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Entertainment Commission approves Boxcar Theater’s immersive ‘Speakeasy’ with safety conditions
Summary
The Entertainment Commission approved Boxcar Theater’s place-of-entertainment permit at 644 Broadway for an immersive production called the Speakeasy, subject to existing safety plans, training for bar staff and two weeks of retained security-camera footage; planning still requires a conditional-use hearing for the bar.
The San Francisco Entertainment Commission on June 7 approved Boxcar Theater’s application to operate a 9,000-square-foot immersive performance venue at 644 Broadway, clearing the way for a production called the Speakeasy that the theater plans to open Aug. 12.
David Gluck, general manager of Boxcar Theater, told commissioners the Speakeasy is a multilevel, immersive show that ‘‘builds a theatrical environment’’ in which audience members frequently interact with actors. He said the run would include ‘‘35 actors’’ and ‘‘seven musicians’’ and that productions would run about three hours, with…
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