Mission Statement
The San Francisco Theater Festival (SFTF) produces an annual event held at Yerba Buena Gardens in both indoor and outdoor venues. The festival promotes the region’s many live-stage theaters to a broad and diverse audience, from small children to adults, and those with low income, in order to increase appreciation for, and build attendance to, the Bay Area’s culturally and artistically-varied theater groups.
Who We Are
The San Francisco Theater Festival is managed and run by a small group of volunteers. The board is similarly a small group that believes in the value of a large public event that celebrates live theater. At this point, there is no plan to hire paid staff. For 2007, approximately 60 volunteers were involved.
2008 Festival Staff
- Bill Schwartz, Executive Producer
- Jarrod Bailey, Production Manager
- Alana Lowe, Consultant
- Joy Liu, Volunteer Coordinator
- Kelli McCusker, Production Coordinator
- Geoffrey Grier, Community Outreach Director
- Tatjana Greiner, Youth of the Bay Contest
- Miriam Goodman, Publicity
- Dana Harrison, Sponsorships/Advertising
- Jennifer Kurtz, Production Coordinator
- Scott Gelfand, Children's Program/The Buddy Club
- Fred Anderson, Stage Host Coordinator
- Debbie Mosk, Resources
SFTF Board of Directors
- David Berman, Attorney
Formerly managing partner of Berman Berkeley and Lasky. His experience includes entertainment law and management-labor law. - Barry Kushner, Investment Broker
Vast experience in financial, investment and real estate negotiations. - Patricia Lund, Entrepreneur/Marketing Strategist
Founder, senior partner, and executive in the public relations industry with special abilities in market strategy. - Miriam Goodman, Public Relations Agent
Operates own agency and a specialist in publicity. - Bill Schwartz, Executive Director/Producer of the Festival has a varied background in business, science and the arts, including: engineering, founding and running a successful public relations agency focused on Silicon Valley, revival of the Eureka Theatre in San Francisco, and other event and theater activities.
