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Posted by:	Richard Connema 03:40 pm EST 02/16/14

Lamplighters Music Theatre Presents Johann Strauss’s DIE FLEDERMAUS January 24 – February 23 Walnut Creek, Napa Valley, Livermore, Mountain View, San Francisco – San Francisco’s highly acclaimed Lamplighters whisk you away to Vienna, Austria for Johann Strauss’s immortal DIE FLEDERMAUS. Spend a riotous evening in the company of Gabriel von Eisenstein, his beautiful wife Rosalinda, her besotted lover Alfred, the pert and saucy parlormaid Adele, and the wily Doctor Falke, as they confuse and amuse in a sophisticated game of mistaken identity that willspin you from the fabulously licentious ball of the eccentric Russian Prince Orlofsky to a night in jail on charges ofdisorderly conduct. Vienna-born Maestro George Cleve will lead the wonderful Lamplighters Orchestra. The worldrenownedfounder and Music Director of San Francisco's Midsummer Mozart Festival, Maestro Cleve has appearedwith most major American orchestras and scores of leading symphony and opera orchestras throughout Europe andAsia. Award-winning former Artistic Director, Barbara Heroux will stage direct this frothy, fun-filled confection. STAGE DIRECTOR: Barbara Heroux MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR: George Cleve CHOREOGRAPHER: Tom SegalCAST Gabriel von Eisenstein Martin Lewis Rosalinde, Eisenstein's wife Jennifer Ashworth / Lindsay Thompson Roush Adele, Rosalinde's maid Maya Kherani / Elisabeth Russ Ida, Adele's sister Jennifer Mitchell / Mayaan Voss de Bettancourt Alfred, a tenor Mark Kratz Dr Falke, a psychiatrist William Neely Dr Blind, a lawyer Christopher Focht Frank, a prison governor Samuel Rabinowitz Prince Orlofsky Elspeth Franks / Anna Yelizarova Yvan, the prince's valet Jeffrey Beaudoin Frosch, a jailer Bruce Hoard MOUNTAIN VIEW WHERE: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro StreetWHEN: Saturday February 15 at 8pm, Sunday February 16 at 2pm TICKETS: For tickets ($20-53), please call 650-903-6000 or visit mvcpa.com SAN FRANCISCO WHERE: Lam Research Theater at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 700 Howard Street WHEN: Friday February 21 at 8pm, Saturday February 22 at 2pm & 8pm, Sunday February 23 at 2pm TICKETS: For tickets ($15-59), please call 415-978-2787 or visit ybca.org #################################### Award-winning playwright Jon Robin Baitz to appear at New Conservatory Theatre Center The Paris Letter playwright to give discussion following performance Onstage Insight Series, where the artists discuss the play and their creative process WHEN: Wednesday, February 19th at 8pm COST: Post-show discussion free with ticket, $25 (discounts for students and senior MORE INFO: Call (415) 861-8972 or visit nctcsf.org ###################### THEATREWORKS UNVEILS 45th SEASON INCLUDING A WORLD PREMIERE, A PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING DRAMA, AND TONY AWARD®-WINNING PRODUCTIONS – An audience of theatre enthusiasts waited in anticipation at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts tonight, when Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley and Managing Director Phil Santora of TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, unveiled the thrilling line-up for its 2014-2015 season. Opening with a groundbreaking World Premiere developed at last season’s New Works Festival, the line-up will also give Bay Area audiences their first look at the 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, the West Coast premiere of the newest work by Rajiv Joseph (The North Pool), a chilling Sondheim revival, a rollicking bluegrass musical, and an elegant Noël Coward confection. Also announced is the company’s holiday production, a five-time Tony Award®-winning recent Broadway hit. TheatreWorks’ 45th season will boast the West Coast Premiere of THE LAKE EFFECT, the newest play from Pulitzer Prize nominee Rajiv Joseph (The North Pool, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo). This razor-sharp family drama received the 2013 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best New Play for its world premiere in Chicago last year. The season launches in July 2014 with the favorite of last season’s New Works Festival, THE GREAT PRETENDER, David West Read’s tale of a cherished children’s TV host and the lives behind the painted sets and colored lights of the small screen. A touching comedy about friendship, love, and learning to let go, the World Premiere of THE GREAT PRETENDER will kick off the 2014 New Works Festival, at which leading playwrights and composers from across the country present new works to audiences who can participate in discussions, view works-in-progress, and attend