SF Mime Troupe Returns: "Too Big to Fail"
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by E. "Doc" Smith‚
May. 29‚ 2009
There is nothing quite like kicking off your summer in Dolores Park
with the Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe. I don't think
I'll ever forget the hilarious "Obscuristan" of 2007. The SFMT
returns and celebrates its 50th Anniversary season with a song and
dance satire of monumental proportions, TOO BIG TO FAIL. Wilma Bonet
directs Velina Brown (Veronique of the Mounties, Red State), BW
Gonzalez (Seeing Double), Ed Holmes (Seeing Double, Making a
Killing), Lisa Hori-Garcia (GodFellas, Red State), Adrian Mejia (Red
State), and Michael Gene Sullivan (GodFellas, Making a Killing) in
this odyssey through the twists and turns of banking bureaucracy and
international finance. Written by Michael Gene Sullivan and Ellen
Callas, and featuring a live band under the direction of Pat Moran
(music and lyrics), TOO BIG TO FAIL plays July 4 through September 27
(press opening: July 4 at Dolores Park in San Francisco) throughout
the Bay Area in San Francisco, the North Bay, East Bay, South Bay and
Peninsula, and the Central Valley.
Told in the tradition of the West African Griots, this modern day
epic follows Filiji, a man in love with his family, his village, and
most of all, his goat, Bamuso. What more could a man need to be
happy? How about two goats? Three? A flock? Turned down for a loan by
the village micro bank, Filiji, now the self-proclaimed Goat Lord of
Kanabeedomo, borrows from a new lender in town, a small subsidiary of
a much bigger bank in a distant, mystical land called Wall Street.
When the economy takes a sudden turn for the worse, the bank gets
desperate and calls in Filiji's loan.
Housing is down, credit is down, dividends are down, and like any
Ponzi scheme, a constant flow of cash is essential, but where will it
come from? Is it simply enough to let Filiji pay his small debt, or
have the Wall Street big-wigs stumbled upon the latest, greatest
investment bubble to exploit goats? How will Filiji save himself
and his collateral, the beloved Bamuso? Can America be shifted to a
goat economy? How did all of the greed get started, and more
importantly, how the hell can we turn it off?
Founded in 1959, the San Francisco Mime Troupe creates and produces
socially relevant theater; their work is political satire and
anything but silent. Winner of three OBIE awards and a Tony Award for
Excellence in Regional Theatre, the San Francisco Mime Troupe, about
which The New York Times stated, "Anyone concerned about the state of
global politics -- and about the state of political humor -- should
listen to the Mime Troupe's message," creates plays that make sense
out of the headlines, close-up stories that make audiences feel the
impact of political events on their personal lives.
The New York Post called the Mime Troupe "America's oldest and finest
street theater," with the The Boston Globe concurring, "You're never
only watching a political theater piece, but rather a double barreled
re-invention of politics and theater at once." To make this work
accessible to the broadest audience possible, the Mime Troupe
performs as a regional touring company, presenting their work at a
price everyone can afford: free.
Thanks again to the SFMT for supplying virtually all of the
information provided above. All shows are indeed free and open to the
public (unless otherwise noted). For a complete schedule and more
information, the public may call 415.285.1717 or visit www.sfmt.org.
TONY AWARD-WINNING SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE
CELEBRATES 50TH SEASON WITH RECESSION-PROOF SATIRE
"TOO BIG TO FAIL"
The Epic of Gilgamesh . . . The Odyssey . . . Jason and the Argonauts
. . . Filiji and his goat.
SAN FRANCISCO:
Saturday, July 4, Dolores Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show - OPENING DAY
Sunday, July 5, Dolores Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show
Saturday, July 11, Golden Gate Park, Peacock Meadow, 1:30 music, 2pm show
Sunday, July 12, Glen Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show
Saturday, August 15, Washington Square Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show
Sunday, August 16, Yerba Buena Gardens, 1:30 music, 2pm show
Saturday, September 5, Dolores Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show
Sunday, September 6, Dolores Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show
Monday, September 7, Dolores Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show
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TOO BIG TO FAIL Performed 7/4-9/27 By San Francisco Mime Troupe
May 27, 2009
The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe celebrates its 50th
Anniversary season with a song and dance satire of monumental
proportions, TOO BIG TO FAIL. Wilma Bonet directs Velina Brown
(Veronique of the Mounties, Red State), BW Gonzalez (Seeing Double),
Ed Holmes (Seeing Double, Making a Killing), Lisa Hori-Garcia
(GodFellas, Red State), Adrian Mejia (Red State), and Michael Gene
Sullivan (GodFellas, Making a Killing) in this odyssey through the
twists and turns of banking bureaucracy and international finance.
Written by Michael Gene Sullivan and Ellen Callas, and featuring a
live band under the direction of Pat Moran (music and lyrics), TOO
BIG TO FAIL plays July 4 through September 27 (press opening: July 4
at Dolores Park in San Francisco) throughout the Bay Area in San
Francisco, the North Bay, East Bay, South Bay and Peninsula, and the
Central Valley. All shows are free and open to the public (unless
otherwise noted). For a complete schedule and more information, the
public may call 415.285.1717 or visit www.sfmt.org.
Told in the tradition of the West African Griots, this modern day
epic follows Filiji, a man in love with his family, his village, and
most of all, his goat, Bamuso. What more could a man need to be
happy? How about two goats? Three? A flock? Turned down for a loan by
the village micro bank, Filiji, now the self-proclaimed Goat Lord of
Kanabeedomo, borrows from a new lender in town, a small subsidiary of
a much bigger bank in a distant, mystical land called Wall Street.
When the economy takes a sudden turn for the worse, the bank gets
desperate and calls in Filiji's loan. Housing is down, credit is
down, dividends are down, and like any Ponzi scheme, a constant flow
of cash is essential, but where will it come from? Is it simply
enough to let Filiji pay his small debt, or have the Wall Street
big-wigs stumbled upon the latest, greatest investment bubble to
exploit - goats? How will Filiji save himself and his collateral, the
beloved Bamuso? Can America be shifted to a goat economy? How did all
of the greed get started, and more importantly, how the hell can we
turn it off?
Founded in 1959, the San Francisco Mime Troupe creates and produces
socially relevant theater; their work is political satire and
anything but silent. Winner of three OBIE awards and a Tony Award for
Excellence in Regional Theatre, the San Francisco Mime Troupe, about
which The New York Times stated, "Anyone concerned about the state of
global politics -- and about the state of political humor -- should
listen to the Mime Troupe's message," creates plays that make sense
out of the headlines, close-up stories that make audiences feel the
impact of political events on their personal lives. The New York Post
called the Mime Troupe "America's oldest and finest street theater,"
with the The Boston Globe concurring, "You're never only watching a
political theater piece, but rather a double barreled re-invention of
politics and theater at once." To make this work accessible to the
broadest audience possible, the Mime Troupe performs as a regional
touring company, presenting their work at a price everyone can afford: free.
TICKETS:
All shows are free and open to the public (unless otherwise noted).
For more information, the public may call 415.285.1717 or visit www.sfmt.org
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