A stay at the Beresford Arms is a stay in San Francisco’s thriving Theater District. With a dozen theaters just a short stroll from our front awning, you can easily pack your vacation schedule with performances.
There is no shortage of hotels in the theater district, but Beresford Arms is among the most budget and family-friendly—not to mention the most historically fitting for the century-old San Francisco theater tradition.
Couple live theater with history at the Curran (built 1922) and A.C.T.’s Geary Theater, both just two blocks from the Beresford Arms. Golden Gate Theater—also nearly a century old—is a walkable half-mile away. The San Francisco Playhouse, just two blocks away, is known for its intimate shows and talented actors. Catch live music at The Masonic (three blocks away) and grab tickets ahead of time for the marquis musicals on stage at the famous Orpheum Theater, including Hamilton, The Lion King, and more.
CURRAN THEATER
A.C.T.’s GEARY THEATER
GOLDEN GATE THEATRE
SAN FRANCISCO PLAYHOUSE
THE MASONIC
ORPHEUM THEATER
while staying at the BERESFORD ARMS
Curran Theater
Built in 1922, the Curran has housed some of the biggest productions in theater history and has maintained a reputation over the course of its life as one of the premier live entertainment venues in North America. Now, almost a century after it welcomed its first Bay Area audiences, the Curran has just completed a major restoration and renovation. Under the curation of eight-time Tony Award-winner Carole Shorenstein Hays, the Curran reopened its 1,600 seat venue in January 2017 with the groundbreaking musical FUN HOME. Now, the Curran is offering our first ever subscription offering. #CURRAN2018 is a full season of jaw-dropping theater, entertainment and artistry that offers four new works by some of the world’s most celebrated theater artists and an eclectic line-up of special events.
A.C.T.’s GEARY THEATER
The beautiful, historic Geary Theater—rising from the rubble of the catastrophic earthquake and fires of 1906 and immediately hailed as the “perfect playhouse”—has been our home since the beginning. Dubbed a “splendid temple of drama” by the local press of the day, its stage was graced by the performances of such notables as Sarah Bernhardt, Clark Gable, Marlene Dietrich, Boris Karloff, and Mae West. This striking historical monument, now known as The Geary Theater, is as versatile as it is impressive.
GOLDEN GATE THEATRE
The Golden Gate Theatre is a performance venue located at 1 Taylor Street at the corner of Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco, California. It opened in 1922 as a vaudeville house and later was a major movie theater. In the 1960s it boasted a Cinerama screen, but by the early 1970s it had declined and was showing blaxploitation films. It was restored and reopened as a performing arts venue in 1979.
SAN FRANCISCO PLAYHOUSE
San Francisco Playhouse (formerly SF Playhouse) is a non-profit theater company in San Francisco, California founded in 2003 by Bill English and Susi Damilano.[1][2] The theater stages nine plays yearly, including Broadway plays, musicals, and world and regional premieres.
San Francisco Playhouse has been home to several notable world premieres, including Bauer by Lauren Gunderson, Ideation by Aaron Loeb, Grounded by George Brant, and Seared by Theresa Rebeck.
As part of its mission to shape and promote the growth of performing arts in the Bay Area, San Francisco Playhouse created the Rising Star Program, which provides theatre tickets to under-served youths in San Francisco and surrounding communities
THE MASONIC
The SF Masonic Auditorium (originally the Grand Masonic Auditorium and formerly known as the Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium) is a building and auditorium located atop Nob Hill in San Francisco, California. The building was designed by Bay Area architect Albert Roller (1891-1981), and opened in 1958. It serves as the meeting venue for the Masons of California during their Annual Communication, as well as being used as a concert venue the rest of the year (operated by Live Nation). The administrative offices of the Grand Lodge of California are contained in the upper floors, and the Henry Wilson Coil Library and Museum of Freemasonry is located on the mezzanine. The basement contains a five-level public parking garage.
Orpheum Theater
The SHN Orpheum Theatre, originally the Pantages Theatre, is located at 1192 Market at Hyde, Grove and 8th Streets in the Civic Center district of San Francisco, California. The theatre first opened in 1926 as one of the many designed by architect B. Marcus Priteca for theater-circuit owner Alexander Pantages. The interior features a vaulted ceiling, while the facade was patterned after a 12th-century French cathedral. The Orpheum seats 2,203 patrons.[2] In 1998, after a previous renovation in the 1970s, a $20 million renovation was completed to make the Orpheum more suitable for Broadway shows. The theatre is a locally designated San Francisco landmark as determined by the San Francisco Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board.
