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THEATRE RHINOCEROS

4229 18th Street
San Francisco , CA 94114

Pirates!
Pirates!
12/4 - 12/13/2025


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 ...



Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards; Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble Leads Favorite Theatre!


by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards; IN THE HEIGHTS Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld San Francisco / Bay Area Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

PIRATES! To Make Its World Premiere At Theatre Rhinoceros In December


by A.A. Cristi - November 18, 2025

Theatre Rhinoceros will present the world premiere of Pirates! by John Fisher, running December 4–13, 2025 at its 18th Street venue in San Francisco. The new drama follows two husbands abducted by East African pirates....

Theatre Rhinoceros to Celebrate Halloween With GHOULS, ZOMBIES, & PSYCHOS!


by A.A. Cristi - October 15, 2025

Theatre Rhinoceros, the nation’s longest-running LGBTQ+ theatre company, will celebrate Halloween night with Ghouls, Zombies, & Psychos! A Halloween Shocker....

A DRIVING BEAT World Premiere to Open at TheatreWorks This Fall


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!...

The Rhino's OTHELLO Comes to Salesforce Park


by Stephi Wild - September 12, 2025

Theatre Rhinoceros' free-roaming Shakespeare-in-the-park tradition continues this fall with the tragedy OTHELLO, performed at TJPA's Salesforce Park in the heart of San Francisco....

Cast Set For Theatre Rhinocero's OTHELLO At TJPA'S Salesforce Park


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 10, 2025

Theatre Rhinoceros in collaboration with TransBay Joint Powers Authority and The East Cut has revealed the cast for OTHELLO. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets. ...

OTHELLO, GOAT BLOOD, & More Included in 25-26 Season at Theatre Rhinoceros


by Emmy Rice - August 09, 2025

Theatre Rhinoceros, the longest-running LGBTQIA+ theatre anywhere, will present six mainstage productions this season ranging from brand new plays to Rhino favorites to musical theatre classics....

Review: DOODLER at The Marsh


by Steve Murray - June 15, 2025

Developed during the COVID pandemic lockdown, this one-man show has Fisher playing about a dozen characters and running the technical aspects of the show as well....

John Fisher's DOODLER Begins At The Marsh This Month


by A.A. Cristi - May 06, 2025

The Marsh San Francisco will present John Fisher's true crime thriller DOODLER after a sold-out first run at Theatre Rhinoceros. Set in 1970s San Francisco, DOODLER follows a young gay man on a relentless investigation to solve the mystery of the “Doodler,” a serial killer who targeted the queer com...

Past Shows

OTHELLO
9/26 - 9/28/2025


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
4/17 - 5/11/2025


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 ...

Doodler
Doodler
2/6 - 3/2/2025


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
11/21 - 12/15/2024


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

Fallin
Fallin
8/29 - 9/15/2024


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

All's Well that Ends Well
All's Well that Ends Well
5/23 - 6/2/2024


Theatre Rhinoceros presents ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL By William Shakespeare Adapted & directed by John Fisher Performance starts in the theatre at 4229 18th ...

The Pride of Lions
The Pride of Lions
3/28 - 4/21/2024


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
2/10 - 2/25/2024


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

Group Therapy
Group Therapy
11/16 - 12/3/2023


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
9/21 - 10/1/2023


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 ...

Richelieu
Richelieu
6/24


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
5/26 - 5/27/2023


PERICLES by William Shakespeare adapted & directed by John Fisher May 26 @ 6 PM, May 27 @ 1 PM Yerba Buena Gardens, 750 Howard ...

A Guide for the Homesick
A Guide for the Homesick
2/23 - 3/19/2023


Theatre Rhinoceros presents the SF premiere of A GUIDE FOR THE HOMESICK By Ken Urban Directed by Alan S. Quismorio Produced by Joe Tally On ...

Sticky Rice: A Free Staged Reading


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

Julian!
Julian!
3/1


Theatre Rhinoceros and The Essential Services Project (ESP) present a live, in-person, presentation: JULIAN! Conceived and Performed by John Fisher GLAAD Media Award Winner United ...

A Slice of Life
A Slice of Life
11/5 - 11/27/2022


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


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


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 ...

THE DRINKER


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


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


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


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
2/13 - 3/1/2020


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
6/6 - 7/6/2019


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
5/17 - 6/1/2019


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
3/22 - 4/13/2019


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EQUUS by Peter Shaffer
EQUUS by Peter Shaffer
11/25 - 12/10/2016


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 ...

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