Grandma’s Turning 20
Join us as we celebrate 20 years of public performance of our students’ work.
In-person viewing party at The Annoyance Theatre 851 W. Belmont Ave., Chicago IL, 60657 or stream on Facebook Live.
PlayMakers Laboratory Celebrating the power of children's imaginations since 1997
Events and Announcements
PlayMakers Laboratory Extends Its Virtual Season
PlayMakers Laboratory will extend its popular online revue That’s Weird, Grandma: House Par-Tay, featuring a creative line-up of stories written by elementary school students, adapted and performed by PML’s professional actors.
That’s Weird, Grandma: House Par-Tay streaming Mondays at 8 pm CT on Patreon, with a completely new show released each week. Tickets ($2 - $4 subscriptions) are currently available at playmakerslab.org.
FREE Online Teaching Tools for Teachers & Parents
During these uncertain times we want to bring comfort by sharing the voices of budding minds. PlayMakers Lab is thrilled to help young students create stories right at home. Click the button below for online learning resources, writing prompts, story adaptations, live workshops, and fresh digital content on Facebook.
Help PlayMakers Laboratory Get Through COVID-19
It is during these uncertain times that we reach for the arts. Please make a gift to PlayMakers Laboratory today, so that we can have a tomorrow. Do it for the artists who are getting you through this, for the emerging artist doing this work in your communities, and for the next generation of artists we nurture in classrooms across the city.
Thank you,
Colette S. Gregory, M.A./M.Ed.
Executive Director
Support PlayMakers Laboratory
We rely on community support to make our programming possible! Consider becoming a part of the PML family by making a tax-deductible gift.
What is PlayMakers Laboratory?
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PlayMakers Laboratory teaches creative writing workshops to students aged 7-13 in Chicago Public Schools and in our after-school program at Loyola Park.
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PlayMakers Laboratory actors and musicians adapt student-written stories into sketches and songs, which are performed for the schools and later for the public.
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The students are celebrated and their voices are championed throughout Chicago.
Learn more about PlayMakers Laboratory