Before being elected and making history as San Francisco’s first African-American female mayor, London Breed made a surprise appearance at a recent Handful Players production: Roy Conboy’s play, “When the Clouds Got Stuck.” After watching the May 2018 performance at the African-American Art & Culture Complex, Mayor Breed said “those young people just put the
Guess who turned up at center court this spring? Yep, the talented kids from Handful Players were the halftime stars at the University of San Francisco men’s basketball game vs. Loyola Marymount on February 17. A quintet of Handful Players students from Booker T. Washington Community Service Center and Hayward Rec-Connect performed “Soy Yo”, showcasing
A hearty huzzah to our very own Artistic Director Ryan Marchand for his recent performance in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Ryan portrayed the love-struck Lysander in the African-American Shakespeare Company’s enchanting production of the Shakespeare classic. While the course of true love never did run smooth, this inspired rendition, reimagined in a Trinidadian setting, was
We’ve always known that our amazing Musical Director Sam Jackson is a major talent, and now the rest of the world is starting to take notice. The San Francisco Chronicle recently featured Sam as “an artist under 30 to watch.” In the profile, theater critic Lily Janiak praises Sam’s incredible work as an actor and
We’re so excited to be back in session for Handful Players’ 2017-18 season! We’re offering free dance and theater classes every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday after-school at the African American Art & Culture Complex to enrich the talent, creativity and potential of San Francisco’s youth! Join us as we welcome new and returning students from
Congratulations to Handful Players board member Takija Gardner on her new promotion to District Executive Director of the Buchanan and Bayview Hunters Point YMCA Centers. Her amazing work and innovative leadership at the Bayview location led to an expansion of quality programming during a time of great change in the community. Takija is no stranger
After eight weeks, 200 workshop hours and more than 150 students participating, this summer’s activities are officially “a wrap”. The results of all that talent, creativity and hard work were vibrantly on display at the Mo’Magic Summer Showcase, where Handful Players performed for more than 300 kids from the Western Addition community. The showcase took
The Mo’MAGIC Summer Showcase: July 26, 1-3pm There are two things we all want for our kids over the summer break from school: 1) Keep them learning and 2) Keep them active. That’s where the Mo’MAGIC Summer Showcase comes in. Kids get free, beautifully illustrated books from a diverse reading list, including titles about Cesar