book-in-hand readings and sing-throughs of new musicals. Another season highlight is the Regional Premiere of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama WATER BY THE SPOONFUL by Quiara Alegría Hudes (In the Heights). In this captivating tale, the real world and virtual world are woven together in a chat room for troubled souls, where a sensitive webmaster offers support and moderation while her offline relationships crumble. The company will also regale audiences with works from two masters. The demon barber of Fleet Street returns to TheatreWorks in Stephen Sondheim’s chilling and hilarious SWEENEY TODD, just in time for a Halloween production. Noël Coward’s effervescent comedy FALLEN ANGELS will close the 45th season. In this sparkling and witty 1920s hit, two friends learn that a past lover is back in town and eager for a reunion. With their husbands out of the house and plenty of champagne to calm their nerves, commiseration turns into suspicion and competition, with hilarious results. Music takes center stage in 2015 with the virtuosic coming-of-age play 2 PIANOS 4 HANDS by Canadian playwrights and pianists Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt. Skipping from Bach to Beethoven, Scott Joplin to Jerry Lee Lewis, this riotous tale tracks two young musicians from childhood to maturity as they strive for concert pianist stardom, facing hours of practice, stage fright, the agony of competitions, and the dream of greatness. Also featured is the Regional Premiere of FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN, a foot-stomping bluegrass musical from the creators of It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues. Told through projected images, live music, and a cast of singer/actors, the mining families of Appalachia come to life in this passionate revue. For the 2014 holidays, TheatreWorks announces the five-time Tony® winner PETER AND THE STARCATCHER. A madcap, whimsical romp through Neverland, this Broadway hit, called “enthralling” by The New York Times, is a swashbuckling adventure that has been embraced by both the young and the young at heart. Five productions will be mounted at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts and three will be staged at Palo Alto’s Lucie Stern Theatre. In chronological order, the TheatreWorks 2014-2015 season is as follows: ############################## San Jose Repertory Theatre Announces 2014-2015 Season San Jose Rep launches theatrical journey with highly anticipated rock musical – San Jose Repertory Theatre announces its 2014-2015 season with two world premieres, a mix of new work and reimagined classics and larger than life characters sizzling with international flair for a theatrical journey that spans more than 2,000 years, multiple continents and spectacularly diverse music. Partnering with one of the Broadway producers of the hit musical, Jersey Boys, San Jose Rep kicks off its season with the new rock musical, THE 12 (Aug. 28 – Sept. 21). This world premiere by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan (Kentucky Cycle) and award-winning composer Neil Berg will rock San Jose Rep’s stage before its anticipated journey to the Great White Way. Directed by Richard Seyd, this world premiere musical tackles one of the most powerful stories in history with terrifying honesty, grit and extraordinary, heart-pounding music. Broadway World says this show “is a powerful, rock ‘n’ roll experience.” It’s off to the south of France where Pablo Picasso dazzles with brilliance in Herbert Siguenza’s (Culture Clash) spectacular performance as the first rock star artist in A Weekend with Pablo Picasso (Oct. 16 – Nov. 9), directed by Todd Salovey. The Los Angeles Times says Siguenza’s performance is a “tour de force … a stellar success.” The holiday welcomes the return of Producing Artistic Director Rick Lombardo’s critically-acclaimed staging of the timeless tale, A Christmas Carol (Nov. 26 – Dec. 24). January takes audiences to the stormy moors of Yorkshire to join lovers Heathcliff and Cathy in Associate Artistic Director Kirsten Brandt’s gripping adaptation and world premiere of Wuthering Heights (Jan. 22 – Feb. 15). The San Diego Union-Tribune says Brandt is “… a disciplined and inventive theatrical storyteller.” Nominated for an Oscar® for “Best Picture” and winner of New York Film Critics Circle Award for “Best Picture” in 1939 - the Chicago Critic says Emily Brontë’s “gothic novel is a winner.” It’s back to London to encounter the formidable Lady Bracknell (starring the hilarious Danny Scheie) holding court in The Importance of Being Earnest (March 26 – April 19). Lastly, audiences will be whisked away to Paris, the City of Lights, for the remarkable collection of Jacques