Dan Hoyle's Solo Show The Real Americans Explores Small Town America at The Marsh
The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage Theater (1062 Valencia St. San Francisco, CA 94110)
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The last date listed for Dan Hoyle's The Real Americans was Saturday April 9, 2011 / 8:30pm.
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The Marsh presents a workshop performance of Brian Copeland's new solo show, The Waiting Period. Copeland, a multi-talented actor, playwright, author and talk show host, has basked in the glow of both public and critical acclaim for nearly a decade. However, like many other well-known figures, he suffers from debilitating bouts of depression. This show gives an unrelenting look at a ten-day period in his life: the mandatory waiting period before he could lay hands on a new gun with which he planned to commit suicide. Even in the throes of such tragic plans, though, his sense of humor does not desert him (how much should he spend on the gun?), and in fact protects him from the grim reality of his intention. There is laughter in the darkness. Interspersed with interviews with other people suffering from depression, the play also offers outsiders an insider's view, thereby expanding the audience's understanding and, hopefully, humanity. Learn More
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Close to Bart Station
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7 Goldstar Member Reviews
Goldstar Member
Dan Hoyle was back and in fine form on Friday night continuing his take on middle America and San Francisco, "The Real Americans". The show is notable for examining the lense through which he is viewing the folks he meets in the South and Midwest. It doesn't break new ground but the strength of his piece are the seamless character studies and the tour de force of 90 minutes of seeing and hearing others who clearly are not Dan Hoyle. It was almost like reading a good collection of short stories. Sometimes there is a character or story that has so much to say that you feel cheated when their narrative ends. For instance the Dominican character could have had an entire show dedicated just to him.Written on Apr 09 2011
Come early so you can sit in an unobstructed area and find parking.
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Written on Jan 25 2010
Wonderfully surprised last night by a new show in previews at The Marsh in San Francisco. "The Real Americans" is the story of writer/actor Dan Hoyle's attempt to bridge a connection between secular humanist intellectuals like himself, the flyover country where millions of Americans still believe Obama is a Muslim, the Earth was created in six 24-hour days, and the reason we can't support health care reform is because all the money to pay for it already went to illegal aliens.
Hoyle spent over three months on the road, visiting Texas, Alabama, Kansas and other parts of the heartland, listening to disaffected, angry (but usually sincere) Americans talk about the political divide in this country from their point of view. He then portrays these people with real honesty and skill. He must do at least two-three dozen different characters, making their voices and mannerisms distinct -- as well as funny, touching and real. Dan succeeds at delivering what I feel is the basis for all good theater: truth. I don't know if he recorded his conversations, or if he just has incredible recall, but the voices all seem genuine and true-to-life.
He also skewers his hipster intellectual friends (and himself), which adds to the genuineness of this piece. He looks honestly at both sides of the divide. (The socially/politically-correct dialogue he gives to these characters is some of the funniest stuff in the show.)
I totally identify with Dan's motivations. I, too, want to be an evangelist for reason and logic and science. I, too, respect the service of those who go to Iraq and Afghanistan. I can appreciate the desire for a little "tough country wisdom." But I'm glad it was Dan who went out and did all those interviews with all those people holding on so tightly to their ignorance; I don't think I could have been as patient.
If you live in the Bay Area, make the effort to get to The Marsh and see this terrific little show. (I also suggest Range for dinner either before or after the show.)
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Rodney A.
Dan took a van trip through Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Michigan, Illinois to explore the disconnect in the middle of the country. Dan portrays many of the people he met along the way. It's a really wonderful commentary on how someone from liberal SF looks at these communities who may be angry and ignorant of others but friendly and welcoming. Fortunately, he doesn't make fun of them but treats them with respect. It's a very funny and insightful show.Written on Jan 29 2010
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Mark Freeman
Dan Hoyle is a local gem. This show was almost as good as Tings Dey Happen, his amazing one-person recreation of time spent in Nigeria. Only minus: the songs he sings are not up to par. Doesn't matter, he brings folks to life, the most hilarious of which is a table of SF hipsters at brunch. The audience was squirming but couldn't stop laughing.Written on Jan 29 2010
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More Information About Dan Hoyle's The Real Americans
Website
http://www.themarsh.org/dan_hoyle_real_americans.html
Quotes & Highlights
- "Mr. Hoyle is both a first-rate reporter and actor.” --The New York Times
- “Hoyle has a gift for mime and vocal mimicry that recalls solo artists John Leguizamo, Sarah Jones or Lily Tomlin.” --San Francisco Chronicle
- “Hoyle is a remarkable actor capable of transforming his voice and body in an instant." --Oakland Tribune
- Dan Hoyle's previous show Tings Dey Happen won Goldstar's Roar of the Crowd award twice. See member reviews at The Marsh and the Marines Memorial Theatre.
Description
The Marsh is proud to announce the world premiere of Dan Hoyle’s new solo show, The Real Americans. After traveling the globe for his first play, Circumnavigator, and studying Nigerian oil politics for his third, Tings Dey Happen, this time Hoyle is back in the United States, turning his eye and ear on America’s culture wars. Fleeing the liberal bubble of San Francisco and his hipster friends, Hoyle spent 100 days traveling through small-town America in search of some tough country wisdom and a way to bridge America’s urban/rural divide. Instead, Hoyle found himself immersed in the populist anger of the people whom Sarah Palin famously described as The Real Americans and awed at the disconnect between Obama Nation and Palin Country. Portrayed with humor, sympathy, confusion, angst, and song, this vivid performance challenges the audience to move beyond their bafflement and engage with the future of a politically polarized America.