Absolutely San Francisco: A Musical Comedy About the San Francisco Experience
Phoenix Theatre Annex (414 Mason Street San Francisco, CA 94102)
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- $25.00 - $28.00
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- $12.50 - $14.00*
Former Second City member Karen Hirst stars as 1960s casualty Sunshine the Homeless Lady, in this humorous one-woman show about life, love and the San Francisco experience. Music, lyrics and book are by Anne Doherty, whose previous iteration of Absolutely San Francisco was a hit in 2006.
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The last date listed for Absolutely San Francisco was Saturday December 11, 2010 / 8:00pm.
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10 Goldstar Member Reviews
pat grabinsky
I admire solo performers, and I root for them. I wanted to love this, however, i only just liked it. I guess I didn;t like the political references, and I object to the choice to be "free" while living on the Embarcadero. A very nice closure, however, with all the characters finding connection.Written on Nov 08 2010
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Judy Hervall
We went to the second night of this new show with two other friends. We sat in the ultra comfy seats in the front row. This is really a one woman show and she is amazing. It started off a bit slow but then other characters came in to play. Loved the ending twist. I would have liked a few more funny lines - maybe a joke about the folks living across the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin at that section or a few more zingers for good measure. I do recommend it.Written on Sep 27 2010
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Absolutely mediocre, thought the theater staff were absolutely gracious. As for the show, tremendous ability was manifest in the star's mastery of so much material, but the material itself, while ambitious and in some places insightful, was marred, in this viewer's opinion, by two faults: first, the horrible deprivation suffered by the homeless ought not to be minimized by making them fodder for the laughter of the comfortable, nor for assuaging the sense of compassion and social conscience which the comfortable should cultivate by purveying the all-too convenient myth that the homeless enjoy their wretched circumstances -- as with the character "Sunshine," who started the play announcing how delighted she was to live on choice San Francisco real estate near the Bay Bridge, and how in her homeless state she had found the "freedom" she came to San Francisco to enjoy. Secondly, the characterization of the techie from India as a palms-pressed-together spouter of cliches of Eastern philosophy was banal.Written on Dec 06 2010
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More Information About Absolutely San Francisco
Website
http://www.absolutelysanfrancisco.com/
Quotes & Highlights
- "Absolutely San Francisco is absolutely fantastic ... A show this nuanced, this layered – and this much fun, Absolutely San Francisco is a show to see again and again."--Ed Attanasio, Marina Times/Northside
- "Fun and funny...San Francisco is known for its history, its neighborhoods, its politics and its characters, all of which are showcased in Absolutely San Francisco....The show has great humor throughout, and some very fun and funny songs." --San Francisco Bay Times
Description
"AbSan" returns! 60's casualty 'Sunshine the Homeless Lady' takes a musical comedy "trip" about life, love and the San Francisco experience. The funny and heartfelt one-woman musical spin-off of the 2006 hit stars former Second City actress Karen Hirst with music, lyrics and book by Anne Doherty.