THE 2025 PLAYGROUND FREE-PLAY FESTIVALLive Streaming ! Free ! Don’t Miss Out ! THE MISS ROSE SHOW a new musical by Kenneth Pretininzi & Christopher Winslowstarring Matt Hammons, Judy Steele and Don Seaver We are live streaming from San Francisco ! CALIFORNIA TIME: Sat, Aug 2, 8PM; Mon, Aug 4, 8PM; Sat, Aug 9,...
NEWS & REVIEWS: HOW MY GRANDPARENTS FELL IN LOVE By Playwright Cary Gitter and Composer Neil Berg
In 1933, Charlie, a Polish-born Jew who emigrated to America a decade earlier, returns to his hometown of Rovno in search of a bride. There Charlie meets Chava, who works at a hat shop and hopes to become a scholar. However, Chava’s ambitions for the future and the growing clouds of European anti-Semitism and...
NEWS & REVIEWS: OPEN Directed by Jessi D. Hill
A spellbinding story of love, loss, and the impossible—Open takes the stage Off-Broadway July 8–27 as a recipient of the WP Space Program. Presented by Midnight Theatricals, this electrifying production is produced in association with The Tank and Flying Carpet Theatre Company. Open is a New Georges Supported Production, with further support from the...
NEWS & REVIEWS: Hip-Hop Musical CO-FOUNDERS Directed by Jamil Jude
Ticking info here. Running May 29-July 6, San Francisco. Review by David John Chavez for American Theatre 6/13/2025 As the world premiere of Co-Founders the Musical takes the stage at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco (through July 6), just a Bay Bridge or BART ride away from its Oakland setting, the show might...
NEWS & REVIEWS: YOUNG JOHN LEWIS by Psalmayene 24
Review from WABE 6/3/2025 A “magnificently soulful” life is how the award-winning playwright and hip-hop storyteller, Psalmayene 24, describes the subject of his latest play, “Young John Lewis.” This Atlanta world premiere traces the roots of extraordinary leadership and reveals a power we all share. “This is really a story about a man who...