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533 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA 94102

The SF Playhouse

Address:: 533 Sutter St., San Francisco, CA 94102
Website:: http://www.sfplayhouse.org
Phone:: 415-677-9596*
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Rating:: Events at this venue were rated 3.1 by 2436 members who went.

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Upcoming Events

The following events are available through Goldstar. For a complete list of events available at this venue, please visit their website.

Shining City: Bay Area Premiere of Tony-Nominated Drama at SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 17 @ 8:00pm
and 32 more dates.
Full Price: $40.00 Our Price: $20.00*

The SF Playhouse presents the Bay Area premiere of Conor McPherson's modern ghost story Shining City. In modern-day Dublin, a man seeks professional help after seeing the ghost of his late wife; both he and his counselor are drawn into a situation that will unalterably change their lives. The play opened on Broadway in 2006, and garnered two Tony Award nominations, including Best Play.

Past Events

Hit Musical Cabaret at SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Jun. 25 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, Jun. 26 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 60 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 - $40.00 Our Price: FREE - $20.00*
Rated:

The SF Playhouse presents the landmark musical that turns Berlin of 1931 into a dark and sexually charged haven of decadence as the outside world prepares for war. Inside the infamous Kit Kat Club, a romance develops between an American writer and an English cabaret performer.

SF Playhouse Presents Bug, a Creepy Psychological Thriller

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, May. 7 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, May. 8 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 27 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 - $38.00 Our Price: FREE - $19.00*
Rated:

Walk on the wild side with Tracy Letts' Bug, a Bay Area premiere from the author of Killer Joe and current Broadway darling August: Osage County. Bug is a psychological thriller about love, fear...and little tiny bugs. This play will seduce you and get under your skin. Scratch the itch — don't miss it!

West Coast Premiere of Dennis Lehane's Coronado at SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Mar. 19 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, Mar. 20 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 26 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 - $38.00 Our Price: FREE - $19.00*
Rated:

From Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone, comes Coronado, a film-noir ride through the lives and passions of Middle Americans. Complete with shady characters, sex and murder, Coronado taps into that unsettling place where the familiar turns eerie as it explores our connection to our past and future selves.

Tea 'N Crisp - One-Man Celebration of Gay Icon Quentin Crisp, Back By Popular Demand

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Sunday, Feb. 3 2008 @ 2:00pm
Sunday, Feb. 10 2008 @ 2:00pm
and 11 more dates.
Full Price: $26.00 Our Price: FREE - $13.00*
Rated:

In celebration of Quentin Crisp's life, critically acclaimed character actor Richard Louis James has crafted a ninety minute one-man show, Tea 'N Crisp, based on the writings and public appearances which made this Stately Homo of England a beloved and cherished spirit in the hearts of the LGBT and straight community. After a successful run earlier this year, the SF Playhouse has brought the show back for a return engagement.

Black Comedy The Scene, Starring Daphne Zuniga, at The SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Jan. 30 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, Jan. 31 2008 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 27 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 - $38.00 Our Price: FREE - $19.00*
Rated:

The SF Playhouse presents the west coast premiere of Theresa Rebeck's The Scene, a thoroughly modern, sharply written black comedy. Inspired by Rebeck's forays in the Manhattan party circuit, her run-ins with celebrities, and poignant, self-revelatory films like Of Human Bondage and Blue Angel, the play starts out sickly funny and turns darker and darker the further the main character goes down the road into "the scene." Starring Daphne Zuniga (Spaceballs, Melrose Place).

Wickedly Funny Send-Up Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Nov. 28 2007 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, Nov. 29 2007 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 31 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 - $38.00 Our Price: FREE - $19.00*
Rated:

Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge is a playful, cracked look at the perennial Dickens Christmas classic about mean Ebenezer Scrooge and his discovery of the true meaning of Christmas through the visitation of Three Ghosts. In Christopher Durang's giddy version, the Ghost's magic is off, consistently transporting Scrooge and the Ghost to the wrong time and place.

Six Degrees of Separation: Powerful True-Story Drama Unfolds at SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Sep. 19 2007 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, Sep. 20 2007 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 43 more dates.
Full Price: $20.00 - $38.00 Our Price: FREE - $19.00*
Rated:

Based on an actual incident, in Six Degrees of Separation a young African-American man gains access to the homes of upper-class New Yorkers by pretending to be the son of actor Sidney Poitier—and the creation of the play is an imaginative tour de force. In a fragmented society, those simple six degrees that bind people together are overlooked, blatantly ignored, and, very occasionally, celebrated.

