Friday, August 01, 2008

Ubu For President

John Hinkel Park4pm

Ridiculous! Raucus! Irreverant! Absurd! These were the first comments shouted from the crowd in response to Alfred Jarry’s opening line of Ubu…

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What You Will

American Conservatory Theater - ACT3pm; 8pm

What You Will is the one-man everything there is "to be or not to be" about William Shakespeare: the greatest soliloquies ever written next…

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Misery

Eureka Theatre8:00pm

"When best-selling novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is "saved" by Annie Wilkes, a former nurse and unstable…

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The Rise of Modernism

St. Mark's Episcopal Church8pm6pm Free Young Performers Conce…

The Rise of Modernism The dawn of the twentieth century saw an explosion of bold stylistic directions in Western music. The era’s great innovators—composers…

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Skittish

Stage Werx8pm

Skittish is six comedies each for two actors, two chairs, a table and a door. The show was written by The National Lampoon's Bruce Moody and…

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Avant GardARAMA!

Exit on Taylor8pm

The Cutting Ball Theater's AvantgardARAMA! July 18 - August 16 An evening of short experimental plays. Directed by Rob Melrose Like our…

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Liza Raynal's AMERICAN JOE

The Marsh - Berkeley8pm80 minutes no intermission

Sister. Brother. She's older. He always wanted to be first. She wears ballet flats. He wears steel-toed boots. They're both exercising their…

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Afro Solos Jazz in the Gardens

Yerba Buena Gardens1:00pm - 3:00pm

AfroSolo’s Jazz in the Gardens is a component of the AfroSolo Arts Festival, a celebration of African American artists giving voice to the Black…

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Midnight Mass 2008

Landmark's Bridge - CLOSED12amPurple Rain

Peaches Christ returns this Fourth of July to present her eleventh annual season of Midnight Mass in San Francisco. Get ready for eight more…

The Exiles

Castro Theatre(2:30), 4:15, 6, 8, 9:45pm

Sherman Alexie and Charles Burnett present Kent MacKenzie’s incredible 1961 film chronicling a day in the life of a group of twenty-something…

The Pandora Experiment

Exit Stage Left8:00pm

Magician and EXIT Theatre Artist in Residence, Christian Cagigal brings back his critically acclaimed theatre/magic show: The Pandora Experiment…

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San Francisco Mime Troupe's "Red State"

Willard Park1:30pm music, 2pm show

Just in time for the fall elections, the Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe skewers the system which puts the actual needs of the…

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A Brand New Me

New Conservatory Theatre8pm

The New Conservatory Theatre Center Summer Cabaret Series presents... Connie Champange in A Brand New Me! The Dusty Springfield Songbook Directed…

Anal Foreclosure

Mama Calizo's Voice Factory8pm7:30pm Doors

Anal Foreclosure is part demolition part exorcism. From below ground up we've built a space through which the audience will tour, much like…

PUSH Dance Company

The Garage8pm

Inspired by Technology. Push Dance Company provides visual stunning athleticism to the broadest audience possible with its Seasonal Performance…

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"Soft Return"

CounterPULSE8pm

A soft return marks a breath in the middle of a thought, completing a line and wrapping a notion around to continue a paragraph. As a company…

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Altar Boyz

The Stage8pm

"Altar Boyz" tells the story of a small-town Christian boy band saving the souls of one screaming fan at a time.

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Annie Get Your Gun

The Play Box8:00 PM

This Tony award winning Broadway hit is based on the true story of Annie Oakley, who gets her big break into show business with her rifle marksmanship.…

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As You Like It

Oak Meadow Park8:00pm

As You Like It follows an enchanting assortment of love struck wanderers as they weave their way through the Forest of Arden in a deliciously…

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ComedySportz

ComedySportz7:30 and 9:30pm

An interactive improvised comedy show that pits comedy teams against one another. All ages welcome to early Friday show and both Saturday shows.…

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