I haven’t been to EXIT Theatre since 2020. I forget what I saw, but if I’d known that it would be my last trip to the unofficial heart of SF indie theatre, I would’ve made that memory last. EXIT’s 2022 closure further illustrated SF’s (and the country’s) indifference towards the arts, particularly independent organizations. I highly recommend Nicole Gluckstern’s fantastic EXIT post-mortem to understand how this Tenderloin storefront became the center of our universe.

I did help announce EXIT’s (semi-)return as Taylor Street Theatre in the namesake former home of the late Cutting Ball Theatre. Last year, I spoke with co-founder Richard Livingston, who has dealt with artistic red tape since the pre-Reagan era. He had a sobering description of the endless evolution of the indie arts scene. Y

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