THEATRE

Artists are listed in alphabetical order.

Alive & Well Productions / Annie Kahane

Meeting #7

Date(s) & Time(s): Friday, June 16, 9:00 PM, Saturday, June 17, 8:00 PM
Duration: 50 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 401 Alabama St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: Joe Goode Annex
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $18, Advance: $21, Door: $24


A one-woman show created and performed by dance theater artist Annie Kahane, with projections by filmmaker Ethan Alesch. An orientation-leader welcomes the audience to a parody PowerPoint presentation, as if they are extraterrestrials who have just arrived on planet earth. There will be an onstage conversation with the artist following the performance on Saturday June 17.

Bons Tempos Theatre

Qaddafi's Cook

Date(s) & Time(s): Friday, June 9, 8:00 PM, Saturday, June 10, 3:00 PM, Sunday, June 11, 6:30 PM
Duration: 55 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 401 Alabama St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: Joe Goode Annex
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


Taste the tyrant. Two young Mexican chefs get caught in the tailspin of Libyan dictator, Muammar Qaddafi, world’s bloodiest foodie and Lockerbie plotter. Inspired by real events, critics from NYC to San Diego raved, "Intense and charming... beautifully connects food, passion, and power...” and “Do not miss this fine performance.” Audience members are invited to a reception with the artists following the performance on Friday June 9.

Crescent Moon Theater Productions

Hold On, When Everything Changes in a Flash

Date(s) & Time(s): Friday, June 16, 7:00 PM, Saturday, June 17, 2:00 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Studio
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


Four young adults share harrowing and courageous stories of fleeing their home countries of Guatemala, Afghanistan, Iraq and Venezuela, and starting their lives in the United States. An evening of storytelling with live music accompaniment that reveals intimate and honest accounts of the refugee experience. There will be an onstage conversation with the artists following the performance on Friday June 16.

David Kleinberg

He Wants to Run

Date(s) & Time(s): Friday, June 9, 6:30 PM, Sunday, June 11, 2:00 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2840 Mariposa St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: Theatre of Yugen
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $15, Advance: $20, Door: $22


"He Wants to Run" is David Kleinberg's story of a guy who hates running and dogs, and how he ended up running with his neighbor's dog for 13 years in Cloverdale and what Butler teaches David about living and dying.

Eth-Noh-Tec and Storytelling Friends

Strong Like Bamboo: Stories of Resilience for Healing in this Era of Anti-AAPI Violence

Date(s) & Time(s): Tuesday, June 13, 7:30 PM
Duration: 90 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2840 Mariposa St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: Theatre of Yugen
Ticket Prices: FREE


Stories and dialogues will offer an experience confirming we are not alone in our quest for respect, justice, peace and safety. The art of storytelling and music will launch audiences into deep and reassuring dialogue. By sharing our stories, we become a community of solace, support and strength. Allies welcomed.

Gamal Abdel Chasten

Crawfish - We The Invisible

Date(s) & Time(s): Saturday, June 17, 6:00 PM, Sunday, June 18, 4:30 PM
Duration: 75 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Studio
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $30


On September 11th, 2020 Cristofer Cruz (Crawfish) tells his story. It chronicles his journey from being a New Orleans homeowner pre-hurricane Katrina to eventually becoming a homeless resident of the Bay Area. An account synonymous with the issues of homelessness, gentrification and global warming. There will be an onstage conversation with the artists following the performance on Sunday June 18.

Jason Bayani

Locus of Control

Date(s) & Time(s): Friday, June 9, 8:30 PM, Saturday, June 10, 5:30 PM
Duration: 75 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2840 Mariposa St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: Theatre of Yugen
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


"Locus of Control" explores the complicated, sometimes fragmented experience of the Filipinx-American background and identity. Setting himself behind a DJ booth, Bayani seamlessly moves between poetry, storytelling, music and video taking the audience through his family’s history of migration viewed through both a historic and intensely personal lens.

Lisa A Frias

Gratitude

Date(s) & Time(s): Thursday, June 8, 8:00 PM, Saturday, June 10, 8:45 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2840 Mariposa St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: Theatre of Yugen
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


“Gratitude” is a cloth of hidden scars, liminal spaces and unexpected wings. From working all night restaurants and mental health agencies to over two decades in the classroom. From close calls and pitfalls, love stories and activism, to prayers, recovering and laughing. Audience members are invited to a reception with the artists following the performance on Thursday June 8.

Put Ur Play On Productions

Unapologetically Black: Here for Facilitating Harm Reduction Services for Those in Need, Incorporated

Date(s) & Time(s): Saturday, June 17, 2:00 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2840 Mariposa St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: Theatre of Yugen
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


"Unapologetically Black" is a great jumping-off point for a dialogue about racism and the possibilities of ally-ship. This initiative is a celebration of Black creatives coming together with allies to use art as a way to usher in the change they want to see in the world.

Radical Medicine Project and Theatre Movement International

Haunting our His & Her Stories: Indigenous Children’s Boarding School & Related Experiences

Date(s) & Time(s): Saturday, June 10, 8:30 PM, Sunday, June 18, 2:00 PM
Duration: 45 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2781 24th St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: BRAVA Studio
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


A presentation by deCoy Gallerina that explores the circumstances and state of being of Indigenous children taken from their families and placed in boarding schools. Utilizing a magical realism format, the piece spans a century of actual accounts married with sleuthed deduction. The stories include, "Two Mason Jars" and "Hair Cutting." There will be an onstage conversation with the artist following the performance on Saturday June 10.

US in the U.S.

What Had Happened Was...

Date(s) & Time(s): Friday, June 16, 8:00 PM, Saturday, June 17, 5:30 PM, Sunday, June 18, 2:30 PM
Duration: 60 minutes w/out intermission
Location: 2840 Mariposa St, SF, CA, 94110
Venue: Theatre of Yugen
Ticket Prices: Early Bird: $20, Advance: $25, Door: $28


A production that takes the audience through a process of shedding identity. An African-AMercan orphan's journey through the past exploring generational trauma and letting go. Making choices in the present moment and navigating the future. Ultimately selecting one’s own identity or deciding not to have one at all! There will be an onstage conversation with the artists following the performance on Friday June 16.