San Francisco Playhouse

LIVE TONIGHT: Our Zoomlet of #GiveHerGod by Candrice Jones is live tonight at 7pm PST. Elizabeth Carter will be directing this Zoomlet, featuring actors Tristan Cunningham, Luisa Frasconi, Garrett Turner, and Akilah Walker. Nisha and Teen, two Black women bound by their friendship to Amber who is dying of cancer, must reckon with racism that rears its ugly head on their friend's death bed. Get your free tickets now: https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/get-tickets/

LIVE TONIGHT: Our Zoomlet of #OedipusRex by Sophocles is live tonight at 7pm PST. Carey Perloff will be directing selected scenes from this classical Greek drama, featuring actors Steven Anthony Jones and John Douglas Thompson. Get your free tickets now: https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/get-tickets/

SAVE THE DATE: Our next Zoomlet is on Monday, February 8. We will be tackling a scene (and two different translations!) from the classical Greek drama 'Oedipus Rex' by Sophocles, directed by Carey Perloff. Featuring Steven Anthony Jones and John Douglas Thompson. Oedipus Rex examines the story of Oedipus, who, in attempting to flee from his fate, rushes headlong to meet it. Get your free tickets at: https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/get-tickets/

TONIGHT AT 7:00 PM PST: Shaun Taylor-Corbett directs a reading of the short play #FuneralAttire by Lee Cataluna, featuring Darrell Dennis, Kalani Queypo, and Román Zaragoza. #Zoomlet Kekoa and Nainoa have been called to the funeral home in preparation for their father's memorial services. Get your free ticket at https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/get-tickets/

Theatre is back. Watch the trailer for 'Art' by Yasmina Reza. Filmed on stage and presented as an on-demand video stream, 'Art' is NOW AVAILABLE to stream at sfplayhouse.org. Tickets start at $15.

A great review in The Wall Street Journal! Terry Teachout says 'Art' is an exceedingly diverting play ... the cast is well chosen and Mr. English’s staging serves the play equally well."

A great behind-the-scenes look at our production of 'Art', filmed on stage at San Francisco Playhouse! Equity said we’re trailblazers when they gave us permission, said Susi Damilano, SF Playhouse’s producing director and co-founder. Only five days left to watch 'Art'. Get your video access tickets now at https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/2020-2021-season/art/ http://peninsulapress.com//sf-playhouse-returns-to-theate/

We're on TV! Bill English appeared on ABC7 News's Midday Live with Reggie Aqui to talk about Yasmina Reza's Art, streaming theatre, and more. Streams continue through November 7th!

Co-founder and artistic director Bill English talks to ABC (KGO) about the process of directing and filming 'Art' by Yasmina Reza. Tune in to ABC's Midday Morning segment at around 11:45 AM PDT today! #art #empathygym #sfthtr #theatresreopen #theatre #directing

We're about to go live with 'Art' actor Johnny Moreno at 7pm PDT as he joins producing director Susi Damilano for fireside cocktails. Register at https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/get-tickets/ and tune it!

Tune in to KALW now! https://www.kalw.org//comedy-art-sf-playhouse-sf-mime-trou

Tomorrow, host David Latulippe talks with director Bill English and the cast from 'Art'. Join actors Bobak Bakhtiari, Johnny Moreno, and Jomar Tagatac as they discuss the exciting process of filming 'Art' on stage at the Playhouse and doing Yasmina Reza's play at this moment in time. "In this time, when an upcoming election is showing how our nation has become divided into opposing camps, Art explores how we turn on each other. Are we who we think we are? Or are we who our friends think we are?" Tune in to KALW's OPEN AIR at 1:00 P.M. PDT tomorrow!

Join us for our special fireside cocktails with 'Art' actor Johnny Moreno tomorrow at 7pm PDT. Johnny will chat with producing director and Playhouse co-founder Susi Damilano about the process of filming 'Art' on stage, taking a leap into our new season, and what it means to be doing Yasmina Reza's play at this moment in time. Tune in! Claim your free ticket at https://www.sfplayhouse.org/sfph/get-tickets/

A rave review from Chad Jones' Theater Dogs! "Special and so very welcome ... an artful, angry, absolutely compelling work of 'Art' that loses little in its transition to video."

What a night! We're so proud of everyone who made Opening Night of 'Art' such a magical experience. Congratulations to all of our incredible artists, staff members, donors, patrons, and community who pulled this off. Bravo!

Almost there! 'Art' premieres tomorrow at 7:00 P.M. Some people have been asking, and YES: this is a fully staged production filmed straight through with all of the San Francisco Playhouse production quality you've come to expect. See you tomorrow night!

A socially distanced toast to Art by Yasmina Reza! So proud of this incredible group. The video production premieres Saturday. Get tickets at sfplayhouse.org.