Richard Gallagher and Dan Hiatt in Shameful/Shameless by Aaron Loeb (Festival 2002). Photo by Jim Kleinmann.

Each month, from October through March, PlayGround announces a topic to a pre-selected writers pool of Bay Area emerging professional playwrights, inviting the submission of original ten-page plays. The best six of these plays are presented as staged readings before a live audience on the third Monday of the month at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, featuring some of the Bay Area's best directors and actors. Pre-show discussions each month provide additional insight into the writers' process, the state of Bay Area theatre, and other aspects emerging out of the monthly topics. PlayGround begins its eighteenth consecutive Monday Night PlayGround season in October 2011. For more information on becoming a member of the writers pool, click here.

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Season 18: 2011-12

January 16, 2012 / 8pm
Monday Night PlayGround
3rd Annual Musical Theatre Night
presented in association with TheatreWorks' New Works Initiative
performing at Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Festival Seating with Priority Seating for Subscribers

Topic: HEROES/HEROINES

Childless by Garret Jon Groenveld, music by Christopher Winslow, directed by Jon Tracy
Aphrodite's Lounge by Jordan Puckett, music by Don Seaver, directed by Rebecca Ennals
The Chosen One/s by Robin Lynn Rodriguez, music by Christopher Winslow, directed by Jim Kleinmann
A Colorful Tale by Diane Sampson, music by Don Seaver, directed by Jennifer King
Tied Down by Nick Turner, music by Christopher Winslow, directed by Ken Sonkin
Meet the Breeders by Ignacio Zulueta, music by Don Seaver, directed by Jessica Heidt

Evening includes short excerpt from Daniel Heath's new full-length commission, Siren.

Pre-show Discussion at 7:10pm