JCCSF Community Players to Stage Tom Stoppard's THE REAL INSPECTOR HOUND

Community theater returns this summer to the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco with Kris Neely directing Tom Stoppard's hilarious classic whodunit spoof The Real Inspector Hound. The JCCSF Community Players tradition that dates back from the 1920's at the Center presents this critically acclaimed one-act masterpiece of a farce that is a parody of the stereotypical parlor mystery, centering on feuding theater critics Birdboot and Moon, the first a fusty philanderer and the second a pompous and vindictive hack. The two end up being swept into the very whodunit they are viewing. The familiar components of an Agatha Christie-style mystery combine with Stoppard's trademark explorations of fate and free will, as well as the theme of a "play within a play." As mists rise about isolated Muldoon Manor, critics Moon and Birdboot become dangerously implicated in the lethal activities of an escaped madman.

The Real Inspector Hound will run Friday, June 12 - Sunday, June 14, 2015 at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (3200 California St. San Francisco, CA). Performances are at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday with a 2 p.m. matinee show on Sunday. Press night for The Real Inspector Hound will be held on Friday, June 12, 2015. Single tickets are $10 for ages 19 and older and are free for ages 18 and under. They are available now by calling 415.292.1233 or visiting www.jccsf.org/communityplayers.

The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco's production of The Real Inspector Hound features a cast of 9 actors: Jason Berner, Craig Christiansen, Pamela Greenberg, Jeanne Kirkwood, Jason Kyle, Barbara LaBounta, Benoît Monin, Robert Nelson and Andrew Powell.

Directed by Kris Neely, the production team for The Real Inspector Hound includes assistant director Michael Walraven, producer Jackie Lewis, artistic director Laura Klapper, and production assistant Pete Donatello.

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The JCCSF has been serving the Bay Area since 1877 with programs that help individuals and the community to flourish. A second home for San Franciscans of all backgrounds and beliefs, the JCCSF welcomes more than 5,000 guests each day to world-class cultural events, a state-of-the-art fitness center, outstanding preschools and after-school enrichment, and hundreds of inspiring educational, recreational, social and wellness programs for all ages. The JCCSF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose programs are made possible through the generous support of the community.

The JCCSF is located at 3200 California Street. For more information, please visit www.jccsf.org.