SFBATCO Works-in-Development
At SFBATCO, we champion new and exciting works and really believe in the process of development, trial and error, workshops, staged readings, and collaboration. Scroll down to see some of the projects we are in the process of developing. Support the development of new work by donating today.
Every Saturday Night
Every Saturday Night is an original musical that takes audiences back to San Francisco’s Fillmore District in the 1950s, when it was a burgeoning African-American community, replete with scores of jazz clubs. The show takes place in the after-hours club that Ardella runs out of her basement and is seen through the eyes of a young boy, her son, enthralled with the transformation of the people in his community from their daytime personas to their nightlife ones. Inspired by true events, acclaimed Bay Area Playwright, Composer and Director Danny Duncan’s new work offers a boisterous and heartfelt glimpse into the “Harlem of the West” before San Francisco’s Western Addition Redevelopment permanently changed the district.
The Day the Sky Turned Orange
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, the 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. Conceived by SFBATCO Artistic Director Rodney Earl Jackson Jr., this piece features the music and lyrics of writing partners Olivia Kuper Harris and David Michael Ott. Book by Julius Rea.