PlayGround's 2026 Twisted Holiday Festival: The Long Christmas Dinner
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The Long Christmas Dinner, by Thornton Wilder
December 4 at 8:30pm, December 5 at 7pm, December 6 at 5:30pm
Oakland Public Theater relocates Thornton Wilder's LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER to the Bay Area and shifts the story to a Filipino-American family! 90 Christmases pass in the span of this one-act, as we watch this family from the setting of the table through to the coffee & dessert. Seven actors bring the four generations to life!
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PlayGround’s 1st Annual TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL
December 4-20, 2026
Potrero Stage & Simulcast
Admission-Free (Suggested Donation $10-$30)
Details at playground-sf.org/twistedholiday/
Celebrates the holiday season PlayGround-style with the 1st annual TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL, December 4-20, 2026, at Potrero Stage and simulcast! This three-week “fringe style” new works festival features 8 productions and 24 performances of new holiday-themed works (with a twist!) by talented theatre artists from across the country including a variety PlayGround artists.
Ranging in subjects from “Naughty” to “Nice”, and scaled from ensemble plays to one-person shows, PlayGround’s Twisted Holiday Festival features a stellar lineup of seasoned theatre professionals, first-time producers, and all-star performers in every aspect of live performance!
Schedule By Date:
Friday, December 4
7:00PM To Bah or Not to Bah Humbug
8:30PM The Long Christmas Dinner
Saturday, December 5
5:30PM American Christmas
7:00PM The Long Christmas Dinner
8:30PM To Bah or Not to Bah Humbug
Sunday, December 6
2:30PM To Bah or Not to Bah Humbug
4:00PM Eye Society: Twisted Holidays
5:30PM The Long Christmas Dinner
Friday, December 11
7:00PM PlayGround presents A Very Hitchcock Christmas
8:30PM Eye Society: Twisted Holidays
Saturday, December 12
5:30PM Yuletide Yarns and Kosher Kerfuffles
7:00PM American Christmas
8:30PM PlayGround presents A Very Hitchcock Christmas
Sunday, December 13
2:30PM Yuletide Yarns and Kosher Kerfuffles
4:00PM PlayGround presents A Very Hitchcock Christmas
5:30PM Eye Society: Twisted Holidays
Friday, December 18
7:00PM Same Time, Next Christmas
8:30PM Whenever You’re Ready
Saturday, December 19
5:30PM Whenever You’re Ready
7:00PM American Christmas
8:30PM Same Time, Next Christmas
Sunday, December 20
2:30PM Whenever You’re Ready
4:00PM American Christmas
5:30PM Yuletide Yarns and Kosher Kerfuffles
December 4 at 8:30pm, December 5 at 7pm, December 6 at 5:30pm
Oakland Public Theater relocates Thornton Wilder's LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER to the Bay Area and shifts the story to a Filipino-American family! 90 Christmases pass in the span of this one-act, as we watch this family from the setting of the table through to the coffee & dessert. Seven actors bring the four generations to life!
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PlayGround’s 1st Annual TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL
December 4-20, 2026
Potrero Stage & Simulcast
Admission-Free (Suggested Donation $10-$30)
Details at playground-sf.org/twistedholiday/
Celebrates the holiday season PlayGround-style with the 1st annual TWISTED HOLIDAY FESTIVAL, December 4-20, 2026, at Potrero Stage and simulcast! This three-week “fringe style” new works festival features 8 productions and 24 performances of new holiday-themed works (with a twist!) by talented theatre artists from across the country including a variety PlayGround artists.
Ranging in subjects from “Naughty” to “Nice”, and scaled from ensemble plays to one-person shows, PlayGround’s Twisted Holiday Festival features a stellar lineup of seasoned theatre professionals, first-time producers, and all-star performers in every aspect of live performance!
Schedule By Date:
Friday, December 4
7:00PM To Bah or Not to Bah Humbug
8:30PM The Long Christmas Dinner
Saturday, December 5
5:30PM American Christmas
7:00PM The Long Christmas Dinner
8:30PM To Bah or Not to Bah Humbug
Sunday, December 6
2:30PM To Bah or Not to Bah Humbug
4:00PM Eye Society: Twisted Holidays
5:30PM The Long Christmas Dinner
Friday, December 11
7:00PM PlayGround presents A Very Hitchcock Christmas
8:30PM Eye Society: Twisted Holidays
Saturday, December 12
5:30PM Yuletide Yarns and Kosher Kerfuffles
7:00PM American Christmas
8:30PM PlayGround presents A Very Hitchcock Christmas
Sunday, December 13
2:30PM Yuletide Yarns and Kosher Kerfuffles
4:00PM PlayGround presents A Very Hitchcock Christmas
5:30PM Eye Society: Twisted Holidays
Friday, December 18
7:00PM Same Time, Next Christmas
8:30PM Whenever You’re Ready
Saturday, December 19
5:30PM Whenever You’re Ready
7:00PM American Christmas
8:30PM Same Time, Next Christmas
Sunday, December 20
2:30PM Whenever You’re Ready
4:00PM American Christmas
5:30PM Yuletide Yarns and Kosher Kerfuffles
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Where is it happening?
Potrero Stage, 1726 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94107-2343, United States
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