BILLY at Theatre Rhinoceros

For Immediate Release: Theatre Contact: Crystal Liu (650) 475-6685 (do not publish this number) or cliu@therhino.org Cast, director and playwright available for interviews, high-res pics available for download at http://therhino.org/press-room Theatre Rhinoceros Presents BILLY Bay Area LGBTQ theatre icon John Fisher queers the espionage genre February 8 - 25, 2024* January 19, 2024, San Francisco – Theatre Rhinoceros announces the return of John Fisher to the action play genre. Fisher (Medea the Musical, Action Hero, Special Forces) is taking on a Russian superhero with the aid of a non-binary sidekick (Raye Goh). In the spirit of Action Hero (recipient of six Theatre Bay Area Award nominations including Best Play, Best Leading Actor, and Best Script, and one win for Best Direction). Billy is full of action, hand to hand combat, and mental showdowns on geopolitics and gender. Making its world premiere at Theatre Rhinoceros, Billy is a tribute to the greatest American action writer of all time, Herman Melville, and his obsessions with quests (Moby Dick) and sexual tensions (Billy Budd). *These dates differ from the ones previously announced for this project. Calendar Editors What: When: Where: Tickets: Info / Res: Billy February 8 & 9, 2024 (preview performances) February 10 - 25, 2024 (Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays at 8 PM; Sundays at 3 PM) -- February 10 is Opening Night with Reception to follow Theatre Rhinoceros, 4229 18th St., San Francisco, CA 94114 Castro Street MUNI Station; F Market, 33 Stanyan, 24 Divisadero Streetcar and Bus Lines $35 regular/ $17.50 for students, seniors, veterans, and TBA members https://therhino.audience1st.com/store/8?show_id=102/ After a lifetime of fighting America’s wars, The Colonel is recalled to service to handle the greatest Russian spy of all time, Ivan. But the assignment is too much for him – so he is assigned the aid of Billy, a non-binary master spy of a whole new generation. Ivan threatens to tip the balance in the War in Ukraine and win it for Russia - unless the Colonel and Billy can stop him. Ironically, all three characters are queer and while they are separated by nationality, they are linked by proclivity. How can they reconcile the personal and political in a world torn apart by politics?