The San Francisco Fringe Festival is almost here, with its annual assortment of dance, theatre, standup comedy, poetry, multimedia, buffoonery, clowning, puppetry, and performance art. Performers are selected by lottery, so you never know what you'll find. But prices are low (nothing is over $9), shows are short (less than an hour), and the venues are all within walking distance.
Here are some of the storytellers performing at this year's festival:
H.R. Britton,
New York, NY
As a storyteller and spoken word artist, H.R. Britton gravitates
towards the anxiously comic. Alternating between original monologues
and literary adaptations, he has been spinning yarns in New York City
since 1999.
http://www.overcoattheater.com/
"Jesus Rant (The Religio-Comic Ravings of a Former Christian)"
In his West Coast debut, H.R. Britton comically skewers his
fundamentalist upbringing, rails against religious hypocrisy, and
delicately sketches a portrait of the historical Jesus.
http://sffringe.org/fringe07/07plays/jesus.html
Appropriate for ages 16 and up
TICKETS: $9
Macondray Hall at First Unitarian Universalist Society
1187 Franklin Street at Geary Street, San Francisco
Saturday, Sept 8th at 7:00 PM
Sunday, Sept 9th at 7:00 PM
Saturday, Sept 15 at 7:00 PM
Sunday, Sept 16 at 7:00 PM
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Dona Budd,
Oakland
Dona is an author and life coach. In her autobiographical monologue,
"Terrible Voice," she recounts her childhood as a "strange white
child" in a pre-civil rights South. She's been called "a mix of
William Faulkner, the school smartass, and a voraciously curious
toddler, with a smattering of Mae West."
http://sffringe.org/fringe07/07plays/terrible.html
NOT FOR CHILDREN
MATURE CONTENT
TICKETS: $8
EXIT Stage Left, 156 Eddy Street, (between Mason & Taylor), San Francisco
Saturday, Sept. 8TH, 2:30 PM
Friday, Sept. 14, 10:00 PM
Saturday, Sept. 15, 4:00 PM
Sunday, Sept. 16, 7:00 PM
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Robert Hawke,
Toronto, Ontario
"F--k You Cancer" is Robert's show about his battle with thyroid
cancer. Combining personal storytelling with stand up comedy, he
imagines a journey inside his own body where he meets his own internal
organs.
http://tinyurl.com/25vh3s
NOT FOR CHILDREN
MATURE CONTENT
TICKETS: $9
EXIT Stage Left, 156 Eddy Street, (between Mason & Taylor), San Francisco
Saturday, Sept. 8TH, 7:00 PM
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 8:30 PM
Thursday, Sept. 13, 10:00 PM
Friday, Sept. 14, 8:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 15, 1:00 PM
Sunday, Sept. 16, 5:30 PM
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Steven Henegar
Santa Ana, California
Steven Henegar's casual, friendly performances blend the easy
conversation of his Oklahoma family's storytelling with a decade in
the theater. His wry, understated delivery slides into whimsy and
movement, as he mixes personal and family tales with traditional and
original stories from the Midwest and South.
http://www.stevenhenegar.net
Steven's show is called "Embarrassment and Death." In these touching
and laugh out loud stories, Steven calls up the everyday and the
fantastic from a Midwestern boyhood, discovering the feelings and
experiences that connect us all.
http://www.sffringe.org/fringe07/07plays/embarrassment.html
Appropriate for ages 12 and up.
TICKETS: $8
EXIT Stage Left, 156 Eddy Street, (between Mason & Taylor), San Francisco
Wednesday, Sept. 5 8:30 PM
Saturday, Sept. 8 4:00 PM
Sunday, Sept. 9 2:30 PM
Monday, Sept. 10 10:00 PM
Thursday, Sept. 13 8:30 PM
Friday, Sept. 14 7:00 PM
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Rick Huddle,
Portland, Oregon
Rick Huddle tells humorous and honest stories for both kids and
adults. His work explores personal growth and self-acceptance. Rick
has been a selected storyteller at the NW Folklife Festival in Seattle
and tours of Jackson County Library System in southern Oregon.
http://www.rickhuddle.com
His show is called "Border Crossings," and he will be telling personal
stories of love and lust
http://www.sffringe.org/fringe07/07plays/border.html
Not appropriate for children.
MATURE CONTENT, COARSE LANGUAGE
TICKETS: $7
EXIT Stage Left, 156 Eddy Street, (between Mason & Taylor), San Francisco
Wednesday 5 7:00 PM
Saturday, Sept. 8TH, 8:30 PM
Sunday, Sept. 9TH, 1:00 PM
Monday, Sept. 10, 8:30 PM
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 10:00 PM
Wednesday 12 7:00 PM
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Terri Tate,
Sausalito
Many folks know Terri as a humorist, nationally recognized speaker,
and storytelling coach.
http://www.territate.com/
Her show, "Shopping as a Spiritual Path" is described as a
high-spirited, heart-gripping romp through disease, divorce and
disfigured dating.
http://sffringe.org/fringe07/07plays/shopping.html
Appropriate for ages 15 and up.
TICKETS: $8
EXIT Stage Left, 156 Eddy Street, (between Mason & Taylor), San Francisco
Thursday, Sept. 6, 7:00 PM
Saturday, Sept. 8, 5:30 PM
Sunday, Sept. 9, 4:00 PM
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7:00 PM
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Tim Ereneta
Berkeley
http://myspace.com/storiesbytim
Although he enjoys telling traditional stories to adults, Tim dives
into his background in improvisational theatre for this show, entitled
"You Go First." Two men enter the stage with no preconceived stories
or games. They will create, in the moment, scenes and stories of
modern life and middle age. Never the same show twice.
http://sffringe.org/fringe07/07plays/you.html
There may be coarse language and mature themes.
Appropriate for ages 14 and up.
$9
EXIT Stage Left, 156 Eddy Street, (between Mason & Taylor), San Francisco
Friday 7 10:00 PM
Monday, Sept. 10, 7:00 PM
Saturday, Sept. 15, 2:30 PM
Sunday, Sept. 16, 8:30 PM
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Disclaimer:
I've only seen Steven perform. And myself. Rick Huddle I've met at NSN
conferences.
More listings (for dance, theatre, cabaret, etc.) and directions to
the Fringe at
http://www.sffringe.org
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