Potrero Stage

11/16/2024

Coming Nov 15 at 5pm to Potrero Stage and Simulcast:
LONGING FOR LONGANISA: Or, I fell in love with the butcher
The Chikahan Company, part of PlayGround's Innovator Showcase

The Chikahan Company presents a staged reading of LONGING FOR LONGANISA: Or, I fell in love with the butcher at Seafood Cit, a play with music by Reed Flores, commissioned by Theatre Rhinoceros.

Get Tickets: https://tickets.playground-sf.org/

11/13/2024

PlayGround's Innovators Showcase returns this weekend!
FOUR SEASONS POLITICAL LANDSCAPING
Readings of four plays focusing on politics, civil rights, and governance
Presented by Oakland Public Theater, Nov 15 at 7pm, Nov 16 at 2pm
Live at Potrero Stage an Simulcast

Four Seasons Political Landscaping is a collection of staged readings of short plays from local writers: “Mz. Alberta” by Richard Talavera, “The Stick and the Ball” by Neil Harkins, “The Cherry Tree” by Kristy Lin Billuni, and “Judicial Process” by Reg Clay.

Get tickets: https://tickets.playground-sf.org/

11/05/2024

10/30/2024

PlayGround's Innovator Showcase kicks off next week with UNPLANNED, an anthology of shorts about reproductive health. Presented by Network Effects Theater Company: Nov 4 at 7pm, Nov 5 at & 7pm

If there’s a night to get together for Reproductive Rights, it’s this November 5th. (And 4th.) Join us as we explore reproductive health through the lens of four short plays written by four writers and expressed through an ensemble local cast. The anthology Unplanned will raise money for organizations serving family planning across the country, and on election night 2024, we’ll broadcast the returns from the Potrero Stage screen. Either way, it’ll be a night best spent together!

Tickets an Info:
https://playground-sf.org/incubator/

10/08/2024

DON'T MISS PLAYGROUND'S 6TH INNOVATORS SHOWCASE
A Festival of New Works by the PlayGround Innovator Incubator
November 4-24, 2024 at Potrero Stage and simulcast

Network Effects Theater Company: REPRO HEALTH ANTHOLOGY OF SHORTS, Nov 4-5
House Theater: ABBY NORMAL, Nov 9-10
Oakland Public Theater: FOUR SEASONS POLITICAL LANDSCAPING, Nov 15-16
The American Jewish Theatre: DESERT WIND, Nov 23-24

Join us and be among the first to see these new works of theatre! Link in Bio

10/07/2024

Looking for a SF performance venue or rehearsal space? Nonprofit organizations receive over 50% off our already low weekly rental rates! Not a nonprofit? We can also help you arrange for fiscal sponsorships.

Rentals Potrero Stage: PlayGround Center for New Plays is a 99-seat state-of-the-art performance space and shared community resource located at 1695 18th Street in the heart of San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood, operated by PlayGround, and serving as home to some of the Bay Area’s leadin...

09/28/2024

Performers Under Stress: "Interrogations: Pre-Election Coverage" (10/3-20, 2024) starts next week! Check out this article in this week's San Francisco Chronicle:

“Interrogations: Pre-Election Coverage,” a trio of plays from theater company Performers Under Stress, has parallels to the presidential election — and journalism.

09/27/2024

😮Last Day to submit for PlayGround's 2025 Solo Fest: Monday, Sept 30!
(Pictured: Solo Fest Performers from the 2024 Festival)
California-based solo artists will perform at Potrero Stage, with live online simulcast, Jan. 24-Feb. 9, 2025. BIPOC, trans/gender-nonconforming, and artists with disabilities encouraged to apply.

Running time for proposed pieces can be up to 50 minutes without intermission. Performers will receive a cash per performance guarantee against 50% of adjusted gross box office receipts.

Application link:
https://playground-sf.org/solofest/

09/25/2024

Guest Production at Potero Stage! PERFORMERS UNDER STRESS presents "Interrogations: Pre-Election Coverage," three short plays by Harold Pinter and Nirmala Nataraj. Comprised of The New World Order and One for the Road by Harold Pinter and People of the Shifting Sands by Nirmala Nataraj, the production runs October 3-20, 2024 at Potrero Stage (opening night is October 5). Tickets are $10 for previews and Thursday evenings, $20 for Friday-Sundays.

Ticket Link in bio!

09/23/2024

Get your one-person show up on stage!!
Submit Your Solo Show by September 30th for PlayGround's Solo Fest
* Live on stage & simulcast, Jan. 24-Feb. 9, 2025 *
Performers will receive a cash per performance guarantee against 50% of adjusted gross box office receipts.

