19 theaters in San Francisco, California. 17 shows playing or coming up, 2 open auditions, 4 camps and classes.
Tarell Alvin McCraney
African-American Shakespeare Company
A drama about two brothers seeking different paths after one returns from incarceration.
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Five short plays from or about the Middle East focused on Iran and Palestine.
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Jon Hartmere (book); songs recorded by Britney Spears
A fairy tale musical in which Cinderella and other princesses question their familiar stories.
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Young Conservatory performers present a fall cabaret.
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Tony Kushner
A production in Theatre Rhinoceros's 2026-27 season.
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An anthology of seven original queer horror shorts.
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A winter production by A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory actors ensemble.
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A sketch comedy show written and rehearsed in a single day.
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A world premiere musical about a mother, daughter, friendship and roller skating.
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African-American Shakespeare Company
The company's annual holiday production of Cinderella.
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Young People's Teen Musical Theater Company
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John Fisher
A production in Theatre Rhinoceros's 2026-27 season.
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Students in grades 8 to 12 stage a play about Kamala Khan, whose life changes after she gains extraordinary powers.
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Rachel Lynett
A production in Theatre Rhinoceros's 2026-27 season.
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Note: The producer calls all roles volunteer, with a $1,000 expense reimbursement. The 2027 season notice gives October 25 as the video deadline.
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Note: First audition November 17 and studio final audition December 5. The producer calls this a free youth program.
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New Conservatory Theatre Center Youth Conservatory
New Conservatory Theatre Center Youth Conservatory
New Conservatory Theatre Center Youth Conservatory
youth theater
A.C.T. Young Conservatory is the youth training and performance arm of American Conservatory Theater. Its students take classes at the Grant Avenue conservatory and perform in actors ensemble productions.
It's a Date! Fall Cabaret opens Nov 5 · 1 more show coming up · 1 camp or class
African-American Shakespeare Company centers Black and diverse voices in classical and contemporary theater. It performs at Theatre 33 and Marines' Memorial Theater and holds auditions several times throughout the year.
Now playing: The Brothers Size through Nov 1 · 1 more show coming up
Awesome Theatre produces new local plays in San Francisco at Eclectic Box. Its public casting pages invite local performers, and the company also welcomes designers and other production team members.
Nothing announced right now
DAMATO Mainstage is an adult community musical theater program at DAMATO Performance School. Everyone who registers is cast, and auditions help place participants in roles for its staged productions.
Nothing announced right now
Founded in 1996, Golden Thread Productions stages plays from or about the Middle East in San Francisco. Its ReOrient festival brings short plays to Potrero Stage, and the company accepts actor submissions for its productions.
Now playing: ReOrient 2026 Festival through Nov 1
semi-professional theater company
Killing My Lobster produces original sketch comedy in San Francisco, including shows at Z Below. Performers enter its acting pool through general auditions and can then be considered for productions without a separate audition for each show.
Sketch on Speed opens Dec 5
Left Coast Theatre Co. produces original queer theater in San Francisco, including short-play anthologies at Eclectic Box Theatre. Its public casting page lists roles for performers in its productions.
Screaming Queens 2: Scared Stiff opens Dec 4
youth theater
Musical Theatre Works offers musical theater classes, camps and productions for young performers in San Francisco. Its main performance home is the Randall Museum Auditorium, with classes also at Harvey Milk Center for the Arts.
High School Musical opens Jan 14
youth theater
New Conservatory Theatre Center Youth Conservatory offers year-round acting and musical theater classes for young performers. Its programs include small plays staged for family and friends at the company's Van Ness Avenue theater.
3 camps and classes
Founded in 2001, Ray of Light Theatre stages musicals at the Barbary Stage on San Francisco's waterfront. The company builds its productions with local participants and holds open auditions for its seasons.
Now playing: Once Upon a One More Time through Nov 21 · 1 open audition
youth theater
SF Mime Troupe Youth Theater Project helps teens create and publicly perform original plays through theater workshops. The youth program meets at the troupe's Treat Avenue studio in San Francisco.
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youth theater
SFArtsED Players is a youth musical theater troupe open to students from public and private schools. It stages a spring musical and offers auditions and workshops through the San Francisco Arts Education Project.
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youth theater
SFBATCO Young Actors Lab offers acting and production experience to students in grades 8 through 12. Young performers audition openly for its plays, which are staged at Brava Theater Center in San Francisco.
Mirror of Most Value: A Ms. Marvel Play opens Apr 15 · 1 open audition
youth theater
San Francisco Youth Theatre offers year-round classes, ensembles and original performances for young people ages 4 to 24. Founded in 2014, the community theater works from its Casa Doulas location on Folsom Street.
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Theatre Rhinoceros produces LGBTQ-focused theater in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood. The company holds open auditions for its seasons and stages plays at its theater on 18th Street.
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches opens Nov 5 · 4 more shows coming up
Un-Scripted Theater Company creates full-length improvised plays and musicals. Founded in 2002, the company holds general auditions for experienced improvisers about twice a year, independently of its classes.
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We Players creates theater integrated with San Francisco sites, including performances in Golden Gate Park. Performers can join through public general auditions, while individual projects also invite artists from the company's pool.
Nothing announced right now
youth theater
Young People's Teen Musical Theater Company is a San Francisco Recreation and Park sponsored troupe based at Harvey Milk Center for the Arts. Teens ages 13 to 19 join through open auditions and perform musicals together.
Something Rotten opens Jan 29
youth theater
Young Performers Theatre has presented productions with children from elementary school through high school since 1983. It performs at the Southside Theatre in Fort Mason and offers theater classes and occasional open repertory auditions.
High Rollers opens Dec 5
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