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.”
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The Still Point: An Immersive Experience SOMArts Cultural Center (7/16-7/25) |
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark SPARC (7/03-7/26) |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Fri Aug 7 8:30pm Quinn's Lighthouse (8/07-8/07) |
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The Phantom of the Opera San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (10/07-10/18) |
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Pearl Ong’s Night Driver The Marsh Berkeley (7/11-8/08) |
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DRACULA ORINDA STARLIGHT VILLAGE PLAYERS (9/04-9/26) |
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Merola Grand Finale War Memorial Opera House (8/15-8/15) |
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Mortified The California Theatre of Santa Rosa (8/13-8/13) |
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Eureka Day City Lights Theater Company (9/24-10/18) |
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Mamma Mia! San Jose Center for the Performing Arts (6/08-6/13) |