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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From the Empathy Gym | Mirror, Mirror
When I prepare to design a new set or craft a production concept, I often try to picture our stage as a giant 32’ x 16’ mirror in which we...
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