The 2013 Season
New this season...SEASON PASSES! Secure your spot for all 7 productions in the 2013,
and receive a hefty discount. Season passes will go on sale January 20.
and receive a hefty discount. Season passes will go on sale January 20.
Chasing Ophelia (February 21-24, February 28-March 3)
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Written by Doug Schutte
Directed by Scot Atkinson
Chasing Ophelia follows the critical development of newly-formed character Ned Mark, who finds love, loses love, and chases after love. In the process, he completely upends the character world around him—and begins to find his purpose.
“brisk, tightly scripted and confident.” – Marty Rosen, LEO Weekly.
Winner, 2011 LEO Readers Choice (Best Theatrical Production)
Written by Doug Schutte
Directed by Scot Atkinson
Chasing Ophelia follows the critical development of newly-formed character Ned Mark, who finds love, loses love, and chases after love. In the process, he completely upends the character world around him—and begins to find his purpose.
“brisk, tightly scripted and confident.” – Marty Rosen, LEO Weekly.
Winner, 2011 LEO Readers Choice (Best Theatrical Production)
Things We Want (May 9-12, 16-18)
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Written by Jonathan Marc Sherman
Three adult brothers are living together once again in their childhood apartment, struggling to redefine themselves while pursuing their desires and coping with the void left by their parents' deaths. Drastic shifts in their dynamics occur after a neighbor named Stella becomes a part of their lives. A sweet and sour look at the illusions we have about what makes us happy—and what is within our power to change.
"THINGS WE WANT has to have the highest cool quotient of any show in town…[A] thickly whimsical comedy of despair…with sloppy drunk scenes, nervous breakdowns, self-lacerating monologues with poetical flourishes, and a battery of stinging quips. Mr. Sherman has a good ear for mantras of the obsessed…His latest play shares with his earlier works…an imaginative thoughtfulness in considering the urges to self-destruct and self-improve." —NY Times.
Written by Jonathan Marc Sherman
Three adult brothers are living together once again in their childhood apartment, struggling to redefine themselves while pursuing their desires and coping with the void left by their parents' deaths. Drastic shifts in their dynamics occur after a neighbor named Stella becomes a part of their lives. A sweet and sour look at the illusions we have about what makes us happy—and what is within our power to change.
"THINGS WE WANT has to have the highest cool quotient of any show in town…[A] thickly whimsical comedy of despair…with sloppy drunk scenes, nervous breakdowns, self-lacerating monologues with poetical flourishes, and a battery of stinging quips. Mr. Sherman has a good ear for mantras of the obsessed…His latest play shares with his earlier works…an imaginative thoughtfulness in considering the urges to self-destruct and self-improve." —NY Times.
reasons to be pretty (June 20-29)
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Written by Neil LaBute
A love story about the impossibility of love, Reasons to Be Pretty introduces us to Greg, who truly adores his girlfriend, Steph. Unfortunately, he also thinks she has a few physical imperfections, and when he casually mentions them, all hell breaks loose. A hopelessly romantic drama about the hopelessness of romance, Reasons to Be Pretty is a gorgeous play. Nominated for both a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for best play of the year.
"Mr. LaBute is writing some of the freshest and most illuminating American dialogue to be heard anywhere these days." —NY Times.
"It is tight, tense and emotionally true, and it portrays characters who actually seem part of the world that the rest of us live in." —Time Magazine
Written by Neil LaBute
A love story about the impossibility of love, Reasons to Be Pretty introduces us to Greg, who truly adores his girlfriend, Steph. Unfortunately, he also thinks she has a few physical imperfections, and when he casually mentions them, all hell breaks loose. A hopelessly romantic drama about the hopelessness of romance, Reasons to Be Pretty is a gorgeous play. Nominated for both a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for best play of the year.
"Mr. LaBute is writing some of the freshest and most illuminating American dialogue to be heard anywhere these days." —NY Times.
"It is tight, tense and emotionally true, and it portrays characters who actually seem part of the world that the rest of us live in." —Time Magazine
Reduction in Force (July 25-August 4)
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Written by Patricia Milton
Voted “Best Local Play” in the 2011 Broadway World San Francisco Theater Awards, “Reduction in Force” is an economic comedy about ass-kissing, back-stabbing, and survival of the sneakiest. The timely three-hander examines minute-by-minute ethical decisions made by employees of Icarus Financial Services during a massive layoff. What happens when people are reduced to commodities, and fraud is the preferred way of doing business? A reduction in force puts career secretary Anita Green on the chopping block. Will she keep her job or her self-respect? A hilarious cluster of backstabbing, ageism, class warfare, and—romance!
“Patricia Milton’s very funny, three-character spoof of our ongoing economic crisis . . . [is a] timely, witty farce.” (Jean Schiffman, SF Examiner)
“It’s fast and funny, with constant hilarious reversals.” (Ken Bullock, Berkeley Daily Planet)
Written by Patricia Milton
Voted “Best Local Play” in the 2011 Broadway World San Francisco Theater Awards, “Reduction in Force” is an economic comedy about ass-kissing, back-stabbing, and survival of the sneakiest. The timely three-hander examines minute-by-minute ethical decisions made by employees of Icarus Financial Services during a massive layoff. What happens when people are reduced to commodities, and fraud is the preferred way of doing business? A reduction in force puts career secretary Anita Green on the chopping block. Will she keep her job or her self-respect? A hilarious cluster of backstabbing, ageism, class warfare, and—romance!
