All of popular culture's most beloved fairytale characters are brought together in this dark twisted fantasy from James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim. Debuting on Broadway in 1987, this Tony Award-winning ensemble piece stitches together figures from Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk as they explore their hopes and wishes in the confines of the mysterious forest.

With a magnificent musical score composed by the legendary Andrew Lloyd Webber, including the poignant hit song Memory, CATS is quite simply a triumphant piece of musical theater. Don't miss this purrfect local production of the original West End and Broadway classic when the Jellical Ball begins in your town!

Playwright Kimberly Belflower's seven-time Tony-winning show, John Proctor is the Villain, comes to San Francisco as part of A.C.T's 2026/27 season, directed by Jess McLeod in its West Coast Premiere. Known for her relatable themes of growing up in the modern age, Belflower brings the same concept to John Proctor. A stunning work depicting the youth of the modern age that's enjoyed runs on Broadway, and across the country, discover The Crucible in a whole new light as this much-talked about new play comes to town this fall.

The award-winning playwright and performer Ngozi Anyanwu (Homecoming Queen, Good Grief) brings The Monsters for its West Coast premiere, directed by Tamilla Woodard. A story about the love that exists between siblings obsessed with the thrill of mixed martial arts, the play is set to be a knockout at Peet's Theatre.

Welcome to the opening night of 'The Murder at Haversham Manor' where students of the Cornley University Drama Society are attempting to stage this 1920s production. However, everything that can go wrong is and the opening night is quickly going from bad to disastrous. With an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can't play dead and actors who trip over everything they struggle to get to their final curtain call.

Driving a stake through the heart of toxic masculinity, Kate Hamil's inventive adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic horror breathes new (after) life into the story of the bloodthirsty count in a whirlwind of feminine rage and wit. A rollicking dark comedy that takes us back to Victorian Britain, where a terrifying vampire stalks the streets, Dracula - A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really, takes aim at all the monsters, both the real ones, and the ones of our nightmares.