Theatre Rhino Presents THE CALL
By: Sally Henry Fuller Jan. 27, 2016
Performances are:
Wed. - Sat. - 8:00 pm / Sat. Matinees - 3:00 pm
Previews - Sat., Feb. 20 (3:00 and 8:00 pm), Wed., Feb. 24 (8:00 pm) www.TheRhino.org
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THE CALL - by Tanya Barfield will have its Theatre Rhinoceros premiere in this exclusive San Francisco production for a limited engagement - 17 performances only!
The show plays Feb. 20 - March 12, 2016 - Wed. - Sat. - 8:00 pm / Sat. Matinees 3:00 pm
Previews - Sat., Feb. 20 (3:00 and 8:00 pm), Wed., Feb. 24 (8:00 pm)
Opening Night: Thurs., Feb. 25, 2016 - 8:00 pm (Reception to follow).
Shows are at The Eureka Theatre, 215 Jackson St. (btwn. Front & Battery Sts., in SF 94111, (Muni Bus Lines: All Market St. Lines; BART: Embarcadero)
Tickets are $15 - $35 http://www.therhino.org/buy.htm or 1- (800) 838-3006.
(Previews are pay-what-you-wish.)
THE CALL features Alexaendrai Bond (Drea); Nkechi Emeruwa (Rebecca); Darryl V. Jones* (Alemu); Melissa Keith (Annie); Hawlan Ng (Peter). *Member, Actors' Equity Association
Tech credits: Mickey Byrne (Stage Manager); John Fisher (Producer); Jon Wai-keung Lowe (Sets); Sean Keehan (Lights); Kitty Muntzel (Costumes); David Wilson (Graphics/Photography); THE CALL is directed by Jon Wai-keung Lowe.
To arrange an interview with the director or any cast members or Theatre Rhino Artistic Director John Fisher, or for additional info, call publicist L. Helman at 415/ 661-1260.
In THE CALL - by Tanya Barfield - Annie and Peter decide to adopt, setting their sights on a child from Africa. But, when they receive surprising news from the adoption agency, their marriage is put to the test, secrets of the past are exposed, and this couple approaching midlife is left with an unexpected choice. Politically charged, funny and tack-sharp, THE CALL is a startling portrait of cultural divide, casting global issues into the heart of an American home.
THE CALL premiered in NYC off Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in April 2013 - directed by Leigh Silverman.
SELECTED BIOS:
Tanya Barfield's plays include: Of Equal Measure (Center Theatre Group), Blue Door (Playwrights Horizons, South Coast Repertory; Seattle Repertory, Berkeley Repertory and additional theaters), Dent, The Quick, The Houdini Act and 121 Degrees WEST. She wrote the book for the Theatreworks/USA children's musical: Civil War: The First Black Regiment. Ms. Barfield was a recipient of the 2003 Helen Merrill Award for Emerging Playwrights, 2005 Honorable Mention for the Kesselring Prize for Drama, a 2006 Lark Play Development/NYSCA grant and she has twice been a Finalist for the Princess Grace Award. She has been commissioned by Playwrights Horizons, Center Theatre Group, South Coast Repertory, Primary Stages and Geva Theatre Center. She is a member of New Dramatists and serves on the membership committee at The Dramatist Guild.
Playwright Tanya Bartfield on THE CALL:http://www.playwrightshorizons.org/shows/trailers/tanya-barfield-call/ Jon Wai-keung Lowe (Director) is the founding artistic director of the Visible Theater. Directing credits include Pericles with masks and puppets and the West Coast premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play. His staging of Green Bamboo Hermitage won a Best of the Fringe at the Exit Theatre. His short films have screened at 12 Galaxies, Chabot Space and Science Center, the Oakland Museum, and the Grand Lake. Jon is an alumnus of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab and Directors Lab West. He has designed scenery/lighting for over 20 Rhino productions. He has also contributed to projects at Berkeley Rep, ACT, NY Theatre Workshop, and the Beijing Zoo.
Theatre Rhinoceros, America's longest running professional queer theatre, develops and produces works of theatre that enlighten, enrich, and explore both the ordinary and extraordinary aspects of our queer community.
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