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Dreamweavers Theatre Presents:
On the Main Stage
"Getting away with Murder" written by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth
Directed by: Phil Lowery prlowery@pacbell.net
Produced by: John McComber mccomber@interx.net
Dreamweavers Theatre
1637 Imola Avenue
River Park Shopping Center
(Behind Golden Carrot)
March 29, 30 April 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20 at 8 pm
March 31, 7, 14, 21 at 2 pm
It's group therapy gone awry when The Doctor is found murdered. It is up to his patients to discover who the real murderer is. Stephen Sondheim and George Furth write Getting Away with Murder in the tradition of the game "Clue" with twists and turns and red herrings a-plenty. Will they figure out "who done it" before it's too late?
$15 general/$12 senior/student
For Reservations Call: 707-255-LIVE (5483)
More Info: www.DreamweaversTheatre.org
PRESS RELEASE:
IT RAN FOR 58 WEEKS "Don't Make Me Look Too Psychotic "
A playwright dates a woman who presses him to write a show about her. She even suggests the perfect title for this unusual romantic comedy that celebrates the triumph of a break-up when she cautions, Don't make me look too psychotic. In a mesmerizing one-man
performance, Bruce Pachtman engages us as a close friend having a heart-to-heart talk about every sordid and savory detail of a romance gone bad. A superb craftsman on stage, Pachtman
weaves a riveting, surprisingly provocative dialogue between himself, an East Coast native now living in San Francisco, and
Gloria, the sexy, intelligent woman who wants....well, we're not sure.
Praised by the San Francisco Bay Guardian as "gutbustingly funny...(with) perfect characterizations...plus a great story" and declared "an underground cult hit by KRON-TV, don't make me look too psychotic was originally scheduled to run for 18 performances and
continued on for 58 weeks. We took a break. We rested. 'We're back.
WHEN:
Jan 17 - March 23
Thur, Fri, Sat 8:00
WHERE:
Bannam Place Theater
50A Bannam Place
North Beach
Near Grant & Green
TICKETS & INFORMATION:
Ticketweb.com
(415) 826-1709
TooPsychotic.com
$15-$18
REVIEWS:
"don't make me look too psychotic has surfaced as one of the big surprises of this year's San Francisco theater season"
-SF Station
"don't make me look too psychotic is gut-bustingly funny, which is no small feat considering the seriousness of the material.
Pachtman's characterizations are perfect, and he knows when
to stop talking about himself and move the story along. Plus, it's a
great story." -SF Bay Guardian (recommended)
"it's the dark, impossible griefs touched in his dead-sober scenes that carry unconscious weight." -SF Weekly
"donâ€t make me look too psychotic was scheduled to run for six weeks last year -- it ran for six months, and it's back again. It's easy to see why: performer Bruce Pachtman loads the piece, about a relationship packed with the standard alcohol-and-intimacy problems, with enough humor and neurosis to render your therapist obsolete." - SF Gate ePICK
"Pachtman's dialogue is funny and insightful, and his play is one of the most refreshing romantic comedies to come along in
some time." -Timeout.com (San Francisco)
"Pachtman's highly enjoyable 90-minute show makes for an ideal San Francisco outing: dinner at a cozy Italian restaurant followed by time spent with a man who doesn't lose his sense of humor when life
refuses to shower him with sunshine and lollipops."-Oakland Trib
"One of the perks of dating an artist is supposed to be that you'll be their muse and subject for all their creative works. More often than not, this happens after the breakup and the results are hysterically funny. This one-man show is a romantic comedy that won't leave a cheesy "Sleepless in Seattle" taste in your mouth". whatsgoingon.com
Once you witness Pachtman's unflinching characterization of his deliciously dysfunctional relationship -- a bond filled with torturous mind games, warped sexual control issues, and emotional neuroses -- you'll be thrilled to be single. "-SF Weekly, Night and Day Section
"The story, from ecstatic first date to an emotional roller coaster of mixed messages and manipulations, is a tale well told. Pachtman's relaxed, conversational bantering with the audience, and his use of chummy interactivity charms." -Santa Rosa Press Democrat
In a bedroom-sized theater off a quaint North Beach alley, Pachtman divulges details both delicious and embarrassing, treating the audience as his most trusted confidant and instant BFF. Whether the evening's tales make you realize just how much you love the one you're with, or how quickly you need to ditch him (or her), one thing is certain: Pachtman's show hits home.-BayAreaCitysearch.com (PICK)
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