Classic Musical Man of La Mancha from SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Jun. 27 2007 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, Jun. 28 2007 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 47 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 - $36.00 Our Price: FREE - $18.00*
Rated:

Based on The Adventures of Don Quixote, Man of La Mancha is the classic comic tragedy of man's struggle against all odds to dream impossible dreams. SF Playhouse's re-imagining of this classic musical tells the romantic and noble journey of a knight who sets out to right all wrongs and win the heart of a good woman.

Satire About How Propaganda Works in Contraganda

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Sunday, May. 20 2007 @ 8:00pm
Sunday, May. 27 2007 @ 8:00pm
Full Price: $20.00 Our Price: FREE - $5.00*
Rated:

It could be argued that other people's propaganda guides your every decision. Scot Nery and Eric Cash, two of San Francisco's favorite underground performers, deliver this satire about how propaganda works—and how to make it work for you. Start believing your own lies!

First Person Shooter at SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, May. 2 2007 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, May. 3 2007 @ 8:00pm
and 32 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 - $60.00 Our Price: FREE - $30.00*
Rated:

JetPack Games is a start-up video game company where the hottest, most violent game on the market has brought instant success to its twenty-something tech geniuses. Their celebration fizzles when their game is blamed for a schoolyard shooting. As the young CEO deals with the impending lawsuit and the father of one of the victims, he confronts the concept of consequence.

You Bet Your Improvisor: The Live Improv Comedy Game Show

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Mar. 15 2007 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Mar. 16 2007 @ 8:00pm
and 7 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: FREE - $7.50*
Rated:

Comedy improv theater meets old-school game show in this out-of-the-ordinary night of improvised entertainment. It's your choice: sit back and enjoy the show or submit your name for a chance to become a contestant. Script-free from beginning to end, this is a comedy game show you can see again and again.

Jesus Hopped the "A" Train Explores the Power of Faith

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Feb. 28 2007 @ 8:00pm
Thursday, Mar. 1 2007 @ 8:00pm
and 37 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 - $36.00 Our Price: FREE - $18.00*
Rated:

Carl Lumbly (Alias, Cagney and Lacey) stars in this honest, cage-rattling play about faith and justice. Angel doesn't understand why he's in trouble. All he did was shoot Reverend Kim, the cult leader who kidnapped and brainwashed his best friend. Street-smart public defender Mary Jane Hanrahan wants to save him from prison. Born-again Killer Lucius Jenkins wants to save his soul. Who will win?

Three Seconds in the Key - A Twilight-Zone-like Comedy

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Jan. 10 2007 @ 8:00pm (Preview Performance)
Thursday, Jan. 11 2007 @ 8:00pm (Preview Performance)
and 27 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 - $60.00 Our Price: FREE - $30.00*
Rated:

The New York Knicks invade the theatre. In this Twilight-Zone-like comedy, a single Mom and her twelve-year old son's passion for basketball magically transports five huge Knicks into their living room. While the star player and the woman go one-on-one in a verbal battle of wits, the rest of the team show the boy some really cool moves on the court and in life.

Dark Comedy Reckless at the SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Nov. 15 2006 @ 8:00pm (Preview Performance)
Thursday, Nov. 16 2006 @ 8:00pm (Preview Performance)
and 32 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 - $60.00 Our Price: FREE - $30.00*
Rated:

On Christmas Eve Rachel is as happy as she's ever been. Until her husband, Tom, informs her he's taken out a contract on her life. In Reckless one naive, average woman's life gets turned upside down in the most hilarious way—making for wry laughs and observations in this edgy holiday comedy.

All Aboard San Francisco's Improv Comedy Supertrain!

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Oct. 12 2006 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Oct. 13 2006 @ 8:00pm
and 7 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: $7.50*
Rated: No ratings yet

Supertrain! is a San Francisco style single-story two-hour improv show set against the backdrop of the world's largest train. Audiences follow the story of the crew and passengers as they fall in love, discover uncharted train cars, tackle audience suggestions, and more. With these talented improv players, every night is a new show, a new story, a new journey on Supertrain!

Arthur Miller's Romantic & Suspenseful The Ride Down Mount Morgan

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Sep. 27 2006 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, Sep. 28 2006 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 28 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 - $60.00 Our Price: FREE - $30.00*
Rated:

Arthur Miller, the master of social commentary, struck again with his last full-length play before his death in 2005. Lyman Felt (Victor Talmadge) has it all. Wealth, success, power, and the kind of good, solid wife he needs. He also has another wife, the kind of earthy, sexy woman he wants. Lyman juggles his artful lie until a car accident on the slippery slope of Mount Morgan lands him in a hospital bed—with the two wives in the waiting room. But is this truly an accident?

