Samuel Becket’s Waiting for Godot 18 August 2010

September 16 – 18, 23-25.  All performances at 8 pm @ The Secret Alley (180 Capp St. #4 San Francisco, CA 94110) Waiting for Godot has been one of the canonical texts in the English language since it premiered in the early 1950’s in London and now in an era that excels in waiting, being put on hold, and a malaise towards the future, this new production delves into the world created by Beckett with a strong queer approach.  By genderqueering the casting, we question what it means to relegate the existential experience of Waiting for Godot to a male dominated cast as determined by Beckett and by the Beckett Estate. As queers, we have the ability to see how certain structures determine thought and through our lens, we must question the texts that limit how we can apply ourselves. We liberate the laughter and the absurdity inherent in an existential paradigm as well as falling into the silence and the tragedy that dominates the currents in Waiting for Godot.  As we experience Godot in a new millennium, many of the questions originally raised are the same but we need to ask new ones that complement the original.

Long Live 1519 Mission! 14 July 2010

1519 Mission Street, known by many and for almost 30 years as a SF incubator for queer original performance arts, will close its doors forever.  There are plans for one last performance, starting at 8pm, on July 31st, 2010, we will gather and remember the moments shared within the walls of this historical place.  Come and join us.  For more information or to sign up and participate please email us here.

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