SEEING STARS Will Premiere at the 2023 San Francisco Fringe Festival in August
Performances run August 10-26.
Ever wish that someone you love would change overnight? Be careful what you wish for! At 31, Steve moves back in with his parents. He's always wished his father were different. Less distant. Less gruff. More alive. More engaged. Easier to connect with. Well…Steve is in for a surprise. Based on a true story, “Seeing Stars” is a heartfelt and hilarious exploration of family dysfunction, mental illness, and a man’s desire to connect with his dad.
Actor/Comedian/Playwright Steve Budd is an award-winning solo performer based in Oakland. Budd’s previous solo show, “What They Said About Love” (Best of the 2016 SF Fringe, among other accolades), created from interviews, ran for three months at The Marsh in Berkeley and San Francisco in 2018 and has performed to packed houses in New York, LA, London, Boston, Indianapolis, and Ottawa. His most recent show, “What They Said About Sex,” also built from interviews, has delighted audiences in Washington, DC; San Diego; and Kansas City. “Seeing Stars” is the newest mashup of personal storytelling and documentary theater from a writer and performer who "sparkles with manic and irrepressible charm" (Theatrius).
Director Mark Kenward is a Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Nominee and two-time selection for the Best of San Francisco Solo Series. Kenward is the director of more than 30 full-length solo shows, including David Kleinberg’s “Hey, Hey, LBJ!,” Kurt Bodden’s “Steve Seabrook: Better Than You,” and Jill Vice’s “A Fatal Step.”
Videos
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Friends Of The Sound Red Heron Studios (6/12-6/12) |
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RENT One Stage Theatre (6/12-6/14) |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Sat June 27 8pm Quinn's Lighthouse (6/27-6/27) |
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Miss California 2026 William Saroyan Theatre Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center (6/16-6/20) |
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Beauty And The Beast Orpheum Theatre (7/24-7/24) |
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Disney''s Beauty and the Beast San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (9/08-9/13) |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity) Orpheum Theatre San Francisco (1/07-1/10) |
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An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (7/10-7/12) |
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Comedy Oakland at Elbo Room Sat June 27 7pm Elbo Room Jack London (6/27-6/27) |
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anthropology City Lights Theater Company (5/14-6/07) |
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