A charmingly funny adaptation of Dickens' festive classic A Christmas Carol, comes to the American Conservatory Theatre! In this witty reimagining, the tale takes place in a play-within-a-play, with a theater troupe in a small town preparing for their own festive production of the story. But with differing ideas on how best to tackle such an undertaking, replete with choreographic mishaps and failing props, will the aspirations of the troupe result in a successful show?

Sara Bareilles' and Jessie Nelson's sweet treat of a show becomes the first musical of the San Francisco Playhouse's 2024/25 season in this all-new production directed by Susi Damilano, with music direction from Dave Dobrusky. Based on Adrienne Shelly's hit 2007 independent film, Waitress is the perfectly pitched tale of Jenna, who pours her emotions into her wonderful baked creations as a form of escape from her loveless marriage and small-town strife. Uplifting and warm, join Jenna as a local baking contest leads to unexpected connections in this story of heart and courage.

In a last-ditch effort to get back with his ex, Jeff has found himself on the popular TV dating show "Nobody Loves You". Although his initial tactic is to sabotage everything the show puts in his path, the real drama catches up with him when he instead begins to fall for the show's no-nonsense producer Jenny, who'd rather be making proper movies than trash TV. In this climate of superficially manufactured, commodified love, can a genuine connection truly be found?

A firm favorite of Shakespeare's oeuvre, The Comedy of Errors is a colorful confection of chaos full of witty wordplay, frothy farce, and irresistible anarchy. This bubbly comedy will whisk you to a faraway land where the fortunes of two sets of identical twins opens up a world of romance, seductions, brushes with the law and of course, plenty of instances of mistaken identity! Tony-nominee Christina Anderson's update refreshes the jokes while keeping all the timeless charm and is not to be missed!

Join Shrek, Fiona and Donkey in this magical musical theatre version of the Oscar-winning Dreamworks animation. Following the same story beats as the movie, this Tony-winning show features original songs from Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), and a book by Pulitzer winner David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole).

James Ijames' Pulitzer Prize-winning play comes to the San Francisco Playhouse, continuing their fantastic 2024/25. A wildly imaginative and socially-charged reimagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Fat Ham transforms the Prince of Demark's dour castle into a place at a BBQ cookout in the South, where Juicy, a queer college student, must decide whether to avenge his father's death or carve a new path for his future.