Posted on November 6, 2025

Jonathan Josephson

Crowded Fire 2025 Matchbox Reading Series

Known for developing and presenting innovative and provocative new plays, Crowded Fire contributes to the creation of a contemporary canon that reflects the diverse world in which we live. Crowded Fire was recently described in American Theatre Magazine as “instrumental in introducing the Bay Area to new writers who push the boundaries of what theatre […]

Posted on November 5, 2025

Jonathan Josephson

Announcing PlayGround’s 9th Annual Solo Fest 2026: 18 Performers, 60 Performances! Jan 16-Feb 8, 2026

PlayGround has announced the lineup for its ninth annual PlayGround Solo Performance Festival, a curation of the best in solo performance, running January 16-February 8, 2026 (Thurs-Mon), presented live at San Francisco’s Potrero Stage and simulcast online. The festival of new solo work (the largest in PlayGround’s history!) features 18 solo performers and 60 performances, […]

Posted on October 17, 2025

Juliana Morgado Brito

Rachel Garlin’s The Ballad of Madelyne & Therese Sheds Light On Queer History in Trying Times

The Ballad of Madelyne & Therese, a new song cycle written and performed by singer-songwriter Rachel Garlin, will be presented at Potrero Stage, with performances on Tuesday, November 18th and Thursday, November 20th at 7:00PM. Tickets ($0) are available for advance reservation HERE. The performance will run approximately 90 minutes.  Despite being married to men, protagonists […]

Posted on May 30, 2025

Jonathan Josephson

Golden Thread presents “ORIENTAL, or 1001 Ways to Tie Yourself in Knots”

Golden Thread Productions presents a New Threads staged reading of ORIENTAL, or 1001 Ways to Tie Yourself in Knots by Evren Odcikin, directed by Elizabeth Carter, dramaturgy by Torange Yeghiazarian. Nima Rakhshanifar plays Cengiz “Gee” Kurban, the Turkish playwright commissioned to adapt A Thousand and One Nights. Jennifer Le Blanc plays Art Money Woman who commissions the adaptation, and Danya El-Kurd, Fatemeh Mehraban, Maya Nazzal, […]

Posted on May 23, 2025

Jonathan Josephson

Third Annual One PlayGround Festival (May 30-June 1)

Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual ONE PLAYGROUND FESTIVAL, a three-day festival and conference, celebrating the national PlayGround community! The entire PlayGround community, theatre-makers from across the country, and the general public are invited to attend Potrero Stage or participate online May 30-June 1, 2025. The Festival will be available On-Demand through June […]