About the Theatre
The core mission of Lorraine Hansberry Theatre is to create theatrical works by, for, and about the Black experience, and provide employment and career-building career opportunities for actors, directors, designers, and technicians from the BIPOC community. LHT prioritizes the work of Black and femme-identifying playwrights by bringing their stories to the community. LHT draws from the cultural and economic resources of the San Francisco Bay Area to enrich and strengthen the performing arts ; actively seeking and participating in collaboration with Bay Area Arts institutions and other related organizations.RELATED STORIES
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Past Shows
THE BLACK FEMINIST GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BODY
9/19 - 10/6/2024
The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, directed by Margo Hall, is a new work celebrating the lives and resilience of Black women. Written ...
Soulful Christmas
12/14 - 12/17/2023
A HOLIDAY CONCERT RETURNS TO WARM HEARTS AND LIFT SPIRITS Musical Direction by Dr. Yvonne Cobbs Stage Direction by Margo Hall Gather the family for ...
IN THE EVENING BY THE MOONLIGHT
6/15 - 7/9/2023
"A great accomplishment... Broadway ready." TheatreStorm "90 brisk minutes that buzz with righteous indignation, fierce intelligence and grateful camaraderie." Bay Area Reporter Lorraine Hansberry Theatre ...
Intimate Apparel
5/16 - 5/18/2019
INTIMATE APPAREL, set in 1905 in turn of the century New York, tells the story of Esther, a lonely, single African-American woman who makes her ...
PLACAS: The Most Dangerous Tattoo
9/6 - 9/19/2012
San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF), Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) and the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) present playwright Paul S. Flores’ ...
Rejoice!
12/4 - 12/31/2011
Almost Nothing & Day of Absence
10/14 - 11/20/2011
Blues For An Alabama Sky
4/1 - 5/12/2011
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Wait Until Dark
Hillbarn Theatre (10/17 - 11/3)
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The Cake
City Lights Theater Company (5/15 - 6/8) | |
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A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
Golden Gate Theatre (6/3 - 6/22) | |
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Best of SF Stand-up Comedy
The Purple Onion at Kells (5/19 - 1/17) | |
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Moulin Rouge!
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (7/8 - 7/20) | |
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Jon B.
The Canyon – Montclair (11/29 - 11/29) | |
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Smuin's The Christmas Ballet in San Francisco
Blue Shield of California Theater at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (12/13 - 12/24) | |
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Kimberly Akimbo
Curran Theater (11/5 - 12/1) | |
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