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Shows are listed in order by their closing date.
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My Fair Lady
Info: sfplayhouse.org – to Sept. 13, 2025.
Based on the film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play Pygmalion, My Fair Lady is a beautiful musical about transformation, patronage, gender politics and class. Acclaimed phonetician Henry Higgins makes a wager that in six months he can pass off Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl, as a duchess at an embassy ball. But through arduous training, day and night, this innocuous bet turns into something much more.
Read our reviews:
Lynne Stevens
Isa S. Chu
Scat-ter Brain: The Music of ADHD
Info: themarsh.org – to September 13, 2025.
In this semi-autobiographical one woman musical – CJ, a multi-talented woman never seems to maximize her potential. At age 40+, she is diagnosed with inattentive ADHD and is forced to dig deep to understand herself and know her true worth. Through music, community, and faith, she breaks through her biggest fears to start building the life she always dreamed of. This show highlights the joy and challenge that people with ADHD bring to the world. If you or someone you care about is anywhere on the neurodivergent spectrum, this show will help you see the world through their eyes.
Jurassiq Parq, A Musiqal Parody
Info: sfoasis.com – to September 13, 2025.
Get ready for a musical parody 65 million years in the making!
NOW EXTENDED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 13th! Get tickets before they go extinct!
Join Dr. Laura Dern, Jeff Ian Malcolm Goldblum and the rest of the gang as they venture to a mysterious island where dinosaurs are alive… and singing chart-topping hits of the 90s, 2000s and today. Featuring outrageous drag, fierce dance, over-the-top puppets, dino divas, and soaring pop vocals, Jurassiq Parq is the immersive campy queer sci-fi nostalgia of a millennial's wet dreams. Audiences are encouraged to dress up and sing along in this original take on the 1993 film that shaped a generation.
The Tempest
Info: marinshakespeare.org – to September 14, 2025.
M. Graham Smith adapts and directs Shakespeare’s The Tempest, a powerful exploration of second chances and the choices that shape new beginnings. On a mysterious island where magic and humanity intertwine, Prospero conjures a storm that shipwrecks old enemies, compelling everyone to confront past resentments and reimagine their futures. The story weaves themes of forgiveness, redemption, and the delicate balance of power, daring us to consider: can we truly make amends with the past and embrace the promise of transformation? Featuring Bay Area favorite Stacy Ross as Prospero, this bold reimagining breathes fresh life into Shakespeare’s timeless meditation on what it means to forgive and be forgiven.
Twelfth Night or, What You Will
Info: publictheater.org – to September 14, 2025.
NEW YORK, NY
Join us to revel in the midsummer madness as twins Sebastian and Viola survive shipwreck, revenge plots, and the trick doors of love. The Public’s Associate Artistic Director and Resident Director, Tony Award nominee Saheem Ali directs this joyful romp welcoming all of New York back to the magic of Central Park’s beloved theater.
After 62 years as the home of Free Shakespeare in the Park, The Delacorte Theater was due for a major makeover. When the theater makes its triumphant return this summer with TWELFTH NIGHT, it will be more welcoming, more accessible, and more sustainable than ever before. Learn more about the revitalization here!
Free Shakespeare in the Park is part of The Public’s annual summer celebration of Shakespeare for the City. Free. For All. Forever.
Plaza Suite
Info: hillbarntheatre.org – September 14
Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite is a witty and heartfelt comedy in three acts, each set in the same luxurious hotel suite, where three different couples face life’s unexpected twists. A long-married couple attempts to rekindle their romance but finds themselves at odds with time and each other. A fast-talking Hollywood producer tries to lure his old flame into an affair, blurring nostalgia with reality. And on a chaotic wedding day, frantic parents do everything they can to coax their panicked bride out of the bathroom. Filled with Simon’s sharp humor and keen observations on love and marriage, Plaza Suite is a delightful exploration of relationships in all their messy, marvelous glory.
Good People
Info: altarena.org – to September 21
Southie is a Boston neighborhood where a night out on the town means a few rounds of bingo, and this month’s paycheck covers last month’s bills. In this powerful and ferociously funny story, a single mom who’s lost her job at a dollar store becomes desperate enough to contact an old fling who’s made it out of the neighborhood to see if he’s her ticket to a fresh start. With his signature humorous glow, Lindsay-Abaire explores the struggles and unshakable hopes that come with having next to nothing in America.
What Is To Be Done? Fighting Fascism and Depression
info: themarsh.org – Fridays, to October 10. (No show September 12)
For over 30 years, Josh Kornbluth has developed his monologues through a series of improvisations — often at The Marsh. Now he’s starting from scratch again – this time based on what’s currently on, and in, his mind. For over six months, he’s been mired in a deep depression. At the same time, our country has been rapidly descending into fascism. So Josh finds himself in a Resistance on at least two levels: against MAGA’s depredations, and against attacks from within his own psyche. Can he help save our democracy even as he struggles to pull himself together? Will he have to perform these improvs from a psychiatrist’s couch? What Is To Be Done? is a work in (and of) progress.
Some Things You Should Know About My Mom
Info: theexit.org – Saturdays, August 16 & 23, 2025.
Added performance: at The Writer’s Grotto, Sunday, August 24, at 3:30 p.m. Info: writersgrotto.org – along with an art show of Sandy’s work. And surprises!
"Some Things You Should Know About My Mom" is a multimedia performance by Gabriel Diamond about his mom Sandy Diamond. It’s full of Jewish Mom jokes, what it was like being a troublemaker teen growing up with a bipolar, hunchback, single artist mom, how he helped her die, burying her with his bare hands, all the regrets, and now, what it like raising a teen of his own. And there’s dancing.
It started off as the eulogy Gabriel shared in 2016. That it was adapted into a play “Memorial” by Tamar Halpern. After about 8 different actors played Gabriel in various productions, Gabriel was invited to perform himself with the Roots and Wings Project in Los Angeles in 2021. Now he’s coming back to the stage to finally share the full story.
The Return
Info: goldenthread.org – to August 24, 2025.
Two people meeting in an auto-body shop in the mid-sized city Herzliya. They might or might not have known each other in the past. One of them is Palestinian, one of them is Israeli Jewish, and by the end of the play, both of their lives will be changed forever by the realities that surround them.
Night Driver
Info: TheMarsh.org – Saturdays Only – 5:00 PM – to August 23, 2025.
What’s a Hong Kong princess doing driving a cab in San Francisco? And what does her very proper mother make of it? Stories from a model minority gone rogue.
Home? A Palestinian Woman’s Pursuit of Life, Liberty & Happiness
San Francisco Playhouse and Z Space Present in association with Voices Festival Productions
Home?
A Palestinian Woman’s Pursuit of Life, Liberty & Happiness
By Hend Ayoub • Directed by Carey Perloff
World Premiere
On Stage
July 26 – August 16, 2025 at Z Space
Tickets: $46
“This Palestinian woman’s solo show insists on hope over hate.” San Francisco Chronicle
“Palestinian Woman Enacts Her Amazing Story, Brilliantly” Theatrius
“Hend Ayoub’s journey of self-discovery is beautifully presented in Home? … Hend carefully bridges the political horrors with a story of hope and fortitude.” Broadway World