2024 SEASON CONTENT ADVISORIES

Shotgun Players is equally committed to presenting challenging work and taking care of our patrons.

Content advisories are a tool to help our patrons choose how they want to engage with each play. While we have tried to cover the most common sensitivities, the lists below are not exhaustive. Some listed advisories are only briefly mentioned in the plays, whereas others are major themes of the work. This page will be updated regularly as plays are developed in rehearsal and production.

If you have any questions, we encourage you to call or email the box office, and we’re happy to provide more context. (510.841.6500, ext. 303 or boxoffice@shotgunplayers.org).

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

• Realistic depictions of violence and coercion
• References to consensual sex and sexual assault
• Descriptions of violence, sexual references, misogyny and racism

BEST AVAILABLE

• Depictions of systemic and institutional racism
• Depictions of misogyny, ageism, and classism
• Depictions of harmful power dynamics
• References to death and dying, sexual assault, abuse, Islamophobia, antisemitism, violence, high conflict geopolitical zones

COLLECTIVE RAGE

• Contains adult, violent & sexual language
• Description of physical harm
• Haze/Fog will be used during this production.
• References to racist comments, sexism
• Conversation about genitals, including slang

CHOIR BOY

• Contains partial nudity and a realistic depiction of physical violence (which occurs offstage)
• References to racist and homophobic language
   

THIRTY-SIX

• Realistic depictions of consensual sex and recreational drug use 
• Stylized depiction of sexual assault. 
• Reference to stigmatization of sexually transmitted infection diagnosis.