Crowded Fire Theater Company

Crowded Fire Theater trains and supports theater artists, and produces new works from communities historically underrepresented in American theater. In addition to developing and presenting an annual season of one to four mainstage productions each year, the organization offers programs that support the development of playwrights, actors, stage technicians, and designers. In a typical year, the theater reaches as many as 2,500 audience members and works with approximately 100 theater artists. Support of Crowded Fire Theater Company aligns with the Performing Arts Program’s Communities strategy.

Crowded Fire Theater Company produces new plays that contribute to a contemporary theater canon by training, supporting, and presenting artists from communities historically under-represented in American theater. In addition to an annual season of two to three mainstage productions, it offers several programs that support the development of playwrights as well as stage technicians and designers. One of three resident theaters at Potrero Stage in San Francisco, Crowded Fire Theater reaches more than 3,000 audience members and approximately 100 artists each year.