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Stage Left Theatre announces the upcoming World Premiere of Here Where It's Safe written by ensemble playwright M.E.H. Lewis and directed by ensemble member Scott Bishop. Here Where It's Safe opens Tuesday, February 23rd at 7:30 PM, and runs through April 3rd.

So what's the problem with Moon Over Buffalo? Oh yeah, despite all the good stuff, Ken Ludwig's script is also leaden, filled with cliches and one-dimensional characters, with enough convoluted situations to render the play stupefying. With the Towne Centre Theatre production, this is clearly a case of eight fine actors and one competent director in search of a much-better script. No matter how hard they work and how thoughtfully they approach the material, if that material is inferior there's not a lot they can do to save it from mediocrity.

HERE Arts Center proudly brings to life SOUNDING, a new seven-character play driven by original text and lyrics, along with cinematic video and a unique soundscape influenced by the music of Patti Smith, Bartok and Portishead. Written by Jennifer Gibbs and directed by Kristin Marting, this production runs Wednesday, February 17- Saturday, March 13 at HERE Arts Center. Official Opening Night is set for Saturday, February 20 at 8:30 PM.

Stage Left Theatre announces the upcoming World Premiere of Here Where It's Safe written by ensemble playwright M.E.H. Lewis and directed by ensemble member Scott Bishop. Here Where It's Safe opens Tuesday, February 23rd at 7:30 PM, and runs through April 3rd.

HERE Arts Center proudly brings to life SOUNDING, a new seven-character play driven by original text and lyrics, along with cinematic video and a unique soundscape influenced by the music of Patti Smith, Bartok and Portishead. Written by Jennifer Gibbs and directed by Kristin Marting, this production runs Wednesday, February 17- Saturday, March 13 at HERE Arts Center. Official Opening Night is set for Saturday, February 20 at 8:30 PM.

HERE Arts Center continues its exciting 2009-2010 season with Aunt Leaf, the first residentartist production in StartHERE: Innovative Theater for Young People, a series dedicated tohighly imaginative multi-disciplinary performances aimed at children and families.

HERE Arts Center continues its exciting 2009-2010 season with Aunt Leaf, the first residentartist production in StartHERE: Innovative Theater for Young People, a series dedicated tohighly imaginative multi-disciplinary performances aimed at children and families.

What's a clown to do when he has to host a kids party he forgot he was having? The answer is in the new holiday favorite Here Comes Boswick the Clown, playing December 26 - January 1 at San Francisco's Boxcar Theatre (www.boxcartheatre.org).

The OBIE-winning HERE Arts Center's annual CULTUREMART festival, set for January 11th through January 31st, 2010, will feature 12 works that blur the lines between dance, theatre, music, new media, puppetry and visual art. Reflecting a core philosophy that it is not possible for any one art form alone to convey the flood of images, data and sound bytes that inundate the senses in today's world of information and communication overload, CULTUREMART's cross-disciplinary presentations embrace and illuminate our modern experience by integrating many forms of media and content into exciting new works.

What's a clown to do when he has to host a kids party he forgot he was having? The answer is in the new holiday favorite Here Comes Boswick the Clown, playing December 26 - January 1 at San Francisco's Boxcar Theatre (www.boxcartheatre.org).

HERE Arts Center continues its exciting 2009-2010 season with Aunt Leaf, the first residentartist production in StartHERE: Innovative Theater for Young People, a series dedicated tohighly imaginative multi-disciplinary performances aimed at children and families.

What's a clown to do when he has to host a kids party he forgot he was having? The answer is in the new holiday favorite Here Comes Boswick the Clown, playing December 26 - January 1 at San Francisco's Boxcar Theatre (www.boxcartheatre.org).

Stage Left Theatre announces the upcoming World Premiere of Here Where It's Safe written by ensemble playwright M.E.H. Lewis and directed by ensemble member Scott Bishop. Here Where It's Safe opens Tuesday, February 23rd at 7:30 PM, and runs through April 3rd.

The Z Space Studio announces the West Coast premiere of You Can't Get There From Here. Written and performed by Anne Galjour, and directed by Jayne Wenger, You Can't Get There From Here runs from Thursday September 10, 2009 - Sunday September 27, 2009 at Theatre Artaud, 450 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA. Press opening is September 10, 2009.

The Z Space Studio announces the West Coast premiere of You Can't Get There From Here. Written and performed by Anne Galjour, and directed by Jayne Wenger, You Can't Get There From Here runs from Thursday September 10, 2009 - Sunday September 27, 2009 at Theatre Artaud, 450 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA. Press opening is September 10, 2009.

Wolf 359 presents Evanston: A Rare Comedy as part of the Summer Sublet Series at HERE Arts Center on August 3, 4, and 5.

Wolf 359 presents Evanston: A Rare Comedy as part of the Summer Sublet Series at HERE Arts Center on August 3, 4, and 5.

Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company, now in its 8th season, will remount their award-winning production of the sci-fi adventure, 'FIGHT GIRL BATTLE WORLD,' created by co-artistic directors Qui Nguyen and Robert Ross Parker, written by Mr. Nguyen, directed by Mr. Parker, with fight choreography by Nguyen, when it begins performances on July 14th at HERE Arts Center, 145 Sixth Avenue (between Spring & Broome, enter on Dominick).

Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company, now in its 8th season, will remount their award-winning production of the sci-fi adventure, 'FIGHT GIRL BATTLE WORLD,' created by co-artistic directors Qui Nguyen and Robert Ross Parker, written by Mr. Nguyen, directed by Mr. Parker, with fight choreography by Nguyen, when it begins performances on July 14th at HERE Arts Center, 145 Sixth Avenue (between Spring & Broome, enter on Dominick).

Drama of Works Celebrates 10th Anniversary with PUPPET KAFKA, Limited Engagement begins April 22 at HERE In celebration of its 10th Anniversary, Drama of Works will present the World Premiere of PUPPET KAFKA. Directed by Gretchen Van Lente, this new play by B. Walker Sampson is based on the life and work of Franz Kafka. Previews begin Wednesday, April 22nd at HERE Arts Center with opening slated for Sunday, April 26th.

Drama of Works Celebrates 10th Anniversary with PUPPET KAFKA, Limited Engagement begins April 22 at HERE In celebration of its 10th Anniversary, Drama of Works will present the World Premiere of PUPPET KAFKA. Directed by Gretchen Van Lente, this new play by B. Walker Sampson is based on the life and work of Franz Kafka. Previews begin Wednesday, April 22nd at HERE Arts Center with opening slated for Sunday, April 26th.

First Light Theater Group, in association with The Pyramid Media Company and 9Squared Entertainment, present the World Premiere of THIRST: a spell for Christabel, a new play by Monika Bustamante, based on the unfinished gothic poem 'Christabel' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834). Directed by Elena Araoz and produced by David Davoli on an Off-Broadway contract, previews begin March 10th at HERE Arts Center. Opening is slated for Tuesday, March 17th. THIRST: a spell for Christabel retells Coleridge's gothic story in an abandoned forest suffering from an apocalyptic drought. Christabel and her father, stubborn hold-outs in the dying woods, are visited by a mysterious and opportunistic woman who quickly transforms their quiet world. Soon they must choose between her frightening, seductive promises and the quickly diminishing safety of the life they've always known. THIRST: a spell for Christabel will feature Matthew Cowles (Veronika Decides to Die, Life on Mars, Oz), Lori Funk, and Elizabeth Gross as Christabel, with set by Susan Zeeman Rogers, costumes by Chloe Chapin, lighting by Justin Townsend, and sound design by Arielle Edwards. Stage management will be by Rosie Goldman.

First Light Theater Group, in association with The Pyramid Media Company and 9Squared Entertainment, present the World Premiere of THIRST: a spell for Christabel, a new play by Monika Bustamante, based on the unfinished gothic poem 'Christabel' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834). Directed by Elena Araoz and produced by David Davoli on an Off-Broadway contract, previews begin March 10th at HERE Arts Center. Opening is slated for Tuesday, March 17th. THIRST: a spell for Christabel retells Coleridge's gothic story in an abandoned forest suffering from an apocalyptic drought. Christabel and her father, stubborn hold-outs in the dying woods, are visited by a mysterious and opportunistic woman who quickly transforms their quiet world. Soon they must choose between her frightening, seductive promises and the quickly diminishing safety of the life they've always known. THIRST: a spell for Christabel will feature Matthew Cowles (Veronika Decides to Die, Life on Mars, Oz), Lori Funk, and Elizabeth Gross as Christabel, with set by Susan Zeeman Rogers, costumes by Chloe Chapin, lighting by Justin Townsend, and sound design by Arielle Edwards. Stage management will be by Rosie Goldman.

The OBIE-winning HERE Arts Center's annual CULTUREMART festival is set for January 7 -February 4, 2009, this year featuring 17 works that blur the lines between dance, theatre, music, new media, puppetry and visual art. Reflecting a core philosophy that it's not possible for any one art form alone to convey the flood of images, data and sound bytes that inundate the senses in today's world of information and communication overload, CULTUREMART's cross-disciplinary presentations embrace and illuminate our modern experience by integrating many forms of media and content into exciting new works.

The OBIE-winning HERE Arts Center's annual CULTUREMART festival is set for January 7 -February 4, 2009, this year featuring 17 works that blur the lines between dance, theatre, music, new media, puppetry and visual art. Reflecting a core philosophy that it's not possible for any one art form alone to convey the flood of images, data and sound bytes that inundate the senses in today's world of information and communication overload, CULTUREMART's cross-disciplinary presentations embrace and illuminate our modern experience by integrating many forms of media and content into exciting new works.