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Notes from the Empathy Gym – November 2019

Notes from the Empathy Gym – November 2019

Every once in a while, live theatre generates a miracle. Something that shouldn’t be possible, that everyone says couldn’t be done, that not only...

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The Daughters | A Note from the Artistic Director

The Daughters | A Note from the Artistic Director

I’d been hearing about The Daughters for several years from actors who had participated in developmental readings of it around the Bay Area. They...

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Dance Nation | A Note from the Artistic Director

Dance Nation | A Note from the Artistic Director

Clare Barron has been shaking up the expectations of Off-Broadway audiences and critics for some time. I first saw Baby Screams Miracle a few years...

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Goodbye to Berlin. Hello, Cabaret!

Goodbye to Berlin. Hello, Cabaret!

The arc of Cabaret as a force on the cultural landscape reaches back eight decades. The novel Goodbye to Berlin by British author Christopher...

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Subscriber Newsletter – August 2019

Subscriber Newsletter – August 2019

Whew! Our 18-19 Season has fully opened. And what a season it has been. There is always a collective sigh of relief that rises from everyone down at...

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The Cast of ‘Cabaret’ sings the National Anthem

The cast of Cabaret sang the National Anthem at the Oracle Park on Wednesday, July 24th when the San Francisco Giants took on the Chicago Cubs....

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San Francisco Playhouse brings ‘Yoga Play’ to Laguna Playhouse

San Francisco Playhouse brings ‘Yoga Play’ to Laguna Playhouse

San Francisco Playhouse is thrilled to announce that their production of Dipika Guha’s Yoga Play will move to Laguna Playhouse this fall. San...

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Cabaret | A Note from the Artistic Director

Cabaret | A Note from the Artistic Director

In the half-century since the world premiere of Cabaret, so much in our world has changed and yet so much remains the same. Like the giant mirror...

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The Fit | A Note from the Artistic Director

The Fit | A Note from the Artistic Director

I believe playwrights are the prophets of our time. And it is thrilling when a play we have spent years developing opens at a moment that makes it...

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Significant Other | A Note from the Artistic Director

Significant Other | A Note from the Artistic Director

The term “significant other” is a generic one. In the ultra-complex diversity of the ways we partner, it is a careful term that reveals no...

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