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Magic World Premiere Jerry Garcia in the Lower Mission by Richard Montoya
Oct
29
to Nov 23

Magic World Premiere Jerry Garcia in the Lower Mission by Richard Montoya

Jerry Garcia in the Lower Mission

By Richard Montoya

Directed by Rotimi Agbabiaka

Dramaturgy by Edris Anifowoshe Cooper

If Huck Finn had lived in the Excelsior of 1947, he'd a been running with Jerry and brother Tiff to every street car & trolly that carried them to the docks of a city where longshoremen strode near Mother Garcia's bar. A magic time when a kid's imagination ran deep as the wharfs near The Lower Mission...

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Tigerbear Productions presents GHOSTRAVE
Oct
17
to Oct 27

Tigerbear Productions presents GHOSTRAVE

GhostRave unfolds – for Chayson, Coyote, an assortment of Native and indigenous beings and spirits, and most of all the audience – as an immersive adventure from composer Brandon M.P. Roberts and librettist Jerome Joseph Gentes that breaks the rules of dancefloors, spacetime, indigeneity, genderqueerness, opera and theatre. Featuring groundbreaking approaches to musical composition, using DJ formulas and techniques such as harmonic mixing and beat matching to fuse music genres and rhythms.

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Lorraine Hansberry THeatre presents The black feminist Guide to the Human Body
Sep
19
to Oct 6

Lorraine Hansberry THeatre presents The black feminist Guide to the Human Body

Lorraine Hansberry Theatre presents The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body. A daring celebration of life and the resilience of Black women, The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body marks Lisa B. Thompson’s triumphant return to the Bay Area in a rolling world premiere celebrating the joys and challenges of growing older and wiser.

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DOUBLE FEATURE
Aug
31

DOUBLE FEATURE

See Crowded Fire Theater’s Shipping & Handling by Star Finch and the Magic Theatre’s Richard II in one day at a discounted price for both!

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Richard II
Aug
23
to Sep 15

Richard II

A NEW VERSION BY NAOMI IIZUKA

DIRECTED BY DR. KARINA GUTiÉRREZ

Richard II is Shakespeare’s examination of the destructive powers of privilege. In the second half of the Iizuka Repertory - the company from the world premiere of Garuda's Wing will perform a new, lean production of Iizuka’s Play On version of Richard II shaped to this company. Not modernized, just new. This will be the first Shakespeare produced by the Magic Theatre in decades, but this is new!

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Garuda’s Wing
Jun
5
to Jun 23

Garuda’s Wing

Written by Naomi Iizuka

Directed by Margo Hall

Get ready for the mysterious new play by Naomi Iizuka, Garuda’s Wing, a mesmerizing blend of personal intimacy and international intrigue! Garuda’s Wing is a magical experience, a spellbinding trance that begins in Borneo and takes us back and forward in time. Hold on and follow the ghosts as we traverse a riveting tale of search, discovery, and even murder, both at an intimate, familial level and on a grand, global colonial scale. Iizuka showcases her unique talent to craft intimate human portraits while evoking layers of revolution and colonial effects!

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Indigenous Magic
Jun
1

Indigenous Magic

Indigenous Magic is a monthly arts series for and by Native Folk, presented at the Magic Theatre. Organized by Jerome Joseph Gentes (Standing Rock Lakota and Fort Belknap A'aninin)

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Making Magic: Masterclass Writing & Dramaturgy
May
11

Making Magic: Masterclass Writing & Dramaturgy

The Magic Theatre (in Young Performers Theatre) • May 11, 2024

On Saturday May 11, 2024 Magic Theatre’s Education Program Making Magic: Arts and the Community will present the second installment to Making Magic: A Masterclass, featuring San Francisco Bay Area theatre’s legends and local artists who have made indelible impact in the community.

Making Magic: A Masterclass is a new initiative within Magic Theatre’s Education geared to provide tools, resources, and techniques to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) who identify as writers and dramaturgs who are new, emerging, or established in the field.

This workshop event is designed to celebrate and provide support to Writers and Dramaturgs of color in the San Francisco Bay Area region. Magic Theatre's Making Magic: Art & Community's Writing & Dramaturgy Workshop aims to foster a sense of community, provide valuable resources, and encourage the flourishing of creativity within a diverse cultural context.

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Oscar Party
Mar
10

Oscar Party

Watch the Oscars with us!

Magic Board Member, and Sean San José’s bestie, Colman Domingo is nominated for his performance in Rustin.

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Indigenous Magic
Feb
26

Indigenous Magic

Indigenous Magic is a monthly arts series for and by Native Folk, presented at the Magic Theatre. Organized by Jerome Joseph Gentes (Standing Rock Lakota and Fort Belknap A'aninin) Monday, February 26th @ 6pm in the lobby of the Magic Theatre.

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Making Magic: Masterclass
Jan
27

Making Magic: Masterclass

On January 27, 2024 Magic Theatre’s Education Program Making Magic: Arts and the Community will present Making Magic: A Masterclass, featuring San Francisco Bay Area theatre’s legends and local artists who have made indelible impact in the community.

Making Magic: A Masterclass is a new initiative within Magic Theatre’s Education geared to provide tools, resources, and techniques to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) who identify as theatre artists in preparation for upcoming regional General Auditions as well as other audition-based arts employment opportunities within the region.

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STILL Here
Dec
4

STILL Here

STILL HERE

Still Here – The Workshop Performance

 

“Still Here”  tells the story of how San Francisco, in the face of adversity and unprecedented devastation, a generation found the fortitude to not only survive but to thrive in spite of overwhelming odds. It is a story  told through the eyes of ten members of the SF AIDS Foundation’s Elizabeth Taylor 50 Plus Support Network that is sometimes powerful, passionate, poignant, and poetic.

 Hear how they rose as a community, and as individuals, as they bring to life the challenges and struggles they overcame in order to discover that love is the answer, whatever the question.

A collaboration of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Magic Theatre Workshop, “STILL HERE” was written by members of Elizabeth Taylor 50 Plus Support Network. Script by Ely Sonny Orquiza, co-directed and co-facilitated by Ely Sonny Orquiza and James WDL Mercer II.

Performance: December 4, 2023 at 8PM in Fort Mason.

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Indigenous Magic
Nov
27

Indigenous Magic

Indigenous Magic is a monthly arts series for and by Native Folk, presented at the Magic Theatre. Organized by Jerome Joseph Gentes (Standing Rock Lakota and Fort Belknap A'aninin) Monday, November 27 @ 6pm in the lobby of the Magic Theatre.

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Mother/Tongues
Nov
18

Mother/Tongues

On this 45th anniversary of the play Tongues by Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin premiering at the Magic Theatre we are doing a celebratory event called Mother/Tongues conceived by Aidan Stone.

The event will include a reading of Tongues and plus additional material, including letters between Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin.

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RIchard II A Conversation
Nov
6

RIchard II A Conversation

Join us in conversation at the Orinda Public Library! Led by Liam Vincent, Sean San José, Lue Douthit (Play On! Shakespeare) Dr. Karina Gutierrez and Dr. Philippa Kelly. These incredible people will discuss the play Richard II and the translation of it by Naomi Iizuka.

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