Committed to the creative growth of theater artists and to a community that is inclusive, diverse, equitable and just, Alternative Theater Ensemble seeks to make theater more accessible to the non-theatergoing public by producing compelling work in places where people are, and to reconnect all theatergoers with the unique power of intimate, immediate storytelling. Founded on the principles of ensemble collaboration and artistic risk, AlterTheater Ensemble is also committed to new works and local artists. What's so alternative about AlterTheater? We transform storefronts along downtown San...

Ross Valley Players produces diverse, professionally-oriented, high quality live theatre that evokes, entertains, and enlivens the human spirit. We invite the participation of an evolving and expanding community. We provide an open, collaborative environment in which to learn and develop theatre crafts. We honor and sustain our legacy as a flourishing cultural resource, and pursue the excitement and promise of the future through the transformative power of storytelling.

Ross Valley Alternative Works (RAW) is dedicated to the staging and production of original, provocative and exciting new works by Bay Area playwrights.

Est. 1966. Marin Theatre Company produces world-class theater for the Marin County and Bay Area communities. We create future artists and arts patrons through innovative programs for youth.

Est. 1955. The Masquers Playhouse, Inc., is a volunteer, non-profit, community theatre that produces and stages affordable plays and other live theatrical events for the entertainment and cultural enhancement of the greater Bay Area.

Rdt. 1967. Magic Theatre is dedicated to the cultivation of bold new plays, playwrights, and audiences – and to producing explosive, entertaining, and ideologically robust plays that ask substantive questions about, and reflect the rich diversity of, the world in which we live.

Less than one-third of new plays produced by the American mainstream theatre establishment in any given year are written by women. As the industry watchdog Theatre Communications Group noted in its 2017 report on gender parity: “when it comes to the status of female playwrights in the American theatre, the long arc of history is bending toward parity—but so slowly, almost imperceptibly, that you’d be forgiven for despairing.” Rather than give in to despair, in 2011 SF playwrights AJ Baker, Suze Allen and Lee Brady founded non-profit 3Girls Theatre Company for the express purpose of...

We are a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation that produces two weekly nationally-syndicated, 30-minute radio shows. "Shoestring Radio Theatre" offers original radio dramas in all genres and "Movie Magazine International" features movie reviews, interviews and more. Our shows air on 111 radio stations in 34 states (plus Montreal, Canada) and also are available online.

The Custom Made Theatre Co., in its 20th season of production in San Francisco, is committed to producing plays that awaken our social conscience, focusing on the strength of the ensemble and creating an intimate theatrical experience.

Located in the heart of the Union Square Theater District, San Francisco Playhouse is the city’s Off-Broadway company, an intimate alternative to the larger more traditional Union Square theater fare. The San Francisco Playhouse provides audiences the opportunity to experience professional theater with top-notch actors and world-class design in a setting where they are close to the action.

Our Mission: The Phoenix Arts Association Theatre believes in the power of theatre to enrich our lives and our community. We are dedicated to producing theatre that strives for artistic excellence; is affordable and accessible; provides a nurturing environment for new voices to be heard where the plays, artists and audiences reflect the vitality and diversity of our community. We present as many San Francisco and World premiere works as possible by Contemporary Playwrights and occasional classics. We encourage and nurture new work by Bay Area Theatre Artists & Writers. Above all, we are...

AfroSolo Theatre Company’s mission is to nurture, promote and present African American and art and culture from the African Diaspora through solo performances, the visual and literary arts and community engagement. We bring people of different ethnicities together to explore and share the human spirit that binds us all.