Name: Ear Hustle Live!
Start: 2026-04-11T20:00:00
Location: Toni Rembe Theater

The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) in San Francisco is set to captivate audiences with a dynamic slate of performances in 2026, including the North American premiere of 'Paranormal Activity,' the world premiere of '||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||,' a live session of the acclaimed 'Ear Hustle' podcast, and the U.S. premiere of 'Hamnet.' Featuring a mix of horror, coming-of-age tales, real-life transformations, and historical drama, these events promise to push the boundaries of theater, offering something for audiences with a diverse range of tastes.

Exploring the Boundaries of Art and Storytelling: A.C.T.'s Enchanting 2026 Lineup

American Conservatory Theater

James and Lou move from Chicago to London to escape the past… but they soon discover that places aren’t haunted, people are. An original story set in the world of the terrifying Paranormal Activity film franchise, this thrilling new play from celebrated Chicago playwright Levi Holloway (Broadway’s Grey House) and Punchdrunk’s Felix Barrett (Sleep No More) with illusions by Tony Award winner Chris Fisher (Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Harry Potter & The Cursed Child) will haunt you long after you get home. Experience the horror of this North American premiere. Can you even believe your eyes?

Paranormal Activity

Toni Rembe Theater

Four highly-gifted teens collab and collide one pivotal summer at a prestigious Berkeley girls’ music program. They improvise and crack wise atop a steadily thrumming undercurrent of disaster and emergency. This world premiere play with music comes from A.C.T.-commissioned playwright Eisa Davis, the singular writer-musician-actor whose keen ear for the language and inner lives of adolescent women brought us the Pulitzer finalist Bulrusher. At turns hilarious and melancholy, raucous and poetic, ||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :|| is an exquisite and achingly true story of friendship, self-discovery, and the salvation of art-making.

||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||

The Strand Theater

Calling all Ear Hustlers! Join Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, co-hosts and co-creators of the acclaimed podcast, live on stage as they share stories from inside and outside prison, accompanied by musical performances and never-before-seen visuals.

Ear Hustle Live!

When the plague steals 11-year-old Hamnet from his loving parents, Agnes and William Shakespeare, they must each confront their loss alone. And yet, out of the greatest suffering, something of extraordinary wonder is born. Experience the U.S. premiere of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s “elegant and beguiling” (London’s Evening Standard) stage adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s best-selling novel, adapted by award-winning playwright Lolita Chakrabarti (Life of Pi, Red Velvet) and directed by Erica Whyman.

Ear Hustle Live!

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