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LORRAINE HANSBERRY THEATRE

450 Post Street
San Francisco, CA

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About the Theatre

The core mission of Lorraine Hansberry Theatre is to create theatrical works by, for, and about the Black experience, and provide employment and career-building career opportunities for actors, directors, designers, and technicians from the BIPOC community. LHT prioritizes the work of Black and femme-identifying playwrights by bringing their stories to the community. LHT draws from the cultural and economic resources of the San Francisco Bay Area to enrich and strengthen the performing arts ; actively seeking and participating in collaboration with Bay Area Arts institutions and other related organizations.

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Past Shows


The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body, directed by Margo Hall, is a new work celebrating the lives and resilience of Black women. Written ...

Soulful Christmas
Soulful Christmas
12/14 - 12/17/2023


A HOLIDAY CONCERT RETURNS TO WARM HEARTS AND LIFT SPIRITS Musical Direction by Dr. Yvonne Cobbs Stage Direction by Margo Hall Gather the family for ...

IN THE EVENING BY THE MOONLIGHT


"A great accomplishment... Broadway ready." TheatreStorm "90 brisk minutes that buzz with righteous indignation, fierce intelligence and grateful camaraderie." Bay Area Reporter Lorraine Hansberry Theatre ...

Intimate Apparel
5/16 - 5/18/2019


INTIMATE APPAREL, set in 1905 in turn of the century New York, tells the story of Esther, a lonely, single African-American woman who makes her ...

PLACAS: The Most Dangerous Tattoo


San Francisco International Arts Festival (SFIAF), Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) and the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) present playwright Paul S. Flores’ ...

Rejoice!
12/4 - 12/31/2011

Almost Nothing & Day of Absence
10/14 - 11/20/2011

Blues For An Alabama Sky
4/1 - 5/12/2011

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