The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer: Mystical, Award-Winning Drama
Custom Stage @ Off-Market (965 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103)
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The last date listed for The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer was Saturday May 2, 2009 / 8:00pm.
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Drinks can be enjoyed during performance
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Casual
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Easy walk from the Powell Street BART station
Goldstar Member Reviews
Barry R.
The leads (Lilith and Oppy) were fabulous, the writing incredible, but the supporting cast a little weak. Amazing what 'Lilith' was albe to do in that little catwalk above the stage!Written on Apr 03 2009
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PRyder
The ideas behind this play are wonderful and are brought to life by a dedicated cast. The space--while cramped is well used and the play moves along with some clever moments and insights. Oppenheimer is brought out in the cross fire of so many competing interests. I found that I was hoping for more nuance to the Lilith character. She was either overwritten, overdirected or overplayed and ended up being one dimensional--which then required other characters on stage to match her single note of "guilty!" with a corresponding singular "not guilty!" In fact I found all three female characters to suffer in this way--all came across as stereotypes fighting with Oppenheimer. That said, it's an ambitious play and one worth seeing.Written on May 04 2009
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J
I would give this a 3.5 as the lead actor was very engaging and talented. I certainly kept my focus on him. This topic is deep so you must be alert and awake to really enjoy and think about what they are saying. His evil "devil on his shoulder" was interesting and at a few times odd. I liked the set that they could open and close to view the room/house and the scaffolding above for the woman to crawl on. I would like to see the lead actor in something else because he was wonderful.Written on Apr 06 2009
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Rach N
I really enjoyed this production. The strong script was supported by an excellent cast who were very passionate about their roles. The performance was delivered with great sincerity and it was a really touching portrayal of the story and life of J.Robert Oppenheimer.Written on Mar 30 2009
One of the best productions I've seen in a long time. Go watch this show, it's definitely worth it. =)
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More Information About The Love Song of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Website
http://www.custommade.org/season0809/oppie.php
Quotes & Highlights
- "Kreitzer has a huge vision... Oppenheimer is superb theater." --The Cincinnati Enquirer
- "So much brilliance, ambivalence, ego, history, myth, science, moral argument, emotional heat, poetry and sheer dazzling theatricality are compressed into [Oppenheimer]... by the time it is all over, you might easily feel you've been exposed to dangerous levels of radiation." --Chicago Sun-Times
Description
<p>"Do I dare disturb the universe?"
J. Robert Oppenheimer's rise and fall erupt in this kaleidoscopic play, exploring questions of faith, conscience, and the consequences of the never-ending pursuit of knowledge.
J. Robert Oppenheimer, the UC Berkeley Professor who led the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, is certainly one of the most controversial scientific figures of the 20th century. A true Renaissance man who read Sanskrit, quoted the Bhagavad-Gita, and was both responsible for the atomic bomb and then the movement against further development of it after the defeat of Japan, has been the subject of hundreds of books, films and parables about the role of scientist in modern society. His motives have been questioned, his relationships subject to gossip, and he is both praised and reviled for the hell unleashed on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
In the Rosenthal New Play Prize-winning drama, Carson Kreitzer has put Oppenheimer in a post-modern, fantastic and thought-provoking piece of magical realism, wrapped in biography. From his first moment on the stage, appearing before the board that will revoke his security clearance for Communist ties, Oppenheimer is haunted by the biblical demon, Lilith, herself cast out to wander the universe when she refused to lie down to the powers that be.</p>
About the Ticket Supplier: Custom Made Theatre Co.
The Custom Made Theatre Co. is an award-winning San Francisco-based not-for-profit theatre dedicated to ensemble-based, socially relevant productions. Custom Made is the managing company of the Gough Street Playhouse, where they present a five play season, along with numerous readings, workshops and classes. In 2010, Custom Made received seven Bay Area Theatre Critic's Circle nominations, including Best Production for A Delicate Balance and Best Musical for Cotton Patch Gospel. Most recently, Custom Made produced the Bay Area Premiere of Adam Rapp's Red Light Winter and the sold-out hit rethinking of The Diary of Anne Frank.