There's lot's of theatre, etc to see, but I'm not seeing it. What follows is a list of things I'd check out if I could and a couple of shows I wish I'd seen. Since I'm not going to be able to see most of it, I'm not confining myself by geography.
The Grey AutomobileTeatro de Ciertos Habitantes
Directed by Claudio Valdés Kuri
Mondavi Center/UC Davis Main Theatre
Davis, CA
February 3, 8 pm
A reinterpretation of Enrique Rosa's 1919 film El Automóvil Gris that mixes documentary footage, benshi (live narration in Spanish, English, and Japanese), and piano accompaniment. Check out a video here.
February 8 - 11 @ 8pmTheatre of Yugen
San Francisco, CA
Conception/Performace - Shinichi Iova-Koga
Music - Sheila Antonia Bosco
Poetic Action Sources - Cassie Terman
Lighting - Allen Wilner
Shinichi Iova-Koga is one of the most amazing performers in the Bay Area. If you've never seen him, get yourself to the theater and check out this show. Interviews with Iova-Koga here and here.
Odd By Nature II: The Stranger Journeys
Written by Sean Owens
February 8 - 24 @ 8pm
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
Exit Theatre
San Francisco, CA
More info here (scroll down a bit).
Odd By Nature I was by far one of the funniest shows I saw last year, so I'm sorry I'm going to miss out on this (plus it features a couple of the funniest people I know).
The Rape of the Sabine Women
Eve Sussman and the Rufus Corporation
IFC Center
NY, NY
Free public screenings through Tuesday, Feb 27 @ 2, 6, & 9:45 pm. More info here.
Plus a 90-minute preview is still on view at the Nasher Museum at Duke University. More info here and here. Watch here (under Video/Slideshows).
Long Day's Journey Into NightSan Jose Repertory Theatre
January 27 - February 25
Because I've only seen the movie with Kathrine Hepburn. I have, however, visited Tao House, O'neill's home in Danville, CA. I stood in the office where he wrote the play. It's like a ship's cabin and is probably best experienced at night when the lights would warm the wood and the small space would feel embracing against the isolation of the darkness. Where else could he have written Long Day’s Journey Into Night? It is perfect place for grappling with demons.
American Suicide
Written & Directed by Mark Jackson (freely adapted from The Suicide by Nikolai Erdman)
February 8- March 11, 2007
The Thick House
San Francisco, CA
More info here.
Hedda GablerAmerican Conservatory Theater
February 9 - March 11
San Francisco, CA
Because I've never seen it onstage. Have to admit, I'm pretty tepid about ACT. The best thing I've seen there was Buried Child, which, ironically, was directed by Les Waters. See. That's why I give him the benefit of the doubt. More info here.
Emperor Norton: The Musical
The Shelton TheaterBy Kim Ohanneson & Marty Axelrod
Directed by David Stein
Fridays - Sunday
Now through April 1 More info here.
And, yes, this show features yet another of the funniest people I know (and my mint julep buddy).
To The LighthouseAdapted by Adele Edling Shank
Original Score by Paul Dresher
Directed by Les Waters
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
February 25 - March 27
Can you believe it? I want to give Berkeley Rep and Les Waters another chance? I'm a big Virginia Woolf fan and am curious about this show. Curious enough to bite it and pay out the big bucks, yep.
Hotel Cassiopeia
Directed by Anne Bogart
Written by Charles MeeSITI Company
April 28
Arizona State University
Galvin Playhouse
Tempe, AZ
More info here.
I have family who live nearby in Mesa, so this isn't such a stretch for me (although I may not be ready to travel with #3 by that point). A gal can dream 'coz it's always nice to see my Siti pals.
Woyzeckby Georg Büchner (new translation by Rob Melrose)
The Cutting Ball
Directed by Adriana Baer
Exit Theatre
March 9 – April 7
More info here (scroll down a bit).
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