The Compton’s Cafeteria Riot
Fri Oct 30, 7pm
Immersive queer history play
This event is in the past.It took place on June 26, 2026 at Tenderloin Museum.
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Tenderloin Museum Presents The Compton's Cafeteria Riot
May 27 at 7pm - June 26
Tenderloin, San Francisco
🎭"wildly entertaining!"
✊"deeply relevant today"
The Compton's Cafeteria Riot brings a forgotten 1966 uprising roaring back to life. This theater piece about trans women fighting back against police harassment is moving, wildly entertaining, and deeply relevant to today's struggles for justice.
LGBTQ+ history
theater performance
social justice
Tenderloin history
They recommend it:
Play
Tenderloin Museum Presents The Compton's Cafeteria Riot
May 27 at 7pm - June 26
Tenderloin, San Francisco
🎭"wildly entertaining!"
✊"deeply relevant today"
The Compton's Cafeteria Riot brings a forgotten 1966 uprising roaring back to life. This theater piece about trans women fighting back against police harassment is moving, wildly entertaining, and deeply relevant to today's struggles for justice.
LGBTQ+ history
theater performance
social justice
Tenderloin history
They recommend it:
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