San Francisco Mime Troupe

San Francisco Mime Troupe

Formation	1959
Type	Theatre group
Purpose	Comedy Political satire Melodrama
Location	San Francisco, California, United States
Notable members	Peter Coyote Saul Landau Bill Graham
Website	www.sfmt.org

The San Francisco Mime Troupe is a theatre of political satire which performs free shows in various parks in the San Francisco Bay Area and around California. The troupe does not, however, perform silent mime, but each year creates an original musical comedy that combines aspects of commedia dell'arte, melodrama, and broad farce with topical political themes. The group was awarded the Regional Theatre Award at the 41st Tony Awards.