Dear san francisco

 

Bursting with heart-pounding excitement and death-defying acrobatics, Dear San Francisco will leave you awestruck and amazed. Take a 90-minute joy ride through our City by the Bay’s busts and booms in a breathtaking aerial extravaganza perfect for your next great night out.

Powered by mind-blowing circus acts, live original music, and more, Dear San Francisco at the historic Club Fugazi—former home of Beach Blanket Babylon—is delighting audiences ages 5 to 105. Come with a date, family, friends, co-workers, and enjoy a curated menu of cicchetti (small bites) and beverages to imbibe during this new resident production, right in the heart of North Beach. Perfect for your next big night out!

THE REVIEWS ARE IN:

“A VALENTINE TO THE CITY” - SF Chronicle

“KINETIC ENERGY” - SFist

“BREATHTAKING” - San Francisco Examiner

“SEXY, FUNNY” - Theater Dogs

 

About the Show

Powered by exhilarating acrobatics, choreography, spoken word, video projections, shadow play, and original music, Dear San Francisco invites locals and visitors alike on a heart-stopping romp through both the essence and the myth that is San Francisco. From the Gold Rush and 1906 earthquake, to beat poetry and the mysterious fog, San Francisco comes vividly to life, performed by an international cast of world-class acrobats across a variety of disciplines - including hoop diving, Chinese pole, Korean plank, hand-balancing, juggling, and “hand-to-trap”. Savor with a date, family, friends, co-workers and enjoy drinks and small bites from our curated menu.

The show runs approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.

CURRENT CAST

DIGITAL PROGRAM

Dear San Francisco is the result of a lifelong love affair with the city that continues to reinvent, redefine, and awe-inspire,”

“our hope is that this production will create a shining and welcoming light for all in the San Francisco Bay Area.”

Gypsy Snider & Shana Carroll

Directors & Producers

  • A woman with long brown hair, wearing hoop earrings and a maroon sweater, posing against a dark background.

    Gypsy Snider (Co-Artistic Director)

  • A portrait of a woman with long blonde hair, wearing a pink top and a black cardigan, against a black background.

    Shana Carroll (Co-Artistic Director)

  • Portrait of a man with dark hair, wearing a black V-neck shirt, smiling against a dark background.

    Colin Gagné (Composer)

  • A man with glasses and a black shirt, resting his chin on his hand, sitting against a yellow background.

    Alexander V. Nichols (Production Designer/Scenic Designer)

  • A close-up selfie of a man with dark, slightly curly hair, brown eyes, and a beard, standing in front of a wooden fence with a birdhouse on it, wearing a navy blue hoodie.

    Jake Rodriguez (Sound Designer)

  • Close-up of a smiling woman with long dark hair, wearing a colorful scarf, green top, and jewelry, outdoors.

    Keiko Carreiro (Costume Designer)

  • Portrait of a middle-aged man sitting on stairs outside, smiling, wearing glasses, a light blue shirt, a gray vest, a striped tie, and jeans.

    David Dower (Co-Producer and Executive Director)

  • A middle-aged man with gray hair wearing a checkered pink shirt and a green plaid blazer standing outdoors in front of a wooden fence and autumn-colored trees.

    Eric Eislund (Co-Producer and General Manager)

  • A man with a bald head, wearing glasses and a dark knit turtleneck sweater, looking at the camera against a dark background.

    Nassib El-Husseini (Executive Producer)

  • Close-up of a smiling woman with long black hair and blue eyes.

    Deborah Barrera (Co-Producer)