SAN FRANCISCO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 17, 2025

San Francisco Playhouse will present M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang.  Inspired by the trial of Bernard Boursicot, this drama reimagines Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly through the story of a French diplomat’s affair with a Chinese opera singer....

by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 12, 2025

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival has secured two $50,000 lead gifts. The two lead donors are choosing to remain anonymous, and are hoping to inspire not only current donors to SF Shakes, but also new donors to the performing arts in the Bay Area....

by A.A. Cristi - December 09, 2025

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival will present its 2026 season under the thematic banner Empire, featuring Julius Caesar on tour and Antony and Cleopatra for Free Shakespeare in the Park....

by Stephi Wild - November 20, 2025

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival will partner with Focus Features to celebrate the film release of HAMNET (PG-13), the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet....

by Stephi Wild - November 07, 2025

Central Works' new comedy Dada Teen Musical: The Play, written by Maury Zeff, has extended through November 23. The show was originally scheduled to run October 18–November 16. ...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 02, 2025

San Francisco Playhouse will journey Into the Woods this holiday season. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s enchanting musical interweaves fairytale favorites in an exploration of what happens after “happily ever after.”...

by A.A. Cristi - September 25, 2025

Rainbow Zebra Productions LLC will continue its “Rainbow Zebra/Magic Theatre Reading Extravaganza,” a nine-month series of new play readings at Magic Theatre, located at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco....

by Stephi Wild - September 25, 2025

In Dada Teen Musical: The Play Annabelle is 17. She is the only high school student in the world whose Harvard application is an act of rebellion (she comes from a Yale family.)...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 23, 2025

Marin Theatre will present the West Coast Premiere of Sally & Tom. Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here! ...

by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 18, 2025

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will debut Jordan Ramirez Puckett’s A Driving Beat in a rolling World Premiere with Flint Repertory Theatre. Learn more about the production here!...