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THEATRE RHINOCEROS

4229 18th St.
San Francisco, CA 94114


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Cast Set for THE EMPLOYEE DHARMA HANDBOOK World Premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley


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....

Cast Set for THE EMPLOYEE DHARMA HANDBOOK World Premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley


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....

Review: BECOMING A MAN at Z Space


by Steve Murray - June 07, 2026

What did our critic think of BECOMING A MAN at Z Space?...

Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL at Broadway San Jose


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...

Review: THE LUNCHBOX at Berkeley Rep


by Steve Murray - May 28, 2026

What did our critic think of THE LUNCHBOX at Berkeley Rep?...

Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Theatre Rhinoceros


by Steve Murray - May 22, 2026

What did our critic think of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Theatre Rhinoceros?...

Review: DRACULA: A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY, REALLY at SF Playhouse


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....

Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at New Conservatory Theatre Center


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....

Review: PICTURES FROM HOME at Marin Theatre


by Steve Murray - May 13, 2026

What did our critic think of PICTURES FROM HOME at Marin Theatre?...

Review: DAVID MARINO LIVE AT THE ORINDA at Orinda Theatre


by Steve Murray - May 11, 2026

What did our critic think of DAVID MARINO LIVE AT THE ORINDA at Orinda Theatre?...

Past Shows

La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles
May 14 – Jun 7, 2026

Theatre Rhinoceros presents LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, book by Harvey Fierstein, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, based on the play by Jean Poiret. Co-directed...

Pirates!
Pirates!
Dec 4 – Dec 13, 2025

John Fisger's new drama about piracy in the high seas. Dennis and Danny are in a psychological battle with their captors as they desperately try...

OTHELLO
Sep 26 – Sep 28, 2025

Theatre Rhinoceros presents a unique adaptation of Othello, performed in the scenic Salesforce Park in San Francisco. Emmy-winner Dedrick Weathersby stars as Othello, with GLAAD...

Gumiho
Gumiho
Apr 17 – May 11, 2025

Theatre Rhinoceros presents the west coast premiere of Gumiho by queer, Korean playwright Nina Ki.Kam Grey, a Korean adoptee and former reality TV star in her late...

Doodler
Doodler
Feb 6 – Mar 2, 2025

About two years before the inception of Theatre Rhinoceros, a serial killer known as “The Doodler” was responsible for multiple murders in the Ocean Beach...

Cabaret
Cabaret
Nov 21 – Dec 15, 2024

Theatre Rhinoceros presentsCABARETBook by Joe Masteroff. Based on the play by John Van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood. Music by John Kander, lyrics by...

Fallin
Fallin
Aug 29 – Sep 15, 2024

Conceived & directed by John Fisher.The Colonel and Day are back, this time to save the world from nuclear destruction. A generation apart and brought...

All's Well that Ends Well
All's Well that Ends Well
May 23 – Jun 2, 2024

Theatre Rhinoceros presentsALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELLBy William ShakespeareAdapted & directed by John FisherPerformance starts in the theatre at 4229 18th St, then moves outside...

The Pride of Lions
The Pride of Lions
Mar 28 – Apr 21, 2024

In 1928, five female impersonators were imprisoned for indecency after performing in Mae West’s 'The Pleasure Man'. This is what happened on their first night...

BILLY
BILLY
Feb 10 – Feb 25, 2024

 For Immediate Release: TheatreContact: Crystal Liu (650) 475-6685 (do not publish this number) or cliu@therhino.org Cast, director and playwright available for interviews, high-res pics available...

Group Therapy
Group Therapy
Nov 16 – Dec 3, 2023

A group of aging queers are on the verge of turning 40. They are angry and bitter and regretful of the decisions they made in...

Overlooked Latinas
Overlooked Latinas
Sep 21 – Oct 1, 2023

In this spiritual sequel to last season’s hit The Rita Hayworth of this Generation, butch dyke Angel thinks she’s having one of the best days of...

Richelieu
Richelieu
Jun 24

Cardinal Richelieu is going to make France the greatest country on earth. It’s 1620, the time of the three Musketeers, Cyrano, the Inquisition, and Louis...

Pericles
Pericles
May 26 – May 27, 2023

PERICLESby William Shakespeareadapted & directed by John FisherMay 26 @ 6 PM, May 27 @ 1 PMYerba Buena Gardens, 750 Howard St, SFAttendance is FREETheatre...

