The version of Mary Poppins that we present on our stage hews much closer to the original spirit of P.L. Travers’s book than to the famous Disney...
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graveyard shift | A Note from the Artistic Director
With a commission from Playwrights’ Horizons and other leading theatre companies, prestigious awards, residencies around the country and a budding...
Continue Reading →You Mean to Do Me Harm | A Note from the Artistic Director
We feel deeply honored to have commissioned and presented the World Premiere of You Mean to Do Me Harm by Christopher Chen. A San Francisco native...
Continue Reading →Washed Up on the Potomac | A Note from the Artistic Director
The Sandbox Series at San Francisco Playhouse focuses on premiering brand new plays, but just “new” won't do. We assess hundreds of submissions...
Continue Reading →Sunday in the Park with George | A note from the Artistic Director
Since the prehistoric cave paintings where the human form was first represented in places like Altamira in Spain, we have all yearned to be...
Continue Reading →In Braunau | A Note from the Artistic Director
When we first read In Braunau by Dipika Guha, there were only 60 pages—around two-thirds of a play. The characters and conflict had been set in...
Continue Reading →A Note from the Artistic Director | An Entomologist’s Love Story
Every world premiere arrives at our stage via its own unique path. An Entomologist’s Love Story began when Melissa Ross won an Alfred P. Sloan...
Continue Reading →‘The Effect’ – A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director The inspiration for The Effect came when an actual drug trial conducted by the American pharmaceutical company...
Continue Reading →Non-Player Character | A Note from the Artistic Director
We are fascinated and troubled by the collision between our human consciousness and technology. And in plays like First Person Shooter, Wirehead, and...
Continue Reading →‘Born Yesterday’ – A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director Why Born Yesterday? Why now? Why this American classic by the great Garson Kanin which served as a vehicle to...
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