Organizations Filed Purposes:
MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER PLAY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, PLAYGROUND FOCUSES ON THE CREATION OF A TRUE THEATRE COMMUNITY BY NURTURING THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS BETWEEN FIRST-TIME OR EARLY DEVELOPMENT PLAYWRIGHTS, AND ESTABLISHED, PROFESSIONAL ACTORS AND DIRECTORS
PLAYGROUND IS THE BAY AREA'S LEADING PLAYWRIGHT INCUBATOR. THE MISSION OF PLAYGROUND IS TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIGNIFICANT NEW LOCAL VOICES FOR THE THEATRE.
MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND PRODUCE STAGED READINGS OF THIRTY-SIX ORIGINAL SHORT WORKS FROM MORE THAN 150 SUBMISSIONS FOR AN AUDIENCE OF 1,200+ WITH PARTICIPATION OF MORE THAN 180+ THEATRE ARTISTS (6 PERFORMANCES).PLAYGROUND FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS PRODUCE A SIX-WEEK NEW WORKS FESTIVAL CELEBRATING THE BEST NEW SHORT AND FULL-LENGTH PLAYS, INCLUDING BEST OF PLAYGROUND, AN ANNUAL SHOWCASE FEATURING A FULLY-PRODUCED EVENING-LENGTH PROGRAM OF THE BEST 6-7 SHORT WORKS FROM THE MONDAY NIGHT SERIES, STAGED READINGS OF NEW FULL-LENGTH PLAYS COMMISSIONED AND/OR DEVELOPED BY PLAYGROUND, AND PREMIERES OF TWO FULL-LENGTH PLAYS DEVELOPED IN PAST FESTIVALS, FOR AN AUDIENCE OF 1,100+ WITH PARTICIPATION OF NEARLY 100 THEATRE ARTISTS (40 PERFORMANCES).
COMMISSIONING INITIATIVE & PLAYWRIGHT RESIDENCY PROGRAM DEVELOP 12-16 NEW FULL-LENGTH PLAYS BY PLAYGROUND ALUMNI, INCLUDING 4-6 UNDER COMMISSION.PLAYGROUND INTENSIVES & YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT PROVIDE PLAYWRITING CLASSES FOR EMERGING PROFESSIONALS AND BAY AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, FREE AND DISCOUNTED STUDENT ADMISSIONS TO PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, AND PRODUCE THE ANNUAL YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS PROJECT, SHOWCASING THE BEST STUDENT WORKS AS PART OF THE BEST OF PLAYGROUND FESTIVAL.PLAYGROUND SOLO PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL SHOWCASE THE BEST NEW SOLO PERFORMANCES BY EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED SOLO ARTISTS OVER A THREE-WEEK FESTIVAL, FOR AN AUDIENCE OF 600+.
PLAYGROUND INNOVATOR INCUBATOR & INNOVATORS SHOWCASE SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCH OF INNOVATIVE NEWTHEATRE COMPANIES AND NEW WORKS THROUGH A YEAR-LONG INTENSIVE INCUBATOR AND MULTI-WEEK SHOWCASE, FEATURING FULL PRODUCTIONS AND PUBLIC SHOWINGS BY INCUBATOR PARTICIPANTS.TOTAL EXPENSES FOR ALL OF THE PROGRAMS NOTED ABOVE AMOUNTED TO $418,571.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| James A Kleinmann | President | 40 | $104,300 |
| Keith Goldstein | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Stephanie Prentice | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Eleanor Clement Glass | Director | 2 | $0 |
| David Steele | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Katie May | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Victoria Evans Erville | Secretary | 3 | $0 |
| Jerome Joseph Gentes | VP-Communicatio | 3 | $0 |
| William Bivins | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Emilie Talbot | VP Development | 3 | $0 |
| Nitin | Treasurer | 3 | $0 |
| Regina Guggenheim | Chair | 3 | $0 |
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