CCSF Theatre production 'Good. Better. Best. Bested.'

City College of San Francisco Theatre Arts is staging Jonathan Spector’s dark comedy “Good, Better, Best, Bested” in San Francisco on April 25 and April 26. (eventbrite.com) The production is set for the Taube Atrium Theater in the War Memorial Building at 401 Van Ness Ave., with tickets and show listings posted through Eventbrite and Eddie’s List. (eventbrite.com) (eddies-list.com) City College’s Theatre Arts department described the play during spring 2026 auditions as “a one-night journey down the Las Vegas strip” built around bachelorettes, magicians, street performers, gamblers and tourists. The school said the story turns when “an earth-shattering event happens half a world away.” (ccsf.edu) Eventbrite’s listing calls the show “a surreal journey down the Las Vegas strip” and says the running time is 2 hours and 30 minutes. The event page lists the performance as in person, for ages 12 and up, with paid parking and refunds available up to seven days before the event. (eventbrite.com) The staging also puts a City College production around a playwright whose profile rose sharply in the last year. Jonathan Spector is identified by City College and New Play Exchange as a 2025 Tony Award winner for “Eureka Day.” (ccsf.edu) (newplayexchange.org) New Play Exchange lists “Good. Better. Best. Bested.” among Spector’s plays and says he is based in Northern California, with productions at companies including Manhattan Theatre Club, Aurora Theatre and Marin Theatre. The same profile says “Eureka Day” is the third most produced play in the United States in the 2025-26 season. (newplayexchange.org) For City College, the show is part of a department that says it has operated since 1947 and trains students in acting, technical theatre and stagecraft. The department says its students perform at venues including the Taube Atrium Theater and Z Space. (ccsf.edu) (eventbrite.com) The weekend run gives San Francisco audiences a student production tied to a current professional playwright, in a downtown civic venue better known for larger arts institutions. The next step for would-be attendees is simple: check the posted showtimes and ticket details before the April 25-26 dates. (eventbrite.com) (eddies-list.com)