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New Conservatory presents Regional Premiere Of Terrence McNally's Newly Revised IT'S ONLY A PLAY

In March, New Conservatory Theatre Center presents the regional premiere of Terrence McNally's It's Only a Play, in a newly revised version which marks McNally's eleventh production at NCTC. It's opening night of Peter Austin's new Broadway play, and while at the producer's penthouse for a lavish party, he anxiously awaits the play's reviews. With his career on the line and celebrities pouring in downstairs, he huddles upstairs with the producer, director and star of the show. This gleefully bitchy and affectionate (Entertainment Weekly) love letter to the theatre is the perfect setup for backstabbing comedy.
NCTC Stages Regional Debut of Douglas Carter Beane's THE NANCE, Starting Tonight

This month, New Conservatory Theatre Center presents the return of Douglas Carter Beane's sophisticated wit and thrilling theatrical ambition with the regional premiere of THE NANCE.
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at P.A. Cooley in the Regional Premiere of THE NANCE at NCTC

This October, New Conservatory Theatre Center presents the return of Douglas Carter Beane's sophisticated wit and thrilling theatrical ambition with the regional premiere of The Nance. After hit productions of Beane's The Little Dog Laughed and As Bees in Honey Drown, NCTC bring his latest and "finest" (Time Out NY), what The New York Times calls "a heartfelt new play set in the twilight of burlesque." This "bold, brave play" (Backstage) - which debuted at Lincoln Center Theater on Broadway in 2013 - recreates the naughty, raucous world of burlesque's heyday and tells the backstage story of headliner Chauncey Miles, who plays "the nance," a flamboyantly effeminate stock character - usually played by a straight man. Set amid Mayor Fiorello La Guardia's crackdown on burlesque before the 1939 World's Fair, a time when it was easy to play gay yet dangerous to be gay, Chauncey's uproarious antics on the stage stand out in marked contrast to his offstage life.
NCTC to Stage Regional Debut of Douglas Carter Beane's THE NANCE This Fall

This October, New Conservatory Theatre Center presents the return of Douglas Carter Beane's sophisticated wit and thrilling theatrical ambition with the regional premiere of The Nance.
NCTC Presents P.A. Cooley’s BEARLESQUE 4/14-17

NCTC presents P.A. Cooley's Bearlesque, a four-night only benefit with special guests. The show runs April 14 - 17 at 8pm in NCTC's Decker Theatre. All performances will take place at The New Conservatory Theatre Center, located at 25 Van Ness Ave. near Market St. in San Francisco, 94102.
NCTC Presents P.A. Cooley’s BEARLESQUE 4/14-17

NCTC presents P.A. Cooley's Bearlesque, a four-night only benefit with special guests. The show runs April 14 - 17 at 8pm in NCTC's Decker Theatre. All performances will take place at The New Conservatory Theatre Center, located at 25 Van Ness Ave. near Market St. in San Francisco, 94102.
NCTC Presents P.A. Cooley’s BEARLESQUE 4/14-17

NCTC presents P.A. Cooley's Bearlesque, a four-night only benefit with special guests. The show runs April 14 - 17 at 8pm in NCTC's Decker Theatre. All performances will take place at The New Conservatory Theatre Center, located at 25 Van Ness Ave. near Market St. in San Francisco, 94102.
SOME MEN Comes New Conservatory Theater Center, Previews 5/29-6/5

NCTC is proud to announce the West Coast premiere of Some Men by Terrence McNally and directed by Ed Decker. The show previews May 29 - June 5, opens on Saturday, June 6th and runs through July 12: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. (No Shows 6/7, 6/28, 7/4) All performances will take place at The New Conservatory Theatre Center (Decker Theatre), located at 25 Van Ness Ave. near Market St. in San Francisco, 94102.
SOME MEN Comes New Conservatory Theater Center, Previews 5/29-6/5

NCTC is proud to announce the West Coast premiere of Some Men by Terrence McNally and directed by Ed Decker. The show previews May 29 - June 5, opens on Saturday, June 6th and runs through July 12: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. (No Shows 6/7, 6/28, 7/4) All performances will take place at The New Conservatory Theatre Center (Decker Theatre), located at 25 Van Ness Ave. near Market St. in San Francisco, 94102.
100 YEARS OF QUEER THEATRE Begins October 28

Eastenders Repertory Company presents its Seventh Annual Festival of Short Works, a co-production with Theatre Rhinoceros.
Legends at NCTC Opens June 8

The New Conservatory Theatre Center will conclude its twelfth Pride Season 2006-2007 with a new spin of an old favorite, 'Legends' from June 1 - July 14.

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