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Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party

December 17, 2008

Part pop culture-infused political satire, part love story and part high-kicking surrealist “happening,” Aaron Loeb's new world premiere comedy at SF Playhouse, albeit imperfect, is one of the most unusual feats of theatrical expression I’ve seen all year. Through January 17 2009.

1 Comments:

Chloe damns with faint praise the funniest, most brilliantly performed theater I have seen in a long time. The actors are able to bring a level of presence and real-ness to their characters that totally involves the audience. The characters are almost simultaneously both "over the top" and absolutely, touchingly human. In a larger venue, (SF Playhouse seats 100), this powerful intimacy might well be lost. It is the sense of being present with real people that generates the power of both the humorous and the serious sides of this play.

The actors are unequaled. The play is unique. Although I suspect there will be many more productions of this work, none will be able to match this one.

By violee, At January 6, 2009 2:15 PM