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      Carole's Curtain Raiser

      Carole Shorenstein Hays raises the curtain on the new Curran. After a joyous, two year renovation and restoration, our mission is to create a home where art, technology and entertainment intersect in a way that can only happen at this moment in San Francisco.
      Cultivating Empathy

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      Cultivating Empathy

      POP-UP MAGAZINE's first show was nine years ago at a 300-seat theater in San Francisco. In September, their national “Fall Issue” tour kicks off in SF with three shows at the Curran! We interview Marc Bamuthi Joseph -- poet, playwright, librettist, We Shall Not Be Moved; chief of program and pedagogy, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on being a multimedia storyteller.
      A Radical Sense of Beauty

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      A Radical Sense of Beauty

      San Francisco author Andrew Sean Greer traces the Radical Faeries’ reverberations through his own life, and the city’s.
      24 Decades, 24 Costumes

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      24 Decades, 24 Costumes

      Gracie Hays sits down with Machine Dazzle (and his sewing machine) to talk about the punk-rock process of distilling decades into dresses
      Taylor Made

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      Taylor Made

      Performance artist Taylor Mac talks about life, liberation, and Liberace.
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      Win tickets to see eccentric funnyman Eric Idle October 9th by tagging your most eclectic friend in the comments below. We love the innovative feel of @waits.art artwork ✨ How many lines does it take to to create a Casey Waits original? We could tell you but why don't you see for yourself...take a walk downstairs at the Curran, Casey has quite the world waiting for you! Imagination, oddity, and innovation brought to you by #ArtistsOfTheCurran.

      Win tickets to see eccentric funnyman Eric Idle October 9th by tagging your most eclectic friend in the comments below. We love the innovative feel of @waits.art artwork ✨ How many lines does it take to to create a Casey Waits original? We could tell you but why don't you see for yourself...take a walk downstairs at the Curran, Casey has quite the world waiting for you! Imagination, oddity, and innovation brought to you by #ArtistsOfTheCurran.

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      Return of the Mac

      Taylor Mac and his Dandy minions, radical faeries, Pacific Heights dads (...and more!) take to the streets of SF to celebrate our history and communities.

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      You've Got to Fall Apart

      Novelist Dave King talks to Taylor Mac about Nina Simone, formative trips to San Francisco, and what it’s like to stage 24-Decade in 2017.

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      Carole’s Singular Vision

      Carole Shorenstein Hays talks to THE CURRAN[T]’s Gracie Hays about FUN HOME, ECLIPSED, and the Curran’s exciting next act - which is also her own.

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      Carmen Cusack and the Cast of BRIGHT STAR

      Our stories can inspire and influence the lives of all those around us and remind us that our stories may not be as different as they seem. What's your story?