John Fisher News

Theatre Rhinoceros and Sassymouth will present BULGE! A TALE OF WAR AND SEX, conceived and performed by John Fisher, on April 11, 2026 at The Center NYC. The free, one-night-only show tells the story of WWII veteran and queer activist Twink Starr.

The late AIDS activist Larry Kramer meets Pete Buttigieg in John Fisher’s wild political fantasia Left Field, now occupying the full stage at Theatre Rhino. Written and directed by Fisher, Left Field follows an angry radical f****t who rises from mayor to supervisor, to VP candidate, to potential President of the US.

Theatre Rhino will present the new production LEFT FIELD starting February 19, 2026, at their San Francisco venue, offering a fresh theatrical experience. Learn more here!

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Theatre Rhinoceros and The Tank NYC will present a live, in-person, presentation of BATTLE OF THE RUHR POCKET, conceived and performed by John Fisher, with live musical accompaniment by Daniel Tobias.

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Theatre Rhinoceros will present the world premiere of Pirates! by John Fisher, running December 4–13, 2025 at its 18th Street venue in San Francisco. The new drama follows two husbands abducted by East African pirates.

Theatre Rhinoceros, the nation’s longest-running LGBTQ+ theatre company, will celebrate Halloween night with Ghouls, Zombies, & Psychos! A Halloween Shocker.

Theatre Rhinoceros' free-roaming Shakespeare-in-the-park tradition continues this fall with the tragedy OTHELLO, performed at TJPA's Salesforce Park in the heart of San Francisco.

Theatre Rhinoceros in collaboration with TransBay Joint Powers Authority and The East Cut has revealed the cast for OTHELLO. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Theatre Rhinoceros, the longest-running LGBTQIA+ theatre anywhere, will present six mainstage productions this season ranging from brand new plays to Rhino favorites to musical theatre classics.

Theater Apparatus will present Václav Havel's 'Protest' at the 2025 Rochester Fringe Festival at MuCCC, 142 Atlantic Ave. This performance marks the company's fifth appearance at the festival.

Pulitzer Prize-nominated San Francisco Chronicle journalist Kevin Fagan will join DOODLER playwright and performer John Fisher for an exclusive talk with the audience. Learn more!

Legendary San Francisco personality, tour guide, and historian Emperor Norton will speak to the audience after the performance of John Fisher’s DOODLER. Learn how to attend.

Developed during the COVID pandemic lockdown, this one-man show has Fisher playing about a dozen characters and running the technical aspects of the show as well.

HBO and NFL Films re-team to present two upcoming editions of the groundbreaking series HARD KNOCKS: TRAINING CAMP WITH THE BUFFALO BILLS debuting TUESDAY, AUGUST 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on HBO.

The Marsh San Francisco will present John Fisher's true crime thriller DOODLER after a sold-out first run at Theatre Rhinoceros. Set in 1970s San Francisco, DOODLER follows a young gay man on a relentless investigation to solve the mystery of the “Doodler,” a serial killer who targeted the queer community and left behind drawn portraits of each of his victims.