Fresh Meat Festival: A Celebration of Queer and Trans Performance
Fresh Meat Festival: A Celebration of Queer and Trans Performance

For the past three years the Fresh Meat Festival has conducted its annual performances online. The festival returns to performing live and in person.

by David-Elijah Nahmod | Jun 6, 2023

Gina Yashere: The 'Woman King of Comedy' Returns
Gina Yashere: The 'Woman King of Comedy' Returns

On Saturday June 17, British comic Gina Yashere returns to San Francisco with her new show, "The Woman King of Comedy."

by David-Elijah Nahmod | Jun 6, 2023

Circus Center's 'The Secret Garden' – Tumbling with Acrobatic Designer Evan Tomlinson Weintraub
Circus Center's 'The Secret Garden' – Tumbling with Acrobatic Designer Evan Tomlinson Weintraub

San Francisco Circus Center's upcoming productions of "The Secret Garden" will recreate the classic children's book through acrobatic storytelling, designed by longtime circus artist Evan Tomlinson Weintraub.

by Mark Willian Norby | Jun 6, 2023

Going Out, June 1-9, 2023
Going Out, June 1-9, 2023

While you may not yet have your full-tilt Pride on, never fear. June is already filling up this first week with fun arts and nightlife events. Get going out.

by Jim Provenzano | Jun 1, 2023

Review: 'The Late Americans' a Beautifully-written Disappointment
Review: 'The Late Americans' a Beautifully-written Disappointment

In Brandon Taylor's 'The Late Americans,' intelligent millennial characters argue with each other about race, power, politics, and especially class, trying to ascertain how social forces have shaped their identities, which seem in constant flux.

by Brian Bromberger | Jun 2, 2023

Review: Fangs, but No Thanks, for 'Let the Right One In' at Berkeley Rep
Review: Fangs, but No Thanks, for 'Let the Right One In' at Berkeley Rep

Imagine if John Hughes made a vampire movie, set in Sweden. Well, that's what's on the menu – along with big gulps of stage blood – at Berkeley Repertory, in the National Theatre of Scotland's mystifying production of "Let the Right One In."

May 30, 2023

The Wiz, Kids: Director Sam Pinkleton Rethinks Oz for the Stage
The Wiz, Kids: Director Sam Pinkleton Rethinks Oz for the Stage

We're off to see...the movie? That's the question that's been cycloning around my mind ever since last April, when American Conservatory Theater first announced its planned production of "The Wizard of Oz," now in previews with opening night June 7.

by Jim Gladstone | May 30, 2023

Russian River's Recovery & Revelry
Russian River's Recovery & Revelry

As summer events in Guerneville and Monte Rio return, it's worth looking back to see how Russian River venues have recovered from the pandemic and a series of floods and fires.

by Enrique Asis | May 30, 2023

June Bugs: The Lavender Tube on Pride Programs, Pickets, & Comedies
June Bugs: The Lavender Tube on Pride Programs, Pickets, & Comedies

It's Pride Month! Happy 'What has the GOP done to take away more of our rights' month! Fortunately, some LGBTQ shows finished shooting before the Writers Guild strike.

by Victoria A. Brownworth | Jun 3, 2023

Summer in The City: Music, Dance, and Theatre Around the Bay Area
Summer in The City: Music, Dance, and Theatre Around the Bay Area

From unique interpretations of classic plays and musicals, to fusion music concerts and site-specific performances, summer performing arts experiences offer a chance to immerse yourself in the spirit and energy of San Francisco.

by Philip Mayard | May 30, 2023


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