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San Francisco by Richard Connema

2011-2012 Theatre Season

Updated November 13, 2011

| 42nd Street Moon | Actors Theatre of San Francisco | American Conservatory Theatre |
|Aurora Theatre Company | B Street Theatre | Berkeley Repertory Theatre | Best of Broadway |
| Broadway by the Bay | Bus Barn Stage Company | California Shakespeare Theatre | Center REP | Cinnabar Theatre |
| Contra Costa Musical Theatre | Custom Made Theatre Company | Cutting Ball Theatre | Diablo Theatre Company | Dragon Productions Theatre Company |
| The Magic Theatre | The Marsh | Marin Shakespeare Company | Marin Theatre Company | Mountain Play Association |
| New Conservatory Theatre Center | Pear Avenue Theatre | Playhouse of San Francisco | Ross Valley Players | Sacramento Theatre Company |
| San Jose Rep | Shotgun Players | Theatre Rhinoceros | TheatreWorks | Town Hall Theatre Company | Willows Theatre |


42nd STREET MOON
415-255-8207

What a Swell Party! The Cole Porter Salon
September 15, 2011

Nymph Errant
October 5 - October 23, 2011

Oh Kay!
November 2 - November 20, 2011

Three Sisters
November 30 - December 18, 2011

The Best of Times: The Jerry Herman Salon
January 26, 2012

Sugar
April 4 - April 22, 2012

Zorba
May 2 - May 20, 2012



ACTORS THEATRE OF SAN FRANCISCO
415-296-9179

American Buffalo
July 29 - September 3, 2011



AMERICAN CONSERVATORY
THEATRE


Scapin by Moliere
September 16 - October 17, 2010

Marcus: or the Secret of Sweet
The Brother/Sister Plays Part III
October 29 - November 21, 2010

A Christmas Carol
December 2-26, 2010

Clybourne Park
January 20 - February 13, 2011

The Homecoming
March 3-27, 2011

No Exit
April 7 - May 11, 2011

Tales of the City
Based on Armistead Maupin's Tale of the City
World Premiere Musical
Music and Lyrics by Jake Shears and John Garden
May 17 - July 24, 2011

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Once in a Lifetime
September 22 - October 16, 2011

Race
October 21 - November 13, 2011

A Christmas Carol
December 1 - December 24, 2011

Humor Abuse
January 12 - February 5, 2012

Scorched
February 16 - March 11, 2012

Higher
by Carey Perloff
World Premiere at the Zeum Theatre
February 1 - February 18, 2012

Maple and Vine
March 29 - April 22, 2012

Twelfth Night
May 10 - June 10, 2012

The Scottsboro Boys
June 12 - July 15, 2012



AURORA THEATRE COMPANY
510-843-4822

A Delicate Balance
September 2 - October 9, 2011

The Soldier Tale
November 11 - December 11, 2011

Body Awareness
January 27, 2011 - March 4, 2012

Anatol
World Premiere
by Arthur Schnitzer
April 6 - May 13, 2012

Salomania
World Premiere
Written and directed by Mark Jackson
June 15 - July 22, 2012



B STREET THEATRE
916-443-5300

TBA



BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE
510-647-2949

Rita Moreno: Life Without Makeup
World Premiere
Written by Tony Toccone
September 2 - October 30, 2011

How to Write a New Book from the Bible
World Premiere
Written by Bill Cain
October 7 - November 20, 2011

The Wild Ride
By Knee High Theatre Group
American Premiere
December 2, 2011 - January 1, 2012

Ghost Light
World Premiere
Conceived and developed by Jonathan Moscone and Tony Toccone
January 6 - February 19, 2012

A Doctor In Spite of Himself
World Premiere
Written by Moliere
Adapted by Christopher Bayes and Steven Epp
February 10 - March 25, 2012

Red
March 16 - April 26, 2012

In Paris
Special Presentation
April 25 - May 13, 2012

Red
March 16 - April 29, 2012

Black and Blue Boys
Written and Performed by Dael Orlandersmith
World Premiere
May 25 - June 24, 2012


BEST OF BROADWAY
IN SAN FRANCISCO

Hugh Jackman
May 3-May 15, 2011

Cats
May 5-15, 2011

Blue Man Group
May 24 - June 19, 2011
Golden Gate Theatre

Billy Elliot
June 27 - September 18, 2011
Orpheum Theatre

Hair
October 25 - November 20, 2011
Golden Gate Theatre

Bring It On
Music by Tom Kitt
Lyrics by Amanda Green
December 15, 2011 - January 7, 2012
Orpheum Theatre

