Upcoming Shows
Arab Spring, a dark comedy by Denmo Ibrahim, receives its world premiere in a co-production from Golden Thread Productions and SFBATCO. The play follows two...
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 11, 2026
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has revealed the cast for the world premiere of The Employee Dharma Handbook by Geetha Reddy, directed by Snehal Desai at Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto....
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 11, 2026
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has revealed the cast for the world premiere of The Employee Dharma Handbook by Geetha Reddy, directed by Snehal Desai at Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto....
by Steve Murray - June 07, 2026
What did our critic think of BECOMING A MAN at Z Space?...
by Linda Hodges - June 03, 2026
Broadway San Jose launched its run of Back to the Future: The Musical before an enthusiastic Opening Night audience, and judging by the gasps, applause, laughter and the standing ovation, Hill Valley has nost none of its power to delight. While many audience members undoubtedly arrived carrying fond...
by Steve Murray - May 28, 2026
What did our critic think of THE LUNCHBOX at Berkeley Rep?...
by Steve Murray - May 22, 2026
What did our critic think of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Theatre Rhinoceros?...
by Steve Murray - May 21, 2026
Kate Hamill’s cheeky feminist reimagination of Bram Stoker’s Dracula is a lot to chew tacking issues of toxic masculinity, female empowerment, and even a political message on unchecked power and megalomaniacal dangers. It’s a times bold, moody, haunting, well-acted and unusually comic....
by Steve Murray - May 18, 2026
This production is a touch bittersweet – it’s NCTC Founder Ed Decker’s last programed show after passing the baton to new Artistic Director Ben Villegas Randle. His choice to present Hedwig is extremely prescient in a time where sexual identity is being both vilified and explored....
by Steve Murray - May 13, 2026
What did our critic think of PICTURES FROM HOME at Marin Theatre?...
by Steve Murray - May 11, 2026
What did our critic think of DAVID MARINO LIVE AT THE ORINDA at Orinda Theatre?...
Past Shows
Tales of the City: A Waymo Carol is a new take on the classic story by Charles Dickens, where a tech worker discovers the beauty...
The End of the Line follows two Chinese brothers who built the transcontinental railroad as they wait on the Oakland wharf while the celebration begins...
The Tramp of the Galaxy follows two outer-space beings who, tasked with infiltrating the Pentagon, instead find themselves headed for Fremont, California. The play was...
There is No Elevator to Success, You Must Take the Stairs is a drama featuring opposing perspectives on disability rights activism in the context of...
Orange Uncle Sam from the US invades a celebration of life in Mexico. June bug Salma and human Lila join forces to resist.
Parents suffer many indignities in this world and, GODDAMN, are they funny! If you’re a parent, come laugh through your pain; if you’re not a...
Spirals & Dirt is a new original musical by Sean P. Breen, and is directed by Brandon Joseph. The debut of this new musical is presented...
The Specimen - A Horror Play follows Johnny, a gay paleo zoologist who loses his job amid Trump-era science budget cuts. Outraged and unmoored, Johnny refuses...
Therapist Zero is a raw, darkly comic solo performance written and performed by Brian Leonard. This deeply personal one-man show explores the complexities of parenting...
Join RJ for a meal in his 45 minute solo play about his relationships with food – from charting his beginnings as a latchkey kid,...
A queer Filipina immigrant reckons with memory, identity, and the legacy of her larger-than-life celebrity mother in this intimate, multimedia theatrical experience.
Orange predator Sam from the US invades a celebration of life in Mexico. June bug Salma joins bug-loving human Lila to lead the resistance.
PlayGround, a leading national playwright incubator and theatre community hub, is pleased to share the lineup for Best of PlayGround(SF) ‘25. Originally developed among thirty-six...
PlayGround Festival of New WorksFESTIVAL STAGED READINGSA Look at Tomorrow’s Great Plays Today!May 9, May 12, May 16 & May 19 7pm PDT @ Potrero...
ABOUT THE PLAY: A man trapped in a deadly storm during his ascent of Mount Everest must wrestle with ghosts of the past—both figurative and...
PlayGround Festival of New WorksTHE PASSING STORM by Jessica June Rowe (a Festival Premiere Presentation)Directed by Ely Sonny Orquiza May 17 & May 18 7pm PT...
ABOUT THE PLAY: Maya Money, Aurora, and Farrah Fenix fight to find what's real in the "heightened" world of professional wrestling.Featuring: L Duarte, Krystle Piamonte,...
Hear from five of the playwrights featured in this year’s Festival of New Works! Join Artistic Director Jim Kleinmann in conversation with PlayGround playwright alumni....
80 mins. No Intermission.WRITTEN BY MONA PIRNOTDIRECTED BY PETER J KUO2023 Helen Hayes Nominee for Outstanding New Play or MusicalA searing one-act play interrogating the...
Bread & Butter Theatre returns to Potrero Stage with David Hare’s Tony and Olivier award-winning play Skylight. Broadway and the West End applauded this intensely...
Charles Darwin, Her True Story celebrates Latin American revolutionaries and the revolutionary potential that we all carry within.It is January 1, 2001 in the south...
PlayGround has announced a limited run of the Hollywood Fringe hit, BREED OR BUST by Joyful Raven, directed by Jael Weisman. Following a one-night performance...
PlayGround closes out the summer season with a new free festival of new plays by the PlayGround community, FREE-PLAY FESTIVAL, August 26-28, at Potrero Stage...
Playwrights Foundation, the West Coasts premiere launchpad for exceptional plays and playwrights, is presenting the 45th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF), featuring five new...
Playwrights Foundation, the West Coasts premiere launchpad for exceptional plays and playwrights, is presenting the 45th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF), featuring five new...
PlayGround is thrilled to announce the selected plays and playwrights for our 26th annual ten-minute play fest, BEST OF PLAYGROUND 26! Please join us in...
Internationally acclaimed actor Roger Grunwald explores a world gone mad in The Obligation, his riveting and immersive one-person drama. Directed by Bay Area Theatre Critics...
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Miss California 2026 William Saroyan Theatre Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center (6/16-6/20) |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Fri June 19 8:30pm Quinn's Lighthouse (6/19-6/19) |
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Dear San Francisco Club Fugazi (9/16-9/30) |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Fri June 26 7:30pm Quinn's Lighthouse (6/26-6/26) |
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Golden Gate Park Band Golden Gate Bandshell (4/26-9/27) |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Sat June 27 8pm Quinn's Lighthouse (6/27-6/27) |
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Macbeth Santa Cruz Shakespeare (7/12-8/30) |
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Secret Improv Vice, San Francisco Noir Shelton Theater (6/21-6/21) |
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Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Thu June 18 8pm Elbo Room Jack London (6/18-6/18) |
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Private Lives by Noel Coward Santa Cruz Shakespeare (9/04-10/04) |
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