It's Festival time, y'all! The Festival of New Works kicks into high gear today with the Young Playwrights Project going up tonight at 7pm and Best of PlayGround 26 this Saturday and Sunday at 7pm, live at Potrero Stage and streaming online. Tickets at tickets.playground-sf.org 🎉

Tonight! Join us live at Potrero Stage and online at 7pm for the Young Playwrights Project, featuring the plays of the very talented Emily Maremont, Aleeza Zakai, Christopher John Dela Cruz, and Sky Krueger. Tickets available for free at tinyurl.com/mrydn7sf.

The Festival of New Works continues with Best of PlayGround 26! Join us at 7pm tonight and tomorrow, May 14 and 15, for a lineup of Bay Area standout new plays and playwrights. Tickets for live and streaming performances available for free at tinyurl.com/ypsfhmxf

Tonight at 7pm PDT! A PlayGround Festival Staged Reading of Molly Olis Krost's NANAY, live at Potrero Stage and simulcast online. Admission-free! playground-sf.org/festivalreadin…

Tomorrow and Sunday at 7pm PDT! A PlayGround Festival Premiere Presentation of Rachel Bublitz's FUNNY, LIKE AN ABORTION, live at Potrero Stage and simulcast onilne. Admission-free! playground-sf.org/funnylikeanabo…

Chicago Playwrights: PlayGround is coming to Chicago and we're currently accepting applications for the inaugural PlayGround-Chicago Writers Pool. Applications are due by June 30. playground-ch.org/submit League of Chicago Theatres Chicago Dramatists

Chicago Playwrights: Want to learn more about the upcoming launch of PlayGround-Chicago? Join us on Monday, June 13, 7pm-8pm CDT for an in-person info session at Chicago Dramatists. PlayGround PlayGround-LA PlayGround-NY facebook.com/events/7778423…

There's still time to see this year's Festival of New Works! The Festival has helped launch dozens of the Bay’s most promising early-career writers, including 5 of the past 9 Will Glickman Award winners. Stream all festival plays for free until June 30 at playground-sf.org/festival

The deadline to apply for the 2022/23 PlayGround Writers Pool is less than 2 weeks away. Go to playground-sf.org/submit/ to apply now!

PLAYWRIGHT OPP: PlayGround invites Bay Area writers to submit for new "Twisted" Holiday Show (deadline: Sep 5). playground-sf.org/playground-inv…

We're excited to announce the inaugural Free-Play Festival, featuring work from Joyful Raven, Miyoko Sakatani and Playland Productions, and Lana Richards! Head to playground-sf.org/freeplay for tickets and info.

Joyful Raven's award-winning Breed or Bust is opening TONIGHT, 7pm PDT, and we just can't wait! Join us for the first show in PlayGround's inaugural Free-Play Festival, live at Potrero Stage or online. Find tickets and more info at playground-sf.org/freeplay/.

There are two chances in the Free-Play Festival to catch Tips for Nervous Fliers, written and performed by the multi-talented Lana Richards! Join us at Potrero Stage and online this Saturday and Sunday at 5pm. Find tickets and more at playground-sf.org/freeplay/.

This Sunday at 2pm, join us for a developmental staged reading of J. Lynn Jackson’s Lucía Fuentes, directed by Katja Rivera and presented by Miyoko Sakatani and Playland Productions. Visit playground-sf.org/freeplay/ for more.

"She tells it openly, without self-pity or sentimentality. And she tells it funny." -SF Examiner Happy opening to Breed or Bust! Join us tonight for Joyful Raven's unflinching account of her experiences with abortion--and stellar facial expressions. playground.com/breedorbust

🎉"I can’t remember the last time I loved every minute of a production, but I did for this one. I’m telling my friends to go. We all need to laugh." -Theatrius 🎉 BREED OR BUST continues to bring delight and catharsis to audiences! Catch a performance through Sep. 24.

“Joyful’s brutal honesty and entertaining humor makes this play one not to miss.” –BroadwayWorld 😨 Haven't made it to BREED OR BUST yet? 😨 Don't fret, there's still one more weekend of shows! Crawl, walk, wheel, and run on over to Potrero Stage or your computer to join us.

🌟 "...a brilliant, brilliant show, beautifully written and performed, and Joyful is a phenomenal storyteller." -#NoHoArtsDistrict 🌟 👉 We're ready, are you ready?! 👉 Join us for BREED OR BUST's final weekend of shows! Visit the link in our bio for tickets. 📸: Colin Hussey

"It’s a very brave show. It’s a very meaningful and timely show. It’s also a very hilarious show...You only have one weekend left to see it. So go. Go you must." Thank you Ginger Murray & BrokeAssStuart for today's rave review! Check out the article: brokeassstuart.com/2022/09/23/bre…

It's the final night of BREED OR BUST! Congratulations to Joyful Raven and the rest of the team on their run of this incredible show 👏 🥳 👏 To join us for tonight's performance, head to playground-sf.org/breedorbust/. 📸: Elijah Nouvelage