Bill English, Artistic Director I started college at Arizona State with two contradictory ambitions – to play varsity baseball and to act in...
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From the Empathy Gym | Lessons from Strips of Paper
March, 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director I was an alienated teenager. I spent a vast amount of time alone, face down on my bed,...
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From the Empathy Gym | Transformers
February, 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director Several years ago, while in the lobby after performances of “Abigail’s Party,”...
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Play Reading Series: Good, Better, Best, Bested (January 25, 2016)
Good, Better, Best, Bested By Jonathan Spector Directed by Lauren English Featuring: Arwen Anderson*, Katharine Chin, Andrew Humann, Patrick...
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‘The Nether’ – A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director In the early 21st Century, we already think of experience as being offline or online, and we are spending...
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From the Empathy Gym | A Dangerous Place
January, 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director I attended my very first live theater performance at the age of 7. I saw Tad Lincoln...
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From the Empathy Gym | Mirror, Mirror
When I prepare to design a new set or craft a production concept, I often try to picture our stage as a giant 32’ x 16’ mirror in which we...
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Our “Story Within A Story”
The Play Within A Play Bill English, Artistic Director How we love the play within a play. Shakespeare loved them, Midsummer and Hamlet...
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Free Admission 11/3 – 11/6 for Veterans
In celebration of Veterans Day, San Francisco Playhouse honors the men and women who serve our country. Veterans and military personnel are invited...
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From the Empathy Gym | The Temporary Forever
The Temporary Forever Before I became an artistic director, before I had a scene-shop and drafting associates and amazing carpenters to...
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