The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater
1062 Valencia St. San Francisco CA 94110- Phone:
- 415-826-5750
- Website:
- http://www.themarsh.org/
- Capacity:
- 110
The Marsh is a 12,000 square foot community arts center. It includes two theaters, a comedy club, a cafe and a youth theater and it books an eclectic mix of alternative and avant-garde theater, performance art, comedy and the occasional musical act, with an emphasis on solo performances and seldom-staged plays. The room is homey and dimly lighted, and you can purchase freshly baked treats and excellent coffee at intermission.
For questions about a purchase, please contact Goldstar.
Current Events on Goldstar
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The World's Funniest Bubble Show
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $11.00Our PriceSOLD OUT266 Star StarredThe World's Funniest Bubble Show is an enchanting brew of breathtaking bubbles and bubbly music that will appeal to everyone, no matter what their age. The audience will witness all kinds of extraordinary... Learn More.
Past Events on Goldstar
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The Bucket List's Brian Copeland: One-Man Show Tackles Real-Life Tragedy
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $15.00 - $25.00Our PriceCOMP - $12.5069 Star StarredCreator of Not a Genuine Black Man, the longest-running solo show in San Francisco history, the multi-talented Brian Copeland mounts his third one-man production, The Scion, an incisively funny look at class... Learn More. -
Brian Copeland's New Solo Show The Jewelry Box: A Genuine Christmas Story
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $15.00 - $25.00Our Price$7.50 - $12.5049 Star StarredIn this hilarious and heartwarming prequel to his hit show Not a Genuine Black Man, beloved actor-playwright Brian Copeland recounts three memorable weeks in his youth when he took to the "mean streets" of... Learn More. -
Privilege, Murder, Sausage in Brian Copeland's Workshop The Scion
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $15.00Our Price$7.5010 Star StarredBrian Copeland's one-man show uses the events surrounding a ripped-from-the-headlines triple homicide to explore the roles of privilege and government regulation in our society. Stuart Alexander, owner of... Learn More. -
Geezer, Geoff Hoyle's One-Man Show at The Marsh
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $20.00 - $30.00Our Price$10.00 - $15.00198 Star StarredThe Marsh presents Geoff Hoyle's one-man show Geezer, a look at growing old filled with Hoyle's trademark comic physicality. Geoff Hoyle trained with Marcel Marceau's teacher, Etienne Decroux, in Paris,... Learn More. -
Can You Dig It? -- Comedic Solo Show by Don Reed (The Tonight Show)
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $15.00 - $20.00Our Price$7.50 - $10.0056 Star StarredThis brand new one-man show from Don Reed is a prequel to the actor-playwright-comedian's hilarious coming-of-age story East 14th, one of the longest-running solo shows in the Bay Area. In Can You Dig It?... Learn More. -
So You Can Hear Me: Solo Show From Poet & Teacher Safiya Martinez
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $10.00 - $15.00Our PriceCOMP - $7.5051 Star StarredBased on playwright, performer, poet and educator Safiya Martinez's experiences as a young teacher in the South Bronx, So You Can Hear Me is a passionate and provocative one-woman show premiering at The... Learn More. -
Brian Copeland's New Solo Show The Waiting Period at The Marsh
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $15.00 - $30.00Our Price$7.50 - $15.00181 Star StarredThe Marsh presents Brian Copeland's new solo show, The Waiting Period. Copeland, a multi-talented actor, playwright, author and talk-show host, has basked in the glow of both public and critical acclaim for... Learn More. -
Not a Genuine Black Man: Longest-Running Show in Bay Area History
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $20.00 - $25.00Our Price$10.00 - $12.50118 Star StarredBrian Copeland returns to The Marsh with his hit show Not a Genuine Black Man. The longest running solo show in San Francisco history, Not a Genuine Black Man is a hilarious and poignant autobiographical... Learn More. -
The Listener: Charlie Varon's Comic, Poignant Story Cycle
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $15.00Our Price$7.5014 Star StarredAccalimed playwright/actor Charlie Varon returns to The Marsh with this new cycle of original short stories, which center around the residents of a retirement home in San Francisco. The Listener's stories... Learn More. -
Fun Travel Stories Abound in Jeff Greenwald's Strange Travel Suggestions
