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Theatre Rhinoceros

4229 18th St.
San Francisco, CA 94114

Review: CRUSHING at A.C.T. Strand

Review: CRUSHING at A.C.T. Strand

by Steve Murray · September 11, 2026

Stories of romantic love are delivered by a variety of interdisciplinary artists in the second Bay Area incarnation of Crushing, and it’s a winner for the art of spoken word. The featured writers span genders, ages and viewpoints and you never know what’s coming next.…

Review: THE COOK at Berkeley Rep

Review: THE COOK at Berkeley Rep

by Steve Murray · September 10, 2026

A love of food sustains houseworker Gladys over a forty-year arc that coincides with the social, economic and political changes wrought by the Cuban revolution of 1959 in Eduardo Machado’s The Cook, opening Berkeley Rep’s 59th season.  In Tanya Orellana’s superbly appointed and functional kit…

Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Masquers Playhouse

Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE at Masquers Playhouse

by Kelly Rogers Flynt · September 5, 2026

VANYA and SONIA and MASHA and SPIKE is a delightful romp with equal measures of nostalgia and hope for the future. With rapid-fire dialogue and pitch-perfect timing, the cast bring the script by Christopher Durang to life. …

Review: THE WHITE CHIP at Marin Theatre

Review: THE WHITE CHIP at Marin Theatre

by Steve Murray · September 3, 2026

 Marin Theatre opens its 60th season with a bang – a sobering dark comedy from director, writer and former California Shakespeare Theatre Associate Artistic Director Sean Daniels. Chronicling the dark ride of self-delusion into alcoholism, Daniels’ semiautobiographical story is beautifully exec…

Review: THE WHITE CHIP at Marin Theatre

Review: THE WHITE CHIP at Marin Theatre

by Steve Murray · September 2, 2026

Marin Theatre opens its 60th season with a bang – a sobering dark comedy from director, writer and former California Shakespeare Theatre Associate Artistic Director Sean Daniels. Chronicling the dark ride of self-delusion into alcoholism, Daniels’ semiautobiographical story is beautifully execut…

Review: RUMORS at Woodminster Summer Musicals

Review: RUMORS at Woodminster Summer Musicals

by Kelly Rogers Flynt · August 31, 2026

RUMORS at Woodminster Summer Musicals is full of laughs and gaffs, and is a jolly good time. Set in a posh New York townhouse, RUMORS is Neil Simon’s only full length farce. From half truths to utter nonsense and mistaken identities to outright charades, this production will ensnare you in a strea…

Review: PICKLEBALL at Hillbarn Theatre

Review: PICKLEBALL at Hillbarn Theatre

by AJ Jaffari · August 24, 2026

Pickleball at Hillbarn Theatre, written by Jeff Daniels, takes one of the country’s fastest-growing sports and serves it up as an unabashedly silly comedy filled with eccentric players, romantic entanglements, and plenty of physical humor. …

Review: FALLEN ANGELS at Altarena Playhouse

Review: FALLEN ANGELS at Altarena Playhouse

by Kelly Rogers Flynt · August 22, 2026

Altarena Playhouse brings Noël Coward’s FALLEN ANGELS to life with wit and charm. When the sardonic writing of a genius playwright meets the witty interpretation of a theater, it produces a night full of laughs and insights. …

Past Shows

29 total · showing 1–10

Goat Blood

Goat Blood

Jun 25 – Jul 19, 2026

A west coast premiere written by Mark-Eugene Garcia. Directed by Alejandro Emmanuel Torres. A co-production with JT Presents. In the heart of a dense forest, nestled in the bed of a pickup truck, two coworkers, Pablo and Owen, find themselves waiting for their dates. What starts...

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 by Crystal Liu & John Fisher, music direction by Armando Fox, choreography by Aaron Simunovich. Produced by Chris Mancini &...

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 to raise their ransom money and prevent the pirates from discovering they are married.

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 Media Award-winner John Fisher portraying the scheming Iago. This production explores themes of...

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 twenties, has just been broken up with by her longtime girlfriend. She quickly re-immerses herself in the alcohol...

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 and Golden Gate Park area of San Francisco. All of his victims were gay men. When he met each man he presented him with...

Cabaret

Cabaret

Nov 21 – Dec 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, lyrics by Fred Ebb. Directed by John Fisher Music direction by Armando Fox Choreography by Adin Walker Theatre Rhinoceros...

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 together by queer politics, the dynamic duo from BILLY makes a return appearance in this action-packed comedy! Seating is...

All's Well that Ends Well

All's Well that Ends Well

May 23 – Jun 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 St, then moves outside and around the block. Please contact cliu@therhino.org with any accessibility questions. Helena is...

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 in jail.

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