About Thunderbird Theatre Company
The Thunderbird Theatre Company is a collective of writers, actors, stage technicians and others in San Francisco who have joined together to produce original comedic stage plays. We aspire to bring audiences to tears of laughter.
Here are the highlights of our past productions and events. For more details on what we've been up to for the past six years, read our history page.
Highlights of current & past productions:
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| 2010: |
| Death Play |
Mayem... Murder... Mimes!?!
The EXIT Theatre, San Francisco
March, 2010
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| 2009: |
| Aaron Trotter, and the Incident at Bikini Beach |
Beach blanket... boy wizard
The EXIT Theatre, San Francisco
July-August, 2009 |
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| 2008: |
| Pride and Succubus |
Jane Austen sucks... BLOOD!
New Langton Arts, San Francisco
August, 2008 |
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| Serve by Expiration 2 |
The Thunderbird's second sketch comedy show!
Exit Stage Left, San Francisco
February and March, 2008 |
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| 2007: |
| Aaah! Rosebud! |
The prequel to Citizen Kane
New Langton Arts, San Francisco
and The Julia Morgan Center, Berkeley
August & September, 2007
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| Serve by Expiration |
The Thunderbird's first sketch comedy show!
Exit Stage Left, San Francisco
February, 2007 |
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| 2006: |
| Release The Kraken |
A modern "retailing" of a Greek myth
New Langton Arts, San Francisco
August & September, 2006 |
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| 2005: |
| Sugar Valley |
Thunderbird Fortune Tellers
At the Castro street Fair
Sunday, October 2nd |
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| Las Vega-Nauts |
Nevada's 'City of Sin' threatened by the awesome sanitary might of the Swiss
Mafia. Can the 'Last Son of Graceland' save the day.
September 1st through
September 17th
New Langton Arts, San Francisco |
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| 2004: |
| Lusty Booty |
A pirate comedy of adventure, greed & lust!
August 12 through September 4
New Langton Arts, San Francisco
and Blue Room Theatre, Chico, CA |
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| Better than Hitler |
Will Christ put Hitler in the White House? Part of the B.O.A. One-Acts Festival February 26 through
29th Eureka Theatre, San Francisco |
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| 2003: |
| A Thunderbird Night of Terror |
Comedic spoofs of the horror genre, from teenagers raising demons to attracting love in an airport bar.
August 28 through September 20
Phoenix theater, San Francisco |
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| Dadafest |
Comedy can also be dADaIstiC, you edible fire alarm!
Saturday, July 12
Somarts Gallery, San Francisco |
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| Loose Lips Sink Ships |
Our support for peace through comedy,
part of the international Lysistrata Project.
March 3
Goat Hall Theatre, San Francisco |
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| 2002: |
| Rocket Girl |
Our first musical comedy
October 31 through November 2 |
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| ZOOM! |
An evening of live bands, performance acts & DJs
2002 - September 19
Broadway studios, San Francisco |
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| 2001: |
| Los 7 Magnificos |
It was Evil Quakers versus Masked Mexican Wrestlers
in our original comedic homage to "the Magnificent Seven"
July 26 through August 25,
and back by popular demand: September 13 through September 29
Phoenix Theatre, San Francisco
August 31 through September 1
Blue Room Theatre, Chico, California |
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| Roof Party |
DJ dance party with performances
including Taiko drummers and belly dancers
2001 - March 31
Penthouse & Roof space of 500 block on 3rd street, SF |
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| 2000: |
| Condensed Works of Frank Cullen |
Remounting of our first production
tailored for the SF Fringe Festival
September 9 through 16
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, San Francisco |
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| The Nite-Lites |
Comedic spoof of the 1970s
and Saturday morning cartoons
June 15 through July 8
Phoenix Theatre, San Francisco
July 28 through 29
Blue Room Theatre, Chico, California |
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| 1999: |
| Lariats of Fire |
Parody of Hollywood-style westerns
May 27 through June 20
Bannam Place Theatre, San Francisco
June 25 through 26
Blue Room Theatre, Chico, California |
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| 1998: |
| Collected Works of Frank Cullen |
Our first production, a parody of 1950s-style pulp-fiction novels
August 7 through 15
the Jewel Theatre, San Francisco
August 28 through 29
Blue Room Theatre, Chico, California |