PlayGround Comedy Festival: Gamesome Frolic: Improvised Show in the Stylings of the Bard

Name: PlayGround Comedy Festival: Gamesome Frolic: Improvised Show in the Stylings of the Bard
Start: 2026-03-08T19:00:00-07:00
Location: Potrero Stage

Schedule

Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Potrero Stage | San Francisco, CA

Gamesome Frolic: Improvised Show in the Stylings of the Bard by Diana Brown, Radhika Rao, and Mick Shaffer
Sunday, March 8, 7:00 PM
Saturday, March 14, 7:00 PM
Sunday, March 15, 5:30 PM
Shakespeare liked to control every word. Improv begs us to let go! Players Diana, Mick and Radhika delight in this artistic tension and plot to bring all to a merry conclusion. Mick Shaffer, player and musician, also accompanies the action on a Veillette Gryphon 12-string guitar!
It's fancy words, It's heightened emotions, it's gorgeous original compositions, it's Gamesome Frolic!
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PlayGround has announced the lineup for its first annual PlayGround Comedy Festival, an eclectic lineup of innovative performances including stand-up, sketch, improv, comedic plays, and more! Performances run March 6-29, 2026 (Thurs-Mon), presented live at San Francisco’s Potrero Stage and simulcast online. The festival features 18 hilarious acts and 60 performances produced by Joshua Raoul Brody, Diana Brown, Melanie DuPuy, The Fists of Improv, Emil Guillermo, Raymond Gutierrez, Neil Harkins, Ric Iverson, Olivia Levine, Tim Orr, Tansu Philip, Loic Pichot, Mantra Radhakrishnan, Radhika Rao, The Red Herrings, Dana Schwartz, Ben Visini, and Jiaxin Zheng.
This year’s festival was competitively selected from open applications, and is a direct extension of PlayGround’s mission and commitment to the discovery of bold new voices for the stage and the development of innovative and timely original content. Tickets are Admission-Free (Suggested Donation: $10-$30). All donations directly support PlayGround and our guest artists. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit playground-sf.org/comedyfestival.