September 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director I was recently at a preview of our current Sandbox Show, “All of What You...
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all of what you love and none of what you hate: A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director In the endless parade of new scripts that cross our desks, 400 to 500 per year, it is tough for one to really...
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From the Empathy Gym | Ego and Humility
August 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director When San Francisco Playhouse moved from 533 Sutter to 450 Post, it was a...
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From The Empathy Gym | Vulnerability
July 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director In the military sense, vulnerability means that your position is open to attack,...
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From the Empathy Gym | Never Good Enough
June 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director My father, William English, senior to my junior, had high hopes for me – his...
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From the Empathy Gym | The Art of Risk
May, 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director When I was thirteen, under the influence of Errol Flynn and Burt Lancaster, I was...
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From the Empathy Gym | The Tortured Artist
April, 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director During eleven days in March 2016, San Francisco Playhouse opened three shows on two...
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From the Empathy Gym | Lessons from Strips of Paper
March, 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director I was an alienated teenager. I spent a vast amount of time alone, face down on my bed,...
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From the Empathy Gym | Transformers
February, 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director Several years ago, while in the lobby after performances of “Abigail’s Party,”...
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From the Empathy Gym | A Dangerous Place
January, 2016 Newsletter Bill English, Artistic Director I attended my very first live theater performance at the age of 7. I saw Tad Lincoln...
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