Z Space is cancelling all performances through March 31st, including the 3GT new works festival. If you have a reservation, we will be getting in touch shortly with information.
3GT stands with our community to take any and all steps necessary to keep artists and audiences safe and healthy during this difficult time. ALL 3GT PERFORMANCES EVENTS THROUGH APRIL 30 HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. Stay safe and we’ll see you at the theatre soon.
Join 3GirlsTheatre for 10 days of unique performance events created exclusively by women theatre-makers!
Because Hindsight is 2020. . . It’s time to Flip the Script!
Dissatisfied with the way things actually turned out over the last 100 years? 3Girls Theatre invites you to celebrate a century of women’s suffrage by flipping the script! Join our gang of theatre-makers to play in alternative worlds that tweak women’s place in history, for better or for worse. We’re imagining what might have been rather than dwelling on what we’ve got. It’s not only a perfect project for theatre, but one that shines a light on the best way forward.
3GT practices Radical Hospitality, meaning no-one is ever turned away for lack of funds. Reserve your seats in advance (for a small fee), or pay-what-you-wish for unreserved seats at the door (subject to availability)
Festival Schedule
Opening Night: Use Your Imagination! - Fri, 3/20 - 7:30 PM
The Festival kicks off with an entertaining and provocative evening of theatre, improv and conversation riffing on our theme, "Hindsight is 2020!" Featuring improv from Festival favorites Hamilton & MacLean and introducing our 2020 Festival Ensemble. Hosted by 3GT Executive Artistic Director & Founding Playwright AJ Baker.
LezWritesBTQ: In Performance - Sat, 3/21 - 3 PM & 7:30 PM
LezWritesBTQ is a unique script development and performance program for emerging lesbian, trans, gender non-conforming, and queer Bay Area theatre-makers. Join us for an evening of humorous plays by L Zephyr, Troy Rockett, and Kristy Lin Billuni; and monolouges by Margery Kreitman, Julia Jackson, and Kelly J. Kelly. Curated by Program Director Tina D’Elia.
Mother Lear - Sun, 3/22 - 3 PM
An irascible middle-aged scholar with dementia communicates with her caretaker daughter using only the text of King Lear, as the two struggle with aging, love and their own balance of power. Written and performed by We Players' Ava Roy and Courtney Walsh. Presented by 3GT in collaboration with We Players.
3GT Innovators: The Dream Thief - Sun, 3/22 - 7:30 PM
Erin Gilley and Denmo Ibrahim's The Dream Thief is a new immersive urban fairytale for small audiences. Embark on an adventure to reclaim your stolen dreams and unravel the mystery of a supernatural thief on the run. A special work-in-progress showing.
3GT Investigates: Black Missing Murdered Trafficked - Wed, 3/25 - 7:30 PM
3GT Investigates commissions teams of women playwrights to deeply interrogate critical issues of our time using investigative/documentary theatre techniques. California consistently has the highest number of human-trafficking incidents reported in the U.S. The FBI refers to the SF Bay Area as one of the world’s major sex trafficking hubs. In Oakland, 98% of trafficking victims are female, 64% are Black. In Partnership with Regina's Door, and led by artist and organizer Cat Brooks, this work-in-progress "scratch" performance will highlight the early stages of project exploring the disappearence and murder of Black women in Oakland.
3GT Innovators: Apocalyptic Cabaret by Queer Cat Productions - Thur, 3/26 - 7:30 PM
Queer Cat Production's Curious at the End of the World is a consent-forward interactive immersive theatrical experience that imagines a queer cabaret at the end of the world. In March 2020, Patriarchy killed the world.
Theme Night: Flip the Script - Fri, 3/27 - 7:30 PM
A provocative and delightful evening of linked staged readings on the theme by a dynamic crew of women playwrights. Directed by Pamela Hollings and featuring our 2020 Festival Ensemble!
Salon Series Finalist: Swimming with Puppies by Susan Jackson - Sat, 3/28 - 1 PM
Rachel’s husband, and Phoebe’s father, Jack, has died in a mass shooting. He appears to have saved the life of a young woman, Sandrea Clemmons, who suddenly shows up at their family home to seek refuge from the press. But Rachel holds a secret about Jack’s past; will she reveal it to her anguished daughter Phoebe? This dark comedy explores the cult of hero worship and how grief affects those touched by headline-grabbing tragedy. In competition for the 2020 Festival Prize!
Salon Series Finalist: Meth by Elizabeth Flanagan - Sat, 3/28 - 3:30 PM
When Louise went away to college, she thought she’d left her dead-end town and all its baggage behind. But when she returns home after being put on academic probation, unfinished business with old boyfriends and best friends is right where she left it. Louise has to decide whether to get involved or to cut ties for good. In competition for the 2020 Festival Prize!
GirlWrights: In Performance - Sun, 3/29 - 3 PM
Professional actors perform short plays written by girls age 11-15 in San Francisco. GirlWrights offers free playwriting workshops to young women in the Bay Area who lack regular access to theatre programming and education.
Special Events
A pre-festival showing of Mother Lear - Thur, 3/19 - 7:30 PM
with Wine and Cheese reception following show
An irascible middle-aged scholar with dementia communicates with her caretaker daughter using only the text of King Lear, as the two struggle with aging, love and their own balance of power. Written and performed by We Players' Ava Roy and Courtney Walsh. Presented by 3GT in collaboration with We Players. Please note that this special pre-festival showing has a higher price point ($40) for show reservations.
3GT Innovators: Two Coins for the Ferryman by Liar Liar - Tues-Fri, 3/24-27 - 7 PM
3GT Innovators provides financial, dramaturgical, and production support to women-led companies experimenting with new theatrical forms. Liar Liar's “Two Coins for the Ferryman” is an immersive experience that will send six audience members on individual quests through the Greek underworld. Each audience member will take on the identity of a hero from Greek mythology, led by their personal objective through a series of bizarre and magical rooms.
This is a special presentation at a secret location in the Mission neighborhood (not Z Below). Due to small size audience size, reservations for this show are required. Ticket holders will be contacted separately with directions to the performance venue.
Exclusive to you, our New Works Festial audience, 3GT is offering a small number of deeply discounted tickets ($10), with promo code HINDSIGHT. Supply of discounted tickets is extremely limitied, so reserve our tickets now!
Playwrights Reception - Sat, 3/28 - 2:30 PM
Free and open to the public - at Z Below, 470 Florida St
All are invited to join us for a festive Saturday afternoon reception honoring Bay Area playwrights in the interlude between the two Salon Series Finalist readings! Meet 3GT company members and be a part of our celebration of independent theatre. 3GT Literary Director Pamela Hollings will also be sharing information about our current open submissions programs.
Visit 3GirlsTheatre.org for more information.