“Patricia Milton’s very funny, three-character spoof of our ongoing economic crisis . . . [is a] timely, witty farce.” (Jean Schiffman, SF Examiner)
“It’s fast and funny, with constant hilarious reversals.” (Ken Bullock, Berkeley Daily Planet)
The 3rd Annual Ten-Tucky Festival (September 12-22)
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The Ten-Tucky Festival is back, with 8 brank-spanking new plays by Kentucky playwrights.
Out of the Closet, by JR Greenwell
Threesome, by Brian Walker
Properly Served, by Bill Forsyth
The Rental Company, by Mark Cornell
Hunting Jackalopes, by Ben Unwin
A Trip to Eden, by Nancy Gall-Clayton
A Day on the Savannah, by Gary Wadley
That One Time Eric Clapton Sold His Soul to the Devil, by Patrick Wensink.
The Ten-Tucky Festival is back, with 8 brank-spanking new plays by Kentucky playwrights.
Out of the Closet, by JR Greenwell
Threesome, by Brian Walker
Properly Served, by Bill Forsyth
The Rental Company, by Mark Cornell
Hunting Jackalopes, by Ben Unwin
A Trip to Eden, by Nancy Gall-Clayton
A Day on the Savannah, by Gary Wadley
That One Time Eric Clapton Sold His Soul to the Devil, by Patrick Wensink.
Rx (October 24-November 2)
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Written by Kate Fodor
A comedy about big love, big dreams and Big Pharma, Rx is sure to please.
Phil is a researcher entrusted with the first major trial of Thriveon, Schmidt Pharma's experimental treatment for workplace depression. Meena is a study subject who is depressed by her workplace. Can Thriveon cure Meena? Can Meena cure Phil?
"A winning combination of light satire and romance…[This] smart, sweet play suggests that the endorphins released by garden-variety love may be the most reliable mood-enhancing drug on the market today." —NY Times. "A sharp, tenderly sardonic new comedy…[Fodor turns] a classic boy-meets-girl romantic structure into a thornily funny image of today's screwed-up world." —Village Voice. "Fodor sets up an amiably idiosyncratic world with empathy and skill…A timely examination of the continual value of treating yourself right." —Time Out NY. "Ideal entertainment for neurotic people living in anxious times…Fodor has a way with flawed characters, and her lovers here are so warmly drawn that we feel we have a stake in their fate." —Variety. "Just what the doctor ordered…If laughter is the best medicine, maybe health plans should cover the ticket price." —NY Post.
Written by Kate Fodor
A comedy about big love, big dreams and Big Pharma, Rx is sure to please.
Phil is a researcher entrusted with the first major trial of Thriveon, Schmidt Pharma's experimental treatment for workplace depression. Meena is a study subject who is depressed by her workplace. Can Thriveon cure Meena? Can Meena cure Phil?
"A winning combination of light satire and romance…[This] smart, sweet play suggests that the endorphins released by garden-variety love may be the most reliable mood-enhancing drug on the market today." —NY Times. "A sharp, tenderly sardonic new comedy…[Fodor turns] a classic boy-meets-girl romantic structure into a thornily funny image of today's screwed-up world." —Village Voice. "Fodor sets up an amiably idiosyncratic world with empathy and skill…A timely examination of the continual value of treating yourself right." —Time Out NY. "Ideal entertainment for neurotic people living in anxious times…Fodor has a way with flawed characters, and her lovers here are so warmly drawn that we feel we have a stake in their fate." —Variety. "Just what the doctor ordered…If laughter is the best medicine, maybe health plans should cover the ticket price." —NY Post.
The Kings of Christmas (December 12-22)
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Written by Doug Schutte
“I was leaning toward creating something new, but the audience cards we received back during the 2012 run said one more year—and who are we to argue?” ponders Schutte. “It’s like A Christmas Carol, if A Christmas Carol were written by an idiot.”
It’s Christmas, and middle son Carter King has returned home for what he hopes will be his last family Christmas. 10 years after the death of his father (an Elvis-impersonating magician in Vegas), the family appears in shambles, and the mystery of a dead cat pervades the family gathering. Is the family cat dead? Will the ghost of Carter’s Elvis-impersonating magician father appear to save the day? Can Carter find the true meaning of Christmas? Find out this December.
Written by Doug Schutte
“I was leaning toward creating something new, but the audience cards we received back during the 2012 run said one more year—and who are we to argue?” ponders Schutte. “It’s like A Christmas Carol, if A Christmas Carol were written by an idiot.”
It’s Christmas, and middle son Carter King has returned home for what he hopes will be his last family Christmas. 10 years after the death of his father (an Elvis-impersonating magician in Vegas), the family appears in shambles, and the mystery of a dead cat pervades the family gathering. Is the family cat dead? Will the ghost of Carter’s Elvis-impersonating magician father appear to save the day? Can Carter find the true meaning of Christmas? Find out this December.