The Caretaker
March 28 - April 22, 2012 Curran Theatre

American Idiot
June 12 - July 18, 2012
Orpheum Theatre

Les Miserables
July 10 - August 5, 2012
Orpheum Theatre

War Horse
August 1 - August 26, 2012


BROADWAY BY THE BAY
650-579-5568 ext 1

Music Man
July 14-31, 2011

Gypsy
September 22 - October 22, 2011


BUS BARN STAGE COMPANY
650-941-0551

Shout
September 1 - October 1, 2011

Almost Maine
November 17 - December 18, 2011

Doubt
January 26 - February 18, 2012

The Government Inspector
April 12 - May 5, 2012

The Clean House
May 14 - June 16, 2012


CALIFORNIA SHAKESPEARE THEATRE
510-548-9666

Titus Andronicus
June 1 - June 26, 2011

The Verona Project
World Premiere
Written and directed by Amanda Dehnert
July 6 - July 31, 2011

Candida
August 10 - September 4, 2011

The Taming of the Shrew
September 21 - October 16, 2011


CENTER REPERTORY COMPANY/CONTRA COSTA MUSICAL THEATRE
Dean Lesher Arts Center
925-943-SHOW

Blues in the Night
May 19 - June 25, 2011

Contra Costa Musical Theatre

Little Shop of Horror
October 4 - November 13, 2011

Sunset Boulevard
March 16 - April 15, 2012

Knights 3 Theatre

A Christmas Carol
December 8-18, 2011

Arms and the Man
January 27 - February 25, 2012

Rumors
March 30 - April 28, 2012

TBA Musical
April 19 - May 6, 2012

Xanadu
May 18 - June 23, 2012



CINNABAR THEATRE
3333 Petaluma N., Petaluma, CA
707-763-8920

She Loves Me
September 9 - September 25, 2011

Crimes of the Heart
October 21 - November 6, 2011

Tomfoolery
December 31, 2011 - January 22, 2012

Don Gionvanni
March 23 - April 15, 2012

Born Yesterday
May 25 - June 10, 2012




CUSTOM MADE THEATRE COMPANY

510-207-5774

The Underpants
September 23 - October 22, 2011

The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds
November 15 - December 11, 2011

Little Brother
World Premiere
Novel by Cory Doctorow, adapted by Josh Costello
January 17 - February 12, 2012

The Merchant of Venice
July 10 - August 5, 2012

To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Portrait of Lorrine Hansberry in her Own Words
May-June 2012

STUDIO CMTC
Straightlines by New York Playwright Mark Eismon
Release Point by New York Playwright Gino Dilorio
June 2012




CUTTING BALL THEATRE

800-838-3006

Pelleas and Melisande
World Premiere
A new translation by Rob Melrose
October 21 - November 27, 2011

Tontlawald
World Premiere by Eugene Chan
February 17 - March 11, 2012

Tenderloin
World Premiere by Annie Elias
April 27 - May 27, 2012

Gizmo
June 15 -16, 2012

The Ghost Sonata
June 29-30, 2012

The Pelican and The Black Glove
July 6-7, 2012

Risk is this
The Cutting Ball New Experimental Plays Festival
July 8 - July 14, 2012




DIABLO THEATRE COMPANY

925-943-7469

Fiddler on the Roof
Stars 2000 teen theatre
July 22 - July 31, 2011

The Wizard of Oz
September 9 - October 1, 2011

Irving Berlin's White Christmas
November 25 - December 4, 2011

Legally Blonde the musical
February 10 - March 3, 2012



DRAGON PRODUCTIONS THEATRE COMPANY
800-838-3006

TBA



THE MAGIC THEATRE
415-441-8822

Why We Have a Body
August 31 - October 2, 2011

Annapurna
by Sharr White
World Premiere November 11 - December 4, 2011

Jesus in India
by Lloyd Suh
World Premiere
January 26 - February 26, 2012

Any Given Day
March 29 - April 29, 2012

Bruja
by Luis Alfaro
World Premiere
May 24 - June 24, 2012



THE MARSH
1062 Valencia Street
800-838-3006

TBA



MARIN SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
415-499-4488

Macbeth
July 8 - August 14, 2011

Complete History of America (abridge"
July 22 - September 25, 2011

The Tempest
August 19 - September, 2011



MARIN THEATRE COMPANY
415-388-5208

The Brother/Sister Plays
Part One
In The Red & Brown Water
September 9 - October 3, 2010

9 Circles
World Premier Play by Bill Cain
October 14 - November 7, 2010
Liberman Theatre


Happy Now
November 11 - December 5, 2010

Seagull
World Premiere
By Anton Chekhov. Adapted by Libby Appel
January 27 - February 20, 2011

