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DOODLER

NOW EXTENDED
Conceived and Performed by John Fisher

A Theatre Rhinoceros / ESP Production

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PERFORMING AT THE MARSH

1062 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110

 

Please note change of venue; performances

ARE NOT AT THEATRE RHINOCEROS

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PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES:

MAY 31 - JULY 6

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After sellout houses and glowing reviews, DOODLER extends with new dates and a new venue. Don’t miss the show the critics have called “chilling,” “gripping,” a “masterpiece,” “a joy to watch,” “compelling,” “witty,” and “very enjoyable,”* and audiences have heralded as “super energetic and interesting,” “athletic,” “great,” and a ”fantastic story and performance.”** DOODLER tells the tale of the “Doodler,” who terrorized San Francisco in the 1970s. All of his victims were gay men. He picked them up in the Castro and Polk Gulch neighborhoods, had sex with them in the Outsidelands, and then stabbed them to death. When he met each man he presented him with something, something that charmed him. This is the story of a gay man who is determined to find the Doodler and revenge the death of one of his victims.

 

Fifty years later, the case is still open, and the yet unidentified “Doodler” is the subject of John Fisher’s latest one-man show.

 

In a unique “take” on the on the one-man show format, for the four weeks of Doodler’s performance run, John Fisher will truly be a one-man show - running his own lights and sound from the stage, house managing, even selling concessions and merchandise, while enacting a complex, true San Francisco story with a still-beating heart, for the Doodler case was recently re-opened. 

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THE EMPEROR NORTON comes to
- DOODLER -

Saturday, June 21, 2025

 

John welcomes The Emperor Norton for a talkback after the performance of DOODLER.

 

Don’t miss this San Francisco legend talk with John about San Francisco history, the Doodler and SF True Crime.

About the Emperor Norton:

The Emperor Norton is renowned for his popular tours of San Francisco which delve into the history of the City. The San Jose Mercury News has this to say about his tour.

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“Tour San Francisco with royalty

Baghdad by the Bay has always been known for its embrace of eccentric characters. But the most endearing of them may well be Emperor Norton, the self-proclaimed “Emperor of the United States” and “Protector of Mexico,” who “ruled” the city from 1859 until his death in 1880.


“Who knew you could stroll San Francisco’s historic waterfront with Emperor Norton? The three-hour Fantastic San Francisco Time Machine Tour explores the city’s history. (Jackie Burrell/Bay Area News Group)

 

"Thank goodness" for fantastical time machines, then, or we’d have missed out on a historical tour of San Francisco led by Emperor Norton himself, clad in an ostrich-plumed hat and full regalia. This is the perfect tour for out-of-town visitors, but even we locals learned new things on the highly entertaining, two and a half-hour walking tour that took us from Union Square, Market Street, the Financial District, the Barbary Coast, and Chinatown.”

Email: info@therhino.org
Administration: PO Box 423496 San Francisco, CA 94142 

Performances: 4229 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94114
Phone (415)-552-4100 


OUR PERFORMANCE VENUE IS:


Theatre Rhinoceros
4229 18th Street (in the Castro)
San Francisco, CA
94114

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