San Francisco Children's Theater Festival Features Shows For All Ages, Free.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Chinese folk tales, clowns, magic, fairy tales This is a list of fairy tales, the dates of their earliest known printed version, the author and, if known, the collection of tales in which it was published. It should be noted, however, that not all stories listed below would be categorized as fairy tales by a strict definition , drama, and a musical in Spanish are among the highlights for youngsters at the San Francisco Children's Theater Festival, Sunday, July 24, 2005, 11:00 am--4:00 pm, at the Zeum Theater in downtown San Francisco at Howard and Fourth Streets. And it's FREE! The 10 children's shows begin promptly at 11, and include storyteller Charlie Chin Charlie Chin (born Qin Xianglin, also spelled Chin Hsiang Lin, on May 19, 1948, in Nanjing, China) is a Chinese actor. He first moved to Hong Kong with his family at an early age. At only 12 years of age Charlie moved to Taiwan to join Fu Xing Ju Xiao, a Peking opera school. , magician Jay Alexander, clown Jeff Raz, Teatro Nahual, Young People's Teen Musical Theater, and Active Arts' Theatre for Young Audiences, and more. There is truly something for all ages from little ones young children. See also: Little to teenagers. The SF Children's Theater Festival is presented in conjunction with the second annual San Francisco Theater Festival which showcases 50 Bay Area theater companies including solo performer Brian Copeland Brian Copeland is an actor, comedian, radio talk show host, playwright and author based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been the opening act for such artists as Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Aretha Franklin and Ringo Starr. (doing excerpt from his hit show Not a Genuine Black Man), 42nd Street Moon, Magic Theater, Lorraine Hansberry Lorraine Hansberry (May 19, 1930 - January 12, 1965) was an American playwright and litigant in the United States Supreme Court case, Hansberry v. Lee. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Hansberry was the youngest of four children of Carl Augustus Hansberry (a prominent Theatre, Lamplighters Musical Theatre, A.C.T. Conservatory, and BATS Improv. The festival, a free celebration of local theater, consists of performances by Bay Area professional theater groups at nine indoor and outdoor venues, from 11:00 am--5:00 pm, at Yerba Buena Gardens Yerba Buena Gardens is the name for two blocks of public parks located between Third and Fourth, Mission and Folsom Streets in downtown San Francisco, California. The first block bordered by Mission and Howard Streets was opened in 1993. . Last year's festivals for children and adults attracted more than 3500 people. The San Francisco Children's Theater Festival and the San Francisco Theater Festival are presented in association with the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival.
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What: San Francisco Children's Theater Festival
Shows for ages 3 to 16, musical, clown, magic,
storytelling.
When: Sunday, July 24, 2005, 11 am to 4 pm
Where: Zeum and Yerba Buena Gardens, Howard & Fourth Streets,
Yerba Buena Arts Complex in downtown SF
Admission Free
More Information: www.sftheaterfestival.org; 415-543-1718 (Editors Note: Photos are available in Press Room on our website.) |
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