Brel’s French-style cabaret music in Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (July 2 – July 26), directed by Rick Lombardo, with musical direction from Dolores Duran-Cefalu. “Each season we embark on an extraordinary journey together – this year’s explorations are of epic proportions. We’ll travel back to biblical times and around the world to meet fascinating, bigger than life personalities,” said Rick Lombardo, San Jose Rep’s Producing Artistic Director. “This year’s season is full of international intrigue and fantastically diverse music with two world premieres, a mix of new work and reimagined classics and a new rock musical planned for Broadway. I’m also excited to introduce our audiences to new award-winning actors and directors and welcome back Bay Area favorites,” added Lombardo. (The sixth slot following The Importance of Being Earnest will be announced this spring.) San Jose Rep’s 2014-1015 season runs from August 28, 2014 through July 26, 2015. Season packages are on sale now. Packages range from $112 to $414 for six and seven play packages. All tickets for individuals 30 years old or younger are 50% off the regular ticket price and must be purchased by calling the box office. Season tickets can be purchased at www.SJRep.com, by calling 408-367-7255, or at the Box Office located at 101 Paseo de San Antonio in downtown San Jose. ############################ CUTTING BALL THEATER EXTENDS HIT PRODUCTION OF “UBU ROI;” RISK IS THIS… FESTIVAL MOVES TO NEW VENUE – Cutting Ball Theater announces that it will add an additional eight performances of its current hit production of Alfred Jarry’s UBU ROI in a new translation by Rob Melrose. Russian director Yury Urnov (Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company) helms this irreverent take on world leaders, featuring David Sinaiko, Ponder Goddard, Marilet Martinez, Bill Boynton, Nathaniel Justiniano, and Andrew Quick. UBU ROI plays now through March 9 (added performances: Thursday, Feb 27, 7:30pm; Friday, Feb 28, 8pm; Saturday, March 1, 8pm; Sunday, March 2, 5pm; Thursday, March 6, 7:30pm; Friday, March 7, 8pm; Saturday, March 8, 8pm; Sunday, March 9, 5pm) at the Cutting Ball Theater in residence at EXIT on Taylor (277 Taylor Street) in San Francisco. For tickets ($10-50) and more information, the public may visit cuttingball.com or call 415-525-1205. As a result of the extension of UBU ROI, the first two weeks of staged readings for Cutting Ball’s RISK IS THIS… The Cutting Ball New Experimental Plays Festival will be held at the Tides Theater (533 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor). RISK IS THIS… is one of the only play festivals in America solely dedicated to experimental works for the stage. This year’s festival (February 28 through March 29) features five new works in staged readings, including two new plays from Cutting Ball resident playwright Andrew Saito. ############################# PlayGround Announces 2014 Gala Honorees Award-winning actor/director/playwright colman domingo & theatre critic rob hurwitt join playground to celebrate the bay area’s best new playwrights – PlayGround has just announced the line-up for this year’s Gala fundraiser on Monday, April 7 at American Conservatory Theater: award-winning actor/director/playwright Colman Domingo and San Francisco Chronicle theatre critic Rob Hurwitt. The evening features an onstage conversation with Domingo and Hurwitt, a reception and silent auction, seated dinner, and presentation of the 2014 PlayGround Emerging Playwright Awards, June Anne Baker Prize and PlayGround Fellowship. Honorary co-chairs for this year’s gala are Jean and Michael Strunsky. Colman was most recently featured in the Bay Area with his play, Wild with Happy, which received its critically-acclaimed West Coast premiere at TheatreWorks last spring following its world premiere at New York’s Public Theater. He was a mainstay of the Bay Area acting and directing scene for more than a decade, including work with PlayGround, before heading to New York in the early 2000s. His solo play A Boy and His Soul received its London premiere at the Tricycle Theater and Australian premiere at The Brisbane Powerhouse Theater. He is a Tony Award nominee for The Scottsboro Boys, which he took to London this past fall. He recently received stand out notices for Lincoln opposite Daniel Day Lewis and Lee Daniel’s The Butler. Mr. Domingo has been honored with some of the highest honors of the American stage as the winner of OBIE, Lucille Lortel, GLAAD, Connecticut Critics Circle, Bay Area Theater Critics Circle, and Drama League Awards. Broadway credits include the Tony Award winning musicals Passing Strange and Chicago. He has been nominated for the Drama Desk, Audelco