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $15.00 - $22.00Our Price$7.50 - $11.0037 Star Starred"Strange travel suggestions," Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. wrote, "are dancing lessons from God." It's those sudden inspirations and unpredictable encounters that make world travel so wild and illuminating. Travel... Learn More. -
FWD: Life Gone Viral - A Comedy About Living Life on the Internet
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $15.00 - $25.00Our PriceCOMP - $12.5035 Star StarredCharlie Varon and Jeri Lynn Cohen's FWD: Life Gone Viral is a comedy about life in the modern age, where privacy is an idea from the past, and people let it all hang out on the internet. Cohen and Varon each... Learn More. -
Don Reed's Latest Solo Show: The Kipling Hotel
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $15.00 - $20.00Our Price$7.50 - $10.0083 Star StarredThe Kipling Hotel hotel picks up where Don Reed's lauded hit East 14th leaves off and details his misadventures of the '80s. As the awkward son of an Oakland pimp who is struggling to work his way through... Learn More. -
Bay Area Clown Unique Derique and Friends in Fun-derful Holidaze
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $10.00Our Price$5.0015 Star StarredFun-derful Holidaze is a joyful holiday extravaganza for kids of all ages, courtesy of talented Bay Area clown Unique Derique. He'll be joined by Oakland's Prescott Clown Circus theater alumni, a body... Learn More. -
Philosophy Talk: Live Public Radio Tapings Explore Philosophical Topics at the Marsh
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $15.00 - $20.00Our Price$7.50 - $10.0014 Star StarredThe Marsh presents live tapings of public radio's Philosophy Talk. Ken Taylor and John Perry host this show, syndicated from KALW 91.7 FM to radio stations across America. They welcome top academics and... Learn More. -
Ann Randolph's Loveland: Award-Winning Solo Performer in Funny New Show
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $20.00 - $25.00Our Price$10.00 - $12.50177 Star StarredThe Marsh presents Ann Randolph's Loveland. The award-winning solo performer (Squeeze Box) has been compared to the late Gilda Radner by Mel Brooks. In this hilarious, deeply moving show, Randolph plays a... Learn More. -
Dan Hoyle's Solo Show The Real Americans Explores Small Town America at The Marsh
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $15.00 - $30.00Our Price$7.50 - $15.00206 Star StarredAfter the successes of his previous plays Circumnavigator and Tings Dey Happen, Dan Hoyle turns his sights on America's culture wars, exploring middle America and the urban/rural political divide. Hoyle... Learn More. -
Holly Hughes' Solo Show The Dog and Pony Show at The Marsh
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $15.00Our Price$7.5010 Star StarredThe Marsh San Francisco presents The Dog and Pony Show, a new solo show by Holly Hughes that blends autobiography, animal behavior and bald faced lies. After years as a professional lesbian, Hughes gives up... Learn More. -
Ann Randolph's Loveland and SNL Original Cast Member, Laraine Newman in a Benefit Performance
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $50.00Our Price$25.002 Star StarredThis special evening to benefit The Marsh includes a performance of Ann Randolph's critically-acclaimed Loveland and a special appearance by Saturday Night Live alum Laraine Newman. Loveland, in which... Learn More. -
Marsh Youth Theater's Musical Siddhartha, The Bright Path
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $15.00 - $22.00Our Price$7.50 - $11.5048 Star StarredSiddhartha, The Bright Path recounts Prince Siddhartha's journey to become the Buddha, and is told in parallel with that of Chandra, a modern-day San Francisco girl who finds herself posing similar questions... Learn More. -
Marilyn Pittman's It's All the Rage: Darkly Funny Story of Family Tragedy
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (San Francisco, CA)
Full Price $15.00 - $20.00Our Price$7.50 - $10.0023 Star StarredThe Marsh presents Marilyn Pittman's It's All the Rage. Comedian Marilyn Pittman's parents died of a murder-suicide in 1997. Poring through her mother's journals and her father's love letters, she asks: Did... Learn More.
Map and Directions
The Marsh is located at 1062 Valencia Street (near 22nd street in the Mission).
Parking in the area is scarce, so be sure to allow plenty of time to arrive and find a space. There’s a parking lot on 21st Street between Mission and Valencia.
Parking in the area is scarce, so be sure to allow plenty of time to arrive and find a space. There is a parking lot on 21st Street between Mission and Valencia.
Handicap Information
Handicap seating may be available.
Please contact us before buying tickets to make arrangements.