Written by Jeff Whitty & James Magruder, Directed by Christine Mani, Prod. by Solano College Theater. Head Over Heels is a delightful laugh-out-loud love story set to the music of the iconic 1980’s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s, including the hit songs, “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” and “Mad About You.” A […]
Written by JD Murphy, Directed by Nancy Carlin, Prod. by Ken Savage & Marin Shakespeare Company. Inspired by Guy de Maupassant’s 1880 short story, Boule de Suif, J.D. Murphy’s Buttercup reimagines this Franco-Prussian war fable with a healthy dose of mirth and absurdity. Motivated by apparitions of her heroine Joan of Arc, French courtesan Buttercup
Written by James Ijames, Directed by Margo Hall, Prod. by SF Playhouse. Critically-acclaimed playwright James Ijames reinvents Shakespeare’s masterpiece with his new drama, Fat Ham. Juicy is a queer, Southern college kid, already grappling with some serious questions of identity, when the ghost of his father shows up in their backyard, demanding that Juicy avenge
Written by Yasmina Reza, Directed by Emilie Whelan, Prod. by Shotgun Players. A long friendship between three men implodes when one purchases an expensive piece of modern art. What is it all worth? Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, ‘Art’ is well known for its celebrated wordplay. Under the direction of Emilie Whelan,
Written by Drue Robinson, Directed by Timmia Hearn DeRoy, Prod. by UC Berkeley, TDPS. This modern-verse translation of Aristophanes’ classic comedy blends heightened language and 21st-century sensibilities to explore the power of the sex strike. Now set in a futuristic, drag-influenced, underground bar, this production will address issues of bodily autonomy, sexual and gender agency,
Poem written by Donna Zephrine Directed by Jeremy Karafin & Kelly Teaford Narration by Stacey Bell & Jenny Pacanowski Audio Production, Engineering, & Sound Design by Ray Archie of Brooklyn Sound Lab Animation by Nico Schiavone Produced by Poetic Theater Productions, Kindred Tone, and Notes to the Soul
Through poetry, song, media, and movement Vanessa Rappa and Poetic Theater Productions presents a theatrical experience that sets the audience members in the middle of a dreamscape. Somewhere strange yet familiar, the piece explores isolation, abandonment, and the search for connection, beauty, and certainty. A choreopoem in structure, audiences will follow a being who re-enters
Poetic Theater Productions and Musical Theatre Factory created a portal through adrienne maree brown’s NY Times bestselling book Pleasure Activism through words, voices, and movement. Calling back to our 2019 collaboration Feeling Good, this 2021 virtual event gathered interdisciplinary artist-activists who center pleasure in their work. This ritual featured the talents of Troy Anthony, Aya Aziz, Truth Bachman, é Boylan, April
