Critically-acclaimed playwright James Ijames reinvents Shakespeare’s masterpiece with his Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, *Fat Ham*. Juicy is a queer, Southern college kid, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder. It feels like a familiar story to Juicy, well-versed in Hamlet’s woes. What’s different is Juicy himself, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man trying to break the cycles of trauma and violence in service of his own liberation. From an uproarious family barbecue emerges a compelling examination of love and loss, pain and joy.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (5/1/25-6/21/25)
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” (5/1/25-6/21/25)
Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady (7/3/25-9/13/25)
San Francisco Playhouse is at 450 Post Street , San Francisco, CA.
"Fat Ham" (3/20/25-4/19/25)
The Play That Goes Wrong (3/20/25-5/10/25)
Exotic Deadly: Or The MSG Play (1/30/25-3/8/25)
Waitress (11/21/24-1/18/25)
San Francisco Playhouse presents “Evita” (6/27/24-9/7/24)
Evita (6/27/24-9/7/24)
The Glass Menagerie (5/2/24-6/15/24)
San Francisco Playhouse presents “The Glass Menagerie” (5/2/24-6/15/24)
San Francisco Playhouse presents “The 39 Steps” (3/7/24-4/20/24)
Located in the heart of the Union Square Theater District, San Francisco Playhouse is the city’s Off-Broadway company, an intimate alternative to the larger more traditional Union Square theater fare. San Francisco Playhouse provides audiences the opportunity to experience professional theater with top-notch actors and world-class design in a setting where they are close to the action. San Francisco Playhouse is committed to providing a creative home and inspiring environment where actors, directors, writers, designers, and theater lovers converge to create works that celebrate the human spirit.
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A Beautiful Noise
Golden Gate Theater (6/4 - 6/22) | |
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The Day The Sky Turned Orange
Z Space (9/9 - 10/5) | |
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The Wizard of OZ
The Hammer Theatre (3/29 - 3/30) | |
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Parade
The Curran Theatre (5/13 - 6/8) | |
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MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS
ORINDA STARLIGHT VILLAGE PLAYERS (6/6 - 7/5) | |
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Break Open to Beauty
Transfiguration Episcopal Church (5/4 - 5/4) | |
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Mark Morris Dance Group: Pepperland
Cal Performances' Zellerbach Hall (5/9 - 5/11) | |
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