These 343 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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December 13 at 4:30am +4
Exit Theatre · Tenderloin • Free
Watch theater get born in real time. Writers sprint for 30 minutes to create fresh monologues, then actors breathe them to life on the spot. It's raw, it's ridiculous, and it's completely free.
November 15 at 2pm (This weekend) +7
New Conservatory Theatre Center · Civic Center
Two men sit in a cubicle, reducing components to the bare minimum in a transformative play about hope. Visitors attend a ninety-minute performance without intermission at the New Conservatory Theatre Center.
Every day from November 7 to November 22
Peet's Theatre · Downtown Berkeley • $61
A Georgia bluesman returns home a star, but whispers follow him. York Walker's suspenseful Southern Gothic thriller, a New York Times Critic's Pick, fuses myth and music in 90 taut minutes.
Weekends
447 Minna St · SoMa
Thirty tiny plays, one ticking clock, zero fourth wall. The SF Neo-Futurists sprint through an ever-changing lineup of personal, political, and wildly funny mini-plays, and the audience calls the order.
November 20 at 9pm +50
West SoMa • $16
Thirty tiny plays, one frantic hour, zero intermission. The San Francisco Neo-Futurists sprint through a wild grab bag of scenes that range from hilarious to heartbreaking, and you never know what's next.
Weekends
California Magic Club · Martinez • $$$$
Up-close illusions happen right at your table while you eat, then the magic moves to the stage for a full evening of sleight-of-hand and laughs. Intimate theater means every seat is close enough to wonder how they did that.
Browse the Bay Area neighborhood by neighborhood, get ideas just for you, or ask me anything.
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Sat Nov 14, 8pm
Roble Gym · Stanford
Sat Nov 14, 4:30pm
Sequoia Cinema · Mill Valley
$15
Sat Nov 14, 9pm
447 Minna St · West SoMa
Sat Nov 14, 7pm
Cow Palace Arena & Event Center · Bayshore Heights
Sat Nov 14, 9pm
Safehouse Arts · Tenderloin
$16
Sat Nov 14, 7pm
California Magic Club · Martinez
$$$$
Sat Nov 14, 4:30pm
Sequoia Cinema · Mill Valley
$15
Sat Nov 14, 9pm
447 Minna St · SoMa
$13-$18
Sat Nov 14, 4:30pm
Sequoia Cinema · Mill Valley
$15
Sat Nov 14, 9pm
Hayes Valley
$16
Sat Nov 14, 8pm
San Francisco Playhouse · Union Square
$60 – $145
Sat Nov 14, 8pm
Pigott Theater · Stanford
Sat Nov 14, 7:30pm
California Magic Club · Martinez
$$$$
Sat Nov 14, 9pm
San Francisco Magic Theater @ the Marrakech · Tenderloin
$10-$25
Sat Nov 14, 9pm
447 Minna St · SoMa
$10-$25
Sat Nov 14, 7:30pm
Marin Theatre Company · Mill Valley
$59
Sat Nov 14, 7pm
Berkeley Repertory Theatre · Downtown Berkeley
$55
Sat Nov 14, 7pm
THE STUDIO | Yoga & Pilates · Mill Valley
Sat Nov 14, 7:30pm
Roda Theatre · Downtown Berkeley
From $55
Sat Nov 14, 8pm
San Francisco Playhouse · Union Square
Sat Nov 14, 7pm
The Box Studios Essential · San Miguel
Sat Nov 14, 9pm
SoMa
$16
Sat Nov 14, 8pm
Pacifica Spindrift Players · Linda Mar
From $57 to $63
Sat Nov 14, 4:30pm
Woander · Mill Valley
Sat Nov 14, 7pm
California Magic Club · Martinez
$$$$
Sat Nov 14, 7:30pm
Brava Theater Center · Mission District
Sat Nov 14, 8pm
Roble Gym · Stanford
$5–$21.90
Sat Nov 14, 9pm
The San Francisco Neo-Futurists · West SoMa
$16
Sat Nov 14, 7pm
California Magic Club · Martinez
$115.25
Sat Nov 14, 7pm
California Magic Club · Martinez
$60.37
Sat Nov 14, 7pm
Tenderloin Museum · Tenderloin
Sat Nov 14, 8:30pm
SoMa
Sun Nov 15, 6pm
Center for Creativity · Centennial
$0
Sun Nov 15, 2pm
San Francisco Playhouse · Union Square
$25
Sun Nov 15, 12pm
Brava Theater Center · Mission District
$46
Sun Nov 15, 11am
Belvedere Tiburon Library · Belvedere Tiburon
Sun Nov 15, 9:30am
Ladera Community Church UCC · Portola Valley
Sun Nov 15, 12pm
Toni Rembe Theater · Tenderloin
Sun Nov 15, 2pm
Asian Art Museum · Civic Center
Sun Nov 15, 1pm
Yerba Buena Gardens · Yerba Buena
Free
Sun Nov 15, 1pm
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts · Old Mountain View
$36
Mon Nov 16, 7pm
Eclectic Box SF · Mission District
Mon Nov 16, 7pm
Bird & Beckett Books & Records · Glen Park
Tue Nov 17, 7pm
Lark Theater · Larkspur
$25
Wed Nov 18, 8pm
Theatre Rhinoceros · The Castro
Wed Nov 18, 7pm
Far Leaves Tea · West Berkeley
$5-$15
Wed Nov 18, 7pm
Far Leaves Tea · West Berkeley
$5-$15
Wed Nov 18, 8pm
African American Art & Culture Complex · Western Addition
Wed Nov 18, 8pm
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture · Marina District
Thu Nov 19, 11am
The Gregangelo Museum · Balboa Terrace
$165
Thu Nov 19, 2pm
Firehouse Arts Center · Pleasanton
Thu Nov 19, 6pm
Courthouse Square · Centennial
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