Fuddy Meers
March 31 - April 24, 2011

Tiny Alice
June 2 - June 26, 2011

Seven Guitars
August 11 - September 4, 2011

Bellwether
World Premiere by Steve Yockey
October 6-30, 2011

The Glass Menagerie
November 25 - December 18, 2011

TBA
February 2-26, 2012

Othello, The Moor of Venice
March 29 - April 22, 2012

God of Carnage
May 24 - June 17, 2012



MOUNTAIN PLAY ASSOCIATION
415-383-1100

TBA



NEW CONSERVATORY THEATRE CENTER
415-861-8972

The Stops
May 20 - June 25, 2011

The Pride
May 27 - July 3, 2011

Waiting for Giovanni
August 19 - September 18, 2011

The Temperamentals
November 4 - December 18, 2011

Xanadu
December 2, 2011 - January 15, 2012

The Story of My Life
January 20 - February 26, 2012

Maurice
February 24 - March 25, 2012

The Laramie Project
10 Years Later
March 23 - April 29, 2012

Slipping
May 18 - July 1, 2012

Lips Together, Teeth Apart
June 1 - July 1, 2012


PEAR AVENUE THEATRE
650-254-1148

The Fifth of July
September 16 - October 9, 2011

Mauritius
November 4-20, 2011

A Moon for the Misbegotten
January 13 - February 5, 2012

Familiar Strangers
March 2-18, 2012

Back at Leipzig
April 6-22, 2012

Pear Slices 2010
May 11 - June 3, 2012

Mrs. Warren's Profession
June 22 - July 15, 2012


PLAYHOUSE OF SAN FRANCISCO
415-677-9596

Honey Brown Eyes
September 20 - November 5, 2011

TBA
November 15, 2011 - January 14, 2012

Becky Shaw
January 24 - March 10, 2012

The Aliens
March 20-5, 2012

A Behanding in Seattle
May 5 - June 30, 2012  



ROSS VALLEY PLAYERS
415-456-9555

November
September 17 - October 17, 2010

Pride and Prejudice
November 12 - December 12, 2010

Holiday Family Special - Variety Event
December 16 - December 19, 2010

Doubt
January 14 - February 13, 2011

Quilters
March 18 - April 17, 2011

Rabbit Hole
May 13 - June 12, 2011

Table Manners
July 15 - August 14, 2011



SACRAMENTO THEATRE COMPANY
916-443-6722

TBA



SAN JOSE REP
408-367-7236

One Man Star Wars Trilogy
July 14 - July 17, 2011

Spring Awaking
September 1 - September 25, 2011

The Last Romance
October 13 - November 6, 2011

A Christmas Carol
November 23 - December 24, 2011

Double Indemnity
adapted for the stage by David Pichette & R. Hamilton Wright
World Premiere
January 12 - February 5, 2012

God of Carnage
March 22 - April 15, 2012

The Understudy
May 10 - June 3, 2012



SHOTGUN PLAYERS
510-841-6500
Unless otherwise noted, all are presented at
The Julia Morgan Theatre, 2640 College Ave, Berkeley

Road to Hades
World Premiere by Jeff Raz
July 30 - September 11, 2011
Outdoors at John Hinkel Park

Phaedra
World Premiere by Adam Bock
September 21- October 23, 2011

God's Plot
World Premiere by Mark Jackson
December 1 - January 15, 2012

The Coast of Utopia:Voyage
March 4 - April 15, 2012

The Great Divide
May 16 - June 17, 2012

Truffaldino Says No
June 30 - July 22, 2012

Precious Life
August 18 - September 16, 2012

Assassins
September 25 - October 28, 2012

Woyzeck
November 29 - January 13, 2012



THEATRE RHINOCEROS
800-838-3006

Sex Rev: The Jose Sarria Experience
November 10 - November 27, 2011

Lea De Laria in
The 2011 Rhino New Years Eve Spectacular
December 31, 2011

The Two Character Play
January 4 - January 15, 2012

100 Saints You Should Know
May 31 - June 17, 2012



THEATREWORKS
650-463-1960 or toll free 1-888-273-3752

Auctioning the Ainsleys
World Premiere
by Laura Schellhardt
July 14 - August 8, 2010

The Light In the Piazza
August 25 - September 19, 2010

Superior Donuts
October 3 - October 31, 2010

A Christmas Memory
World Premiere
Based on the story by Truman Capote
Book by Duane Poole
Music by Larry Grossman; Lyrics by Carol Hall
December 1 - December 26, 2010

The 39 Steps
January 19 - February 13, 2011

The North Pole
March 9 - April 3, 2011

Snow Falling on Ceders
March 30 - April 24, 2011

[title of show]
Book by Hunter Bell
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Bowen
June 1 - June 16, 2011  



TOWN HALL THEATRE COMPANY
925-283-1557

Picasso at the Lapin Agile
September 22 - October 15, 2011

Scrooge
December 1-18, 2011

Distracted
February 23 - March 17, 2011

Pygmalion
May 31 - June 23, 2011



WILLOWS THEATRE

Campbell Theatre, 636 Ward Street, Martinez

TBA




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