Bill English, Artistic Director When we look back at the last century, since women achieved the right to the vote in 1920, we believe that huge...
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From the Empathy Gym | Never Good Enough
June 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director My father, William English, senior to my junior, had high hopes for me – his...
Continue Reading →Play Reading: Green Whales by Lia Romeo
Monday, June 6th, 2016 at 7pm Green Whales by Lia Romeo Directed by Anthony Frederick Aranda Featuring Derek Fischer, Richard Frederick*, Devon...
Continue Reading →Red Velvet: A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director When Susi and I saw Red Velvet at the Tricycle Theatre in London, we knew immediately that we would want to bring...
Continue Reading →Play Reading: COMM 150 by Jennifer Marte
Monday, April 25th, 2016 at 7pm COMM 150 by Jennifer Marte Directed by Jeffrey Lo Featuring April Culver, Tristan Cunningham*, Erik-Jon Gibson,...
Continue Reading →From the Empathy Gym | The Art of Risk
May, 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director When I was thirteen, under the influence of Errol Flynn and Burt Lancaster, I was...
Continue Reading →Play Reading: Banshees by Daniel Kessler
Monday, April 25th, 2016 at 7pm Banshees by Daniel Kessler Directed by Jordan Puckett Featuring Tristan Cunningham*, Dana Blasingame, and Jed...
Continue Reading →From the Empathy Gym | The Tortured Artist
April, 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director During eleven days in March 2016, San Francisco Playhouse opened three shows on two...
Continue Reading →Colossal: A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director I started college at Arizona State with two contradictory ambitions – to play varsity baseball and to act in...
Continue Reading →From the Empathy Gym | Lessons from Strips of Paper
March, 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director I was an alienated teenager. I spent a vast amount of time alone, face down on my bed,...
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