San Francisco Theater Festival, Sunday July 26 2009 at Yerba Buena Gardens. Free Admission!
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San Francisco Theater Festival
The 6th annual one-day theater extravaganza will be held on Sunday, July 26, 2009 from 11:00am - 5:00pm at beautiful Yerba Buena Gardens in downtown San Francisco, and at Zeum, the YB Center for the Arts, the Contemporary Jewish Museum, and the Metreon.
See 130 exciting theater groups and solo performers, including a great children's program! Admission Free.
Featured at the 2009 festival:
- Wicked - Cast members from the hit show will perform beginning at 1 pm.
- Beach Blanket Babylon - Cast members will give a sample of their long-running show, following Wicked.
- David Alan Grier, star of stage, screen & TV will host the above.
- Lamplighters Musical Theatre - excerpts from "My Fair Lady" with Broadway actor Geoff Hoyle.
- Dan Hoyle - excerpts from his new original solo show based on travels to small town/rural America, entitled "Right?"
- Charlie Varon - excerpts from his acclaimed show at The Marsh, "Rabbi Sam."
- Killing My Lobster - will perform its hilarious sketch comedy.
- PlayGround - Two short plays from the Best of PlayGround Festival.
- The Mountain Play, excerpts from its current production.
- Tanya Shaffer's "Sid Arthur," a very modern take on Buddha's life.
- Shanique Scott - a riveting solo performance about a young girl's dreams of a better life.
- BATS Improv - Two teams of hilarious improvisers compete.
- Blue Blanket Improv - Wild & wacky theatre.
- No Nude Men presents "Tai-Sharm & the King of Baraquil," a fable told in their inimitable comedic style.
- Ray of Light - Musical excerpts from "TOMMY."
- Crowded Fire - "Wormhole," a young woman's journey in the afterlife and an alternate reality.
- Unique Derique, world-renowned juggler and clown, wows the kids in the Children's Festival at the Zeum.
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Major Supporters: Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, LEF Foundation, Kanbar Charitable Trust of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund, Bernard Osher Foundation, SF Grants for the Arts, Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, van Loben Sels/RembeRock Foundation, Zellerbach Family Fund, Fleishhacker Foundation, Forest City Development, Zeum, Kustov Associates Accounting, Goldstar Events, Martha Heasley Cox.
And Thanks to: Business Wire, KGOAM810, KGO-TV, Tricolore Restaurant, SF Examiner, SF Bay Guardian, Metreon, monkeypuzzle studio (Rolf Mortenson), Dan Masaoka, Melissa's, California Bank & Trust, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Peet's Coffee, Copy Station, CraigsList, Theatre Bay Area.
