Our Cherished Chums, The first weekend of “Found Family” was a such a smashing success, that we thought this would be the perfect time to announce our 2025 season!! We’re so thrilled to bring you another year of original queer theatre. So keep reading for a sneak peak at what we have in store! And […]
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Puja Tolton and Delaney Bantillo in Found Family Photo by Alandra Hileman FOUND FAMILY BY LEFT COAST THEATRE COMPANY It’s crazy to think I first met Neil Higgins 14 years ago. We both frequented the same Café Royale-based theatre collective (later relocated to PianoFight) that attracted many of SF’s up-and-coming indie theatre artists. Knowing Higgins’
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Left Coast Theatre Co.’s new show of shorts aims to represent myriad queer identities—and almost gets there One thing I hated about coming out as bi as a teen was how straight and gay people would both tell me that bisexuality didn’t exist. Looking back, I’m not sure if they were just ignorant or intentionally
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Get Ready for a Great Year of Theatre! View this email in your browser Our Marvelous Friends, It’s a new year and Left Coast is so excited to announce its 2024 Season! We already know that 2024 is going to be a doozy, so we at Left Coast are more determined than ever to bring
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(Reprinted from the July 25, 2023, issue of The Bay Area Reporter) Sure, the Castro boasts sidewalks studded with brass plaques celebrating icons of LGBTQ history. But given a couple hundred centuries of erasure, there are plenty of noteworthy folks who have slipped between the cracks. Similarly, while our city boasts two relatively high profile
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It’s time to get back out there and enjoy the communal experience of the arts in person. There is plenty in the pipeline from our readers’ local favorites in both the visual and performing arts. Check our weekly listings online in the Bay Area Reporter, make your way to the venues our community loves and
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We are so excited to announce that LCTC will be part of the San Francisco Fringe Festival SNEAK PEEK! As sad as we are that we don’t get to see you all in person this year at the Fringe, we are delighted to bring you some of the work we had intended for the stage
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We have closed the deadline for script submissions for the staged reading of, Queerstory: Forgotten Figures and Moments of Queer History. As the title says, with Queerstory we intend to delve into some of the compelling and little-known people and events that are part of the journey that has shaped the LGBTQ+ community. We encourage stories
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Auditions for Left Coast Theatre Co.’s next anthology show are coming up! “Between the Sheets” is an anthology of original works about the trials and tribulations of queer sex. How hard do you have to work to bag that daddy? Is it always going to be this awkward to talk about sex with your grandma,
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If you’re the kind of person who doesn’t get swept up in the traditional celebrations at this time of year because you’re (a) single, (b) sober, (c) nonreligious, (d) hate being forced to listen to Christmas music, (e) dread family gatherings, or (f) can no longer fake enthusiasm for the holidays, fear not. San Francisco’s
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Hey look!! We’re TBA Recommended! Thank you to Theatre Bay Area and the community for this, we’re so glad you’re enjoying the show! There’s still 8 more chances to see this incredibly funny and heartfelt show – head to fabstory.brownpapertickets.com for tickets 🎟👆🏻 We’ll see you at EXIT Theatre Friday or Saturday night at 8pm!
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Tenderloin edge meets “Let’s put on a show!” pluck in Left Coast Theatre’s clothes-shedding, zinger-flinging production of “The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told.” An ideal prophylactic against the coming holiday season, Paul Rudnick’s Bible-thumping comedy (both Testaments are pretty much beaten to a pulp) was originally produced over 20 years ago, but still packs comedic
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“Have yourself a merry little Christmas/ Make the yuletide gay/ From now on/ Our troubles will be miles away…” – Judy Garland, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” (Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) I think it’s finally happened, dear reader. After the many, many, many times I’ve said that I just
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LCTC’s First Book is available on Amazon. “San Francisco, Here I Come!” is the story of how one San Francisco apartment provides the setting for seven LGBT-themed stories about our love affair with the City by the Bay.
The cast of “Come here Often?” – Back Row: Wera von Wulfen, Edgardo Vega, Jeremy Judge, David Boyll. Middle row: Paul Renolis, Stefin Collins, Carole Swann, Christian Heppinstall, Ryan Engstrom, Terry Maloney Haley. Front row: Nic Sommerfeld, Mary Cait Hogan, Emily Keyishian. San Francisco’s Left Coast Theatre Company recently presented the world premiere of Come Here Often, an
