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| Address | 450 Post Street San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 37°47′18″N 122°24′32″W / 37.7882°N 122.4089°W |
| Capacity | 199 |
| Opened | 2003 |
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San Francisco Playhouse (formerly SF Playhouse) is a non-profit theater company in San Francisco, California, founded in 2003 by Bill English and Susi Damilano.[1][2] The theater stages nine plays yearly, including Broadway plays, musicals, and world and regional premieres.[3]
San Francisco Playhouse has been home to several world premieres, including Bauer by Lauren Gunderson, Ideation by Aaron Loeb, Grounded by George Brant, and Seared by Theresa Rebeck.[4][5][6]
As part of its mission to shape and promote the growth of performing arts in the Bay Area, San Francisco Playhouse created the Rising Star Program, which provides theatre tickets to under-served youths in San Francisco and surrounding communities.[7]
In 2015, the theater company was awarded the American Theatre Wing's National Theatre Company Grant.[8]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, San Francisco Playhouse became one of the first theatre companies in the United States to get permission from Actors' Equity Association to film live actors on stage.[9] The company's on-demand stream of Art by Yasmina Reza premiered on October 24, 2020, to positive reviews.[10]
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- ^ "SF Playhouse streams lively version of Yasmina Reza's 'Art'". San Francisco Examiner. October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2020.