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Monday Night Playground “Holiday Surprise” (Berkeley)

Monday, December 16, 2024 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Cost: FREE*
*$0-$30 Suggested Donation

David Brower Center | 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA

Event Details

PlayGround presents Season 31
MONDAY NIGHT PLAYGROUND
December 16, 2024, 7pm PT
David Brower Center in-person + Simulcast online
Topic: Holiday Surprise
Admission: Free (donations gratefully accepted)

“Maybe Christmas… doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more.”
– Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Tis the season for holiday cheer, family gatherings, and who-knows-what-else! Whether your holidays tend to bring on heartfelt reflections, meaningful connections, or endless confections, our writers are ready to dig into the wintery season and explore all of those things that are unexpected at this time of year.

Holiday Plans Detained by Rob Dario
Grandma’s First Festivus by Laura Domingo
No More Salt Needed by KT Frances Hartline
Grammie’s Ambrosia by Grace Hoffman
Twas the Launch Before Christmas by Carl Andrew Johnson
An Emblem of Christmas by Bridgette Dutta Portman

Each month, from October through March, PlayGround announces a topic to a pre-selected writers pool of Bay Area emerging professional playwrights, inviting submissions of original ten-page plays. The top short plays are selected and presented as script-in-hand staged readings on the third Monday of the month, featuring some of the Bay Area’s best directors and actors. All performances are offered in-person and live simulcast, as well as admission-free (donations gratefully accepted), for maximum accessibility. NEW: Purchase a tax-deductible Monday Night PlayGround Membership ($100) and guarantee simulcast and extended on-demand access to all twenty-four (24) Monday Night PlayGround performances in the SF Bay AreaLos AngelesNew York City, and Chicago (less than $5 per event or just $.69 per play). Payment plans available. ADVERTISERS: Become a Monday Night Season Sponsor and promote your business to the PlayGround community while helping support hundreds of local artists.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE*
*$0-$30 Suggested Donation
Categories: *Top Pick*, In Person, Online, Theater & Performance
Address: 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA

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