Body Awareness, an Off-Broadway Comedy by Aurora Theatre
Aurora Theatre (2081 Addison Street Berkeley, CA 94704)
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- $34.00 - $44.00
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- $10.00 - $22.00*
Aurora Theatre Company presents the hit off-Broadway comedy Body Awareness by Obie Award-winning playwright Annie Baker. It's Body Awareness Week at a small Vermont college, and feminist professor Phyllis, who leads anything but a conventional life with girlfriend Joyce and her teenage son Jared, is in charge of the week's festivities. When visiting guest artist Frank Bonitatibus, who specializes in photographing the female nude form, brings his work into Phyllis and Joyce's home, conflicting feelings over sexuality and sexual identity get hilariously stirred up. Hailed by The New York Times as "an engaging new comedy by a young playwright with a probing, understated voice," Body Awareness examines the unpredictability of relationships and how fragile people become when confronted with the unexpected. Joy Carlin directs.
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All offers for Body Awareness have expired.
The last date listed for Body Awareness was Thursday March 8, 2012 / 8:00pm.
Goldstar Member Tips
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KR503 on Where to Eat
No intermission (play doesn't need it) - food at nearby places
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Renee S. on What to Wear
Casual....wear layers for variable temperature
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Goldstar Member on Other
All seats are good at the Aurora, although some are better.
32 Goldstar Member Reviews
Barry R.
Renee S.
A very engaging story of a modern family with 2 lesbian women, a son with probably high functioning Asperger's, and a visiting photographer who specializes in taking pictures of nude women and pre-pubescent girls. Needless to say, the Body Awareness week being led by the feminist college professor does not go as planned with the artist's presence on campus and in their home. Excellent acting, clever use of small stage and props, serious modern topics with plenty of comedic moments dealing with intimate and potential relationships and views by ourselves and others of our bodies. Highly recommend it to all!Written on Feb 01 2012
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Rodney A.
Interesting piece. I'm not sure what I think of it.Written on Apr 04 2012
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Sue T.
This was one of the best new plays I've seen in a long time, and I'm definitely excited about seeing more by Annie Baker (SF Playhouse is doing another one of her plays, "The Aliens," in March-April). There were a lot of fun and unexpected twists in "Body Awareness." It's definitely not just a lot of poking fun at PC feminists, which is kind of what I worried about going in. All four of the characters are very nuanced and they are played by a superb quartet of actors. In addition, the play is often hilariously funny, and it moves VERY quickly (an intermissionless 90 minutes). My husband and I see a lot of theater and we can be pretty finicky, but this play earned its five stars. Go see it!!!Written on Feb 27 2012
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More Information About Body Awareness
Website
http://www.auroratheatre.org/?q=body-awareness&utm_source=goldstar&...
Description
Body Awareness is being produced as the fully-staged anchor production in The Global Age Project (GAP), an Aurora Theatre Company initiative that encourages playwrights and directors to explore life in the 21st century and beyond. In addition, several new plays dealing with global age concerns will be chosen from an international pool of playwrights and presented in a series of developmental readings during the run of Body Awareness.