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THEATRE RHINOCEROS

4229 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94114
San Francisco, CA 94114


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CABARET Comes to Theatre Rhinoceros Next Month


by Stephi Wild - October 25, 2024

Theatre Rhinoceros, in its third year of residence in San Francisco’s historically gay Castro neighborhood as the nation’s longest-running LGBTQ+ theatre, will produce Kander & Ebb’s timeless masterpiece Cabaret … in a retail building-turned-blackbox with a footprint smaller than the average two-bed...

San Francisco Playhouse To Present WAITRESS This November


by A.A. Cristi - October 07, 2024

WAITRESS returns to San Francisco for the holiday season from November 21 to January 18....

Cast Set For THE CONTEST at Central Works


by Stephi Wild - October 03, 2024

Central Works 2024 Season will conclude with the new play The Contest, written and directed by Gary Graves. The Contest depicts Michelangelo vs. Leonardo da Vinci in an exquisite rivalry and plays October 19–November 17 (previews Oct.17 & 18) at the historic Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant Avenue in...

Cast Revealed for THE CONTEST at Central Works Theater


by Blair Ingenthron - September 07, 2024

Central Works Theater announced the cast for the new play THE CONTEST, running from October 19 to November 17. The production will feature a talented ensemble bringing this compelling story to life....

Theatre Rhinoceros to Present FALLIN, A New Queer Buddy Spy Play


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 20, 2024

Theatre Rhinoceros will debut FALLIN, exploring friendship and espionage in a unique narrative. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

CABARET, World Premieres & More Set for Theatre Rhinoceros 24-25 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 12, 2024

Theatre Rhinoceros will present six mainstage productions this season ranging from brand new plays to Rhino favorites to musical theatre classics. Learn how to purchase tickets....

ACCUSED! By Patricia Milton Extends At Central Works


by A.A. Cristi - August 01, 2024

Central Works extends the run of THE COMEDY ACCUSED! by Patricia Milton through August 18. Don't miss this engaging and thought-provoking play at the Berkeley City Club....

The Marsh Presents First Ever IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES Performance Festival This August


by A.A. Cristi - June 14, 2024

The Marsh has announce the inaugural In Front of Your Eyes Performance Festival, running from August 1 to 25, 2024, showcasing a diverse array of live performances....

Patricia Milton's ACCUSED! Opens In July At Central Works


by A.A. Cristi - June 13, 2024

Patricia Milton's play ACCUSED! opens at Central Works on July 13....

FOUR PLAY to Begin This Thursday at Theatre Rhinoceros


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 12, 2024

Following up on sold out runs of A Guide for the Homesick and Fucking Men, JT Presents and Theatre Rhinoceros will bring Jake Brunger’s hit Four Play from London to San Francisco in time for Pride 2024...

Past Shows

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, ...

Cabaret
Cabaret
11/24 - 12/15/2024


Theatre Rhinoceros, in its third year of residence in San Francisco’s historically gay Castro neighborhood and the nation’s longest-running LGBTQ+ theatre, is producing 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 ...

Four Play
Four Play
6/15 - 7/7/2024


A play by Jake Brunger. Rafe and Pete have hit a rut. After seven-and-a-half blissfully happy years, their lack of sexual experience is driving them ...

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 ...

A Christmas Memory


A little boy and his relative embark on a holiday adventure, learning about themselves, the world, and their deep love for one another. A Rhino ...

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 ...

Group Therapy
Group Therapy
11/9 - 12/3/2023


What happens to LGBTQ+ people when they turn forty? In Lambda Literary Award finalist and local SF playwright Kheven LaGrone's world premiere 'Group Therapy', they ...

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 ...

Jared
4/22


Theatre Rhinoceros will present a FREE Zoom/Facebook Live presentation of JARED, conceived and Performed by John Fisher on Thursday, APRIL 22, 2021 at 8:30pm for ...


Theatre Rhinoceros will present a free Zoom presentation of FALLING SKIES by Brayden Frascone, featuring Devin Cunningham and Joe Tally on APRIL 8, 2021 at ...

CATS!
3/25


Theatre Rhinoceros will present a free Zoom/Facebook Live presentation of CATS!, conceived and performed by John Fisher, on Thursday, MARCH 25, 2021 at 8pm. SYNOPSIS: ...


Theatre Rhinoceros will present a FREE Zoom/Facebook Live presentation of THE BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL, conceived and performed by John Fisher, on Thursday, FEBRUARY 25, 2021 ...

B.S.
2/18


Theatre Rhinoceros presents a FREE Zoom/Facebook Live presentation of B. S., conceived and performed by John Fisher on Thursday, FEBRUARY 18, 2021 at 8pm for ...

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 ...


Dana has just written a blog review questioning the artistic integrity of Naomi, an iconic African-American visual artist. Naomi reaches out to Dana and the ...


Theatre Rhinoceros presents a FREE Zoom/Facebook Live presentation: THE SALAMANDER, conceived and performed by John Fisher on Thursday, JANUARY 21, 2021 at 8pm for FREE! ...

ALLIGATOR MOUTH/TADPOLE ASS
12/11 - 12/20/2020


Theatre Rhinoceros presents ALLIGATOR MOUTH/TADPOLE ASS, written by J. Julian Christopher, directed by Richard A. Mosqueda. The production will be livestreamed DECEMBER 11-20, 2020. SYNOPSIS: ...


Theatre Rhinoceros presents a FREE Zoom/Facebook Live presentation: SOUTH SEA BUBBLE Conceived and Performed by John Fisher. DECEMBER 17, 2020 at 8pm FREE! One Live ...

ALLIGATOR MOUTH/TADPOLE ASS
12/4 - 12/13/2020


A twistedly queer memory play about a troubled man in 1985 looking for answers at Miss Chelley's Fortune Shop. He connects with a young man ...

Cologne
12/10


Frederick is gay and Jewish. How will be survive the Holocaust in Köln, as the Nazis deport Jews and Homosexuals to the gas chambers?...

Gay Pilgrim
11/25


Theatre Rhinoceros will present a FREE Zoom/Facebook Live presentation of GAY PILGRIM, conceived and Performed by John Fisher on NOVEMBER 25, 2020 at 8pm for ...

OVERLOOKED LATINAS
11/13 - 11/22/2020


Butch dyke Angel Torres thinks she's having one of the best days of her life. She's gaining buy-in from an NBC producer to sign onto ...

BLOOD AT THE ROOT
11/6 - 11/15/2020


A striking new ensemble drama based on the Jena Six; six Black students who were initially charged with attempted murder for a school fight after ...


Theatre Rhinoceros presents a FREE Zoom/Facebook Live presentation: INSANE DIRECTOR, A local theatre insanity conceived and performed by John Fisher, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 at 8pm ...


In the midst of COVID, Hawaii's only gay detective investigates a hideous crime....


Theatre Rhinoceros presents a Zoom/Facebook Live presentation of MARIE'S CRISIS, conceived and performed by John Fisher on OCTOBER 22, 2020 at 8pm for free! Travel ...

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 ...

Fireflies (Love)
6/18 - 7/5/2020


Donja R. Love University of Maryland-Eastern Shore...

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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