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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 11–20

BILLY

BILLY

Feb 10 – Feb 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 available for download at http://therhino.org/press-room Theatre Rhinoceros Presents BILLY...

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 the past. They revisit their motivations, heal themselves and reconnect with their new selves. Supported by the Arts Leadership Residency, a grant...

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 her life. She’s gaining buy-in from an NBC producer for her new show, which will highlight legendary Latine movie stars during the...

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 XIII – intrigue reigns, danger is everywhere, and one man will either bring peace or utter destruction. This is his story...

Pericles

Pericles

May 26 – May 27, 2023

PERICLES by William Shakespeare adapted & directed by John Fisher May 26 @ 6 PM, May 27 @ 1 PM Yerba Buena Gardens, 750 Howard St, SF Attendance is FREE Theatre Rhinoceros presents Shakespeare’s PERICLES, textually queered and performed outdoors on the beautiful grounds of Yerba...

A Guide for the Homesick

A Guide for the Homesick

Feb 23 – Mar 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 his way home after a year in East Africa, a young aid worker returns to a shabby Amsterdam hotel room with a fellow American. Over beers...

Sticky Rice: A Free Staged Reading

Sticky Rice: A Free Staged Reading

Mar 14

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 splinters apart when one of them brings his new boyfriend into the fold.

Julian!

Julian!

Mar 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 Solo Best - Actor Award Two Time Winner of Will Glickman Award Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 7:00pm...

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 of them complete fantasies. In this comic-drama they take a long night’s journey into day as they discover what has happened...

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 yet self-righteous art critic - and her sports loving partner Kerri struggle to reconnect through its weight. This freshly weighted air, by...

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