New Conservatory Theatre Center

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New Conservatory Theatre Center Visit nctcsf.org Our vision is that theatre is a community event and a way to build community.
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The mission of New Conservatory Theatre Center is to champion innovative, high-quality productions & educational theatre experiences for youth, artists, and the queer & allied communities to effect personal & societal growth, enlightenment and change. There are six primary programs at New Conservatory Theatre Center with the following missions and central aims:

MAINSTAGE
To develop & produce queer & allied theatre that gives voice to, entertains, and promotes exploration in order to celebrate diversity and foster communication. YOUTH CONSERVATORY
To provide theatre training to empower youth to express themselves, celebrate difference, and gain self-esteem. YOUTHAWARE
To develop and produce performances to educate youth and those who guide them with particular focus on challenging issues, new ideas, and making choices that will positively impact their lives. EMERGING ARTISTS
Provide one residency per year at NCTC to support the work of emerging theatre artists. FAMILY MATINEES
To produce plays targeting young audiences ages 4-8 and their families. NEW PLAY DEVELOPMENT LAB
To develop world premieres and to produce second and third productions of new work at NCTC. ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) has been in operation since 1981. Still led by its Founding Artistic Director, Ed Decker, NCTC provides the San Francisco community with high quality youth education programming, Queer & Allied theatre, children’s theatre, new work commissions and emerging artists residencies that support local and national artists.

TEN MORE SHOWS 🚨🩸🪴❤️‍🩹 Little Shop of Horrors Must close October 31 Suddenly Seymour | Musical Theatre | LGBT | Q***r | ...
10/18/2026

TEN MORE SHOWS 🚨🩸🪴❤️‍🩹

Little Shop of Horrors
Must close October 31

Suddenly Seymour | Musical Theatre | LGBT | Q***r | Broadway | SF | Bay Area | San Francisco | Spooky Season

10/16/2026

NCTC Artistic Director Ben Villegas Randle shares why he loves this play, and why he and Founder Ed Decker just HAD to get the rights ☁️☀️

A Case for the Existence of God
Previews start tomorrow (October 17)
Click the link in our bio to learn more and grab your tickets!

Samuel D Hunter | Broadway | Tony Award | Oscar | Q***r | LGBT | MacArthur Grant | Theatre | SF | San Francisco | Bay Area

Q***r Theatre Rocks! (Get it? Rock paper scissors humor! Oh forget it, just come see Little Shop & Case) 🪨🤘 Little Shop ...
10/15/2026

Q***r Theatre Rocks! (Get it? Rock paper scissors humor! Oh forget it, just come see Little Shop & Case) 🪨🤘

Little Shop of Horrors | A Case for the Existence of God | Alan Menken | Samuel D Hunter | Q***r | LGBT | Theatre | Musical Theatre | Broadway | SF | San Francisco

Previews are almost sold out but we still have a few Pay-What-You-Wish tickets available, so act fast! ☁️☀️ A Case for t...
10/14/2026

Previews are almost sold out but we still have a few Pay-What-You-Wish tickets available, so act fast! ☁️☀️

A Case for the Existence of God
Tickets & Info at the link in our bio
By Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by Will Detlefsen

Q***r Theatre | LGBT Theatre | Bay Area | San Francisco | Local | Art | Live Theatre | Performance | Actor | Awards | Obie Award | MacArthur Grant | The Whale

THREE MORE WEEKS 🩸🪴 Photos by Tiffany Michelle 📸⭐️ Little Shop of Horrors | Little Shop | Musical Theatre | Reviews | Fe...
10/14/2026

THREE MORE WEEKS 🩸🪴

Photos by Tiffany Michelle 📸⭐️

Little Shop of Horrors | Little Shop | Musical Theatre | Reviews | Feed Me | Suddenly Seymour | LGBT | Q***r Theatre | Bay Area | San Francisco | Theatre | Musicals | Halloween | Spooky Season | Broadway | Singer | Actor

10/12/2026

This Halloween… Seymour’s your man 😘🪴🩸

Suddenly Seymour ft.
Bría Gaia as Audrey
Roeen Nooran as Seymour
Kamilah Cole as Ronnette
Jas Cook as Crystal
Vanessa Mendy as Chiffon
&
Jad Bernardo on Keyboard
Ben Visini on Keyboard
Amanda Wu Chroust on Bass
John Doing on Drums
Mike Smith on Guitar

Little Shop at NCTC
directed by Ben Villegas Randle
choreographed by Leslie Waggoner
musically directed by Jad Bernardo

Running through Halloween!
Tickets & Info at the link in our bio!!

Little Shop | Little Shop of Horrors | Suddenly Seymour | Musical Theatre | Q***r Theatre | LGBT | Singer | Theatre | SF | Bay Area | Halloween | Events | Things to Do | San Francisco

Happy International Le***an Day! 🧡🤍🩷 We are thankful for the Le***ans that helped set the stage for the Q***r community....
10/08/2026

Happy International Le***an Day! 🧡🤍🩷

We are thankful for the Le***ans that helped set the stage for the Q***r community. Today and every day.

Address

25 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA
94102

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 10pm
Thursday 10am - 10pm
Friday 10am - 10pm
Saturday 10am - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 3pm

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+14158618972

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