Arthur and Esther, A One-Man Show About Libraries, Lakes and Lost Love
Phoenix Theatre Annex (414 Mason Street San Francisco, CA 94102)
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The last date listed for Arthur and Esther was Saturday February 23, 2008 / 8:00pm.
4 Goldstar Member Reviews
Rodney A.
More of set would have helped the play but you could really feel the character's pain in a sad story.Written on Feb 25 2008
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Mayo Carney
It was sad and yet thought provoking. I enjoyed the humor brought to an otherwise depressing situation. It showed human nature at its darkest hour. I thoroughly enjoyed how personable this play turned out to be.Written on Feb 26 2008
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kp
an interesting, and well acted, one-man-show. pretty bare bones production though.Written on Feb 18 2008
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Eric Vanderpool
One-person shows are hit-or-miss, with much of the task of making a play compelling shouldered by the performance of the "one person." Taylor Hanes shoulders his role admirably.Written on Feb 11 2008
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More Information About Arthur and Esther
Website
http://www.arthurandesther.com
Description
Small-town librarian Arthur Huey’s world is crumbling. It seems his best friend Chuck’s is, too. But wooing Esther dressed as a caveman and chasing her around his museum with a spear means that things do get better for Chuck. Not so for Arthur. He lost his library, which is being turned into office space. That's bad enough, but when you're a direct descendant of the man who invented the Dewey Decimal Classification System, there’s a legacy at stake--a history. If Arthur’s wife were around, things might be okay. But Arthur's wife is, in fact, Esther, the woman who was chased around the museum by Chuck.
Written by Ross Howard
Performed by Taylor Hanes
In the past twelve months British playwright Ross Howard's plays have been performed in Alaska, Minnesota, California, New York and at the Edward Albee Writer’s Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. He was described in the Las Vegas Review Journal as having a “demented vision of life that is worth experiencing.” He currently teaches theatre and playwriting at Fresno State.
Taylor Hanes appears as Arthur, the role he originated and performed at the Cherry Lane Theater at the New York Fringe Festival. For the past seven years he has been a guest artist with the Nevada Conservatory Theatre performing in everything from Hamlet to The Laramie Project.