Invites Bay Area dance companies and artists to present work at various stages of development, offering a supportive testing ground for artists to experiment with ideas and new material with a live audience.
A play set in Oakland in 1967, which uses the ambiguity and legendary mystery surrounding Huey Newton, leader of the Black Panthers, alleged police killing to shed light on contemporary experiences of African American communities.
A collaborative work inspired by these two authors which seeks to illuminate contemporary social justice issues of race and cultural inequity.
A year long playwright residency and the premiere of Star Finch’s BONDAGE (working title), developed in the AlterLab 2015 residency.
“The Ground Floor” encompasses all of the theatre’s new play development activities, including commissions, workshops, readings, and the intensive Summer Residency Lab.
An interdisciplinary performance by Keith Hennessy and Jassem Hindi, working in the expanded fields of choreography, performance, field recordings, music, and ritual. Trying and failing to better understand the wars in Syria, the work is about the politics of friendship and hospitality.
The development and world premiere of a new play by Christopher Chen, BURN THE BOATS, BOIL THE OCEAN (working title). This modern day fable is born from a deep concern over the ever-increasing power of corporate personhood in present day capitalism.
The rolling world premiere of Steve Yockey’s The Thrush & The Woodpecker featuring some of San Francisco’s strongest women theatre artists.
A three part full-length production including LINE OF BEAUTY, for the TIME BEING, and a new untitled work, about the family we choose.
A site-specific immersive performance in the streets and buildings of San Francisco’s Mission District. FUGUE is a foray into cultural amnesia and nostalgia, featuring forgotten stories from the queer community, people of color, and long-time San Francisco residents.
