San Francisco Playhouse presents a spectacular lineup of performances that promises to captivate audiences with its diverse range of themes and stories. From the heartwarming tale of a pie-making waitress in 'Waitress' to the whimsical adventure in 'Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play,' and the reinvented classic in 'Fat Ham,' theater enthusiasts are in for a treat. The season continues with 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' and the timeless musical 'My Fair Lady,' offering a mix of drama, comedy, and musical brilliance. Each show promises a unique experience filled with laughter, emotion, and unforgettable moments.

A Theatrical Feast: Unforgettable Performances at San Francisco Playhouse

The San Francisco Playhouse is setting the stage for an unforgettable theatrical journey in 2025, featuring an eclectic mix of plays and musicals that promise to entertain, engage, and inspire. From Keiko Green's whimsical 'Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play' to James Ijames' poignant 'Fat Ham,' the lineup offers a rich tapestry of storytelling. Audiences will traverse the complexities of identity, family legacy, and personal transformation, with productions including the critically-acclaimed 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' and the timeless musical 'My Fair Lady.'

Exploring the San Francisco Playhouse's Diverse Theatrical Offerings for 2025

The San Francisco Playhouse's 2025 season promises a thrilling array of performances that tackle themes of identity, transformation, and the complexities of human relationships. From the comedic romp through teenage discovery in 'Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play', to the poignant reimagining of Shakespeare in 'Fat Ham', and the deeply introspective journey of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time', this season offers something for every theater lover. Rounding out the lineup is the classic musical 'My Fair Lady', showcasing timeless themes of class and transformation.

A Season of Transformation: San Francisco Playhouse's 2025 Lineup

San Francisco Playhouse is set to stage an exciting array of theatrical productions in 2025. From Keiko Green's whimsical 'Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play' to the reimagined Shakespearean drama 'Fat Ham' by James Ijames, the playhouse promises a year filled with compelling stories and performances. 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' offers a journey of mystery and discovery, while the classic musical 'My Fair Lady' showcases transformation and cultural dynamics. Join us as we delve into these vibrant narratives and the talents behind them.

Theatrical Adventures at San Francisco Playhouse: A Year of Diverse Narratives

Embark on a captivating journey at the San Francisco Playhouse as it presents a trio of remarkable performances. From James Ijames' modern adaptation of Shakespeare in 'Fat Ham,' to the thrilling mystery in 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,' and the enchanting musical transformation in 'My Fair Lady,' these productions promise a rich exploration of identity, intrigue, and metamorphosis. Each play offers a unique lens on its narrative, inviting audiences to delve into the complexities of human nature and societal norms.

A Theatrical Odyssey: New Perspectives at San Francisco Playhouse

Critically-acclaimed playwright James Ijames reinvents Shakespeare’s masterpiece with his new drama, Fat Ham. Juicy is a queer, Southern college kid, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge his murder. It feels like a familiar story to Juicy, well-versed in Hamlet’s woes. What’s different is Juicy himself, a sensitive and self-aware young Black man trying to break the cycles of trauma and violence in service of his own liberation. From an uproarious family barbecue emerges a compelling examination of love and loss, pain and joy.

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Fat Ham

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It’s 1999, and Ami is an awkward Asian American high schooler whose world comes crashing down with a terrible discovery: her family is responsible for manufacturing MSG, the mysterious ingredient getting all the kids hooked! Meanwhile, a cool new girl arrives from Japan, and she’s not playing by the rules. In Keiko Green’s new play, Ami vows to redeem her family name and save the world from MSG. This whimsical, time-traveling adventure is a riotous and hilarious romp through wild teenaged crushes, family legacies, and the magical properties of instant ramen!

Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play

Jenna, a waitress and expert pie maker, is stuck in a small town and a loveless marriage. Faced with an unexpected pregnancy, Jenna fears she may have to abandon the dream of opening her own pie shop…until a baking contest in a nearby county and the town’s handsome new doctor offer her a tempting recipe for happiness. Supported by her quirky crew of fellow waitresses and loyal customers, Jenna summons the secret ingredient she’s been missing all along — courage.

Waitress

This Olivier Award-winning comedy is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes. Welcome to opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor, where the hapless Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society’s attempt to stage this 1920s murder mystery devolves into madcap mayhem. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), the accident-prone thespians battle against all odds to survive until their final curtain call. The New York Post has just one word for you: “GO!” Tickets won’t last – it’d be wrong to wait!

The Play That Goes Wrong

Evita charts the young and ambitious Eva Peron’s meteoric rise to sainthood. Set in Argentina between 1934-1952, the Tony-winning musical follows Eva Duarte on her journey from poor illegitimate child to ambitious actress to, as wife of military leader-turned-president Juan Peron, the most powerful woman in Latin America, before her death from cancer at age 33.

