Trinidad, and three new short plays by Shoshanna […]
Posted on October 26, 2023
PlayGround has announced the programming lineup for the 5th annual INNOVATORS SHOWCASE, featuring new works by the 2023 Innovator Incubator Cohort, Analog Theatre, The Chikahan Company, Native Writers’ Theater, Oakland Public Theater, Network Effects Theater Company, and Poltergeist Theatre Project, along with past incubator companies Kunoichi Productions, Latinx Mafia, and Theatre Cultura. The Innovator Incubator was launched in […]
Posted on September 20, 2023
ReOrient 2023 celebrates the return of Golden Thread Productions’ signature program, an innovative and spirited festival of short plays from or about the Middle East, running October 13-November 4, 2023 (Thu, Fri, Sat at 8 pm; Sun at 3 pm) at Potrero Stage, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco. The dizzying line-up is diverse in content […]