and Fred Astaire Awards. Recent film work includes All is Bright, Newlyweeds, and Spike Lee’s Red Hook Summer and Passing Strange. He has recently directed Off Broadway premieres of Exit Cuckoo (Working Theater), No Parole (All for One), Single Black Female (New Professional Theater), and Up Jumped Springtime (Lincoln Center Director’s Lab/HERE). Regionally for Berkeley Rep, Geva Theater, Theater Rhinoceros, The Complex, Inquiline Theater Company and Intersection for the Arts. Gala host committee members include past honorees Amy Freed, Philip Kan Gotanda, Jonathan Moscone, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Bruce Norris, Lynn Nottage, Carey Perloff, and Octavio Solis. The honorary committee includes Daniel E. Cohn & Lynn Brinton, Delia Ehrlich, composer John Kander, Fred Levin & Nancy Livingston, Arthur Rock & Toni Rembe, Tony Award-winning playwright/musician Stew, Broadway director Susan Stroman, and actor Sharon Washington. All proceeds benefit PlayGround and its award-winning new play incubator programs. Since 1994, PlayGround has nurtured nearly 200 Bay Area playwrights, supporting the development of over 650 original short plays and 50 new full-length plays. PlayGround alumni have gone on to win local, national and international honors for their short and full-length work, including recognition at the Humana Festival, Sundance Festival, DC’s Source Festival, Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Aurora Theatre's Global Age Project, Internationalists Playwriting Prize, and New York International Fringe Festival, among others.; this event serves to recognize and support the ongoing efforts of these theatre artists.Date/Time: Monday, April 7, 2014 ################################ UC BERKELEY DEPARTMENT OF THEATER, DANCE, AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES PRESENTS PHILIP KAN GOTANDA’S AFTER THE WAR BLUES, RUNNING MARCH 7-16 IN ZELLERBACH PLAYHOUSE BAY AREA ARTIST STEVEN ANTHONY JONES DIRECTS The Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies continues its 2014 Main Stage season with Philip Kan Gotanda’s After the War Blues, running March 7-16 in Zellerbach Playhouse. War does many things to us – it can make us question our government, question what it means to be an American, and question where we belong. After the War Blues takes place in the aftermath of World War II, when several communities intersected in San Francisco’s Western Addition District: Japanese-Americans returning from internment camps, African-Americans who had come to San Francisco looking for work, White southern migrants looking for economic opportunity and Russian Jews arriving in this country in the wake of the war. During a time when resources were limited, the characters struggle to get along and find their place in this new cultural mix. Says Gotanda, “The play asks - how do you begin to bridge all these different communities, and ultimately, can you?” After the War Blues, originally titled After the War, was first presented at American Conservatory Theater in 2007. Director Steven Anthony Jones, who developed the original version with Gotanda and also appeared in the play, was excited by the opportunity to continue working on it. “Philip and I always felt like there was more,” says Jones. “Continuing to develop the play seemed like a natural evolution.” “I was very happy with the first production,” says Gotanda. “And after seeing it, I had so many new ideas.” ######################### CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR THE classic Yiddish Purim musical Di Megileh OF ITZIK MANGER in Yiddish with English supertitles —The Yiddish Theater Collective in collaboration with KlezCalifornia and the 29th Jewish Music Festival proudly presents the West Coast Premiere of the Yiddish Purim musical, Di Megileh of Itzik Manger, with a cast that features the Bay Area’s biggest names in Jewish music and theater. Performances will be given at the JCC East Bay on March 6 & 8 at 8 pm, March 9 at 2 pm, and Monday March 10 at 1 pm. All of the spoken and sung Yiddish will be super-titled in English. Di Megileh of Itzik Manger, long beloved by Israeli and New York audiences for its catchy songs, sparkling humor, political satire and the tale of star-crossed lovers separated by fate, was written by Itzik Manger, one of the 20th century’s great Yiddish poets, with music by Dov Seltzer, one of Israel’s top composers. Set against the backdrop of immigrant New York City during the 1930s (Yiddish Theater’s golden age), Di Megileh of Itzik Manger recounts the Book of Esther from the eyes of Esther’s jilted lover, Fastrigoseh the tailor in a version of the Purim story never learned in Hebrew school! Renowned actresses Naomi Newman and Joan