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Acid Test Tells the True Life Story of Spiritual Icon Ram Dass

The Marsh Berkeley, Between Shattuck and Oxford (2120 Allston Way Berkeley, CA 94704)
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Written by award winning playwright Lynne Kaufman and performed by acclaimed actor Warren David Keith, Acid Test: The Many Incarnations of Ram Dass reveals the fascinating true life story of one of the most notable personalities of the 1960s psychedelic revolution. He started out as Richard Alpert, born into a wealthy Jewish family and working hard to become a highly regarded Harvard psychology professor. But when he met Timothy Leary and began to use psychedelics to "tune in, turn on and drop out," Alpert underwent a series of deep transformations that led him to India to meet his spiritual guru, the famous Maharaj-ji. After returning to the States, Alpert changed his name to Ram Dass and became an international lecturer on enlightenment, non-attachment and inner peace. This journey culminated in his living out the concept of conscious aging following a devastating stroke, which challenged all that he thought he knew and was immortalized in his best-selling book, Be Here Now. In Acid Test we get to meet and fall in love with all of Ram Dass's complexities, beautifully painted with humor, humility and the lasting truth of love with no boundaries.

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Between Shattuck and Oxford,
2120 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
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attended Feb 18 2013

Really enjoyed this show. It's funny, touching...very well done. The actor is on top of his game. Kudos all around to David and Joel, the director.

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attended Feb 18 2013

simply wonderful in every respecr. Dont miss this.

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attended Feb 12 2013

This show is tremendous. The writing is outstanding, the acting superb and, of course, Ram Dass is an inspirational person with tremendous wisdom, wit
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attended Feb 11 2013

The acting was superb.

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This show runs approximately one hour and 30 minutes with no intermission.

Due to subject matter and candid discussions of drug use, this play is recommended for those age 17 and older.