Potrero Stage, 1695 18th Street, San Francisco, CA (2026)

06/02/2026

THIS WEEKEND: One Playground Festival!
Tickets here: playground-sf.org/boxoffice/

All-PlayGround Recess
June 5 at 7pm PT - Potrero Stage & Simulcast
Join members of the SF, LA, NY and Chicago PlayGround communities for a special one-night Recess, cold readings of submissions from this season's Monday Night series, including plays inspired by the prompts "Murder Mystery," "Broadway Musical Parodies," "Tales of the City," and "Bedtime Stories."

Best of the Best of PlayGround
June 6 at 7pm PT - Potrero Stage & Simulcast
Join members of the SF, LA, NY and Chicago PlayGround communities for a special one-night presentation of the Best of the Best of PlayGround, featuring:
Woosh! by Baylee Shlichtman (LA)
Marathon Dan by Uma Incrocci (NY)
Second City, First Draft by Dana Hall (CH)
Bridges of San Francisco County by Stan Stone (SF)

05/29/2026

❄️⛄🎅🕎BRING YOUR HOLIDAY SHOW TO SAN FRANCISCO!
Applications are now being accepted for PlayGround’s first annual TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL, November 27-December 20, at Potrero Stage and simulcast. This four-week “fringe style” new works festival will feature up to 20 productions and 60 performances of new holiday-themed works (with a twist!) by talented theatre artists from across the country including PlayGround artists based in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York and Chicago.

PlayGround’s Twisted Holiday Festival welcomes applications from seasoned theatre professionals, first-time producers, and all-star performers in every aspect of live performance, direction, and choreography. Productions will be presented for 3 performances at Potrero Stage (18th Street @ Arkansas),

For more information: playground-sf.org/twistedholiday

05/28/2026

THIS FRIDAY ONLY:
The Best Short Works submitted from Bay Area High School Students
Friday May 29, 7pm PT at Potrero Stage & Simulcast

Admission: $0-$30 (donations gratefully accepted)
Get tickets: playground-sf.org/youngplaywrights/

The plays and playwrights include:
"A Waymo Carol" by Rover Djikstra (Galileo Academy of Science and Technology)
"The End of the Line" by Juan Li Chen (Galileo Academy of Science and Technology)
"The Tramp of the Galaxy" by Christiana Rajakumar (Crystal Springs Uplands School)
"There is No Elevator to Success, You Must Take the Stairs" by Chloe Schoenfeld (Ruth Asawa School of the Arts).
All four plays will receive staged readings by professional actors!

05/27/2026

This Sunday: May 31 at 3pm PT, Festival Staged Reading
"Disloyal" by Anne Brady, directed by Jim Kleinmann
Featuring Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, Michael Barrett Austin, Isabel To, Terrance Smith, and Maryssa Wanlass

Get tickets: playground-sf.org/boxoffice/

The things a wife and mother has to do to take care of her family! Peggy Shippen’s certainly been through it, with a war, her husband accused of being a traitor, and suspicion around an attempt on George Washington’s life (really, just a misunderstanding!). But if she wants to get her husband’s veterans pension, she’ll have to make her case before a congressional tribunal stacked with the country’s founding fathers. A PlayGround commission.

05/26/2026

This Weekend Only:
BEST OF PLAYGROUND(SF) ’26 (a Festival Premiere Presentation)
+ Book Signing by PlayGround Alum Rachel Bublitz!
May 30 & May 31, 7pm PT at Potrero Stage & Simulcast
Admission: $0-$50 (donations gratefully accepted) or Festival Sponsorship
Get tickets: playground-sf.org/bestof/

The plays and playwrights:
"A Wayward Tale" by KT Frances Hartline
When two generations of San Franciscans collide, they realize they are living in two different cities. Which one will live on?

"Abuela Knows Best" by Richard Perez
What begins as a chance encounter between a teenage boy and a mysterious, weeping woman unfolds into a darkly funny and haunting reminder that people are not always what they seem.

"Bridges of San Francisco County" by Stan Stone
Two bridges in a cat fight, and one city in the middle of it all.

"Certified Super Sleuth" by Daniel Martinez Jr.
Armed with a purse full of “evidence”, nosy neighbor Marge is convinced she’s cracked a murder case– until her sleuthing reveals more about jealousy and friendship than crime.

"Dolores Park" by Laura Domingo
It’s Margie’s first time in San Francisco, and she’s making a trip to Dolores Park to learn more about her son.

"Lil Ole Orphan Annie" by Sophie Ruf
In this send-up of Annie, Grace makes an ill-fitted choice when she selects an orphan to bring new meaning to “Daddy” Warbucks’ life.

05/24/2026

Announcing the 5th Annual FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL
July 31-August 23, 2026
Potrero Stage & Simulcast
Admission-Free (Suggested Donation $10-$30)
Check out the lineup: playground-sf.org/freeplay/

PlayGround closes out the summer season with the fifth annual FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL! This four-week “fringe style” new works festival features 21 productions and 61 performances by talented theatre artists from across the country including PlayGround artists based in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York and Chicago.

05/23/2026

👉👉 HEY PRODUCERS: RENT OUR SPACE 👈👈

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 leading new play developers and producers.

More at potrerostage.org/rentals/

Rates
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
– First-time producers and mico-organizations may be able to access introductory pricing alongside a box office-split model
– With the generous support of the San Francisco Arts Commission, Native American/Indigenous and Black artists may be able to access our space for free

05/22/2026

❄️⛄🎅🕎BRING YOUR HOLIDAY SHOW TO SAN FRANCISCO!
Applications are now being accepted for PlayGround’s first annual TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL, November 27-December 20, at Potrero Stage and simulcast. This four-week “fringe style” new works festival will feature up to 20 productions and 60 performances of new holiday-themed works (with a twist!) by talented theatre artists from across the country including PlayGround artists based in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York and Chicago.

PlayGround’s Twisted Holiday Festival welcomes applications from seasoned theatre professionals, first-time producers, and all-star performers in every aspect of live performance, direction, and choreography. Productions will be presented for 3 performances at Potrero Stage (18th Street @ Arkansas),

For more information playground-sf.org/twistedholiday

05/21/2026

⚔ This Sunday only: The Case of the Missing Messenger by Madeleine Butler
May 24 3pm PT @ Potrero Stage & Simulcast
Admission-Free (Suggested Donation: $10-$30) or Festival Sponsorship
Tickets and details: playground-sf.org/festivalreadings/

Directed by Ely Sonny Orquiza
Beppe Venerdi: Michael Barrett Austin
Cesca Fabbro: Julie Kuwabara
Il Dottore Cotogna/Dante Alighieri: Jomar Tagatac
Friar Lawrence/Nurse/Capulet: Ron Campbell
Nell/Cafe Wait Staff: Rebecca Pingree
Annie/Spy: April Ballesteros

ABOUT THE PLAY:
Bringing the anachronistic investigative techniques of 20th century police dramas to 14th century Verona, Sergeant Beppe Venerdi and his eager sidekick Inspector Cesca Fabbro will stop at nothing to uncover the true story behind the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. A PlayGround commission.

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