Monday, November 7th, 2016 at 7pm Lost Dog by Larry Powell* Directed by Brian Dykstra* Featuring Andy Lucien*, Larry Powell* (Seared), Reggie...
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From the Empathy Gym | Who Am I This Time?
October 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director In the great Kurt Vonnegut short story, “Who Am I This Time?”, Harry Nash,...
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Seared | A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director What a spectacular privilege to open our fourteenth season with a World Premiere commission from Theresa Rebeck....
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From the Empathy Gym | Community and Theatre
September 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director I was recently at a preview of our current Sandbox Show, “All of What You...
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all of what you love and none of what you hate: A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director In the endless parade of new scripts that cross our desks, 400 to 500 per year, it is tough for one to really...
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From the Empathy Gym | Ego and Humility
August 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director When San Francisco Playhouse moved from 533 Sutter to 450 Post, it was a...
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From The Empathy Gym | Vulnerability
July 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director In the military sense, vulnerability means that your position is open to attack,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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