The Best Theater in Bay Area

East Bay Center For the Performing Arts

Since 1968, young artists have been discovering how training in the arts can and does illuminate their fullest capacity as human beings while at East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, in a neighborhood known as the Iron Triangle and distinguished p... more

Eclectic Box SF

Eclectic Box is focused on bringing stories to the stage that you won't find anywhere else. Our goal is to showcase new sides of theater and introduce as many people as possible to the magic of live performances. Rental Info: 99 seat theatre wit... more

El Teatro Campesino

Since its inception, El Teatro Campesino and its founder and artistic director, Luis Valdez, have set the standard for Latino theatrical production in the United States. Founded in 1965 on the Delano Grape Strike picket lines of Cesar Chavez&rsqu... more

Ellen Driscoll Playhouse

Endgames Improv Theater

Endgames Improv stages the highest quality improv comedy in the Bay Area and creates a welcoming community for students of any experience level to hone their craft in improv, sketch, and experimental comedy. Our unique philosophy is to educate artist... more

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Endgames Improv Training Center South

Endgames Improv puts on more shows than any other improv company in San Francisco. We know that the secret to growing as an improviser is to perform. Classes are wonderful for learning new skills, but only confronting the stage lights and standing in... more

Eth-Noh-Tec

Our mission is to heal the divides within us and between us through the stories of Asia and Asian America. We build cultural bridges that celebrate our humanity, embrace our differences and create compassionate communities through the performance of... more

Exit Theatre

A home for San Francisco theatre since 1983. EXIT Theatre's mission is to help develop theatre artists by providing opportunities to create, experiment, and grow by commissioning new works, providing production support and low-cost venue rental, and... more

Festival Opera

Now in its third decade, Festival Opera is committed to bringing professional opera productions at affordable prices to residents of San Francisco's East Bay communities. Festival Opera is the third ;argest company in the region, and presents excitin... more

Fetterly Playhouse

The Fetterly Playhouse for the Arts is located at #10, 3467 Sonoma Boulevard in the rear of Vallejo Plaza, where we lease 10,000 sq. ft. of space. Of this space, 3,000 sq. ft. is currently being utilized as office space for the Arts Foundation, Valle... more

Firehouse Arts Center

The Firehouse Arts Center, owned and operated by the City of Pleasanton, opened in September 2010. The facility incorporates portions of the city's first fire station built in 1929. Highlights of the venue include a 227-seat studio theater, 2,000 squ... more

Florence Schwimley Little Theater

As a smaller companion venue to the much more widely known Berkeley Community Theatre, the Little Theater continues to serve a role as a venue for theater and music events. The theater is available to rent. Seating capacity is 575 People. more

foolsFURY Theater Company

Established in 1998, foolsFURY creates immediate physical works of theater that take full advantage of all the elements of live performance. Enough of the dreary and the tired - bring on excitement, awe, and outrage. more

Foothill College - Smithwick Theatre

The Foothill Theatre Conservatory has established itself as a major training ground for serious actors. With faculty renowned for a variety of approaches to theatre training, students are given a broad base of theatrical education and exposure. In ad... more

Footloose

Footloose is an arts-presenting organization that produces original theater, dance, music, comedy and multimedia works with artists and technologists from all fields, especially emerging and established women artists. Programming includes collaborati... more

Forest Meadows Amphitheatre

During the fall, the 500 seat sunken amphitheater is home to Marin's Shakespeare productions. more

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Forest Theater Guild

The original founding Bohemian community theater troupe of Carmel. Established in 1909 by the San Francisco Bohemian writers, poets and artists of the turn of the century - the likes of Jack London, Mary Austin, George & Carrie Sterling and Carmel's... more

Forest Theater Outdoor Stage

Starlight, moonlight, and a peek of the Pacific, framed by towering Monterey pines and two huge open fireplaces, provide a majestic backdrop for this open-air theater. Come early and enjoy your own picnic supper before the performance. Bring a blanke... more

Fox Theater - Salinas

Beautifully remodeled, ready for your entertainment, welcome to the Salinas Fox Theater. This classic building is over eighty years old, with all the grace and charm of its art deco interior restored. Now Salinas not only has a venue for concerts and... more

Front Row Theater

The exceptional 90-seat Front Row Theater calls the Dougherty Station Community Center its home. Every seat in the house has an unobstructed view of the stage that makes audience members feel like they are part of the performance. The uses for this s... more

