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SF’s 2026 Shakespeare in the Trash: Bard Goes Rubbish (SOMA)

Friday, July 10, 2026 - 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE
SOMA West Trash Yard | 129 14th Street SF, CA 94103

Event Details

Hark! Your Friends’ Basement Theater Company and SOMA West Community Benefit District approach with joyous news.

Come witness a motley crew of players conjure scenes from the Bard within the confines of a scrapyard!

  • Friday, July 10th: 6:30pm
  • Saturday, July 11th: 2pm
  • Saturday, July 11th: 6:30pm
  • Sunday, July 12th: 2pm

See now the stately Elizabethan grace turn wondrously foul. Expect garments plucked from the heap, a stage of mere refuse, and a grand, chaotic brawl of absolute rubbish. Open wide thy mind to the notion that one man’s dross is but another’s desperate, edgy stab at timeless drama!

The Order of the Revels

  • The Bound of Time: The pageant shall endure for ninety minutes, without respite.
  • Food and Drink: Thou art heartily welcome to bring thy own meats and mead. Should thy belly rumble, the grand chariot of spice, El Alhambre, and the bountiful Rainbow Grocery sit just across the way.
  • Seating: We shall provide seats for a hundred souls. Yet, shouldst thou wish to ensure thy comfort, bring forth thy own chairs and woolen blankets.
  • A Warning on the Elements: Our theater lies beneath the heavens. The night air biteth shrewdly, so don thy thickest layers!
  • One Bathroom: But a single chamber of easement shall be found within the gates.

We right eagerly await thy presence!

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
Categories: Community, In Person, Theater & Performance
Venue: SOMA West Trash Yard
Address: 129 14th Street SF, CA 94103

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