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Author Archives: San Francisco Playhouse
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...
Continue Reading →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,...
Continue Reading →City of Angels: A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director A Tony-winning Broadway hit, a brilliant jazz score by Cy Coleman, and a book by M*A*S*H*-writer genius Larry...
Continue Reading →The Rules: A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director When we look back at the last century, since women achieved the right to the vote in 1920, we believe that huge...
Continue Reading →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...
Continue Reading →Play Reading: Green Whales by Lia Romeo
Monday, June 6th, 2016 at 7pm Green Whales by Lia Romeo Directed by Anthony Frederick Aranda Featuring Derek Fischer, Richard Frederick*, Devon...
Continue Reading →Red Velvet: A Note from the Artistic Director
Bill English, Artistic Director When Susi and I saw Red Velvet at the Tricycle Theatre in London, we knew immediately that we would want to bring...
Continue Reading →Play Reading: COMM 150 by Jennifer Marte
Monday, April 25th, 2016 at 7pm COMM 150 by Jennifer Marte Directed by Jeffrey Lo Featuring April Culver, Tristan Cunningham*, Erik-Jon Gibson,...
Continue Reading →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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