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RETURNING 2026!

The Castro Theatre is a world renowned iconic venue and cherished landmark.

But for exclusively—and often eccentrically—queer productions, here’s a selection of companies to check out:

New Conservatory Theatre Company

Producing the city’s most robust and diverse calendar of queer-themed productions, NCTC has its own technically sophisticated three-stage complex in easy walking distance of the trendy Hayes Valley neighborhood.

Intensive research goes into the development of each EyeZen piece, much of which is archived on the company’s website.

www.eyezen.org

Left Coast Theatre Company

This scrappy company is best known for lively, laugh-filled themed evenings of one-acts and flash dramas culled from script submissions by local writers.

We want to present all sorts of programming in the theater – comedy, music, film, community and private events and more. We look forward to further contributing to the culture and economy of this vibrant and diverse neighborhood, and involving the community in our planning.”

The families of Bay Properties Inc. have been the sole owner of The Castro since it was built in 1922 — this institution has stood the test of time as a multi-generational family-run business and beloved San Francisco venue.

“After operating the Castro Theatre for nearly a hundred years, we have chosen to partner with Another Planet Entertainment for the next evolution of our historic theatre,” said Chris Nasser Padian, Bay Properties Vice-President.

An end-of-year & holiday celebration and fundraiser at Eureka Valley Recreation Center, 100 Collingwood St, SF (right around the corner from Rhino). In 1984, The Rhino commissioned The AIDS Show: Artists Involved with Death and Survival, the first professional theater piece to address the epidemic, later the subject of a PBS documentary.

Among several frequently recurring events are The San Francisco Futurists’ one-of-a-kind Infinite Wrench shows in which a dozen improvised plays speed by in a single hour. Offerings range from the southern fried camp of Del Shores (Sordid Lives) to musicals (Fun Home) to regional premieres by prominent playwrights including Terrence McNally and Harvey Fierstein.

Located in the Castro Neighborhood, San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ cultural epicenter, this designated historic landmark is the heart of the community. And interactive FabLab“playshops” have celebrated fringe queer icons including Puerto Rican television psychic Walter Mercado and the 15^th century Hawaiian third-gender healer Kapaemahu.

Since 2002, the NCTC’s New Voices/New Work program has commissioned and developed over 40 world premieres, including work by Jewelle Gomez and the stage adaptation of Scott Heim’s cult novel Mysterious Skin. 

www.nctcsf.org

Theatre Rhinoceros

As the world’s longest-running queer theater, The Rhino has been a hard-charging advocate of queer representation on stage for almost a half-century.

A troupe called Fraudway Productions has presented two Rowling-routing Harry Poofter musicals:  The Sorcerer’s Rhinestone and The Chamber of Secretions. Co-hosted by Bobby Friday, Grand Duchess 48 of SF & Miss California Gold 2020, and John Fisher, Executive Artistic Director of Theatre Rhinoceros and featuring live performances from your Rhino friends and family. 

 

Food, Raffles, Photo Gallery, VIP Pre-Party & Extras! 

 

Made possible with a generous donation from Adrienne Hirt & Jeffrey Rodman.