Mankin will play the two narrators. Newman was a concert singer, television actor, improvisational theater director and psychotherapist before founding A Traveling Jewish Theatre. For more than three decades with TJT, she rotated hats among director, playwright and performer, winning awards in each field. For her contributions to cultural life in the Bay Area, Ms. Newman received a Tikkun Award, a Millie, and Theatre Bay Area’s Community Leadership Award. Joan Mankin is a mainstay of the Bay Area theater community; recently playing the Devil in Aurora Theatre Company’s A Soldier’s Tale. As an actress, she has had a longtime association with the American Conservatory Theater, the San Francisco Mime Troupe and California Shakespeare Theater. Her faculty appointments include Stagebridge, the San Francisco Circus Center and the A.C.T. Theater School. Starring in the pivotal role of Ester, the new Queen, will be Heather Klein, American soprano and “Yiddish Chanteuse” who performs as a soloist across the U.S. and internationally. Klein has focused on a lesser-known genre: Yiddish classical song, which is presented in her second self-produced CD “Shifreles Portret.” Berel Alexander plays the role of Ester’s jilted lover, Fastrigoseh the tailor. Berel, a native of rural Humboldt County with a background in Jewish music, recently moved to the Bay Area to pursue a career in the arts. His original songs have taken him on tour to the Sundance Film Festival the past three years in a row. ######################## Golden Thread’s 2014 - A Season of Love & Music ZiryabAliah_ByMokhtarPaki Golden Thread's main stage will open with The Fifth String: Ziryab's Passgae to Cordoba. Written and directed by Torange Yeghiazarian, The Fifth String is multifaceted performance with live music created collaboratively with an ensemble of actors, clowns, and musicians. Part of Golden Thread’s Islam 101 initiative, the play features original music composed by Faraz Minooei and production design by Mokhtar Paki. Commissioned by the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California and presented in partnership with Brava theatre Center, The Fifth String will be staged in Oakland and San Francisco in May 2014. Dear Armen by Kamee Abrahamian KameeAbrahamianGolden Thread introduces Canada’s Saboteur Productions to the Bay Area. Inspired by the life of the turn-of-the-century Armenian dancer and poet Armen Ohanian, this audience-immersive performance integrates folk dance, erotic performance, and spoken word. October 16–November 2, 2014, at the Thick House in San Francisco ######################## Sierra Rep turns 35! The theatre started in 1979 as the dream of five friends – Dennis and Sara Jones, Doug Brennan, and Kathryn and David Kahn – who shared a love of the stage. All five met at the Fallon House Theatre in Columbia while working there as staff and students in the University of the Pacific’s summer stock program. Today Sierra Rep plays a prominent role in the arts scene of the Central Sierra with a dedicated team of staff members, trustees, volunteers and donors. SRT continues to move forward, launching our first-ever education program and recently reaching a significant milestone: one million tickets sold! We’ve grown and changed since our early days, but one thing remains the same: a focus on quality theatre. “It’s about art,” said Dennis Jones, SRT’s producing director. “That’s what drives this organization. It’s about creating something on that stage that will stay with people.” Sierra Rep started as a vision of the friends who believed they had the right combination of drive and experience to start their own year-round theatre. They quit various full-time jobs in the Central Valley and Bay Area, moved to a Sonora house together, and began to pull together resources to launch a debut season. Their first production? Dracula. With 99 seats, six shows, and 59 performances, 5,100 patrons saw SRT’s first season. Sierra Rep’s popularity continued to grow, and so did the theatre. It hired professional staff, professional guest artists, added a second stage (the Fallon House Theatre in Columbia) and did its part to contribute to the Tuolumne County economy by attracting more than half of its patrons from out of town. Its latest accomplishment: More than one million tickets sold, not counting seats to the sold-out opening-night Gala and performance of Les Miserables, set for March 1. Another recent triumph for the theatre is its new education program, called Sierra Repertory Theatre Jr. While SRT has long hosted shows for students, it held its first theatre production with and for children late last year. Additionally, under the direction of new Education Director Ralph Krumins (he played the lead