Frost Amphitheater

The renovated Frost Amphitheater on the Stanford University campus is a great venue to catch a music or theater performance. Stanford University has announced partnerships with The San Francisco Symphony and Goldenvoice to help support the newly r... more

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Funkanometry SF Dance Company

Funkanometry San Francisco Dance Company is a 501(c)(3) non-profit performing arts organization renowned in the Bay Area for their cutting-edge choreography, stylistic versatility, and professionalism. Established in 2002, Funkanometry SF's servic... more

Gill Auditorium - University of San Francisco

Go With The Good

Go With the Good, where ideas ignite, laughter reverberates, and creativity flows. more

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Goat Hall Productions

Goat Hall Productions, now in its sixth season, is a theater community of musicians, actors, designers, and technicians dedicated to the collaborative creative process. We present musical theater and opera in English, focusing on 20th- and 21st-centu... more

Golden Bough Theatre

The Golden Bough Playhouse is the home of Pacific Repertory Theatre, the only professional theatre in Carmel and all of Monterey County. The playhouse features two different theatres: The 300-seat proscenium style Golden Bough Theatre that is us... more

Golden Gate Opera

Golden Gate Opera is dedicated to delivering quality, professional opera, focusing on full productions in the Marin Center, with outreach to schools available for Marin and beyond. GGO's mission is to enrich the community with the myriad of fine arts... more

Golden Gate Theatre

The Golden Gate Theatre celebrates 100 Years. Built in the 1922, this former vaudeville house and movie theater was restored and reopened nearly 60 years later as a leading-edge performing arts venue. The Golden Gate Theatre is located at the corner... more

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Golden State Theatre

When it opened on August 6, 1926, the Golden State Theatre was the last word in movie presentation, and it wasn't a recorded word, as movies with sound were still over the horizon. Seating 1600 people, it was the largest theatre between San Francisco... more

Golden Thread Productions

Golden Thread Productions is dedicated to exploring Middle Eastern cultures and identities as expressed around the globe. We present alternative perspectives of the Middle East by developing and producing theatrical work that is aesthetically varie... more

Granada Theatre

The Granada Theatre, located in downtown Morgan Hill, was acquired by Frank Léal in October 2015 and is the newest addition to the Live+Love+Léal Hospitality Portfolio. The 300 seat Sinatra-esque entertainment venue is a versatile spa... more

Hammer Theatre

The Hammer Theatre Center is a distinctive, high-quality performance venue in the heart of downtown San José. Operated by San José State University, the theatre serves the university and the community through artistically and educationa... more

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Hanna Institute

Hanna Center & Institute is a vibrant, exciting and innovative community. There's always something going on at Hanna, from open houses to film screenings to our highly regarded speaker series. Hanna Boys Center Auditorium is a multi-use facility f... more

Henry J. Mello Center for the Performing Arts

The Henry J. Mello Center for the Performing Arts is a premier concert performance hall located near Downtown Watsonville. more

Heritage Theatre

Built in 1938 and fully restored in February 2004, the Heritage Theatre boasts state-of-the-art sound and lighting and can accommodate many different events: Comedy - Concerts - Musicals - Plays Dance Studio Recitals / Performances Corporate Eve... more

Hillbarn Theatre

Hillbarn Theatre and Conservatory is a nonprofit organization providing quality community theatre as well as a full range of performing arts classes for children and adults. Volunteers are key to helping us accomplish our mission of providing qualit... more

Hillsdale High School

First opened to students in 1955, Hillsdale High School is a four-year high school serving students largely from the cities of San Mateo and Foster City. Hillsdale maintains a thriving arts program, offering students the opportunity to let their... more

Historic Hoover Theatre

Located in the heart of San Jose's beautiful Rose Garden district, the newly renovated Historic Hoover Theater serves as the artistic jewel in the crown of this strong community. The theatre now sits on the southeastern corner of the Old Hoover Midd... more

Hypnodrome

January 5, 2017 I have some sad news for you today. After 13 wonderful years producing show after show, celebrating weddings, birthdays and memorials, and building a rich and loving artistic community, our benefactors Larry and David have found a... more

Intersection for the Arts

Intersection for the Arts is San Francisco's oldest alternative art space (est. 1965) and has a long history of presenting new and experimental work in the fields of literature, theater, music, dance and the visual arts, and also in nurturing and sup... more

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