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The Breath Project, a new theatrical initiative formed by Artistic Director and Co-Founder Gamal Abdel Chasten and Co-Founder Marieke Gaboury in response to the current global spotlight on racial injustice against Black people, announced the recipients of the New Play Commission Initiative.

Smuin Contemporary Ballet continues its inspiring tradition of encouraging company dancers to explore their creativity in its Choreography Showcase, an opportunity for audiences to experience a treasure trove of stunning world premieres ranging from humorous to heartfelt.

The Marsh presents playwright/performer Helen Stoltzfus in her hit production Dispatches from the Great Burning: What My Mennonite Ancestors and the Gobi Bear Taught Me About Surviving the Climate Emergency as part of its Women's History Month celebration, which spotlights performances by femal

The culture of grief when it comes to our animal companions leaves many bereaved pet owners feeling lost and isolated.

[hieroglyph] will be fully produced and filmed on stage at San Francisco Playhouse, presented as an on-demand video stream from March 13th through April 3rd, 2021.

The three upcoming readings are: Alice Childress’s Trouble in Mind, directed by Awoye Timpo; George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man, directed by 2020 SAG Award nominee, Obie Award winner, and Tony Award nominee Colman Domingo; and Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker, directed by Dawn Moniqu

The Monterey Jazz Festival has announced the release of Evolution of a Groove: the Monterey Commissions a brand-new series of never before shared commissioned performances from the Monterey Jazz Festival archives.

On Sunday, March 21 at 4:00 p.

San Francisco Ballet just released the second program of its 2021 digital season and it’s a knockout.

San Francisco Opera Tad and Dianne Taube General Director Matthew Shilvock announces re-envisioned Spring 2021 programming including a return to live performances with a new production of Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville and concerts offered in a drive-in setting at San Rafael's Marin Cente

Acclaimed mezzo-soprano Hai-Ting Chinn brings her eclectic musical science show to The Marsh with Science Fair: An Opera with Experiments.

Sarah Cahill, described as “a sterling pianist and an intrepid illuminator of the classical avant-garde” by The New York Times, announces two virtual events in March 2021, including concerts presented by the San Francisco Symphony's SFSymphony+ Soundbox series and the Community School of Music

ODC, the San Francisco-based contemporary arts institution has announced that Rachel Abair has joined the organization as its first Health Initiatives Program Director.

San Jose Stage Company has announced the full cast and creative team for the virtual world premiere of the new play STRANGE COURTESIES, written and directed by L.

Over the course of two memorable evenings in June 2018, legendary soul-funk-R&B outfit Tower of Power returned to Oakland, the city that started it all, to celebrate its landmark 50th anniversary with a few thousand friends, family and fans.

The San Francisco Mime Troupe 2021 virtual fundraiser The Red Star at the End of the Tunnel - Celebrating 25 Years of SFMT's beloved Youth Theater Project (YTP), will be an hour of music, comradeship, featuring Keynote Speaker Colman Domingo - along with SFMT tales from past & present Troupers, and

Theatre Rhinoceros presents a FREE Zoom/Facebook Live presentation of B.

Mary Goggin has quite a story to tell in her play Runaway Princess, and perhaps the most astonishing thing is that it’s all true.

Pear Theatre presents Under Milk Wood, an emotive and hilarious account of a spring day in the fictional Welsh village of Llareggub, where we learn of the inhabitants' dreams and desires, their loves and regrets, and the ultimate beauty of being human.

Aurora Theatre Company will present an audio adaptation of Toni Morrison's THE BLUEST EYE, adapted by Lydia R.

Today, San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus Artistic Director Dr.

Audra McDonald has tweeted in support of saving the Tower Theatre in Fresno.

To conclude Black History Month at The Marsh, singer and actress extraordinaire Dr.

Following an extensive national and global search, Frameline—the world's longest-running and largest showcase of queer cinema—announced the appointment of Allegra Madsen as the organization's new Director of Programming.

Theatre Bay Area announces the grantees for the 75th round of the CA$H | Theatre program.