The Best Theater in San Francisco

Endgames Improv Training Center South

Endgames Improv puts on more shows than any other improv company in San Francisco. We know that the secret to growing as an improviser is to perform. Classes are wonderful for learning new skills, but only confronting the stage lights and standing in... more

Eth-Noh-Tec

Our mission is to heal the divides within us and between us through the stories of Asia and Asian America. We build cultural bridges that celebrate our humanity, embrace our differences and create compassionate communities through the performance of... more

Exit Theatre

A home for San Francisco theatre since 1983. EXIT Theatre's mission is to help develop theatre artists by providing opportunities to create, experiment, and grow by commissioning new works, providing production support and low-cost venue rental, and... more

foolsFURY Theater Company

Established in 1998, foolsFURY creates immediate physical works of theater that take full advantage of all the elements of live performance. Enough of the dreary and the tired - bring on excitement, awe, and outrage. more

Footloose

Footloose is an arts-presenting organization that produces original theater, dance, music, comedy and multimedia works with artists and technologists from all fields, especially emerging and established women artists. Programming includes collaborati... more

Frost Amphitheater

The renovated Frost Amphitheater on the Stanford University campus is a great venue to catch a music or theater performance. Stanford University has announced partnerships with The San Francisco Symphony and Goldenvoice to help support the newly r... more

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Funkanometry SF Dance Company

Funkanometry San Francisco Dance Company is a 501(c)(3) non-profit performing arts organization renowned in the Bay Area for their cutting-edge choreography, stylistic versatility, and professionalism. Established in 2002, Funkanometry SF's servic... more

Gill Auditorium - University of San Francisco

Goat Hall Productions

Goat Hall Productions, now in its sixth season, is a theater community of musicians, actors, designers, and technicians dedicated to the collaborative creative process. We present musical theater and opera in English, focusing on 20th- and 21st-centu... more

Golden Gate Theatre

The Golden Gate Theatre celebrates 100 Years. Built in the 1922, this former vaudeville house and movie theater was restored and reopened nearly 60 years later as a leading-edge performing arts venue. The Golden Gate Theatre is located at the corner... more

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Golden Thread Productions

Golden Thread Productions is dedicated to exploring Middle Eastern cultures and identities as expressed around the globe. We present alternative perspectives of the Middle East by developing and producing theatrical work that is aesthetically varie... more

Hypnodrome

January 5, 2017 I have some sad news for you today. After 13 wonderful years producing show after show, celebrating weddings, birthdays and memorials, and building a rich and loving artistic community, our benefactors Larry and David have found a... more

Intersection for the Arts

Intersection for the Arts is San Francisco's oldest alternative art space (est. 1965) and has a long history of presenting new and experimental work in the fields of literature, theater, music, dance and the visual arts, and also in nurturing and sup... more

Island Creative Management

Island Creative is a full service entertainment production company providing custom and rental scenic services and lighting equipment. more

Joe Goode Annex

In April 2011, Joe Goode Performance Group moved into its new home, the Joe Goode Annex, at Project Artaud in the heart of San Francisco's lively Mission District. The 3,200 square foot space houses a 1,500 square foot state-of-the-art dance studio w... more

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Joe Goode Performance Group

Joe Goode Performance Group's (JGPG) innovative form of dance theater is accessible, personal, and explores unabashed emotional terrain with humor and honesty. Using text, voice, and high velocity movement, JGPG blurs the line between theater and d... more

Jon Sims Center for the Performing Arts

Jon Sims Center for the Arts (JSC) is a multidisciplinary performing arts presenter and service organization offering programs that address the artistic, intellectual and community social needs of the lesbian/ gay/ bisexual/ transgender/ (LGBT) commu... more

Killing My Lobster

The Lobster Theater Company, DBA Killing My Lobster (KML), was formed in 1997 filling a creative need for insightful comedic work in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since KML's first show in a 25-seat converted Mission District office space on Valentine'... more

Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library

In the Main Library, the Koret Auditorium is a theater where lectures and special events. * 235 seating capacity * Live performances, guest speakers, and presentations * Video and film screenings * Use of the library's audio visual equipment is... more

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Lamplighters Music Theatre

Lamplighters Music Theatre is a San Francisco based non-profit theatre company founded in 1952 to produce the comic operas of Gilbert & Sullivan and other works of comparable wit, literacy and musical merit. Our company strives to enrich the live... more

