Candlestick Park was more than a now-demolished stadium. The former home of the San Francisco Giants and 49ers, it was a cultural institution. The Beatles performed their final live concert there. Pope John Paul II gave a mass there. And for decades, it was home to tailgate parties, in which fans would hold cookouts in the parking lot outside Niners games.
It’s that tailgate culture that playwright Bennett Fisher hopes to capture in “Candlestick,” his new play that theater company Campo Santo is premiering at ACT’s Costume Shop theater in San Francisco.
“Candlestick” depicts a tailgate party among dedicated 49ers fans from the surrounding Bayview neighborhood, grappling with change during the team’s last season at Candlestick Park.