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Magic Theatre

Fort Mason Center, Building D
San Francisco, CA 94123 map
district: Marina/Cow Hollow

Tel. 415-441-8822
Website

About Magic Theatre

Magic Theatre is one of the most prominent theatres in the nation solely dedicated to development and production of new plays. The mission of Magic Theatre is to give voice to playwrights, both emerging and established, and to develop and promote the work of theatre artists. Magic Theatre engages audiences in intimate, professional productions that speak to contemporary issues with originality and wit, a sense of urgency and adventure.

Founded by John Lion in 1967 at the Steppenwolf Bar in Berkeley, Magic Theatre’s history includes premieres of over 200 new works. The theatre’s name derives from the novel Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse, in which the central character is invited to attend an:

"Anarchist Evening at the Magic Theatre
For Madmen Only
Price of Admission Your Mind."

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Editorial Review

The Taming of the Shrew

Not Tame Enough

By Nirmala Nataraj (07/19/2007)

" Of everything in Shakespeare’s oeuvre, "The Taming of the Shrew" tends to score the fewest points among the modern literati. Never mind the rollicking, ribald humor and the pun-y gesticulations of what may be the Bard’s most audacious set of characters -- the play is caustic and misogynistic, which automatically calls for a little bowdlerizing, at least in most contemporary versions. "

Editorial Review

Theater!

Live Performance – the Antidote to the Movie Monotony

By SFS Staff (06/13/2007)

" These articles are a mix of teen-friendly venues and events. They were written to fill in the lack of all ages venues and clubs listings in the media. Because there are not enough places for teens to hang out, they often end up at their friends’ houses or doing things their parent’s would not approve of. With these articles, we hope to expose high school students to places where they can have fun and be safe at night: THEATER . Big City Improv . Magic Theatre . The Berkeley Reparatory Theater . Youth Speaks "

Editorial Review

F.O.P.

TAGs, Twinkies, and Cultural Baggage

By Clifton Lemon (04/01/2005)

" The characters in "F.O.P., Fresh Off the Plane", a new play by local playwright, director and producer Sean Lim, now being presented at the Magic Theater in Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, make us ask ourselves where we're from (really), as they struggle to come up with their own answers to this question. "F.O.P." is a provocative, tight, funny, and well-paced play in two acts that exposes the internal conflicts inherent in being Asian American today. "

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