Lily Janiak

The 1999 teen rom-com is a millennial mainstay, featuring whip-smart dialogue studded with SAT vocabulary.

In Ambrose Trataris’ “Daisy-ChainStar-Connection,” each character is mirrored by an avatar that’s projected on a screen via motion-capture technology.

“It’s Up for Debate,” moderated by Charlie Rose, brings a markedly different political voice to the Golden Gate stage.

Written and directed by D’Arcy Drollinger, this spoof of disaster movies — featuring a tsunami, a plane crash, a meteor and more — excels in little in-between moments.

In the hands of Red Barn Productions, Pier 35 looks like a San Francisco prospector’s version of the Mall of America.

Theater Critic Danny Scheie, from left, Benjamin Clark and Lyndsy Kail in Marin Theatre's “The White Chip.” DATEBOOK PICK

The three-year-old church Legendary Movement entered escrow on the El Campanil Theatre in Antioch on Aug. 12

An exterior view of 1687 Market St. is seen in San Francisco on Jan. 28, 2026. The property, site of the former McCroskey Mattress Factory, has since been demolished to pave way for a $130 million artist housing complex.

Eduardo Machado's play, directed by David Mendizábal, traces the effect of the Cuban Revolution on one estate in 1958, 1972 and 1997 Theater Critic

Director Katja Rivera has assembled one of the finest San Francisco Shakespeare Festival casts in recent memory