Landmark Musical Theatre

The musical theatre company, Landmark Musical Theatre, performs at various venues in the Bay Area. more

Leela Improv Training Center

Welcome to Leela, San Francisco's premier long-form improvisational theatre company and training center. A creative community where people from all walks of life come together to connect, play, and express their authentic selves while creat... more

Little Boxes Theater

A unique underground creative space devoted to art & movement. We're set up with a 1300 sq. ft. sprung floor for dance rehearsals, performances, we've recently hosted a film crew here with choreographed fight scenes! We have a wall of windows whi... more

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre

San Francisco's Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (LHTSF) is the Bay Area's premiere African-American theatre company. Founded in 1981, LHTSF is the oldest continuously-producing African-American Equity theatre company on the West Coast. LHTSF production... more

Magic Patio

After moving to San Francisco's Mission/Bernal neighborhood in 2013, Andrew had an idea for his back patio. He began building an elaborate, 45-person theater complete with a secret entrance, a bar, and a box office that doubled as his bedroom. Five y... more

Magic Theatre

Magic Theatre is one of the most prominent theatres in the nation dedicated to development and production of new plays. The mission of Magic Theatre is to give voice to playwrights, both emerging and established, and to develop and promote the work o... more

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Make It So Productions

'Make It So' Productions is dedicated to developing, nurturing, and presenting gay art in all its forms through event production and sponsorship. MISP works with new up-and-coming artists as well as established performers to allow their works to be s... more

Marina Theatre

The Marina Theatre is more than movies! It's the home of Poppin' Comedy, a monthly show that delivers 90 minutes of live stand-up comedy from comedians from the Bay Area and beyond! Frank Lee helped save this classic Marina movie house and help k... more

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Marines' Memorial Theatre

The Marines' Memorial Theatre is an intimate 650-seat jewel box theatre located in the heart of San Francisco's theatre district between Union Square and Nob Hill. The Marines' Memorial Theatre is an historical landmark, built in 1926. Dedicated to... more

Marrakech Magic Theater

Marrakech Magic Theater: In a different era this venue was an enchanting San Francisco speakeasy. It later became the first Moroccan restaurant in the United States. On January 1, 2017, Jay bought the theater, striving to combine the old world charm... more

Media Meltdown

MEDIA MELTDOWN is a queer art and event production collective that celebrates cult media, weird pop culture, and childhood nostalgia. Hosted by San Francisco-based drag performers and "roommates" (in the Biblical sense) Kafka X & Piranha Psychotronic... more

Mojo Theatre San Francisco

Mojo Theatre is bold, modern, socio-political theatre with an urgency to entertain. Plays, music, sketch comedy, dance, improv, film. Acting classes & more. more

Moment Improv Theatre LLC.

San Francisco Improv Theatre & Training Center Hilarious, organic, narrative, improv theatre in the heart of downtown San Francisco! Welcome to San Francisco improv! Moment Improv Theatre teaches adults how to play again, how to be better commu... more

Musical Theater Works

Musical Theatre Works (MTW) is a Theatre Academy and Performance Company. Our mission is to offer young people an opportunity to: * learn about and experience all aspects of musical theatre * participate in Academy training classes * produce two fu... more

New Conservatory Theatre Center

The mission of the New Conservatory Theatre Center is to champion innovative, high quality theatre experiences for youth, adults and artists to effect personal and societal growth, enlightenment and change. NCTC provides theatre training to empowe... more

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New Nothing Cinema

Since 1983 and previously known as the No Nothing Cinema before having to relocate in 1997, the New Nothing Cinema is born and continues with free shows of avant garge, experimental, and beautiful film and video work. As well as live music and perfor... more

Opera Parallèle

Opera Parallèle merges tradition with innovation to re-invent opera for our modern world. We are committed to the highest artistic standards in our productions. We foster an inclusive and creative environment that values curiosity and innovation. We... more

Orpheum Theatre

Officially designated as a San Francisco Landmark in 1977 by the San Francisco Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board, the Orpheum Theatre originally opened in 1926 with an façade patterned after a 12th-century French cathedral. Although this 2,200-se... more

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Palace of Fine Arts

The gallery area now houses the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre and the Exploratorium. The theatre, which seats 1,000 in a continental-style configuration, was added in 1970. The Palace of Fine Arts Theatre is operated by the Palace of Fine Arts League,... more

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Phoenix Theatre San Francisco

An alternative playhouse that provides a home to many of the unique, various stage performances in San Francisco. more

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