Phoenix Theatre

The Phoenix Arts Association Theatre, designated a San Francisco Legacy Business in September 2017, is now approaching its 34th season. Founded in 1985, the Phoenix enjoyed nearly 14 years of vital theatre performing in our South of Market venue until 1988 when we relocated to 653.655 Geary Street. For two and a half years we thrived there; creating a second stage and joined forces with our newly founded West Coast Playwrights Alliance until (due to city retrofit ordinances) we moved to our present home in the historic Native Sons Building in March 2002 where our Theatre I and newly created Theatre II continue to flourish in its history. The Phoenix has housed hundreds of productions, staged readings, and acting and dramatic workshops presented by our own company, as well as those of visiting companies and theatre artists. We have received numerous awards by the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, Dean Goodman Dramalogue Awards, Backstage West as well as critical acclaim from other local and foreign press. We have performed both at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Avignon, France Off Festival and served as a venue for the San Francisco Fringe Festival. A member of the Theatre Bay Area since our inception, and of National New Play Network, the Phoenix has been known as a venue nurturing the production of new work in an ongoing effort dedicated to keeping live theatre alive.