Our Mission
       
    Wits End is a creative stage ensemble that strives for visceral and vital theatre. In its five-year history Wits End has crossed genres and styles seeking pieces of rich depth that defy categorization. It is our core belief that the stage should provide a playground of thought provoking and imaginative work; for both its players and audience. Our approach is minimal, using only the essentials to tell a story, but loses nothing to the senses. Ultimately, we hope you will share in the journey and together we may experience a personalized stage alchemy.
     
       
    How to contact Wits End
       
    168 Laidley Street
    San Francisco, CA. 94131
    415.205.0376
       
    Our Company Members
       
    Brandon Conner, Anita Driessen, Christian Haines, Rod Hipskind,
Csilla Horvath, Lanny Lighthill, Sofia Moraes and Christain Whitaker
       
   

Our History

 

   

Feb. 2002

    El Teatro de la Esperanza
    San Francisco, Ca.
    On the Verge by Eric Overmyer
       
       
   

June 2001

    El Teatro de la Esperanza
    San Francisco, Ca.
    Three Weekends in June, an evening of one acts
       
   

Nov. 2000

    The Delivery Room
    San Francisco, Ca.
    POOP! by Amy Kelly
       
   

Aug. 2000

    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
    Auctioned Benefit Performance
    Mission Viejo, Ca.
    Bible by Don Nigro
       
   

Feb. 2000

    The Delivery Room
    557 Howard, San Francisco, Ca.
    Produced by Wits End
    The Five Star Hotel or Water Freezes Hexagonally
    By Conan Moats
       
   

Oct. 1999

    Asian Arts Foundation Awards Ceremony
    Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, Ca.
    Masked Improvisational Performance
    Mask Designer Nina Barlow
       
   

Sept. 1999

    San Francisco Fringe Festival
    Jean Shelton Theatre
    George Buchner's Woyzeck
       
   

Aug. 1999

    San Francisco Fringe Festival Press Reception
    Exit Theatre, San Francisco, Ca.
    Masked Improvisational Performance
    Mask Designer Nina Barlow
       
   

July 1999

    Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
    Auctioned Benefit Performance
    Mission Viejo, Ca.
    Ophelia's Epitaph
       
   

June 1999

    Montreal Fringe Festival
    Theatre La Chapelle, Quebec, Canada
    George Buchner's Woyzeck
       
   

Feb. 1999

    The Delivery Room
    557 Howard, San Francisco, Ca.
    Produced by Wits End
    George Buchner's Woyzeck
       
   

Dec. 1998

    "An Evening of Dramatics"
    The Delivery Room
    557 Howard, San Francisco, Ca.
    Produced by Wits End
    Ophelia's Epitaph
       
   

June 1998

    Wits End's Russian Tour
    Various Venues: Moscow and St. Petersburg
    Into the Sea
       
   

Dec. 1997

    "Final Reprieve"
    San Francisco State University
    Produced by Wits End
    Self Torture and Strenuous Exercise by Harry Kondoleon
    and Notes From the Moated Grange by Don Nigro