We’re proud to share the 2021 Summer Youth Showcase, starring the marvelous, multitalented Handful Players! After an unprecedented year of remote schooling, social distancing and Handful Players’ own virtual enrichment programs, we welcomed 465 San Francisco students to participate in person and on-site in our summer workshops. Nine dedicated teaching artists conducted 46 weekly
As summer simmers down and everyone’s getting those fall feelings, the curtain closes on Handful Players’ 13th summer season. Even the superstitious among us must admit that the year was a happy success for our community’s children and families, thanks to a lot of hard work, and yes…a little luck! Over the nine weeks of
We can hardly believe it, but the 2018-2019 school season is a wrap! Marking our 13th year working with San Francisco students, Handful Players feels very lucky to be a part of this community. Join us for as we look back at some of our favorite moments from the past season: Facts & Figures: •
The Handful Players kids kicked it old school with “The Frisco Kid”, the true story of Lonnie “Pop Tart” Green, a legendary dancer from the Fillmore District’s strutting scene in the ‘70s. Written and directed by Bay Area hip-hop artist Rahman Jamaal and co-directed with Ben Baker, the production premiered on May 18, 2019 at
So long, summer! We’ll miss the beach days, glut of superhero movies, ice cream cones and mix of sunshine and chilly temps only San Francisco can serve up. As the kids head back to school, a handful of applause is in order for all who took part in our summer programs. Over the past eight
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
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