Evita

Ghosts of the past continue to haunt in Williams seminal play The Glass Menagerie. Amanda Wingfield is a faded remnant of Southern gentility who now lives in a cramped St. Louis apartment with her aimless son, Tom, and her debilitatingly shy daughter, Laura. With their father absent and the Great Depression in motion, the siblings find comfort in their distractions — alcohol, movies and writing for Tom and a collection of glass animals for Laura. When a gentleman caller arrives for dinner, the Wingfield family is flooded with hope. But it’s uncertain if this mysterious visitor will change things for the better or shatter a family’s fragile illusions.

The Glass Menagerie

Step aside, Hitchcock. The legendary filmmaker’s serious spy flick becomes a chaotic and hysterical farce, with four characters playing dozens of roles—and even inanimate objects. While on vacation in London, a Canadian man with a boring life becomes embroiled in a cloak-and-dagger affair related to the mysterious “39 Steps,” an international spy ring. The 39 Steps is a riotous blend of virtuoso performances and inventive stagecraft that will leave audiences delighted.

The 39 Steps

From the windows of the old pho restaurant, Mai watches her neighborhood get gentrified, storefront by storefront. Just as the restaurant seems doomed to close, a mysterious and enthusiastic consultant named Vera arrives, helping Mai achieve the impossible and put the noodle shop on a path back to the glory days. But as Mai discovers that things aren’t what they seem, she must navigate the metaverse and enlist the help of ancient Vietnamese ancestors to help her find the truth.

My Home On The Moon

It’s Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City and nightclub performer Miss Adelaide must find a way to convince Nathan Detroit, her gambling fiancé of fourteen years, to finally bet on love. Meanwhile, high roller Sky Masterson might have made a miscalculation when he put down money he could charm straight-laced missionary Sarah Brown.

Guys and Dolls

It’s the nineties in Lagos, and aspiring ingenue Ayamma yearns for the glitz and glamor of movie stardom, landing an audition with Nollywood’s hottest director seeking a fresh face. Between fights with the resident diva and igniting sparks with Nigeria’s “Sexiest Man Born,” Ayamma’s dreams of leaving her travel agency job behind for a thrilling life might just come true.

Nollywood Dreams

Seventeen Broadway dancers are auditioning for eight spots on a chorus line. Exploring the inner lives and bittersweet ambitions of performers, A Chorus Line captures the spirit, tension, and hope of an audition. Winner of the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Winner of nine Tony Awards, four Drama Desk awards, three Obie Awards in 1976, and a Special Gold Tony Award in 1984 in honor of becoming Broadway’s longest-running musical.

A Chorus Line

In an effort to drum up business for his family’s company, Ohio sign manufacturer Daniel Cavanaugh travels to China hoping to secure a lucrative contract. He soon discovers that the complexities of such a venture far outstrip the expected differences in language, customs and manners. In Chinglish, Tony Winner David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) shows with humor and heart that some things aren’t so easily translated.

Chinglish

Based on the iconic 1985 film – which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game – Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. At a remote mansion, six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects. As the body count rises, Miss Scarlett, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, Colonel Mustard, and Wadsworth, the butler, race to find the killer. Clue is the comedy whodunit that will leave both cult-fans and newcomers in stitches as they try to figure out WHO did it, WHERE, and with WHAT?!

Clue

A heartfelt and humorous world premiere. On the Gila River Indian Community reservation in Arizona, Rocky (Rainbow Dickerson) and her family face Rocky’s struggle to balance between traditional basket-making culture and the inroads on reservation life of the casino and her integration with non-native culture. Written by Claude Jackson, Jr., the director of his tribe’s public defender’s office, Cashed Out was the 2019 winner of the Native Voices at the Autry short play festival.

Cashed Out

Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery’s rollicking and poignant musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It is a dream-like tale of faithful friends, feuding families and lovers in disguise, featuring an original folk-pop score. Forced from their homes, Orlando, Duke Senior, his daughter Rosalind, and niece Celia escape to the Forest of Arden, a fantastical place of transformation, where all are welcomed and embraced. Lost amidst the trees, the refugees find community and acceptance under the stars.

As You Like It

Indecent is based on the real-life events surrounding the scandalous Broadway debut of Sholem Asch’s ‘God of Vengeance,’ considered to be a seminal work of Yiddish theatre by some, and a piece of traitorous libel by others. With a klezmer-infused score and filled with joyous songs and dances, this play charts the history of that incendiary work, the artists who risked their careers and lives to perform it, and the evolving identity of the culturally rich community that inspired its creation. Co-Produced with Yiddish Theatre Ensemble.

Indecent

15-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain: He is exceptional at mathematics but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. He has never ventured alone beyond the end of his road, he detests being touched, and he distrusts strangers. Now it is 7 minutes after midnight, and Christopher stands beside his neighbor’s dead dog, Wellington, who has been speared with a garden fork. Finding himself under suspicion, Christopher is determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Wellington, and he carefully records each fact of the crime. But his detective work, forbidden by his father, takes him on a thrilling journey that upturns his world.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Based on the film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play Pygmalion, Lerner and Loewe's 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.

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May 1 - Jun 21, 2025

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Jul 3 - Sep 13, 2025

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Mar 20 - Apr 19, 2025

Fat Ham

Jan 30 - Mar 8, 2025

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