in last year’s production of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story), 25 children learned about acting, music and dance last month during a series of workshops, culminating in a performance on Jan. 30. SRT Jr. is in the planning stages for a Spring Break camp for children, as well as a traveling “trunk show” that will visit area schools. There will also be a series of summer workshops for children interested in theatre. What’s next for SRT? Jones assures patrons the theatre will keep striving to stage quality productions – just as it always has. “We throw ourselves in,” he said, “and we think that’s what makes our audiences enjoy what we do.” ############################# SMUIN BALLET DANCERS TO SET NEW WORKS ON FELLOW COMPANY MEMBERS IN “XXPERIMENTS CHOREOGRAPHY SHOWCASE” Feb. 21- 22, 2014 – Admired for their versatility on stage, ten Smuin Ballet dancers will be taking off their dance shoes and inviting audiences to experience their talents as choreographers and more in XXPERIMENTS – Choreography Showcase. In an inventive evening of original works, Smuin dancers Darrin Anderson, Erica Chipp, Aidan DeYoung, Jonathan Dummar, Nicole Haskins, Weston Krukow, Ben Needham-Wood, Jane Rehm, Susan Roemer, and Christian Squires will showcase their own choreography set on fellow company members. Original works are set to a wide range of music and also feature lighting and costumes designed by the dancer-choreographers. Smuin Ballet’s 4th Choreography Showcase, including a Q&A after the show, will be presented 7:30pm February 21, and 2pm & 7:30pm February 22 at ODC Theater, 3153 17th St., San Francisco. Tickets ($30) and information are available at www.SmuinBallet.org or by calling (415) 863-9834. ######################## Kristin Hersh's RAT GIRL, adapted for the stage by Stuart Eugene Bousel, will be making its theatrical world premiere at the EXIT Theatre in San Francisco this May, part of this year's DIVAfest, the annual month-long festival celebrating women in the arts. Part biography, part rock concert, part experimental theater, RAT GIRL is based on Hersh's memoir of the same name. It tells the story of how, in one year, she went from a gifted college student to an icon of art rock music when her band, Throwing Muses, was signed onto the British label 4AD Records. Along the way, Hersh discovered that she was bi-polar after a suicide attempt landed her in a mental hospital, in addition to being pregnant with her first child. As much a story about one woman's struggle to live with her own particular demons as it is about the rise of a gifted and unique artist, the play is a surreal and often comical exploration of how we make peace with who we are. The show will feature live covers of songs from the self-titled Throwing Muses album, which was recorded at the time RAT GIRL takes place, and that went on to become a cornerstone of the American alternative music movement. The first American band to be signed to 4AD, Throwing Muses would influence countless bands in the decades to come, as well as inadvertently spawning Belly, The Breeders, 50 Foot Wave, and the solo careers of Hersh and fellow founding member Tanya Donelly. The band remains active today, just released a new album "Purgatory/Paradise", and will be part of this year's Noise Pop Festival in San Francisco. EXIT Theatre artistic director, Christina Augello, brought the show to DIVAfest and is slated to play the role of Betty Hutton, an aging Hollywood actress who was a real-life companion and advisor to Hersh while both attended college in Providence, Rhode Island in the 80s. Young and talented Bay Area newcomer Heather Kellogg will be playing Kristin, with Allison Fenner and Sam Jackson (both recently seen in 2013's Best of San Francisco Fringe winner "Oh Best Beloved!" ), Eli Diamond (Ray of Light's "The Full Monty") and Shay Wisniewski (Do It Live!'s "The Tempest") playing the other members of the band. Nathan Brown (Altarena Playhouse's "Rent") and Tim Green (Playground's "First") round out the cast. Director Claire Rice, whose most recent efforts include previous DIVAfest shows "Pussy" and "You're Going To Bleed," will be leading the design team, which includes San Francisco Theater Pub's music director, James Grady, sound designer Christine McClintock, set designer Joshua Saulpaw, lighting designer Beth Cockrell, and film-maker Colin Johnson. The show plays May 1-24, at 8 PM, except on May 3rd, Opening Night, when it plays at 7 PM, part of a day-long event featuring the other performances and exibits of this year's festival. All shows are performed at the EXIT Stage Left, part of the EXIT Theatre complex at 156 Eddy Street in San Francisco.

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