Dear Fellow Citizens,

Thirty years ago when we first published the Spain Rodriguez cartoon above, it was to illustrate the San Francisco Mime Troupe’s ongoing resistance to the threat of an impending fascist corporatocracy.

Fast forward to the present, a year after the most disastrous election in modern US history. As promised, the Project 2025 architects are fiercely racing through their “To Do” list eliminating hard-won freedoms and consolidating power. Simultaneously, the fool on the hill is busy remodeling his planned forever home, collecting crowns, granting pardons and favors to his “Let them eat cake” buddies. Also, this wannabe Nobel “Peace” Prize winner is invading our cities, seeking revenge, bulldozing the White House and proclaiming cruel edicts and cuts that leave the average American family in the dust, even those sporting MAGA hats. We the people… are poor, hungry, losing healthcare… and pissed off! The most recent election proved that we are ready to fight back.

It is going to be a hard fight but already we see regular people helping each other through this difficult time. With empathy, generosity and cooperation, people are building a network of care and a growing movement of resistance.

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Last spring, SFMT experienced this directly. Without funds, we almost cancelled our summer park season. Yet you, our community, rallied and through our Cost of Free campaign, we were able to fund a shortened season of DISRUPTION - A Musical Farce. We literally could not have done it without you.

The reality of not “banking on grants” is here. The lesson is that we can no longer do a project without full funding up front. We are planning for a robust year ahead including Young California Writers Project (YCWP) and the 3Oth Anniversary of our Youth Theater Project (YTP). We are also working through much needed upgrades to our studio at 855 Treat Ave, and it is our hope to return next year with a full Summer Show Season. And for the holidays, we wish to bring back A Red Carol next winter.

We need your help to fund our programming by donating a tax-deductible gift. Together we will call out injustice and create that more perfect union for and by the people.

In Ongoing Solidarity and With Continued Gratitude,
The San Francisco Mime Troupe