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POTRERO STAGE

1695 18th St., San Francisco, CA 94107
San Francisco, IL 94107

Upcoming Shows

LA CUCARACHA (Orange Uncle Sam Invades Mexico!)
LA CUCARACHA (Orange Uncle Sam Invades Mexico!)
May 1 – May 2, 2026

Orange Uncle Sam from the US invades a celebration of life in Mexico. June bug Salma and human Lila join forces to resist.



Review: COME FROM AWAY at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley


by Kelly Rogers Flynt - April 21, 2026

weary soul. With a steady beat that blends with your pulse, this music sticks in your mind and body. Devoid of elaborate set pieces or high tech features, the show soars because the story matters. And you will come away remembering all that is good and noble and possible in community....

Review: THE SONGS + STORIES OF STEPHEN SCHWARTZ at Chan National Queer Arts Center


by Steve Murray - April 20, 2026

Composer, lyricist, and pianist extraordinaire Stephen Schwartz presented an evening of conversation and song- a celebration of his continuing support and collaboration with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus....

Review: ANYTHING GOES at Altarena Playhouse


by Kelly Rogers Flynt - April 12, 2026

Energetic dances, soaring songs, and clever comedy make a winning combination in ANYTHING GOES at Altarena Playhouse. With classic songs by Cole Porter and witty dialogue from P.G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, ANYTHING GOES has entertained audiences since 1934. The fun and humor still resonate as a new...

Review: LOST IN YONKERS at Center Rep


by Kelly Rogers Flynt - April 05, 2026

Center Rep presents Neil Simon’s classic tale of family and obligations, LOST IN YONKERS. In a world of sound bites, TikTok, and AI images, this show reminds us that when it comes to family, things haven’t really changed that much. With humor and heart, the show demonstrates that even in the mid...

Review: THE MONSTERS at Berkeley Rep


by Steve Murray - April 03, 2026

Berkely Rep’s co-production with La Jolla Playhouse of Ngozi Anywanu’s The Monsters is a joyous, heartwarming story of the bond between sister and brother that will want to make you hug your sibling. Both emotionally devastating and rewarding, The Monsters is brilliantly written, superbly acted ...

Review: FLEX at SF Playhouse


by Steve Murray - April 02, 2026

For Starra Jones, a baller from rural Plainnole, Arkansas, fulfilling her mother’s dream of basketball glory is her prime motivation. Playing a style of ‘dirty’ ball, her braggadocio will lead her to a foul play in Candrice Jones’ Flex, making its West Coast premiere at SF Playhouse....

Review: BEETLEJUICE Tour Is a Living Nightmare (in a Good Way!) at Broadway San Jose


by Linda Hodges - April 01, 2026

It's easy to see why Beetlejuice, the screen-to-stage adaptation of Tim Burton's beloved 1998 cult-classic film, earned eight 2019 Tony Award nominations including Best Musical. It is to die for. ...

Review: OUR CLASS at Z Space


by Steve Murray - March 30, 2026

There are many types of great theatre- light, cheerful, romantic, uplifting, silly, classic. Z Spaces’ co-production of Tadeusz Slobodzianek’s Our Class is unflinchingly dark, emotionally devastating and a tough watch – but it is great theatre, a timely cautionary tale of evil startingly conce...

Review: ASSASSINS at Oakland Theatre Project


by Steve Murray - March 23, 2026

I admit I’ve never seen Stephen Sondhiem’s Assassins, nor ever heard the score or read the synopsis. A flop in 1990, the 2004 revival won five Tony awards, and it’s been in theatre rotations since, often causing controversy for its raw language and unsavory content. A play from the perspective...

Review: TOTALLY '80S : SAN FRANCISCO GAY MEN'S CHORUS at Curran Theatre


by Steve Murray - March 23, 2026

The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, the world's first openly gay chorus, continues it’s forty-eighth season with a concert both cheerful and deeply emotional celebrating the music and events of the 1980’s. For the LGBT community, the 80’s was the apocalypse incarnate - a community devastate...

Past Shows

I'm So Glad I Caught The Vomit In My Hand: A Musical Comedy About Parenting
I'm So Glad I Caught The Vomit In My Hand: A Musical Comedy About Parenting
Mar 6 – Mar 9, 2026

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 and Dirt
Spirals and Dirt
Feb 16

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
The Specimen - A Horror Play
Jan 18 – Feb 2, 2026

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 at Playground Solo Performance Festival
Therapist Zero at Playground Solo Performance Festival
Jan 19 – Jan 31, 2026

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...

Anak ni Tapia: Leaving Mother
Anak ni Tapia: Leaving Mother
Aug 8 – Aug 10, 2025

A queer Filipina immigrant reckons with memory, identity, and the legacy of her larger-than-life celebrity mother in this intimate, multimedia theatrical experience.

LA CUCARACHA
LA CUCARACHA
Aug 1 – Aug 3, 2025

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 Festival: Best of PlayGround(SF)'25
PlayGround Festival: Best of PlayGround(SF)'25
May 24 – May 25, 2025

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 Staged Readings
PlayGround Festival Staged Readings
May 9 – May 19, 2025

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...

PlayGround Festival Premiere: The Passing Storm
PlayGround Festival Premiere: The Passing Storm
May 17 – May 18, 2025

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...

The Passing Storm
The Passing Storm
May 17 – May 18, 2025

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...

PlayGround Festival Premiere: Work/Shoot
PlayGround Festival Premiere: Work/Shoot
May 10 – May 11, 2025

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,...

PlayGround Festival: Festival Kick-Off & Playwrights Panel
PlayGround Festival: Festival Kick-Off & Playwrights Panel
May 6

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....

Private
Private
Mar 17 – Apr 2, 2023

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...

Skylight
Skylight
Jan 12 – Jan 21, 2023

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
Charles Darwin, Her True Story
Nov 18 – Nov 20, 2022

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...

Breed or Bust
Breed or Bust
Sep 9 – Sep 24, 2022

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...

Free-Play Festival
Free-Play Festival
Aug 26 – Aug 28, 2022

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...

Bay Area Playwrights Festival
Bay Area Playwrights Festival
Aug 5 – Aug 7, 2022

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...

Bay Area Playwrights Festival
Bay Area Playwrights Festival
Aug 5 – Aug 7, 2022

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...

Bay Area Playwrights Festival
Bay Area Playwrights Festival
Jul 29 – Aug 7, 2022

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...

BEST OF PLAYGROUND 26
BEST OF PLAYGROUND 26
May 14 – Jun 30, 2022

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...

The Obligation
The Obligation
Oct 11 – Nov 4, 2018

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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