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In 410[GONE] by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, Cindy Im plays “Twenty- One,” a 21 year old Chinese American woman in search of her brother “Seventeen” (played by Christopher James Cortez). What follows is her opening monologue… (Click to enlarge.) [...]
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by Laura Brueckner Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, born in the U.S. to an Irish-American father and a Taiwanese mother, has a complex and growing body of work that tackles some very difficult themes, including loss, violence, and conflict both between cultures and within the family. Crowded Fire Director of New Works Laura Brueckner catches up with [...]
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“The Earth’s Deepest Retreat” Whether you are an ancient spirit desiring rest and recreation or a tortured ghost seeking the solace of oblivion, your hosts will provide an experience free from the turbulent memories of previous lifetimes. Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with their personal histories: The Goddess of Mercy [Guan Yin] Her [...]
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Here at Crowded Fire it’s par for the course that marketing a show of ours is going to be kind of tough. Besides the limited funds and the fact that our playwrights are only at the beginning of their journeys to become the next Tennessee Williams and August Wilsons of the 21st Century, we choose [...]
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The reviews are starting to roll in for THE BEREAVED. Below are some snippets with links to the full review. Spoiler alert! The full reviews give away a lot of the surprise elements in the script. THE BEREAVED “has plenty to keep you gasping through your laughter…astonishingly graphic…it tickles your brain as vigorously as your funny bone.” [...]
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Photographer Pak Han has done it again! Here’s a little peek at THE BEREAVED. The only unfortunate thing is we can’t release so many of his incredible photos lest we give the plot of the show away! PS The thumbnail picture left shows off of some of the amazing design elements in the show. Kudos [...]
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The SF Bay Guardian selected THE BEREAVED as one of its top theater picks this spring! Rob Avila writes “For several years now my friend John and I have been simultaneously enjoying Thomas Bradshaw’s devilishly smart plays (Purity; Dawn; Strom Thurmond Is Not a Racist; etc.) and wondering when someone in the Bay Area would get around [...]
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Rehearsals for THE BEREAVED are well under way in anticipation of the west coast premiere this April! And we’re looking forward to having playwright Thomas Bradshaw in the room with us this week. Such a fantastic group of artists working to make this production happen. Check them out… Production: Brendan Aanes (Sound Design) has designed sound and [...]
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Tickets are now on sale for the 2013 Mainstage Season including: THE BEREAVED by Thomas Bradshaw - April 4-27, 2013 410[GONE] by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig – June 6-29, 2013 THE TAMING by Lauren Gunderson – October 3 – 26, 2013 We’ve also got an incredible deal for you with the CFT FLEX PASS! PREMIUM Flex Pass – [...]
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It will likely come as no surprise that we love the development process here at CFT. We kind of go ‘ga-ga’ over it. And in the last four years we’ve been working to create a program that is flexible enough to meaningfully support a playwright’s essential needs at varying stages of their process. We call [...]
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