The Bay Area’s November lineup of accessible performances
Your monthly guide to inclusive performances in San Francisco, Berkeley, and beyond.
November arrives with cool, golden days and a lively arts season in full swing across the Bay Area. Theatres, opera houses, and concert halls are buzzing with audiences eager to experience the magic of live performance once again. As the holidays near, it’s the perfect time to savor a favorite tradition, discover a new production, or enjoy an inspiring night out on your own.
This season, Bay Area arts organizations continue to broaden access, offering ASL interpretation, captioning, and other accessibility features so everyone can take part in the region’s vibrant creative energy.
Stereophonic
Open Captioned: November 16 at 1 p.m.
ASL Interpreted: November 22 at 1 p.m.
The most Tony Award-winning Show of 2024. The most Tony Award-nominated Play of all time. Stereophonic mines the agony and the ecstasy of creation as it zooms in on a music studio in 1976.
American Conservatory Theater & BroadwaySF
broadwaysf.com
The Hills of California
Closed Captioned: November 6, 7, 9, 11 & 12 at evening performances; every matiness performances through December 4
Internationally renowned Olivier and Tony Award-winning playwright Jez Butterworth weaves the compelling, tender, and savagely funny tale of the Webb sisters’ return to their childhood home in an English seaside town.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
berkeleyrep.org
Mother of Exiles
Closed Captioned: November 20, 21, 23, 25 & 26 at evening performances; every matiness performances through December 18
In 1898, on Angel Island, a pregnant Eddie Loi faces deportation amid America’s tightening immigration laws. A century later, her great-grandson Braulio inadvertently conjures her spirit—unleashing a witty, opinionated ancestor.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
berkeleyrep.org
Kinky Boots
ASL Interpreted: November 29 at 2 p.m.
Open Captioned: November 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Kinky Boots captivates and entertains audiences around the world with the dazzling Tony-winning score by pop legend Cyndi Lauper, hilarious and uplifting book by four-time Tony Award-winner Havey Fierstein, and original direction and Tony-winning choreography by Jerry Mitchell.
Broadway San Jose
broadwaysanjose.com
SUFFS
ASL Interpreted: November 8 at 1 p.m.
Audio Described: Available at all performances
Direct from Broadway, comes the acclaimed Tony Award®-winning musical SUFFS about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote.
BroadwaySF
broadwaysf.com
MOMIX: Alice
Audio Described: November 30 at 3 p.m.
Blending illusion and acrobatics with a sense of whimsy and wonder, Alice features the bold athleticism and theatrical flair of MOMIX’s celebrated dancers as they traverse a series of absurdist vignettes inspired by Carroll’s characters that just get curiouser and curiouser!
Cal Performances
calperformances.org
Sally & Tom
Closed Captioned: November 20 at 1 p.m.
Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks sets the stage with an up-and-coming theatre company rehearsing a play about Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson. As opening night approaches, playwright Luce is struggling with rewrites and pressure from a producer.
Marin Theatre
marintheatre.org
Parsifal
Open Captioned: Available at every performance
Summoned by Fate. Guided by Faith. For the first time in 25 years, Wagner’s final opera returns in a brand-new San Francisco Opera production.
San Francisco Opera
sfopera.com
The Monkey King
Open Captioned in English and Chinese: Available at every performance
Based on the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, The Monkey King makes its much-anticipated world premiere. This new, action-packed opera combines high-energy music and text with puppetry, dance, Peking opera, and Buddhist sutras to tell the tale of the Monkey King’s beginnings.
San Francisco Opera
sfopera.com
The Motion
Watch at home with English subtitles: Available to purchase for a one week viewing period
In this world premiere from Obie Award–winner Christopher Chen, the line between performance and participation is blurred, and the fate of two lovers hangs in the balance.
Shotgun Players
shotgunplayers.org
A Driving Beat
Audio Described: November 9 at 2 p.m.
ASL Interpreted: November 13 at 7:30 p.m.
Open Captioned: November 16 at 2 p.m.
A mother with a history. An adopted son who wants one. Set to the teen’s hip-hop beat, their cross-country road trip is a voyage of discovery, identity, understanding, and the depths of love.
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
theatreworks.org
