Best of PlayGround Festival: An Evening of Short Plays at Thick House
Thick House (1695 18th St. San Francisco, CA 94102)
- Full Price:
- $20.00 - $55.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $27.50*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for Best of PlayGround Festival have expired.
The last date listed for Best of PlayGround Festival was Sunday May 29, 2011 / 7:00pm (Playwrights on Stage).
Currently at Thick House:
Working-Class British Drama A Taste of Honey
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- FREE - $10.00
Set in 1960s Manchester, England, this poignant and comic play tells the story of Jo, a shy 17-year-old chafing against the constraints of her life in a working-class slum and the demands of her selfish, irresponsible mother, Helen. Helen soon deserts her daughter for a lover, but the tenacious Jo navigates romance, heartbreak, and poverty, never losing her sense of humor and optimism. Shelagh Delaney's first play was considered controversial in its time for its racial and sexual themes, but its powerful evocation of mid-century British life has made it an enduring masterpiece. Laura Lundy-Paine for the Virago Theatre Co. Learn More
Goldstar Member Tips
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Michaela Greeley on Where to Park
Good parking--plentiful, close to venue.
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J on Where to Park
You can find street parking neat location and area
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J on What to Wear
Casual
Goldstar Member Reviews
Jerry D.
It was OK. Some of the plays seemed a bit far out and cryptic. Not my favorate.Written on May 11 2009
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Jerry D.
Not good, no redeming social value. I will not return to this theater. This is the second time I was disapointed here.Written on May 24 2011
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Davey
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3.5 stars. I really enjoyed this as you can get a bunch of pretty good short plays all in one night. Great if you have a short attention span or if you are tired. I enjoyed the play about the bridge the most. The lead actor in that was the most enjoyable in all of the skits. I also enjoyed the actress who baked the cookies. I have seen her in other productions too and she is always good. The play about the couple who were playing a game by writing on paper was also very intriguing and those actors were great as well. The venue was VERY hot. It takes a lot to make me hot and I was very uncomfortable which truly impacted my enjoyment of some of the plays because it was hard to concentrate at times of extreme heat.Written on May 11 2009
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More Information About Best of PlayGround Festival
Website
http://playground-sf.org/bestof.shtml
Quotes & Highlights
- The Monday Night PlayGround series is a hit with Goldstar's members, as were the Best of PlayGround Festivals for 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, and 2004.
- "It's not just the playwrights who get a rush from the breakneck speed of PlayGround." --San Francisco Chronicle
- "You never know, maybe you can say you saw them when." --SF Gate
Description
The seven plays to be presented at this year’s festival are:
- This is My Body by Daniel Heath, directed by Susi Damilano
- Calling the Kettle by Brady Lea, music by Christopher Winslow, directed by Jessica Heidt
- Ecce Homo by Jonathan Luskin, directed by Molly Noble
- Rapunzel's Etymology of Zero by Katie May, directed by Jim Kleinmann
- See. On. Unseen. The. Lost. by Evelyn Jean Pine, directed by Raelle Myrick-Hodges
- Escapades by Mandy Hodge Rizvi, directed by M. Graham Smith
- Frigidare by Arisa White, directed by Jon Tracy
Stage Manager: June Palladino*
* Member, Actors' Equity Association
SPECIAL EVENTS:
May 7, 2011: Opening Night (includes post-performance reception)
May 8, 2011: June Anne Baker Prize Night (includes post-performance reception)
May 15, 22, and 29, 2011: Playwrights on Stage (post-performance discussions with the playwrights)