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Plays, Musicals, Shows >>

May 28, 2023

Play Lists

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“Yerma” – Melinda Lopez  #SpanishSisterhood – Shotgun

“A Soldier’s Play” – Charles Fuller #ArmyMurder #BLM – Altarena

“The Tempest” – Shakespeare #InthePark #FREE – Inferno

“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” – Edward Albee #AmeriFear – Oakland

“Becoming Robin Hood” – Laura Marlin #Musical – BerkeleyPlyhse

“In the Heights” – Lin-Manuel Miranda #Musical – CenterREP

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“Let the Right One In” –
Jack Thorne

#VampireLove #HorrorThrills
BerkeleyRep

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“I’ll Eat You Last” – Sue Mengers
#WomanSuperagent #HollywoodTales
SpindriftPlayers

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“Chinglish” – David Henry Hwang
#Comedy #ChinaBiz 
SFPlayhouse


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“The N— Lovers” – Marc Anthony Thompson
#BLM #Satire/Songs #BreakingFree
MagicTheatre

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“shadow/land” – Erika Dickerson-Despenza
#BLM #BlackWomen #NewOrleans
ThePublicTheater-N.Y.
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“Where Did We Sit on the Bus?” – Brian Quijada
#Solo #Satya Chávez #Songs/LatineLife
MarinTheatreCo


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“Confessions of Lily Dare” – Charles Busch #DragComedy – NCTC

“Locusts Have No King” – C. Julian Jiménez #GayCrisis – NCTC

“Romeo & Juliet” – Shakespeare #BLM – AfricanAmericanShakes
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“Shakespeare in Love” – Lee Hall #RomCom – NovatoThCo

“Smart People” – Lydia R. Diamond #Race/Comedy – 6thStreet

“Native Gardens” – Karen Zacarius #BorderDispute –  RossValley
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Donna – Documentary Film – Jay Bedwani
#Film #TransRights #S.F.Story
 Clarion Center

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“Dear San Francisco” – Seven Fingers
#AcrobatsFly #LoveLetters
ClubFugazi

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“The Never Too Late Show” – Don Reed
#Comedy #Oakland/Hollywood #BLM
TheMarsh-Berkeley

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“Natasha/Great Comet”
– David Malloy #Musical – SanJosePlyhse

“Banalities” – John Fisher #Grotowski&Me #FREE/Online –TheRhino

“San Juan” – John Fisher #FREE/Online – TheRhino
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“Tragedy of Macbeth”
– Shakespeare/Coen
#ShakesNoir #Denzel/Frances
Theaters & Apple TV+
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“Dear San Francisco: A High Flying Love Story”
#ClubFugazi #AmazingAcrobats
ClubFugaziSF
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“Bedroom”
– John Fisher #FREE/Online – Sassymouth

“Fredi” – John Fisher #WWII #FREE/Online – Sassymouth

“Standing Room” – John Fisher #GayLife #FREE/Online – Sassymouth
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“Central Park Jogger”
– John Fisher
#NYC #BLM #FREE/Online
Sassymouth
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“Essential Services Project” – Patricia L. Morin
#JohnFisher #GayHeroes #Interview
Theatre Rhinoceros
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“Seeing Red: Time-Traveling Musical”
#Revolution #Audio #Updated!
SF Mime Troupe – FREE
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“Shadow/Land” – Erika Dickerson-Despenza
#AudioPlay #BLM #HurricaneKatrina
PublicTheater.NY
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – August Wilson 
#JazzAge #BLM #BluesMother
Netflix
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“I Am Sending You the Sacred Face” – Heather Christian
#DragOpera #MotherTeresaExplains – FREE
Theater in Quarantine
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“What the Constitution Means to Me” – Heidi Schreck
#Women’sRights  #Comedy/Politics #BLM
AmazonPrime
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“The Farm”
– John Fisher
#1%University #PrivilegedCrime #FREE/Online
TheRhino

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“In the Heights” – Lin-Manual Miranda #Musical #Latinx – HBO

“Angels in America” – Tony Kushner #GayEpic –NationalTh.UK
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Twilight: Los Angeles – Anna Deavere Smith
#WitnessesTestify  #ProtestersSpeak
#BLM – PBS.org
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“Gloria: A Life” – Emily Mann
#Gloria Steinem #Christine Lahti
#BLM – PBS
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“Hamilton” – Lin-Manuel Miranda
#BLM – #RevolutionLives!
DisneyPlus – $6.99
♦♦♦“Notes from the Field” – Anna Deavere Smith
#BLM  #School to Prison Pipeline
Amazon/HBO
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“Pipeline” – Dominique Morisseau
#BLM  #Mother’sFears  #School>Prison Pipeline
LincolnCenter.NY – $8.99
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“PRIDE: Frank Kameny, Eyes on the Stars” – John Fisher
#Soldier/Astronomer #GayRebel #FREE/Online
TheRhino.org
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“West Side Story” – Bernstein & Sondheim
#MovieMusical #Latinx&Gender
Netflix, Hulu, Amazon
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“A Box Without A Bottom” – David Hirata
#Race, Illusion, and Magic
TheMarsh.org
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“Fiddler on the Roof” – Musical w/ Topel
#RussianJews  #FaithChallenged
Netflix.com
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“Ann” – Holland Taylor
#AnnRichards  #WonderWoman
PBS.org

♦♦♦“Sunday in the Park with George” – Sondheim
#Musical  #Painting&Art  #GeorgesSeurat
PBS.org

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“A Murder in Hawaii”  –  John Fisher
#Mystery#BLM #FREE/Online
TheRhino.org
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“The Afterlife” – Gary Soto
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LatinxTeens #FREE/Online
S.F.YouthTheatre
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Current Shows

  • “Let the Right One In”: Shocking Story of Vampires in Our Lives—at Berkeley Rep
  • “I’ll Eat You Last” Serves Up Power, Fame, Obsession—at Spindrift 
  • “Chinglish” Mingles Language & Politics in Brilliant Comedy—at SF Playhouse
  • “Exhaustion Arroyo”: A Trip from Pizza Slavery to Redwood Heaven—at Cutting Ball
  • “The N— Lovers” Calls Out White Myths with Great Comedy—at The Magic
  • “shadow/land” Celebrates Joy in the Face of Disaster—at The Public, N.Y.
  • “Where Did We Sit on the Bus?” Rolls to a Stop—at MTC
  • “The Producers” Soars with Spectacular Satire & Song–at Hillbarn
  • “Boeing Boeing” Flies Us into Deception & Folly—at Benicia
  • “Cyrano”: A Beautiful Romance for the Ages—at Aurora
  • “Poor Yella Rednecks” Sprinkles Slang & Spice in Viet Struggle –at ACT
  • “To Master the Art” Blends French Food, U.S. Politics, & Love—at CCCT
  • “Giraffes Can’t Dance” Highlights Power of Perseverance—at BACT
  • “Cyrano”: Streamlined Comedy on the Nose–at Aurora
  • “Poor Yella Rednecks”: Refugee Tale Rocks & Rambles—at ACT

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