Become a Goldstar Member & Go Out More →
Free

Become a Member & Go Out More in:

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Terrence McNally's Romantic Comedy

Eddy St Theatreplex - The EXIT Theatre, Between Taylor & Mason (156 Eddy St. San Francisco, CA 94102)
Frankiejohnny
Full Price:
$15.00
Our Price:
FREE - $7.50*
4.5 by 39 members
Pin It
The Exit Theatre hosts this touching romantic comedy by one of the country's leading playwrights, Terrence McNally. Frankie, a waitress, and Johnny, a short order cook, fall into bed together at the end of their first date. Over the course of one moonlit night, these two damaged souls reveal themselves to each other, and their one night stand begins to offer the promise of something more.

* Additional fees apply.

All offers for Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune have expired.

The last date listed for Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune was Sunday May 24, 2009 / 2:00pm.

Currently at Eddy St Theatreplex - The EXIT Theatre:

Bleed-051013

You're Going to Bleed: An All-American Black Comedy

Full Price:
$20.00
Our Price:
$10.00

DIVAfest presents Melissa Fall's dark comedy, You're Going to Bleed, about two couples who learn about life, love and what it means to be American the hard way. Anne is trying to get her apathetic husband John in bed, while John is fantasizing about his teenage student Abigail. Meanwhile, Abigail is only fantasizing about having a bigger role in the story and getting her own monologue. Then there's Anne's sister Helen and her husband, whom Anne only married because of his good looks. This drop-dead funny and scathingly honest portrayal of the battle between the sexes is also a delightful skewering of the American theater canon. Before the end there will be a haunting, a glass unicorn will shatter, a dinner party will come to a violent end and -- spoiler alert -- someone is going to bleed. Learn More

Eddy St Theatreplex - The EXIT Theatre
Between Taylor & Mason,
156 Eddy St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
Website
415-931-1094
Exit

Goldstar Member Tips

  • John Hutchinson on Information
    Get there early, park in yellow zone after 6, ignore street rash.
  • John Hutchinson on Information
    Theatre has a full service cafe cum bar service.
  • John Hutchinson on Information
    Casually comfortable.
15 More Tips

29 Goldstar Member Reviews

Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Elizabeth Bee
4.0

This was a pretty good show. Two great actors, and you really felt like you were getting a glimpse into their lives. Great acting, very believable and just totally draws you in.

Not a huge amount of action.

Written on May 27 2009
Drama TheatreAddict
4.0

All aspects of the production were good to excellent - especially the performances. The show started far too late, however. Holding curtain five minutes is one thing, but 20?

Written on May 26 2009
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
5.0

Brilliant script. Brilliant actors. Nothing better than that.

Written on May 26 2009
Missing_member_pic_grid_2_1 Goldstar Member
5.0
Red Velvet Member

This was an excellent production. Performed in a small intimate venue by two very talented actors. The professional level production elements such as direction, set, lighting etc added to the quality of this show. The performances in this show and the standards of this production illustrate the fact that San Francisco theatre can compete with NYC anytime. I attended this production with two other people and we all felt the same about the quality of the production.

Written on May 26 2009
All 29 Reviews

More Information About Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune

Website

http://frankieandjohnny-play.com

Description

<p> </p> <p>This spring, the EXIT Theatre in San Francisco will host Terrence McNally’s raw, poignant comedy, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, starring Ben Ortega of Oakland, and Cheryl Smith of San Francisco.  A smash 1987 Broadway hit, the play is directed by Bay Area actress/director, Michael Haven of Richmond.</p> <p>Written by one of America's pre-eminent dramatists (Master Class, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Full Monty) Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune is the hard-hitting, but ultimately redeeming romance of a waitress and a short-order cook, both on the cusp of middle age, both facing a lifetime of solitude in an anonymous purgatory called New York City.  Author McNally brings Frankie and Johnny together through a sort of kismet, a cosmic kinship forged through two lives of hardship that coincide at certain key points. The only thing holding them together is Johnny's unshakable belief that together they can build something greater. Sometimes touching, sometimes hilarious, they banter and spar their way through an evening of what may either turn out to be just another one-night stand…or the happily-ever-after ending both desperately long for, but are afraid to believe could really exist.</p>