As the curtain closed on our 15th year, Handful Players looks back on all we were able to accomplish in 2021, in spite of significant COVID-19 challenges. Thanks to generous funding and the dedicated work of our 15 teaching artists and after-school community partners, we provided 900 workshops to 1,100 elementary school students. As the
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: •
Congratulations to Handful Players’ Board Member Sherri Young, who was recently honored with the prestigious Jefferson Award for Public Service, recognizing her work as the founding Executive Director of The African American Shakespeare Company. “Imagining the classics with color” for more than 20 years, The African American Shakespeare Company has created rich performance opportunities for
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
GREAT NEWS! --- A California Arts Council grant for Handful Players. We’re excited to announce that Handful Players has received its first ever programs grant from the California Arts Council (CAC). Our organization was among 136 groups in the state to receive an Artists-in-Schools Extension Program grant. The grant will help fund our free summer
DESIGN OF THE TIMES—a new Handful Players website for the next decade. We’ve redesigned our site to serve you better. A lot has changed since we first launched in 2007. We’ve worked with 3,650 kids and 49 artists & playwrights to create 95 world premiere performances. And we’re just getting started. You’ll find videos of
