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THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS San Francisco - p. 1 East Bay - p. 9 South Bay - p. 15 North Bay - p. 20 Beyond the Bay - p. 23 World Premiere Children’s Show SAN FRANCISCO 3Girls Theatre Company 13th Floor Z Below 470 Florida St. Joe Goode Annex Entanglement 401 Alabama St. (By AJ Baker; dir. Louis Parnell) 11/17-12/17 Next Time, I’ll Take the Stairs 12/8-18 42nd Street Moon Eureka Theatre 215 Jackson St. Marines’ Memorial Theatre 609 Sutter St. Baker Street Rotimi Agbabiaka in Brava Theatre (By M. Grudeff, R. Jessel & J. Coopersmith; Center’s production of Type/Caste. Photo: Shot in the City Eureka Theatre 11/2-20 The Hard Problem Described in the press as “Brilliantly (By Tom Stoppard; dir. Carey Perloff) written and choreographed, often Scrooge in Love 10/19-11/13 brain-achingly funny, this Alice and (By L. Grossman, K. Blair & D. Poole; dir. Wonderland journey is a whirlwind of Dyan McBride & Dave Dobrusky) A Christmas Carol mischievous non sequiturs - marvelous Marines’ Memorial Theatre (By Carey Perloff & Paul Walsh; adptd. and memorable.” Next Time, I’ll Take 12/7-24 from Charles Dickens; dir. Domenique The Stairs follows the multi-storied Lozano) adventures of Otis, Ivy, Norris, Arthur 11/25-12/24 and Rabbit as they tumble down the American Conservatory Theater elevator shaft into a world where down A Thousand Splendid Suns is up, up is nowhere, and long-forgotten Geary Theater (By Ursula Rani Sarma; adptd. from childhood monsters are waiting with 415 Geary St. Khaled Hosseini; dir. Carey Perloff) open mouths. 2/1-26 King Charles III (By Mike Bartlett; dir. David Muse) 9/14-10/9 All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to TBA by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 1 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 SAN FRANCISCO Bobrow Productions Children’s Theatre Association of San Francisco Shelton Theater 533 Sutter St. Palace of Fine Arts Theatre 3301 Lyon St. Are We Almost There?!! (By Morris Bobrow) Aladdin and His Wonderful, Magical 11/8 – 1/28 Lamp (By Bill Starr; dir. Starr) Boxcar Theatre 1/28-3/11 City College of San Francisco The Speakeasy Theatre Arts Dept. Ongoing Jim Brickman in Feinstein's at the Nikko’s production of Pure Piano: The Greatest Hits. Brava Theatre Center Diego Rivera Theatre Bay Area Musicals 2781 24th St. 50 Phelan Av. Type/Caste Alcazar Theatre The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (By Rotimi Agbabiaka; dir. Edris Cooper- 650 Geary St. (By Bertolt Brecht; dir. Patricia Miller) Anifowoshe) 10/7-16 The 25th Annual Putnam County 9/1-10/15 Spelling Bee Company C Contemporary Ballet (By R. Sheinkin, W. Finn, R. Feldman & J. The Breadbox Reiss; dir. Matthew McCoy) 11/5-12/3 Cowell Theater Exit Stage Left Fort Mason Center, Bldg. A 156 Eddy St. 2 Marina Blvd. Bay Area Theatre Sports (BATS) Improv Shudder: Verbatim Tales from the Arcane: A Tale of All Hallows’ Eve Brothers Grimm 10/21-30 (Adptd. from the Brothers Grimm; dir. Bayfront Theater Ariel Craft) Fort Mason Center, Bldg. B 10/28-11/19 Crowded Fire Theater Company Jackpot! Thick House 9/2-30 1695 18th St. Open Longform The Shipment 9/3-9/24 (By Young Jean Lee; dirs. Mina Morita & Lisa Marie Rollins) Family Drama: Improvised Stage Play 9/22-10/15 10/1-11/26 Super Scene Cutting Ball Theater 10/7-11/25 Special Guests: Det Andre Teatret Exit on Taylor 12/1-12/4 277 Taylor St. Not Quite New Years: Director’s Cut! Avant Gardarama! 12/30 10/5-23 BATS’ NYE Special 12/31 Ady Lady in The Marsh’s production of From Piss to Bliss. Photo: Clay Rosenthal All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 2 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 SAN FRANCISCO Divafest Pride and Prejudice: The Musical (By Josie Brown & Rita Abrams; adptd. from Jane Austen) Exit Studio 9/23-10/9 156 Eddy St. Terra Incognita Jewish Community Center of SF (By UpLift Physical Theatre; dir. Kimberly Huie) 3200 California St. 11/4-19 Veruca Salt’s Louis Post and Nina Epiphany Productions Sonic Dance Gordon 10/15 Theater Speak, Angels Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial (Dir. Janice Garrett & Charles Moulton) Branch Library 10/27-28 1 Jose Sarria Ct. Cabinet of Wonders San Francisco Trolley Dances (By Wes Stace) 10/15-16 2/16 Howard Johnson Jr. and Michael Wayne Turner III in Crowded Fire Theater’s Exit Theatre production of The Shipment. Kaiser Permanente Educational Photo: Cheshire Isaacs Theatre 156 Eddy St. Acoustically Speaking: A 20-Year 2016 San Francisco Fringe Festival Friendship Touring shows throughout the Bay 9/9-24 (By Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp) Area, plus Fresno, Modesto, Stockton & 10/27-29 Sacramento. See listing in East Bay section Paradise Street