New: Student rush tickets! A half-hour before curtain, bring your student ID to the box office, and you can purchase any seat that’s still available for $20.
Why you should see An Inspector Calls
Because one of our favorite directors, Mark Anderson Phillips (Blithe Spirit, Kinky Boots), is back, and he has an unusual vision for this show that you’ll love.
Because for a play that originally premiered in 1945 in the Soviet Union, it’s incredibly timely.
Because The Guardian calls An Inspector Calls “a passionate plea for a more just and compassionate society.” It’s a good time for that.
Synopsis
As the well-to-do Birlings celebrate an engagement in the family, the festive evening is suddenly punctured by an uninvited visitor: an inspector looking into the death of a young woman. Questions multiply and guilt mounts, and Inspector Goole’s grim revelations begin to crack the foundations of the Birlings’ comfortable lives. Before long, they are all challenged to examine their decisions and consciences. Filled with Hitchcockian suspense, this enigmatic tale is a plea for a more just society, and a foreboding of the consequences if we fail to attain it.
Cast
Sybil: Doll Piccotto
Arthur: Erik Gandolfi
Inspector: Richard Newton
Gerald: Heren Patel
Sheila: Sydney Harmon
Eric: Myles Kenyon Rowland
Edna/Eva, and Sheila understudy: Lizzie Izyumin
Resources
Production photos by Christian Pizzirani
Show program
Highlights dramaturgy guide
Press release
Details and special events
An Inspector Calls previews Sept. 26 and 27, 2024, and runs through Oct. 20. (No show on Sept. 29.) The show runs about two hours, including two 10-minute intermissions. We would rate this production PG-13 for some mature content. By popular demand, we’ve added Saturday matinees and moved our Thursday start times to 7:30! Showtimes are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $31-$70 now with no fees! For student rush tickets, bring your student ID to the box office a half-hour before curtain, and you can purchase any seat that’s still available for $20.
Bring a group of 10 or more and get 25% off the face value of each ticket. The discount is automatically applied with 10 or more tickets in the cart. (Contact the box office if group members are paying separately.) If you are an employee of a fellow theater company seeking industry comps, please email us at least 48 hours in advance. Subject to availability.
Covid protocols:
If you are unwell, please stay home, and don’t worry about your tickets. We’ll be happy to exchange them for another performance, free of charge. Masks are recommended indoors, except for Oct. 13, when they are required. Learn more about our Covid-19 protocols.
Special events:
Thursday, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m.: Pay What You Can Preview Night. Suggested donation is $25, but any amount is welcome. Call the box office at 408-295-4200 to name your own price.
Friday, Sept. 27, 8 p.m.: Preview Night.
Saturday, Sept. 28, 8 p.m.: Opening Night.
Friday, Oct. 4, 8 p.m.: Our friends from our nonprofit partner PATH will give a brief curtain speech and are excited to talk with you about their work. Learn more about them below.
Saturday, Oct. 5, 8 p.m.: See the show on this night, and 10% of your ticket will support Theatre Bay Area’s Lemonade Fund!
Sunday, Oct. 6: Stay after the 2 p.m. matinee for an in-person talkback with director Mark Anderson Phillips and the cast.
Sunday, Oct. 13, 2 p.m.: Mask-required performance.
Wednesday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m.: Join us on Zoom for a free talkback with the Inspector team! Sign up by “buying” a free ticket.
Nonprofit partner:
City is honored to support PATH, which for the last 40 years has worked to end homelessness for individuals, families and communities by providing supportive services and building affordable and supportive housing across the state. Last year in Santa Clara County, PATH served nearly 1,188 individuals and helped over 221 make it home.
Parking and other info
Should you require ADA parking, email us or add a note to your order to reserve a spot in front of the glass doors. We will accommodate as many as possible.
And for everyone else, there’s free parking just a short walk away. Most ParkSJ garages offer 90 minutes of free parking, and the parking website ParkSJ.org is a great resource providing real-time parking availability, maps and more.
The closest city lot is the First Street and I-280 Lot, under the freeway. Parking there is free on weekends and after 6 p.m. on weekdays.
The theater is wheelchair-accessible; book the ADA & Companion seats when buying tickets.
Due to the intimate size of our theater, we unfortunately are not able to seat late patrons. Thank you for your understanding.