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San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company
As an SFBATCO supporter, you are an integral part of cultivating an organization dedicated to enriching the San Francisco Bay Area. Your donation helps subsidize our ticket prices, keeping our programs financially accessible while still allowing us to pay artists what they are worth.  As a tax exempt 501(c)3 non-profit organization, all gifts made to SFBATCO are tax deductible. We cannot do what we do without you, and we deeply appreciate your generosity.
The Day the Sky Turned Orange
Help us raise $50,000 to continue developing this musical and bring you a full production and cast album by 2025. Follow along at www.sfbatco.org/dsto and @dsto_musical on Instagram!

The Day the Sky Turned Orange is a soulful, House, R&B musical that helps us confront and make sense of our collective fear of the climate crisis, inspired by the lived experience of those in the Bay Area on Sept 9, 2020. That day the sky in San Francisco turned a troubling shade of amber, as ash rained down due to thousands of wildfires spreading across the state.


Amidst the loudness and pressing matters of the COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests, the upcoming presidential election, this fateful day barely made the news. The earth is mighty, but not boastful. The day the sky turned orange humbly and quietly passed us all by.

So, what can we do? As artists, it’s our job to open up a conversation. It’s our job to entertain, educate, and enlighten, while reflecting the current issues of our times. We feel strongly that through music that resonates with us, and stories that reflect us, we can inspire change.

And why shouldn’t music about change be on the radio, again?

The real question should not be, “why this project now?”

The question should be, “If not now, when?”


#ThankYou10



Can you believe it? SFBATCO turns 10 years old this year. In 2014, founders Rodney Earl Jackson, Jr. and Marcelo Javier set out to create a theater company that champions voices often overlooked in the industry and invests in a creative community that is as diverse and dynamic as our beautiful Bay Area. A decade later, we're doing exactly that…and thriving!


$15K Match Challenge

Two long-time supporters of SFBATCO were so inspired by our programming this year that they are offering $15,000 in matching funds to help us reach our 2024 goal of raising $250,000 from individuals. We are just $30,000 from reaching that goal!

All gifts made by December 31 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $15,000. That means your donation has DOUBLE the impact.

Your gift will help SFBATCO:

-Produce original new works that focus on Bay Area stories, including our 2025 productions of Cuckoo Edible Magic and The Day the Sky Turned Orange.

-Provide free or heavily subsidized classes, workshops, and special performances for young people across the Bay Area.

-Foster the talent of emerging artists, through initiatives like our playwrights incubation program, Creators Lab.

Thank you for your support!




Gravity: A New(tonian) Musical
Help us raise $30,000 to mount our workshop presentation of Gravity: A New(tonian) Musical at the New Roots Theatre Festival this November.


Your generous donation will support the salaries of the actors, musicians, writers, and crew to bring this brand new draft of Gravity to life at the Brava Theater. As we approach 10 years working on this musical, we are excited to share it with potential producers and theaters for a future production opportunity. 

About the Show
When modern-day Cambridge physicist Sophie travels back in time to 1666 England, her chance encounter with guitar-strumming, 23-year old Isaac Newton prevents him from seeing the mythic apple falling and discovering his famous Theory of Universal Gravity. 

To return home, Sophie must restore history and navigate the world of 1666, where Natural Philosophers are the pop stars of their day, emerging enlightenment thinkers have one chance at fame, and radical women struggle to leave their mark. 

Along the way, she encounters historical luminaries such as Isaac’s rival Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, aspiring astronomer Edmond Halley, and the fearless Duchess Margaret Cavendish, who is embroiled in her own quest for fame and scientific recognition.

Featuring Broadway star Taylor Iman Jones, Gravity is a comedic musical love letter to nerds of all ages - past and present - who are looking to make an impact on our world.