Details: https://playground-sf.org/solofest-guidelines/

09/20/2024

JUST ANNOUNCED: PLAYGROUND'S 6TH INNOVATORS SHOWCASE
A Festival of New Works by the PlayGround Innovator Incubator
November 4-24, 2024 at Potrero Stage and simulcast

Network Effects Theater Company: REPRO HEALTH ANTHOLOGY OF SHORTS, Nov 4-5
House Theater: ABBY NORMAL, Nov 9-10
Oakland Public Theater: FOUR SEASONS POLITICAL LANDSCAPING, Nov 15-16
The American Jewish Theatre: DESERT WIND, Nov 23-24

Join us and be among the first to see these new works of theatre! Details Here:
https://playground-sf.org/the-lineup-for-6th-innovators-showcase-nov-4-24-2024/

09/19/2024

Looking for a 99-seat venue in SF for your next production, event, or project? Potrero Stage: PlayGround Center for New Plays is a state-of-the-art shared community resource located at 1695 18th Street in the heart of San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood. Our calendar is available for booking through 2025!

Nonprofit organizations receive over 50% off our already low weekly rental rates. We also help you arrange for fiscal sponsorships.

Click the link for details or email info at potrerostage dot org

Rentals Potrero Stage: PlayGround Center for New Plays is a 99-seat state-of-the-art performance space and shared community resource located at 1695 18th Street in the heart of San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood, operated by PlayGround, and serving as home to some of the Bay Area’s leadin...

09/06/2024

TONIGHT & TOMORROW NIGHT ONLY: BEST OF FREE-PLAY
BLACK BASTARD by Jon Joseph Gentry, directed by Shinelle Azoroh
September 6th at 6pm & September 7th at 8pm
Get tickets: tickets.playground-sf.org at Potrero Stage and simulcast

“Black Bastard” transports audiences to 1990s Houston in a humorous, heartfelt coming-of-age tale. Jon, an inquisitive Black boy, develops a love for literature until his family fractures, thrusting him into the role of “man of the house.” A comedic spiral ensues as Jon grapples with his identity.

AN AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION! Black Bastard made a resounding impact during its debut at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival. The production sold out all five of its performances and won two prestigious awards:

09/05/2024

LAST CHANCE: BEST OF FREE-PLAY
STARE INTO THE VOID AND YOU’LL SEE STARS by Kaz Valtchev
September 6th at 8pm & September 7th at 6pm
tickets.playground-sf.org At Potrero Stage and Simulcast

Luna is on a camping trip with her friends, waiting to watch a meteor shower, sounds relaxing right? Except she’s a ball of anxiety being haunted by the ghost of her friend, Jenn, while her living friends have planned an intervention for her ma*****na use. As the night goes on, everyone in the friend group reveals more secrets surrounding Jenn’s su***de and they learn more about Jenn, each other, and the nature of trauma and healing.

08/26/2024

Announcing the BEST OF Free-Play! Join us for a weekend of encore performances on our stage and simulcast, 9/6-7:

BLACK BASTARD by Jon Joseph Gentry
Transports to 1990s Houston in a humorous, heartfelt coming-of-age tale. Jon, an inquisitive Black boy, develops a love for literature until his family fractures, thrusting him into the role of "man of the house."
Sep 6th 6pm & Sep 7th at 8pm

STARE INTO THE VOID AND YOU'LL SEE STARS by Kaz Valtchev
Luna is on a camping trip with her friends, waiting to watch a meteor shower,sounds relaxing right? Except she's a ball of anxiety being haunted by the ghost of her friend, Jenn, while her living friends have planned an intervention for her ma*****na use.
Sep 6th 8pm & Sep 7th at 6pm

Get tickets: https://tickets.playground-sf.org/TheatreManager/1/online?event=377

08/23/2024

Final Week of Free-Play starts tonight!
Admission free - in-person and on-demand
Join us: https://tickets.playground-sf.org/

08/23/2024

🔥CA-based solo artists, this one's for you! 🔥 DUE SEPT 30 🔥
PlayGround invites proposals by California-based artists for the 8th annual PlayGround Solo Performance Festival at Potrero Stage, with live online simulcast, Jan. 24-Feb. 9, 2025. BIPOC, trans/gender-nonconforming, and artists with disabilities encouraged to apply. Running time for proposed pieces can be up to 50 minutes without intermission. Performers will receive a cash per performance guarantee against 50% of adjusted gross box office receipts.

Details: https://playground-sf.org/solofest-guidelines/

08/21/2024

The final Week of PlayGround's Free-Play starts Friday! We've got some great performances coming to our stage. Here's the line-up:

Friday, August 23, 2024
6 PM: BAD BEHAVIOR, A PLAY IN ONE ACT by Adrian Thomas
8 PM: TITLE PENDING by Heather Tyson

Saturday, August 24, 2024
2 PM: ONE OF THE GOOD ONES by Melina Cohen-Bramwell
4 PM: TITLE PENDING by Heather Tyson
6 PM: THE DEFINITION OF DRAG by SNJV
8 PM: BAD BEHAVIOR, A PLAY IN ONE ACT by Adrian Thomas

Sunday, August 25, 2024
12 PM: ONE OF THE GOOD ONES by Melina Cohen-Bramwell
2 PM: POST GRAD LIFE by Joelle Joyner-Wong
4 PM: BAD BEHAVIOR, A PLAY IN ONE ACT by Adrian Thomas
6 PM: WHERE I COME FROM by Jerry Metzker
8 PM: GODDESS DA FROM THE PLANET YURONIT by Melinda E. Lopez

Get tickets: https://playground-sf.org/freeplay/