A Guide for the Homesick
A Guide for the Homesick
Feb 23 – Mar 19, 2023

Theatre Rhinoceros presents the SF premiere ofA GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICKBy Ken UrbanDirected by Alan S. QuismorioProduced by Joe TallyOn his way home after a...

Sticky Rice: A Free Staged Reading
Sticky Rice: A Free Staged Reading
Mar 14

A new play by Boni B. AlvarezDirected by Ely Sonny Orquiza"No fats, no femmes, no Asians." A group of San Francisco gaysian friends splinters apart...

Julian!
Julian!
Mar 1

Theatre Rhinoceros and The Essential Services Project (ESP) present a live, in-person, presentation:JULIAN!Conceived and Performed by John FisherGLAAD Media Award WinnerUnited Solo Best - Actor...

A Slice of Life
A Slice of Life
Nov 5 – Nov 27, 2022

Roxanne and Jordy have absolutely nothing in common. Except that they are daughter and father. They are also both story-tellers, some of them true, some...

The Review, Or How to Eat Your Opposition
The Review, Or How to Eat Your Opposition
Jan 22 – Jan 31, 2021

Written by Donnetta Lavinia GraysDirected by Tanika BaptisteIn the fall of 2001 the air has a marked change in New York City. Dana a nave...

THE DRINKER
THE DRINKER
Sep 10

Brian M. finally has his life on track. Hes going to meetings, he has a sponsor, hes doing the right things. Then Shelter-in-Place hits. Now...

To Whom It May Concern by Aurin Squires
To Whom It May Concern by Aurin Squires
May 23

A free staged reading of Aurin Squire's epistolary play about a 15-year-old boy, Lorenzo, who tries to seduce a Marine, Maurice, through a series of...

General Washington, America's Founding Father: The Man Behind The Myth
General Washington, America's Founding Father: The Man Behind The Myth
May 21

George Washington won the American Revolution and became the first President of the United States. But what was he really like? Off-stage? A journey into...

SCOTUS Gay
SCOTUS Gay
Apr 7

Live-Remote Reading: Tuesday, April 7 at 7 pmRunning time is 90 minutes with no intermissionSCOTUS* GAY: Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, adapted from the Supreme...

Radical
Radical
Feb 13 – Mar 1, 2020

Jack thinks you should stop paying to ride MUNI, pick up trash off the street and pee wherever and whenever you need to – that’s...

Action Hero
Action Hero
Jun 6 – Jul 6, 2019

Jason is headed to Hollywood to become a star. There he encounters the greatest star of all time, a man of many secrets and many...

Sister Act
Sister Act
May 17 – Jun 1, 2019

Disco diva wannabe Deloris Van Cartier is placed in a convent through a witness protection program, after witnessing a murder committed by her former gangster...

Deathtrap
Mar 22 – Apr 13, 2019

Ira LevinTheatre Rhinoceros...

EQUUS by Peter Shaffer
EQUUS by Peter Shaffer
Nov 25 – Dec 10, 2016

EQUUS is a Tony Award-winning play about suppressed sexuality that took critics and audiences by storm. A timeless classic and a cornerstone of modern drama...

Videos


WRECKAGE: A Musical Tragicomedy in San Francisco / Bay Area WRECKAGE: A Musical Tragicomedy
San Francisco Mime Troupe (7/03-9/07)
New Canon Theatre Co. Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser in San Francisco / Bay Area New Canon Theatre Co. Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser
Stanton Center (6/17-6/17)
Arsenic and Old Lace in San Francisco / Bay Area Arsenic and Old Lace
City Lights Theater Company (3/11-4/11)
Hadestown (Non-Equity) in San Francisco / Bay Area Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Orpheum Theatre San Francisco (1/07-1/10)
An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live in San Francisco / Bay Area An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live
San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (6/26-6/28)
The Death of Meyerhold in San Francisco / Bay Area The Death of Meyerhold
Shotgun Players Ashby Stage (11/28-1/01)
Mamma Mia! in San Francisco / Bay Area Mamma Mia!
San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (6/08-6/13)
L’Anima Napoletana in San Francisco / Bay Area L’Anima Napoletana
San Francisco Conservatory of Music (6/25-6/25)
An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live in San Francisco / Bay Area An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live
San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (7/10-7/12)
Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Sat June 20 7pm in San Francisco / Bay Area Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Sat June 20 7pm
Elbo Room Jack London (6/20-6/20)