| Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Troupe is struggling to solidify our favorite Berkeley parks this season — specifically Live Oak, Willard, and Cedar Rose. So far, we haven’t been able to get confirmation from the Parks and Recreation Department that we can book these locations. We are reaching out to you to see if you have any inside influence that could help us lock in these parks so we can continue performing for you there. If you know anyone who can help facilitate these bookings, we’d be appreciative. For decades, our free park performances have been a beloved Berkeley tradition and we sincerely hope we can return. Our difficulty securing Berkeley park sites is creating delays in finalizing our summer schedule overall. At this point, we’ve confirmed several performances (see below), but we’ll need to book roughly 10 more by early May in order to complete our full tour. Therefore, we are taking suggestions and requests for new parks across the Bay Area! If you have a park in mind that you think would be perfect for us, and if you want us in your community, please hit us up. You can send recommendations to marissa@sfmt.org. When deciding on new parks, we take various tech requirements into consideration to find the right fit. When brainstorming your suggestions, please check out our tech requirements list here: https://www.sfmt.org/requirements. Other parks/cities we’re trying to book & establish more connections with include:Ukiah: Our location in Ukiah is still pending. We had a great time at Ukiah High School last year, but bookings with the high school are often not available until it’s too late for us to plan out our full schedule. Therefore, we are taking any other suggestions for Ukiah you may have! We are specifically eager for any recommendations for indoor venues in Ukiah.San Jose: We’re also looking for indoor venues in San Jose. If you have suggestions and contacts at a venue that you think would be a perfect fit for the Troupe, let us know!Palo Alto, Mitchell ParkSan Mateo, Central Park THE COST OF FREE 2026: Please consider underwriting a park!So far, we are in the process of booking the following parks and we need your help paying for the park/venue fees. If you are able, please consider making a donation to help us cover the following costs… cause free theater in the parks ain’t free for us! The following does not include separate costs for security or porta potties in parks. Dolores Park: $882.50 per performance Yerba Buena: $0 (bless!!) Panhandle: $1,169 La Plaza Park, Cotati: $695 Lakeside Park, Oakland: $664.40 per performance Davis: $858.44 Precita Park: $1,931 Mill Valley, Lawn/Triangle: $936 London Nelson Community Center, Santa Cruz: $267 per performance Z Space: $3,300 (pending booking) IF ANYONE HAS INSIDE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW WE COULD GET THESE FEES DISCOUNTED OR EVEN WAIVED, PLEASE LET US KNOW! WE’RE ALL EARS! We’re in the home stretch, and are getting closer to making a full tour happen, that is if we can book Berkeley and establish yet more park connections. Please join us in the community effort to make free performances in the parks a reality and to keep the San Francisco Mime Troupe in a park near you this summer. |
| We also accept checks made out to SFMT.(And we get your full donation, no third party charges when you send a check!)Mail to: 855 Treat Ave, San Francisco, CA 94110 |
| SF Mime Troupe is a 501c3 nonprofit organization, tax ID 94-1602975.All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law. |
