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From the Empathy Gym – February 2020

From the Empathy Gym – February 2020

In our January newsletter, we made six resolutions San Francisco Playhouse promises to keep this year. I thought it might be fun to go into a bit...

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Next up in our Play Reading Series

Monday, April 6, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. SFSU Contest Winner TBA The lobby opens at 6pm for our 7pm show. This is a FREE potluck-style event. We...

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Born in East Berlin: A Note from the Artistic Director

Born in East Berlin: A Note from the Artistic Director

We are worried these days about our privacy. We feel like thousands of eyes are watching us. Surveillance cameras, the info we must share to travel...

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Notes from the Empathy Gym – January 2020

Notes from the Empathy Gym – January 2020

January 2020 First off, a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to our End of Calendar Year fundraising campaign. You gave over $400,000 —...

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Notes from the Empathy Gym – December 2019

Notes from the Empathy Gym – December 2019

December 2019 HEARTS BEAT AS ONE We are often reminded of the precariousness of live theatre. That something can go wrong at any moment. Lines...

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Tiny Beautiful Things: A Note from the Artistic Director

Tiny Beautiful Things: A Note from the Artistic Director

As a long-time Cheryl Strayed fan, I was thrilled to see that Nia Vardalos’s wonderful dramatic adaptation of her Tiny Beautiful Things was...

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The Sunrise from the Moon by Hannah Manikowski

Monday, February 3, 2020 at 7:00 P.M. THE SUNRISE FROM THE MOON by Hannah Manikowski Directed by Marie-Claire Erdynast   The Sunrise...

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Inner Circle Monthly Donation

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Groundhog Day | A Note from the Artistic Director

Groundhog Day | A Note from the Artistic Director

Each season, we seek a show that will work well for the holidays. What kind of art do we need this time of year? For millennia, mankind has searched...

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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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