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SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco Playhouse
(415) 677-9596 • sfplayhouse.org
The Playhouse stages a number of plays and musicals every year, including world premieres, Broadway and Off-Broadway hits and works from playwrights around the world. Founded in 2003, the company describes itself as “The Empathy Gym,” a place where “we come to practice our powers of compassion… to make our community a better place, one play at a time.”
SOUTH BAY/PENINSULA
TheatreWorks
PALO ALTO
(877) 662-8978 • theatreworks.org
TheatreWorks has grown from a Silicon Valley startup to become “the Peninsula’s leading professional nonprofit theater company.” Now in its 54th season, the company produces “treasured” shows as well as premieres, and “exemplifies our region’s values of inclusion and innovation while providing a sense of place and community.”
EAST BAY
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
BERKELEY
(510) 647-2949 • berkeleyrep.org
Since 1968, Berkeley Repertory Theatre has grown “from a storefront stage to an international leader in innovative theater, showcasing emerging and established artists.” Over 6 million people have attended more than 500 shows at the theater, and some of those shows have gone on to win top theater awards in New York, plus a Grammy and a Pulitzer Prize.