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Harvey Fierstein's TORCH SONG to be Presented at Marin Theatre Company


by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 10, 2024

Marin Theatre Company will close out its 2023/24 season with Torch Song, the seminal comic drama by Harvey Fierstein, directed by Evren Odcikin. Learn how to purchase tickets....

African-American Shakespeare Company Presents PIPELINE By Dominque Morisseau


by A.A. Cristi - March 04, 2024

Experience the powerful drama PIPELINE by Dominique Morisseau, presented by the African-American Shakespeare Company from March 16-31. ...

PIPELINE and THE TAMING OF THE SHREW Conclude African-American Shakespeare Company's 29th Season


by Stephi Wild - February 14, 2024

African-American Shakespeare Company concludes its 29th Season with Pipeline by MacArthur Fellowship recipient Dominique Morisseau....

World Premiere of DIRTY WHITE TESLAS MAKE ME SAD to be Presented by The Magic Theatre and Campo Santo


by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 12, 2024

The Magic Theatre and Campo Santo will present the world premiere of 'Dirty White Teslas Make Me Sad' by Ashley Smiley....

UNPACKING IN P'TOWN Comes to New Conservatory Theatre Center in March


by Stephi Wild - January 12, 2024

In March, New Conservatory Theatre Center will welcome the return of double Lambda Literary Award-winning playwright Jewelle Gomez with Unpacking in P’town. ...

AASC's CINDERELLA Returns With An Interactive Twist For 2023


by Stephi Wild - November 16, 2023

 The African-American Shakespeare Company's annual holiday offering Cinderella turns 21 this year with the original director and company founder Sherri Young returning taking the reins for the first time since 2019. ...

African-American Shakespeare Company Cancels Run of DEATH OF A SALESMAN Following Cast Member's Death


by Stephi Wild - November 03, 2023

The much anticipated production of Death of a Salesmen has been cancelled due to the untimely and tragic death of Richard D. May, who was killed in a car accident....

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley to Present THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 20, 2023

Offering a jocund, jocular, jolly treat for the holidays, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley is staging The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Learn how to purchase tickets!...

GUYS AND DOLLS Comes to San Francisco Playhouse


by Stephi Wild - October 18, 2023

Offering a snappy spin for the holiday season, San Francisco Playhouse will stage a new look at the Broadway hit Guys and Dolls....

DEATH OF A SALESMAN Comes to African-American Shakespeare Company Next Month


by Stephi Wild - September 27, 2023

The African-American Shakespeare Company will present Arthur Miller’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning Death of a Salesmen for six performances only at the Taube Auditorium.  Learn more about the play and find out how to get tickets here!...

Past Shows

Cindrella
12/20 - 12/22/2019


Brian Conley makes a triumphant return to the Hippodrome, the home of Britain’s biggest pantomime, following four record-breaking previous panto appearances. Brian is joined by ...

Othello
10/12 - 10/27/2019


Alaska Dance Theatre presents Othello - The Moor of Venice. For tickets and more information, visit the website....

Macbeth
Macbeth
7/13 - 7/28/2019


An evil prophecy to be king drives Macbeth and his wife to make the vision a reality. A tortuous series of events escalates into one ...

'Black Eagles' presented by the African-American Shakespeare Company


African-American Shakespeare Company presents Leslie Lee's BLACK EAGLES Directed by L. Peter Callender An extraordinary drama about the Tuskegee Airmen, America’s first black fighter pilots. ...

Cinderella presented by the African-American Shakespeare Company


African-American Shakespeare Company presents CINDERELLA Directed by Mark Allan Davis An annual holiday treat, this timeless tale, brought to whimsical, magical life just in time ...

Ntozake Shange's 'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf' presented by the African-American Shakespeare Company


African-American Shakespeare Company presents Ntozake Shange's 'For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf' Directed by Elizabeth Carter Seven individual ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
9/16 - 10/1/2017


Lovers, Amazon women, and mystical fairies share the stage in this colorfully imaginative tale of Shakespeare’s  A Midsummer Night’s Dream  set in Trinidad & Tobago’s ...

August Wilson's JITNEY
August Wilson's JITNEY
3/31 - 4/16/2017


Set in 1977 in the Hill District of Pittsburgh that is served by a makeshift taxi company, JITNEY is a beautiful addition to the author’s ...

Antony and Cleopatra
5/7 - 5/29/2016


Antony and Cleopatra is a love story with the power to shatter nations. (Sound hyperbolic? Trust us, it’s not.) But reality has a way of ...

Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
5/3 - 5/25/2014


Closing African-American Shakespeare Company’s 19th season is William Shakespeare’s glorious comedy of love delayed, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING. Celebrating the joy of love and the ...

Madea
Madea
3/8 - 3/30/2014


Passion. Love. Vengeance. African-American Shakespeare Company continues its 19th season with MEDEA, Euripides’ infamous Greek tragedy about a jilted wife exacting the ultimate revenge on ...

Cinderella
Cinderella
12/7 - 12/22/2013


San Francisco’s African-American Shakespeare Company continues its 19th season with an enchanting production of CINDERELLA. This timeless tale, brought to whimsical, magical life just in ...

Driving Miss Daisy
Driving Miss Daisy
11/2 - 11/17/2013


San Francisco’s African-American Shakespeare Company opens its 2013-14 season with Diablo Actors’ Ensemble’s 2011 production of Alfred Uhry’s DRIVING MISS DAISY. Winner of the 1988 ...

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Orpheum Theatre (6/5 - 6/29)
Back to the Future: The Musical in San Francisco / Bay Area Back to the Future: The Musical
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Gladiator in San Francisco / Bay Area Gladiator
Davies Symphony Hall (5/22 - 5/23)
Opera San José presents “Florencia en el Amazonas” in San Francisco / Bay Area Opera San José presents “Florencia en el Amazonas”
California Theatre (4/20 - 5/5)
Dance Series 2 - Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts in San Francisco / Bay Area Dance Series 2 - Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
Mountain View Center for Performing Arts (5/16 - 5/19)
Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord in San Francisco / Bay Area Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord
A.C.T.'s Strand Theater (3/30 - 5/5)
The Glass Menagerie in San Francisco / Bay Area The Glass Menagerie
San Francisco Playhouse (5/2 - 6/15)
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