children’s theater festival

Performer: Madame RazzSunday July 27, 2008 at Yerba Buena Gardens

Children’s Lineup - click here for show times, venues & descriptions!

The SF Children’s Theater Festival is presented in conjunction with the annual San Francisco Theater Festival.

The 2007 youth lineup provided a wide range of performance types. Some are young children's shows performed by adults, others are performed by young people and are intended for all ages. Our youth performances are perfect for young audiences, toddlers, teens and families!

Shows for Families and Children:

  • Sha Sha Higby, internationally known for her evocative and haunting performances influenced by shadow puppets, Noh and Butoh Theater, presents her newest show, The Glass Jungle.
  • Mountian International Dance Co performs U.S.-International-Freedom, a selection of folk dances from around the world performed by children.
  • The Clown Conservatory presents Experiment! The Excitement of Science, in which the world famous conservatory clowns explore science concepts in the special universe of circus.
  • Jazz Kids is a diverse group of talented 8-14 year-old performers visiting from Singapore, singing and dancing to American jazz standards and Asian pop.
  • Young People’s Teen Musical Theater Company sings it way through a century of American musical theater.
  • Omni Circus presents Signal to Noise, a tragic-comic and surreal drama with music and amazing robots.
  • Youth for Asian Theater (YFAT), which promotes pride in Asian heritage and awareness of youth issues, presents Great Expectations, a silent play about one young girl’s search for her perfect match.
  • Panhandler’s Theater Company presents the 300-year-old commedia del’Arte piece called Servant of Two Masters, incorporating audience interaction and improvised physical comedy.
  • Caterpillar Puppets performs Itty Bitty Variety Show.

Plus puppets, magic and other shows suitable for families.

Be sure to visit Zeum too!

Major Supporters: Kanbar Charitable Trust, George Marcus, Bernard Osher Foundation, Lane Family Charitable Trust, Walter & Elise Haas Fund, Wells Fargo Foundation, Zellerbach Family Fund, Target, Bill & Alice Russell Shapiro, LEF Foundation, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Fleishhacker Foundation, Forest City Development, Patricia Lund, Zeum, Kustov Associates Accounting, Martha Heasley Cox.

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