Nourse Theater

SFArtsED and San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company proudly present "Ragtime" featuring BATCO company members, SFArtsED alumni, members of the SFArtsED Players and students from SFArtsED Summer's Broadway...

ADAM GOPNIK Tuesday, September 12, 2017, 7:30 pm Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program The New Yorker staff writer Adam Gopnik presents a one-man show of stories from his thirty years as a husband...

J.J. Abrams + ANDY CRUZ In Conversation with Adam Savage On Creativity Thursday, September 14, 2017, 7:30 pm JJ Abrams is a celebrated writer, producer, composer, and director for movies, including Armageddon...

MARISKA HARGITAY A Benefit for Joyful Heart Foundation In Conversation with Mina Kim Friday, September 15, 2017, 7:30 pm Mariska Hargitay is best known for her role as Lieutenant Olivia Benson on the...

MICHAEL CHABON In Conversation with Isabel Duffy Tuesday, September 19, 2017, 7:30 pm "On Arts" Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program An “immensely gifted writer and magical prose stylist” (Michiko...

CLAIRE MESSUD In Conversation with Judson True Monday, September 25, 2017, 7:30 pm Claire Messud's The Emperor’s Children, was a The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post Best Book of...

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA - SOLD OUT In Conversation with Dave Eggers Tuesday, September 26, 2017, 7:30 pm "On Arts" Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program Francis Ford Coppola is the Academy-Award–winning...

TABITHA SOREN In Conversation with Steven Winn Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 7:30 pm Photographer Tabitha Soren's pictures are metaphors for the difficult twists and turns of everyday living. They speak...

DANIEL HANDLER In Conversation with Peggy Orenstein, Author Monday, October 2, 2017, 7:30 pm "On Arts" Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program Daniel Handler is the author of the novels The Basic...

ALICE WATERS + ROBERT SCHEER In Conversation with Davia Nelson Thursday, October 12, 2017, 7:30 pm Alice Waters is a chef, author, food activist, and the founder and owner of Chez Panisse Restaurant in...

JENNIFER EGAN In Conversation with Alexis Madrigal Monday, October 16, 2017, 7:30 pm "On Arts" Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program Jennifer Egan is the author of several novels and a short story...

ATUL GAWANDE In Conversation with Indre Viskontas Monday, October 23, 2017, 7:30 pm Atul Gawande is a surgeon, writer, and public health researcher. He practices general and endocrine surgery at Brigham...

TOM HANKS - SOLD OUT In Conversation with Dave Eggers Tuesday, October 24, 2017, 7:30 pm One of the most respected actors, screenwriters, and directors of all time, Tom Hanks is an avid reader, and now...

VAN JONES In Conversation with Alexis Madrigal Wednesday, October 25, 2017, 7:30 pm Van Jones is the President & Co-Founder of Dream Corps, a collection of initiatives including #cut50, #YesWeCode, Green...

ROZ CHAST Friday, October 27, 2017, 7:30 pm Going into Town: An Evening with cartoonist Roz Chast Roz Chast has loved to draw cartoons since she was a child growing up in Brooklyn. She attended Rhode...

TA-NEHISI COATES - SOLD OUT Wednesday, November 8, 2017, 7:30 pm Ta-Nehisi Coates is a national correspondent at The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues. His cover story...

JEFFREY EUGENIDES In Conversation with Steven Winn Thursday, November 9, 2017, 7:30 pm "On Arts" Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program Jeffrey Eugenides’s bestselling novels include Middlesex, The...

CHARLES M. BLOW Monday, November 13, 2017, 7:30 pm Charles M. Blow is an Op-Ed columnist at The New York Times where his columns tackle issues such as social justice, racial equality, presidential politics...

EMMA CLINE In Conversation with Vendela Vida Thursday, November 16, 2017, 7:30 pm "On Arts" Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program Emma Cline’s fiction has appeared in Tin House, Granta, and The...

REZA ASLAN In Conversation with Rabbi Ryan Bauer Tuesday, November 28, 2017, 7:30 pm Reza Aslan is an internationally acclaimed writer and religious scholar. His books include No god but God: The Origins...

MATTHEW DESMOND A Benefit for the Heading Home Campaign In Conversation with Michael Krasny Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 7:30 pm Matthew Desmond is a professor at Harvard University and the co-director...

MICHAEL ERIC DYSON In Conversation with Carvell Wallace Friday, December 15, 2017, 7:30 pm One of America’s premier public intellectuals, Michael Eric Dyson is a Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University...

MISTY COPELAND In Conversation with Laurene Powell Jobs A benefit for Gugulethu Ballet Project Monday, December 18, 2017, 7:30 pm Born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in San Pedro, California, Misty...

DANIEL ALARCÓN Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 7:30 pm "On Arts" Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program Daniel Alarcón is the author of At Night We Walk in Circles, which was a finalist for the 2014 Pen...

HILTON ALS Thursday, February 8, 2018, 7:30 pm "On Arts" Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program Hilton Als began contributing to The New Yorker in 1989, writing pieces for ‘The Talk of the Town...