Tickets & Visit

Crowded Fire believes that everyone should have access to amazing art!

We want to be transparent about how much theater costs–please pay what you are able!–but ticket price shouldn’t keep you from coming out. Our standard ticket prices for our mainstage productions vary from $25 (community price) to $100 (true cost); however, we’re happy to offer a number of options to ensure all community members are able to attend our shows!

• All Previews = Pay-What-You-Can (PWYC)! Online purchase minimum $1; Walk-up tickets also available.
• No one turned away for lack of funds (NOTAFLOF)! If the community ticket is out of reach for you right now, please reach out to BoxOffice [AT] CrowdedFire.org to receive a NOTAFLOF ticket. Alternatively, you can arrive 30 minutes before any given performance and request a pay-what-you-can ticket from our box office representative. (We try to keep at least 6 tickets available for walk-ins!)

Check each show page for its venue and dates.

Venue: Potrero Stage

1695 18th St, San Francisco, between Arkansas and Connecticut streets. Get directions

Parking

• The venue does not have its own onsite parking lot, so you must use street parking or a nearby commercial garage.
• Free street parking is available around Potrero Hill, but spaces are very limited and fill up fast during weekends and show nights.
• Give yourself 10 to 15 extra minutes to park your car and make the uphill walk to the lobby before curtain time.

Public transportation

• Buses that come closest to Potrero Stage are 19 Polk (De Haro St. and 18th St. stop), 22 Fillmore (18th St. and Connecticut St. stop), and 33 Ashbury (Potrero Ave and Mariposa St stop).
• The space is a 20-minute walk from the 16th Street BART Station.

The walk

• This part of San Francisco is very hilly, so the walks from these stops can be rigorous.
• If you park or arrive from the flat Design District, Showplace Square, or down by the freeway (near Rhode Island St or De Haro St), you will face a rigorous uphill walk to get to the theater.
• Once you cross over Arkansas Street, 18th Street flattens out significantly right where the theater sits.

Finding the entrance

• Potrero Stage is built into the street-level facade of a larger residential artist loft complex (the Goodman 2 Arts Complex).
• Look for the bold blue Potrero Stage signs in the large windows. You will enter through the glass doors.

The health and safety of our patrons, performers, crew and staff comes before anything.

What does that mean? 

• We may cancel a show or reading. If a crew member is sick, or if it feels for any reason unsafe to proceed, we will cancel a performance. We’ll make every attempt to switch your ticket to another date, provide a video option, or offer a credit for another Crowded Fire production or reading.
• We will continue to prioritize accessibility. Our small staff has been turning our attention to in-person programming, but we will continue to offer virtual options whenever possible.
• Mental health is also health. Take care of your mind as well as your body — if your showtime comes and you just can’t quite step inside, no worries, we’ll switch your ticket or get you a video option, no questions asked.