In this modern masterwork -- critically praised as a unique mix of Oscar Wilde and Bertolt Brecht -- the great Irish writer George Bernard Shaw pits a military industrialist against his crusading daughter. She's a Salvation Army major; he's an arms manufacturer and whiskey distiller -- on certain issues, they could not disagree more. But when he begins donating money to her organization, matters come to a head as the characters grapple with questions of business, faith, family and philanthropy. After 16 years, A.C.T. brings Shaw back to the stage with this co-production with Theatre Calgary, one of A.C.T.'s favorite Canadian collaborators, featuring an international cast of Canadian and American actors.
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Sunday, January 19, 2014
JERUSALEM at SF Play house "January 1 to March 8 2014"
Jerusalem
Written by Jez ButterworthDirected by Bill English
Everyone wants Johnny. His son wants to go to the county fair. His mates want his stash and his booze. County officials want him evicted. Whatever happened to the simple life in the country? Come find out in this hit Tony and Olivier winning play!
After opening at London’s Royal Court Theater in 2009, the San Francisco Playhouse production of Jerusalem will be a West Coast premiere!
Performances Start: Jan 21, 2014
Press Opening: Jan 25, 2014
Closes: Mar 8, 2014
Run time: 3 Hours (with two ten-minute intermissions)
Show Times: Tuesday – Thursday at 7pm, Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 3pm & 8pm, Select Sundays at 2pm.
Tickets: $20 – $100
Order Online or call (415) 677-9596
Box office Hours: Tues-Sat 1:00 pm-6:00 pm
Saturday, December 7, 2013
The Weir: A Haunting, Poetic Irish Play
An attractive young woman comes into a Dublin pub, and the local barflies try to impress her with ghostly tales. With a whiff of sexual tension in the air and the wind whistling outside, what starts out as blarney soon turns dark as the tales drift into the realm of the supernatural. And it turns out that the woman has the spookiest story of all. Playwright Conor McPherson (Shining City, The Seafarer) wrote The Weir when he was just 26 years old, capturing the Olivier Award for Best New Play and the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright.
Saturday, November 30, 2013
STORE FRONT CHURCH at SF Play House
Storefront Church
Written by John Patrick ShanleyDirected by Joy Carlin
It’s almost Christmas, and Tony, Oscar and Pulitzer winner, John Patrick Shanley (Doubt) transports us to a wintery Bronx, where gluttonous bankers devour giant gingerbread houses, a disillusioned preacher rediscovers his faith, and a modern day Scrooge is redeemed. Read the Press Release
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