three weeks of theatre, dance, burlesque, music, visual art & crafts, empowerment workshops, lectures, demonstrations, and symposiums inspired by women
a celebration of female creativity and power
May 9 - May 27, 2012
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three weeks of theatre, dance, burlesque, music, visual art & crafts, empowerment workshops, lectures, demonstrations, and symposiums inspired by women a celebration of female creativity and power May 9 - May 27, 2012 |
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TENDERLOIN World Premiere, Cutting Ball Commission Directed by Annie EliasWritten by Annie Elias with Tristan Cunningham, Siobhan Doherty, Rebecca Frank, Michael Kelly, Leigh Shaw, David Sinaiko and David Westley Skillman EXIT on Taylor April 27 - May 27, 2012, Press Opening Night: May 3, Gala Opening Night: May 4 CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS Annie Elias brings a decade of experience in documentary theater to Cutting Ball with the World Premiere of Tenderloin, an unforgettable piece about the people and places in Cutting Ball Theater's neighborhood. Using transcripts of interviews conducted by seven San Francisco actors, Tenderloin takes theater out into the neighborhood and brings the neighborhood into the theater. From these living sketches, a portrait of the Tenderloin itself emerges. A powerful theatrical experience, Tenderloin honors the diversity of the people who live and work in this gritty and fascinating downtown San Francisco district. |
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DOWN TO THIS by Adam Chanzit, directed Tore
Ingersoll - Thorp and starring Kendra Lee Oberhauser, Derek Fischer, Tonya
Narvaez, Jomar Tagatac*, & Shane Rhoades, produced by Sleepwalker's
Theatre. Blending terror and absurd hilarity, Down to This packs a pulpy punch: Maria's .38 special and a game of chance will decide who lives and dies one sunny morning in a quiet mountain town. As more characters unexpectedly stumble in, a series of increasingly intense reversals unfold until an explosive and wild ending. Or rather, endings. Pushing the theme of gambling with fate to the extreme, Down to This uses an actual of moment chance to determine which of two drastically different endings will be performed live on any given night. How will it end for you? Presented by Sleepwalkers Theatre, Directed by Tore Ingersoll - Thorp, and starring Kendra Lee Oberhauser, Derek Fischer, Tonya Narvaez, Jomar Tagatac*, & Shane Rhoades. (*Member of Actors Equity Association, an Equity Approved Project) |
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MAGIC OF THE HANDS : MAGIC OF THE MIND EXIT Theatre 8pm FRI/SAT JUNE 1 - 2 Tickets available at BrownPaperTickets.com (1-800-838-3006) Magic of the Hands : Magic of the Mind is San Francisco's only double feature of modern sleight-of-hand and mind-reading. Ryan Horsfall, 2012 San Francisco Magic Champion, and David Gerard, mind-reader, each bring their unique disciplines to the Exit Theatre stage. 2012 San Francisco Magic Champion, Ryan Horsfall represents a younger, fresher breed of comedy magician. Ryan has been entertaining and astonishing adult audiences for the past 10 years at corporate events, private parties and comedy clubs. He'll display some of his best original material this June at EXIT Theatre. David Gerard is a mind-reader and mentalist based out of San Francisco, CA. Originally from the East Coast, David has most recently completed a run of shows in Palo Alto and is eager to move his show into the city. His demonstrations mix psychology, body language and influence to create memories that linger long after the theater curtains close. |
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Le dieu du carnage. Une pièce de Yasmina Reza La politesse, la paix, la générosité ne sont-elles
The God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza Presented in French by Platypus Theatre What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behavior of their children? A calm and rational debate between grown-ups about the need to teach kids how to behave properly? Or a hysterical night of name-calling, tantrums, and tears before bedtime? |
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Le chemin des passes dangereuses, Une pièce de Michel Marc Bouchard. Presented in French by Platypus Theatre Quelques heures avant le mariage du cadet, trois frères se retrouvent isolés à la suite d'un accident de la route alors qu'ils se rendaient au camp de pêche familial. En attendant les secours et contraints à un huis clos imprévisible au tournant du Chemin des Passes-Dangereuses, Carl, Ambroise et Victor plongent dans leurs souvenirs d'enfance et leurs mensonges d'adultes, jusqu'à atteindre le secret qui les hante. Cette cérémonie des aveux, a lieu alors que rôde autour d'eux la mémoire de leur père, mort au même endroit quinze ans auparavant. Fifteen years to the day after the death of their father, three brothers get together and drive out to the place where it happened: an old fishing spot on the river down Dangerous Passes Road. Each sibling is facing a crucial rite of passage: Carl, the youngest, is to be married later in the day, and it is this occasion that has brought the three of them together. Ambrose is losing his lover to AIDS. Victor, the eldest, has just left his second failed marriage. They have never really spoken with each other because they all have their own individual secrets to hide, and because they share an ambivalence about the death of their father. Could they have prevented it? |
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FEEL THE POWER OF THE DORKSIDE by Pete Ludovice EXIT Theatre 8pm FRI/SAT JUNE 8-9 Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com (1-800-838-3006) A laugh-a-minute roller coaster ride through the World of science math and technology. A one-man show written and performed by Dr. Pete Ludovice, engineering professor by day and stand-up comedian by night, it’s like your H.S. science class on nitrous oxide. When not being heckled by his engineering students at Georgia Tech, Pete hosts a weekly radio show on WREK-Atlanta on science and technology whose motto is “Science, only funnier.” Voted most likely to appear in a mug-shot wearing a pocket protector while a graduate student at MIT, Pete is out to prove that nerds can be funny and not just funny-looking. It’s comedy that will make you think, and perhaps write down an equation or two. |
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THE OY OF SEX: (a "romantic" comedy)
by Alicia Dattner
"Her story of love and sex addiction from a woman's perspective is so refreshing. Her raw vulnerability was powerful. And, God it was so funny!" -S. R. "Part Richard Pryor, part Ellen Degeneres, all good." -R. P.
Solo performer Alicia Dattner, creator of the hit show, Eat, Pray, Laugh! arose from the trenches of a decade in standup comedy, performing with such talents as Bill Santiago, Arj Barker, Maria Bamford, & Moshe Kasher. at Cobb's Comedy Club, The Punch Line, The Improv, The Knitting Factory, Gotham Comedy Club & Ha, in New York, San Francisco, Honolulu, Hollywood, London, Bombay, & Chennai. Directed by Katie Rubin. "Best Local Comedian" - East Bay Express, 2011 |
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ANGEL OF THE POOR, a comedy by Austrian
playwright Clemens Berger, produced by OneHeart Productions Come enjoy this witty and insightful new comedy that has garnered accolades in Austria. Masterfully translated by Damion Searls, and performed by the most nationally and ethnically diverse cast ever seen in an Austrian play! Directed by award-winning German director Andreas Robertz Featuring: Mario Golden, Vlad Komanovsky, Daphne Lopez, Debbie Rakotomalala,
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Presenting indie theatre since 1983 on the wild side of downtown San Francisco, EXIT Theatre is an experimental theater with a bohemian cabaret atmosphere. EXIT Theatre is also the producer of the annual San Francisco Fringe Festival. EXIT Theatre, EXIT Stage Left and EXIT Cafe are located at 156 Eddy Street (between Mason and Taylor) in downtown San Francisco. EXIT on Taylor is located at 277 Taylor Street (between Eddy and Ellis). All theatres are within a few block walk of the Powell Street BART/Muni station and cable car turnaround and there is adjacent parking. The EXIT Cafe offers beer, wine and a light bistro menu from one our before curtain time.
EXIT THEATRE, 156 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, 415.673.3847.
