about 


Playland Productions is a theatre company in Connecticut, focusing on original scripts and unconventional theatre spaces. Its founder, Betsy Maguire, has written over thirty plays, and is a member of the Dramatist Guild, the International Museum Theatre Alliance, and the Connecticut Chapter of the League of Professional Theatre Women. She is the recipient of the 2019 Jon Lipsky Award for Excellence in Playwriting, Best Comedy and Best Drama festival awards, and is a past winner of the Connecticut Stories on Stage contest. 

“Anything can be a stage,” says Betsy, who writes stories that have come alive in Mark Twain's Hartford home, a Colonial Meetinghouse, the Simsbury Cemetery, the Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine, The New England Air Museum, and Lost Acres Vineyard. “Audiences love to see theatre in a non-traditional setting, and these unqiue spaces will be the ‘sweet spot’ for Playland Productions,” says Betsy. “I hope to see you there!"