Category : Program Notes

The 39 Steps: A Note from the Artistic Director

The 39 Steps: A Note from the Artistic Director

Bill English, Artistic Director From the back seat of my parents’ Country Squire station wagon at the local drive-in theatre, I watched Cary...

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My Home on the Moon – A note from the Artistic Director

My Home on the Moon – A note from the Artistic Director

In many ways, the world premieres we produce on our mainstage make us the most excited. They are about taking risks, pushing envelopes of what...

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Guys and Dolls: A Note from the Artistic Director

Guys and Dolls: A Note from the Artistic Director

Despite our deepening understanding of the subtleties and nuances of human behavior, despite a growing intellectual consensus that good and evil are...

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Nollywood Dreams: A note from the Artistic Director

Nollywood Dreams: A note from the Artistic Director

I stumbled onto the script of Nollywood Dreams in the Drama Book Shop in New York where all theatre fans must go when visiting. I read it quickly and...

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How to Purchase Official San Francisco Playhouse Tickets

How to Purchase Official San Francisco Playhouse Tickets

Purchasing tickets online can be tricky nowadays, especially with the influx of resellers and third-party marketplaces. That's why we've put together...

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A Chorus Line: A Note from the Artistic Director

A Chorus Line: A Note from the Artistic Director

A Chorus Line was the first Pulitzer-winning musical developed in the non-profit world. It opened at the Public Theater on April 15, 1975, and almost...

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Lost in Translations? A Conversation with Cultural Consultant Patrick Chew

Lost in Translations? A Conversation with Cultural Consultant Patrick Chew

Premiering at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago before opening on Broadway in 2011, Chinglish, is a comedy by renowned playwright and librettist David...

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Chinglish: A note from the Artistic Director

Chinglish: A note from the Artistic Director

David Henry Hwang writes, "Chinglish is about attempts to communicate across cultures and the barriers that separate us, and the most superficial of...

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21st Season Announcement Party

21st Season Announcement Party

Every year, San Francisco Playhouse announces (and celebrates) our new season with a reveal party! We were thrilled to reveal our 2023/24 Season with...

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San Francisco Playhouse Announces 21st Season

San Francisco Playhouse Announces 21st Season

SAN FRANCISCO PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES DYNAMIC GLOBE-TROTTING 21ST SEASON Line-up includes World Premiere and West Coast Premiere plays, runs September...

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