The Impossible Film Project from Un-Scripted Theater Company

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Aug. 10 2006 @ 7:30pm
Friday, Aug. 11 2006 @ 7:30pm
and 7 more dates.
Full Price: $12.00 Our Price: FREE - $6.00*
Rated:

Lights...Camera...Improv! Ever seen a movie mere moments after it was shot? While the crew is still out shooting the rest of it? It's as close to a "live" movie as you can get, and it's all improvised from your suggestions.

Stephen Sondheim's Putting It Together from SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Jun. 21 2006 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, Jun. 22 2006 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 37 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 - $60.00 Our Price: FREE - $30.00*
Rated:

Stephen Sondheim's Putting It Together is a revue that covers 40 years of Broadway brilliance, and showcases over 30 of Sondheim's most memorable songs from such Tony Award-winning classics as Company, Follies and A Little Night Music. Putting It Together is set at an all-night, black-tie party, where battling spouses flirt with infidelity, singing of their bittersweet loves.

West-Coast Premier of Roulette, at the SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, May. 3 2006 @ 8pm - Preview
Thursday, May. 4 2006 @ 8pm - Preview
and 27 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 - $60.00 Our Price: FREE - $30.00*
Rated:

SF Playhouse presents the west coast premiere of Roulette, a hilarious play about a suburban father who decides to spice up his humdrum life by playing Russian roulette, loosening his family's handle on reality in the process. Roulette is the latest silver bullet from the mind of Paul Weitz, the hot Hollywood screenwriter renowned for blockbusters like About A Boy, Antz and the American Pie trilogy.

Our Lady of 121st Street, a Dramatic Dark Comedy

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Mar. 1 2006 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, Mar. 2 2006 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 37 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 - $60.00 Our Price: FREE - $30.00*
Rated:

When a group of former schoolmates gather to attend the funeral of their beloved teacher, they learn that her body has been stolen. As they wait for the outcome of this sordid crime, the characters unearth memories, seek forgiveness and re-forge splintering relationships. Their fiery yet subtle interactions form the heart of this stirring dark comedy by Stephen Adly Guirgis, one of theatre's most celebrated up-and-coming playwrights.

Spine-Tingling Thriller The Mystery Plays from SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Jan. 12 2006 @ 8:00pm (Previews)
Friday, Jan. 13 2006 @ 8:00pm (Previews)
and 26 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 - $60.00 Our Price: FREE - $30.00*
Rated:

Don't miss the West Coast premiere of this "spine-tingling" (New York Times) thriller from the up-and-coming writer of the Fantastic Four comic book, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Borrowing from Hitchcock and H.P. Lovecraft, The Mystery Plays intertwines two seemingly random events — a Northeast train wreck and a terrifying expedition to solve an Oregon crime — sending two friends on different paths of self-discovery to find the power of forgiveness.

Modern Fairy Tale Prelude to a Kiss, Live on Stage

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Nov. 10 2005 @ 8:00pm (Previews)
Friday, Nov. 11 2005 @ 8:00pm (Previews)
and 32 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 - $60.00 Our Price: FREE - $30.00*
Rated:

This charming, modern fairy tale explores the enduring power of love. Winner of an Outer Critics and Obie Award as well as Tony nomination for best play, Prelude to a Kiss is about a storybook wedding gone awry when an innocent kiss causes souls to swap. It was made into a film starring Meg Ryan and Alec Baldwin in 1992, and can now be seen live on stage starring Bay Area comic genius, Joe Bellan. Dec. 31st show includes a New Year's Eve party!

The Crucible, from Pulitzer Prize Winner Arthur Miller

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Sep. 15 2005 @ 8:00pm
Friday, Sep. 16 2005 @ 8:00pm
and 26 more dates.
Full Price: $18.00 - $60.00 Our Price: FREE - $30.00*
Rated:

A classic from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller, The Crucible is the story of one couple's love, betrayal and renewal against a town seized by the hysteria of the Salem Witch trials of 1692.

