Theater
The American Conservatory Theater (ACT) presents innovative productions of excellent plays, old and new, at the Geary Theater. The Curran puts on both commendable touring plays and musicals. Aside from the big touring productions at the Orpheum and the cavernous Golden Gate, and a handful of small houses like the Theater on the Square, there is only a fringe theater scene in San Francisco. The Magic Theatre, a leading interpreter of Sam Shephard Plays, at Fort Mason Center and a few independent, theater-less companies do mount entertaining productions here and there. Performance spaces, such as Theatre Artaud in the Potrero Hill area or The Marsh in the Mission, host occasional experimental plays.

Comedy
San Francisco’s Standup Comedy Competition winners have been virtually guaranteed television contracts. Cobb’s and the Punch Line are two of the oldest and most popular comedy clubs.

Dance
San Francisco Ballet has long been one of the world’s premier companies with a variety of other companies, such as the globe trotting and award-winning ODC, making San Francisco their home base. More experimental modern dance has found a friendly venue at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater.

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