Bill English, Artistic Director of San Francisco Playhouse, discusses the 2016-2017 season with host Richard Wollinsky.

In this yearly update, Bill English talks about the process of creating a world premiere, from commission to production, examines the previous and upcoming season at San Francisco Playhouse and talks about the theater as a vehicle for empathy and social change.

San Francisco Playhouse is located at 450 Post Street in San Francisco. The first play of the season is "Seared" by Theresa Rebeck, a world premiere commissioned by the Playhouse, about the battle between art and commerce at an upscale restaurant in Brooklyn.

An extended version of this interview can be found as a Radio Wolinsky podcast