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cover topics such as HIV pr evention, addiction, and acceptance of div erse communities
and cultures.
25 Van Ness Ave. (at Oak St.).
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415/861-8972.
www.nctcsf.org. Performances are
either free or low-cost.
Post Street Theatre (formerly Theatre on the Square)
Tucked up next to the
Kensington Park Hotel, this theater boasts high-caliber , smaller-scale off-Broadway and
avant-garde theatrical attractions. This little theater may hav e something on the boar ds
that you could happily bring y our kids to, such as M arcel Marceau, or not.
450 Post St.,
2nd floor (bt w. Powell and M ason sts.).
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415/771-6900.
www.poststreettheatre.com. Tickets
$25-$85.
Shakespeare in the Park
All ages.
On every weekend in September, the San Fran-
cisco Shakespeare Festival presents free performances of popular plays such as
The Tem-
pest, Twelfth Night,
and
Much Ado About Nothing.
Bring your kids, blankets, and picnic
baskets, and just show up at the parade grounds in the Presidio at 7:30pm on Saturdays
and 2:30pm on S undays, and 2:30pm on Labor D ay.
Main Post, The Presidio.
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415/558-
0888.
www.sfshakes.org.
A Traveling Jewish Theatre (ATJT)
Original works with Jewish themes have been
the focus of this 26-y ear-old ensemble company. Recent plays have included
Death of a
Salesman
and
Rose,
which seem gear ed for mor e sophisticated audiences.
470 Florida St.
(btw. 17th and Mariposa sts.).
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415/522-0786.
www.atjt.com. Tickets $15-$27.
STUDENTS ON STAGE
ACT Young Conservatory
A.C.T. uses Zeum's 210-seat theater as a second stage for
student and pr ofessional pr oductions, as w ell as in the G arrett Theater, a diminutiv e
theater space on the top floor of the A.C.T . historic theater building. R ecent sho ws
included
Charley's Aunt
and
Really Rosie.
If your kids are interested in acting, see if y ou
can arrange a trip when second-year Conservatory students work on scenes from plays by
Shakespeare.
Zeum Theater, Yerba Buena Gardens, 221 4th St. (at Howard St.). Garrett Theater,
405 Geary St., fifth floor.
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415/749-2228.
www.actactortraining.org (ACT Young Conservatory)
or www.zeum.org (Zeum). Tickets $15-$20.
The Marsh Youth Theater
Ages 4 and up. Providing theater arts classes to kids ages
4 to 15, the M arsh Youth Theater offers inter esting, pr ovocative pr ograms featuring
dance, music, and drama.
1062 Valencia St. (near 22nd St.).
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800/838-3006
(tickets) or 415/
826-5750 (information). www.themarsh.org/myt.html.
CHILDREN'S THEATER COMPANIES
Young Performer's Theatre
Ages 3 to 8.
A popular birthday party venue, this is a
casual theater experience per fect for tots who wouldn 't be expected to sit thr ough a
lengthy production. This is also a theater school, so the plays featur e youthful actors.
Shows are presented Saturday and S unday afternoons.
Fort Mason (Marina Blvd. at Buch-
anan St.), Landmark Building C, 3r d Floor.
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415/346-5550.
www.ypt.org. Tickets $10 adults, $7
children under 13.
OUTSIDE SAN FRANCISCO
Broadway by the Bay
Ages 5 and up.
In case no family-friendly musical is showing
in S an F rancisco during y our visit, tr y y our luck at this community theater about a
15-minute drive from San Francisco. Many of the Bay Area's very talented, semi-retired
performers gravitate to this theater company, which produces three musicals with profes-
sional sets and costumes during its season from April to October. In 2009 the group will
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