Tony Award Winning Comedy Art at SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Jun. 9 2005 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Friday, Jun. 10 2005 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 61 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 - $50.00 Our Price: FREE - $25.00*
Rated:

A play about "the infinitely large and the infinitely small," according to author Yasmina Reza, Art is the story of three friends and the painting that threatens to tear them apart. The multi-award-winning comedy premiered in Paris in 1995, where it won the Moliere Award for Best Author, and Olivier, Evening Standard and Tony awards for Best Play. Director Robin Stanton helms this comedic character study at the SF Playhouse.

Award Winning Comedy Kimberly Akimbo at SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Apr. 14 2005 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Friday, Apr. 15 2005 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 27 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 - $50.00 Our Price: FREE - $25.00*
Rated:

See the Northern California Premiere of the hilarious and haunting play Kimberly Akimbo by David Lindsay-Abaire. This touching story, named "Comedy of the Year" by the New York Times, combines the heartbreaking brevity of life with the teen angst of waiting for life to begin.

Long-Form Improv Pharmasupial from Cassandra's Call

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Saturday, Feb. 26 2005 @ 10:30pm
Saturday, Mar. 5 2005 @ 10:30pm
and 3 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 Our Price: FREE - $5.00*
Rated: No ratings yet

The hottest long-form improvisors from the edgiest troupes come together to create comedy hallucinations and altered states: Pharmasupial from Cassandra's Call at The Playhouse.

Neal Bell's Monster, a Frankenstein Story, from SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Feb. 9 2005 @ 8:00pm (Previews)
Thursday, Feb. 10 2005 @ 8:00pm (Previews)
and 28 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 - $50.00 Our Price: FREE - $25.00*
Rated:

SF Playhouse presentes Monster, an exciting stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, from Obie Award-winning playwright Neal Bell. Monster weaves a chilling tale of unchecked human ambition and human longing.

Thornton Wilder's Our Town at the SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Nov. 17 2004 @ 8:00pm (Previews)
Thursday, Nov. 18 2004 @ 8:00pm (Previews)
and 21 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 - $30.00 Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
Rated:

SF Playhouse presents Pulitzer Prize-Winner Thornton Wilder's Our Town starring acclaimed actor Wanda McCaddon. One of the most-beloved of American plays, Our Town illuminates the human experience through the past, present and future of the residents of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire.

The Violet Hour at San Francisco Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Sep. 15 2004 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Thursday, Sep. 16 2004 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 26 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 - $30.00 Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
Rated:

The Violet Hour, written by Tony Award winner Richard Greenberg, comes fresh from Broadway to its Northern California premiere at the San Francisco Playhouse. See the intelligent jazz-age fantasy that Broadway Beat calls "witty...daring and entertaining."

Romantic Musical The Fantasticks at the SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday, Jun. 10 2004 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
Friday, Jun. 11 2004 @ 8:00pm (Preview)
and 50 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 - $30.00 Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
Rated:

The world's longest running musical comes to the SF Playhouse. The Fantasticks is a story about young love, parents, the world and human nature...but most of all about young love. With a unique twist on the Romeo and Juliet story and hit songs like "Try To Remember" and "Soon It's Gonna Rain," the show's popularity endures.

Dark Comedy The Smell of the Kill at the SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Apr. 7 2004 @ 8:00pm (Previews)
Thursday, Apr. 8 2004 @ 8:00pm (Previews)
and 24 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 - $30.00 Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
Rated:

What happens when three upperclass suburban wives get fed up with their unappreciative husbands? The San Francisco Playhouse presents the California premiere of Michele Lowe's The Smell of the Kill, a brisk 75-minute dark comedy filled with snappy dialogue and clever, unexpected turns.

The Glory of Living at the SF Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Feb. 4 2004 @ 8:00pm (Previews)
Thursday, Feb. 5 2004 @ 8:00pm (Previews)
and 21 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 - $30.00 Our Price: FREE - $15.00*
Rated: No ratings yet

A powerful play about a young girl moving from innocence to death row: Rebecca Gilman's The Glory of Living at the Playhouse.

Romantic Comedy It Had To Be You at The Playhouse

The SF Playhouse (San Francisco, CA)
Wednesday, Dec. 3 2003 @ 8:00pm (Previews)
Thursday, Dec. 4 2003 @ 8:00pm (Previews)
and 26 more dates.
Full Price: $15.00 - $75.00 Our Price: FREE - $37.50*
Rated:

It Had To Be You is the perfect ticket for holiday fun with its broadly comic appeal and dynamite acting. It has to be you — in the audience!

Map/Directions

The Playhouse is now located in their new location, across the street from their old location.

Handicap Info

Their new location does feature an elevator.

Handicap seating may be available.

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