Classic Play 'Tis Pity She's a Wh*re at American Conservatory Theater
A.C.T. (415 Geary St. San Francisco, CA 94102)
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The last date listed for 'Tis Pity She's a Whore was Sunday July 6, 2008 / 7:00pm.
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Simon and Janine are sent on an unexpected journey to the war-torn Middle East after their mother, who for years had remained silent, leaves them post-mortem letters with clues to the family's mysterious past. Their quest to unravel their origins leads them in search of a father and brother whose existence was previously unknown to them. Adapted into the Oscar-nominated film, Incendies, and translated into a dozen languages in over 100 productions worldwide, Scorched makes its West Coast debut at American Conservatory Theatre. The A.C.T. production features David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck) as bumbling notary public Alphonse Lebel, who acts as a guide to the two twins in their search. Learn More
Goldstar Member Reviews
Kenyon
Excellent production - great acting, the live music works well, set/costumes very nice. I was worried the language would be ahrd to understand - but it was more "modern" than Shakespeare. Incest, blood, humor - what more could you want? A good night out.Written on Jun 06 2008
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Anonymous
Great time! A little long for a weeknight but I barely noticed I was so engaged. Acting was great! Set was awesome! Costumes beautiful! But the icing on the cake was the score and musical performance. Wow!Written on Jul 02 2008
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TheatreAddict
Imagine a middle aged couple playing Romeo and Juliet, and you have an idea of the disappointment in store for you. Fortunately, the cellist/vocalist - Bonfire Madigan Shive - is AMAZING, and greatly helps a production that has little to be proud of. Rene Augesen tries, Michael Hayden tries way too hard (using an embarrassing and amateurish "actor voice" and playing every word and breath at a fever pitch - it's exhausting). The set is interesting, the lighting occasionally beautiful (though the set is lit better than the actors are), but the costumes are a nightmare mixture of textures and colors with no apparent design scheme behind them (except, unfortunately, to make all the actors look their worst - especially Hayden, who is not quite as fat as his costumes make him appear, and Augesen, who is made to waft about the stage in what appears to be a pink and orange parachute). There are at least two winning performances - from Michael Earle Fajardo and Anthony Fusco, but they can't save a piece that's flawed at its core.Written on Jun 07 2008
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Pasha G.
It was ok. I should have read the play description. The play was like bad Shakepeare.Written on Jul 11 2008
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More Information About 'Tis Pity She's a Whore
Quotes & Highlights
- "Coolly intelligent and as keen and fatal as a stiletto hit to the heart." --The Guardian (London)
- "Explosive...positively reeking of decadence...no-holds-barred emotional intensity." --The Daily Telegraph
- "Like a modern-day horror story...not for the faint of heart." --Austin American-Statesman
- "Ford's shocker is about 375 years old, yet its sex, sadism, and heart-stopping finale feel as current as a creepy crime-scene TV show." --The Vancouver Sun
Description
This rarely staged Jacobean tragedy pits the hot-blooded violation of a shocking sexual taboo against the dirty machinations of a corrupt church and state. The result is passionate and poetic, violent and sardonic and a classic that is mordantly fresh. Starring Tony Award–nominated Michael Hayden and A.C.T.'s own René Augesen, winner of a 2007 Bay Area Theatre Critics' Circle Award, and set to the virtuosic, edgy stylings of cellist-singer Bonfire Madigan Shive.