A.C.T. (San Francisco, CA)
American master Edward Albee's (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) new spellbinder is a meticulously calibrated and brutal look at the lives of three New Yorkers. The story opens with Peter, a tweedy book editor, and his wife, Ann, whose everyday conversation takes an unexpected turn into dangerously personal territory. It's the kind of talk that can drive a husband out for a walk -- to Central Park, where Jerry, a desperate outcast, awaits.
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OMG!!!! At home at the Zoo - Fab-U-Lous! It was heavy, but great. These days, you forget that "Theatre" is just not Musical, but great drama as well.
I was 2nd row, off to the side, but still a great seat.
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I really enjoyed the play. My seats were nicely located in the Orchestra section. I liked the acting and the sparse set in the first half but thought a bit more could have been done in the second -- 2 benches and a green lit stage as a background could have been enhanced a bit to make it more "park-like".
Sorry to say that the only reason for the second star is that I admit to being tired and cranky on a Friday night after a trying work week. Perhaps I wasn't in the proper mood to appreciate the work. That said, aside from strong acting and occasionally spry dialogue, it was quite forgettable.
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The Geary Theater, built in 1909, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a San Francisco City Landmark. The theater's neo-classical brick and terra cotta facade on Geary Street opens to a monumental 1,500 seat auditorium trimmed with ornamental stenciling and gilded plaster.
<p>An unforgettable pairing of Albee's original The Zoo Story with a freshly penned prequel, Edward Albee's At Home at the Zoo (formerly titled Peter and Jerry) bares its teeth to threaten the delicately balanced world its characters inhabit.</p>
