Thick House (San Francisco, CA)
See the West Coast premiere of Adam Bock's The Typographer's Dream, a smart new comedy in which a typographer, a geographer and a stenographer obsess over their professions, their identities and Canada over dinner and several bottles of wine.
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The last date listed for The Typographer's Dream was Sunday March 20, 2005 / 5:00pm. (view all dates)
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Thick House is an intimate theater located on San Francisco's Potrero Hill.
Adam Bock's signature syncopation provides the rhythm for this hilarious story of borders, letters, fonts and friendships. Anne Kauffman directs.
Adam Bock says: "I started The Typographer's Dream by wanting to write about a typographer. My job at the time was as an assistant to the principals of a design firm called MetaDesign - they did the most amazing graphic and web design, and while I worked there I fell in love with typography - which is the designing of text, the letters themselves and how they are placed on the page. Then I thought "well, if I write about a typographer, I should write about a geographer too. And maybe about a stenographer." That made me laugh. Then I started thinking about our work, and the question of "am I my work?" and how what we do every day creates the world we live in. I thought it would be interesting to use people's work to create their characters - for example, a geographer is concerned with boundaries - could a geographer have trouble with the boundaries in her own life?"
Encore Theatre Company is a professional ensemble dedicated to the production of affordable, innovative, intimately staged theatre, with a particular focus on dramatic works that foster social awareness and affirm the diversity of human experience. Encore presents art that clarifies issues, inspires fellowship, and encourages a sense of community and hope in ourselves and our audiences.
