Plays and Musicals in San Francisco

Nollywood Dreams
Nollywood Dreams
By Jocelyn Bioh
Directed by Margo Hall

September 28 - November 4, 2023

Guys and Dolls
A Musical Fable of Broadway
Based on a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon
Book by Abe Burrows & Jo Swerling
Music by Frank Loesser

November 16, 2023 - January 13, 2024

Village Theatre's production of Guys and Dolls; photo by Tracy Martin.

My Home on the Moon
By Minna Lee

January 25 - February 24, 2024

The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
Adapted by Patrick Barlow
From the novel by John Buchan
From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock

March 7 - April 20, 2024

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
By Tennessee Williams

May 2 - June 15, 2024

Evita
Evita
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

June 27 - September 7, 2024

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2023/24 Season plays and musicals:

Nollywood Dreams

SEP 28 – NOV 4, 2023

Nollywood Dreams

By Jocelyn Bioh

It’s the 90s and in Lagos, Nigeria, the Nollywood film industry is exploding. Ayamma dreams of leaving her job and becoming a star.

Nollywood Dreams

NOV 16, 2023 – JAN 13, 2024

Guys and Dolls

A Musical Fable of Broadway
Based on a Story and Characters of Damon Runyon
Book by Abe Burrows & Jo Swerling
Music by Frank Loesser

Hailed by many as the perfect musical comedy, Guys and Dolls is a raucous treat for all ages.

My Home on the Moon

JAN 25 – FEB 24, 2024

My Home on the Moon

By Minna Lee

A waiter at a pho shop fights gentrification and navigates the metaverse in this fantastical comedy.

The 39 Steps

MAR 7 – APR 20, 2024

The 39 Steps

Adapted by Patrick Barlow
From the novel by John Buchan
From the movie by Alfred Hitchcock

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python.

The Glass Menagerie

MAY 2 – JUNE 15, 2024

The Glass Menagerie

By Tennessee Williams

A drama of great tenderness, charm, and beauty, The Glass Menagerie is an icon of the American theater.

Evita

JUNE 27 – SEP 7, 2024

Evita

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Tim Rice

The Tony-winning musical follows Eva Duarte on her journey to becoming the most powerful woman in Latin America.

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San Francisco Playhouse

San Francisco Playhouse is a nonprofit theatre in downtown San Francisco. The Bay Area’s most award-winning theatre company (Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, 2012-2022), the Playhouse stages plays and musicals every year, including world premieres, Broadway and Off-Broadway hits, and thought-provoking works from playwrights around the world.

The company has been hailed by the New York Times as “a company that stages some of the most consistently high-quality work around,” was praised by KQED as “one of the few theaters in the Bay Area that has a mission that actually shows up on stage,” and called “local theater at its best” by the San Francisco Chronicle. The company was awarded the American Theatre Wing National Theatre Company grant, making it eligible for the Regional Tony Award.

San Francisco theatre productions take place Tuesday through Sunday at the Playhouse’s Mainstage in the Union Square theatre district, in addition to other performances at Sandbox venues throughout the city. Click here for a full schedule of events.

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