Jim David's SOUTH PATHETIC Comes To NCTC, Previews 8/5-7
By: Gabrielle Sierra
NCTC is proud to announce the San Francisco premiere of South Pathetic, written and performed by Jim David. The show previews August 5 - 7, opens on Saturday, August 8th and runs through August 23, 2009: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. All performances will take place at The New Conservatory Theatre Center (Decker Theatre), located at 25 Van Ness Ave. near Market St. in San Francisco, 94102. Tickets range from $22 - $34, and are $40 for opening night. Tickets are available at the NCTC Box Office (415 )861-8972, or online at www.nctcsf.org.
This comic chronicle tells the misadventures of directing A Streetcar Named Desire at a community theatre in his Southern hometown. Award-winning comedian/actor Jim David not only plays himself, but the dozen or so eccentric town folk involved in mounting a seemingly doomed production of the Tennessee Williams classic. Be very afraid.Jim David's theatre career ranges from playing a munchkin in the Wizard of Oz at the age of nine, to appearing on Broadway in the musical The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public, directed by Tommy Tune and Peter Masterson. He has appeared on many television comedy shows, most notably his special, Comedy Central Presents Jim David, and a two-year stint on Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. David also appeared on Comedy Central's Out on The Edge, Comic Cabana, USO Comedy Tour, Comic Remix and Friar's Club Roast of Rob Reiner, Bravo's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and Greatest Things About Being Queer, ABC's The View, and A&E's Caroline's Comedy Hour and An Evening at the Improv.New Conservatory Theatre Center (Decker Theatre) located at 25 Van Ness Ave. at Market St. in San Francisco, 94102.
TICKETS: Tickets range from $22 - $34 and are $40 for opening night on Saturday, August 8th. Tickets are available at NCTC's Box Office (415) 861 8972, or online at www.nctcsf.org.
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