for more info. 12/1-17 Ronan Tynan: The Irish Tenor (By Ronan Tynan) Killing My Lobster 11/13 Feinstein’s at the Nikko I’ll Be Seeing Youz: A Musical PianoFight 222 Mason St. Perspective of WWII 144 Taylor St. (By Franc D’Ambrosio) Z Space Chasing Portraits 11/17 450 Florida St. (By Elizabeth Rynecki) 9/12 Golden Thread Productions KML: The Musical (By Kate Elston & David Brown; dir. Millie An Intimate Evening with Lucie Arnaz DeBenedet) (By Lucie Arnaz) Thick House PianoFight 9/16-17 1695 18th St. 9/29-10/8 Anything Could Happen! Our Enemies: Lively Scenes of Love & (By Suede) The Political Show Combat (By Allison Page) 9/22-23 (By Yussef El Guindi; dir. Torange PianoFight Yeghiazarian) Pure Piano: The Greatest Hits 11/3-8 10/28-11/20 (By Jim Brickman) 10/7-8 KMLZ: The Lobster Before Iam Theatre Christmas Robert Klein: Music and Standup (By Molly Benson) (By Robert Klein) Z Space Southside Theater 10/19-20 12/15-17 Fort Mason Center, Bldg. D Story Songs 2 Marina Blvd. (By Betty Buckley) 10/21-22 All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to TBA by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 3 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 SAN FRANCISCO Kung Pao Kosher Comedy Mark Foehringer Dance Project The Waiting Period (By Brian Copeland; dir. David Ford) 11/5-12/20 El Rio Cowell Theater 3158 Mission St. Fort Mason Center, Bldg. A The Jewelry Box 2 Marina Blvd. New Asia Restaurant (By Brian Copeland; dir. Copeland) 11/5-12/20 Eighth Annual Nutcracker Sweets 12/10-18 Comedy Returns to El Rio Ongoing, third Thursdays New Conservatory Theatre Center El Rio The Marsh NCTC Decker Theatre 24th Annual Kung Pao Kosher (See also: East Bay) 25 Van Ness Av., Lower Lobby Comedy The Marsh San Francisco 12/23-25 Casa Valentina 1062 Valencia St. New Asia Restaurant (By Harvey Fierstein; dir. Becca Wolff) 10/7-11/6 From Piss to Bliss (By Ady Lady; dir. David Ford) Lamplighters Music Theatre Sons of the Prophet Thru 10/8 (By Stephen Karam; dir. Ben Randle) (See also: East Bay, South Bay) 11/11-12/18 The Real Americans Yerba Buena Ctr. for the Arts Theater (By Dan Hoyle; dir. Charlie Varon) Avenue Q 701 Mission St. Thru 10/15 (By Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx & Jeff Whitty) 12/2-1/15 Patience Elect to Laugh: 2016 (By W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan; dir. (By Will Durst) Daniel Husband Barbara Heroux) Thru 11/8 2/3-5 (By Michael McKeever) Mincing Words 1/20-2/26 Left Coast Theatre Co. (By Tom Ammiano; dir. David Ford) 9/8-10/15 ODC Theater Phoenix Theatre Holding the Edge ODC Theater 414 Mason St.. 6th Fl. (By Al Letson) 3153 17th St. 10/1-11/26 Left Coast News Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (By E. Andracchio, L. Balfour, A. Flanagan, Date Night at Pet Emergency 701 Mission St. T. Haley, T. Jamerson, R. Long & R.S. (By Lisa Rothman; dir. David Ford) Sargent) 10/23-11/27 Terrain 10/21-11/5 ODC Theater 11/18-19 Magic Theatre Magic Theatre Fort Mason Center, Bldg. D 2 Marina Blvd. Nogales (By Richard Montoya; dir. Sean San José) 10/12-30 Fool for Love (By Sam Shepard; dir. Loretta Greco) 2/1-26 The cast of San Francisco Neo-Futurists’ production of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. Photo: Siyu Song All information listed comes directly from publicity information supplied to Theatre Bay Area by the producing companies. Please contact companies or venues directly with questions. 4 THEATRE BAY AREA 2016 SAN FRANCISCO The Velveteen Rabbit PianoFight The Separation (By Aren Haun) Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 144 Taylor St. Shelton Theater 11/25-12/11 9/26 David Gerard: Game Night (By David Gerard) Babtunde in Hell: A Nigerian Tragedy Thru 11/2 (By Richard Slota) Shelton Theater Maniac Bowl 10/10 Thru 11/25 Little Plays for Our Days Moonlighting SF: A Variety Show with (By Christopher Bernard) a Happy Ending Shelton Theater Thru 12/12 10/17 Trip or Treat 2: Psilocybin of the The Space Between ODC/Dance enlivens Margery Williams’ Lambs (By Terry Lamb) classic tale of a well-worn nursery rabbit 10/19 & 10/26 Shelton Theater that becomes real. Told through music, 10/24 dance and a powerful narrative, The Velveteen Rabbit celebrates the unique Play Cafe Untitled relationship between a little boy and his (By Vonn Scott Bair) stuffed rabbit, and the enduring power of PianoFight Shelton Theater love. 144 Taylor St. 11/7 Brimming with wit, festive costumes, madcap characters and the perfect Musical Cafe Showcase Confusion’s Masterpiece amount of holiday cheer, ODC/Dance (By various) (By Rod McFadden) returns to Yerba Buena Center for the 11/12-14 Shelton Theater Arts to present their 30th season of the 11/14 beloved Bay Area production! PlayGround PCSF PlayOfFs 2016 (By various) Off Broadway West Theatre Co.