Royce Gallery

I only recently started taking classes with Rosie the Radiator, but I can honestly say that it has already changed my life. Rosie is so wonderful to watch and it just blows my mind that she can TEACH what she does. I am so grateful that my friend found this amazing person and that we all took the chance to go and see what’s up at the Royce Gallery. One of those wonderful surprises in life…

Rosie is a gifted, patient, and fun instructor. She has this way of communicating that makes sense. She makes tap dancing so much easier than I thought it would be! I love Rosie! Tap for life!

I don’t give many reviews and I’m not into bashing people online. If I leave a review it’s because I want to share a wonderful experience. My wife and I were soo lucky to find Rosie. We were recently married in July and wanted to surprise our friends and family with a tap dance for our first dance. But we had no idea how to tap. Rosie took us under her wing and treated us like her own. We had to start from the very beginning and Rosie taught us from scratch. She worked with us twice a week for 3 months and by the time our wedding day arrived we had a fully choreographed original dance. We amazed our guests and they still talk about it to this day. Rosie also crashed our wedding with 5 other dancers and called us on stage where we all did a quick number called «Friendship» together as a group. Rosie is a real pro and super fun to work with. We loved getting to know her and her sense of humor. She was playful but knew when to get down to business, which we appreciated very much. If you are looking to get in to tap, I highly recommend Rosie. She knows how to get you to move and think like a dancer, and you will have fun learning with her. Thank you Rosie, we love you D&V

This is a lovely small space that I have experienced primarily in a theatre context. It seats about 50 people on risers, and has a very nice, intimate vibe. It’s a little off the beaten track and doesn’t have much in the way of external signage, so it can be easy to miss. It’s right across from the Noh space, and around the corner from Artaud/​Traveling Jewish Theatre.
The shows I’ve seen there have been very light in terms of set, and I’m not sure if that is due to venue policies, but this could be a great location for small «blackbox» style plays from companies looking to establish themselves.

I take tap classes at Royce Gallery and I love it!!! There are classes for adults of all levels. Honestly, I feel like taking classes with Rosie has changed my life. I never want to miss class because I leave feeling grounded, in my body, and happy.
A group of tap dancers from Royce also crashed my wedding and it was AY-​MAY-​ZING. The guests went wild. Recommend!
Mail me with any questions…

I’ve been to two performances (plays) and one of them was exceptionally well done… the second one just wasn’t my taste — but that’s art, right?
This venue is very basic and intimate — seats maybe 40 people, and casual. Lots of free convenient street parking available and places to eat nearby. They offer free (wow!) refreshments, coffee, wine, light snacks… that you may take to your seat. Nice touch. The people running things are also other artists and could not be nicer or more accommodating.
The ticket prices are great — but even better through goldstar.
Highly recommended. So much better than paying 3x’s as much for tickets, paying for parking, then being gouged 8 bucks for a glass of wine.

The Venue:
Small intimate comfortable theater Friendly staff free wine snacks not a bad seat in the place.
The Play Dead Certain:
An amazing 2 actor play, keeps you on edge the whole time.
Superbly acted Bravo A most enjoyable evening!

Correction. 2.5 stars.
I recently saw a production of Dead Certain at the Royce Gallery, with Diana Brown and Audrey Esterlis.
Reviews on both the venue and the show.
On the Venue itself:
3 stars.
Because I am a total fan of small artsy places in general, I liked it. It was in an old warehouse, and although a very small theatre, i appreciated that it was a more intimate theatre than I’m used to.
They seemed to have very little sound and lighting that was available, which made the actors focus more on setting the scene through their performance which is always fun to work with as an actor, and fun to see as an audience member.
Props to whoever built/​designed the set too, it was pretty well done, the detail in it wasn’t too excessive, but also made for an interesting pre-​curtain review.
It’s also worth mentioning Expression Productions, the group that usually occupies the theatre, is a very cool organization. They are really supportive of every kind of art, which can be a little overwhelming, but cool too.
I liked the free food in the hallway. Including free wine and coffee. That’s always fun.
One downside is that prices can be a little pricey. But it’s a fun night. You get to feel artsy.
On the show itself:
meh. 2 stars.
For one reason or another, the show seemed to drag on. I’m not sure if it was because I was tired and had a full stomach or because the show had only two people and seemed to keep spiraling in the same direction for an hour and a half. I couldn’t predict the ending, but near the end, I got tired of guessing, and just wanted it to wrap up. Maybe I just didn’t get the play, didn’t read into it as much as I should have, but I got frustrated at the point in the play when hypnosis was mentioned. It was just kind of an «oh, come on already…»
The lighting and sound effects were poorly utilized. I thought that changing the lighting and sound for a few seconds max to «highlight» the «meaningful» parts was totally unnecessary. I thought it took away from the actors, the purple spotlight suddenly appearing on center stage only distracted from the scene. They also had TV screens that were used twice to show footage of one of the actors… I was sitting too far away to see the small screen, couldn’t read it, and also never really got the point. It might have been easier to use a projection onto the back wall; it would be beneficial for them to learn how to utilize the technology they have, to add to the performance.
However, all credit given to the actors, I thought they did a stellar job of bringing as much life into these seemingly unrealistic characters as possible, given the material they had. I love actors who still need to take a minute to get out of character at curtain call, and I love it when you can tell too. That happened.
Overall, I had fun. It was a good time, you get to feel artsy and drink wine. Good night out.

Cute small intimate venue. No frills. Personally, I feel that the lack of special effects forces the actors & directors to work harder at the classic aspects of live theater.
The review I am writing is for Dead Certain at the Royce Gallery. The entire play takes place in one stage with two actors and minimal special effects. This, like I mentioned before, made the actors work harder to make you believe and understand what was going on.
They were great. Liz was such a great actress that I was genuinely surprised when she got out of your wheelchair at the end of the performance to take her bow. She had a great voice and carried the part of the crazed woman very well.
As one of my friends puts it, this play was «mindf*ck» at its best. Bravo to the writer and to the actor & actress.

I saw David Mamet’s Oleanna here and was really impressed. This little theater put on a much better production than A.C.T. did with Mamet’s November, which I also saw recently. The theater is great, really small, with no bad seats. The atmosphere is fun — they welcome you when you come in with free snacks and wine, which you can eat and drink while you watch the play. And the actors were amazing. I will definitely go back & can’t wait for their next production!

I found this by accident when I was spending one of many sleepless nights surfing the internet! Wow! Just wow!
I love taking myself to the theatre. I often end up going alone because I usually want to see stuff that nobody else wants to see. Then I see it, love it, rave about it, and then everyone wishes that they went with me. Yep, uh huh, another one of those. This was a great experience. Expression Productions is a group of amazing performers and Royce Gallery is a fun place to see a show. Intimate. Seats only 35 people. The house managers are a great group of ladies-​one of them has even tap danced across the Golden Gate Bridge! Free wine and snacks. The actors feel like neighbors that you’re spying on rather than unreal characters from far away. I saw two shows in one night! And, guess what, the audience was filled with other people who came to the show by themselves.
So log onto
and make sure that you buy tickets to see a double feature of Jean Paul Sartes’ «No Exit» and Stephen Belber’s «Tape.» You will enjoy yourself… even if you’re by yourself. The show runs until Aug 15.
Ok ok ok, the ticket prices may seem a little expensive. However, think about how much money you piss away at bars. Did I mention that they have free wine? That you can drink while watching the show?
Yeah. It’s like that.