Rushing around during the holiday season can detract from appreciating the finer things in life – like theater. Fortunately, Fort Mason Center’s two powerhouse resident theater organizations have much to offer when it comes to dramatic performances.
High school has never been easy, but recent developments in contemporary violence have really taken their toll on youth struggling through the halls of academia today. Magic Theatre’s second play of the 2008-2009 season, Evie’s Waltz, is a dark, hard-hitting family drama about what goes down when a couple’s son gets expelled for bringing a gun to school. Magic’s new Artistic Director Loretta Greco directs this compelling production.
Written by acclaimed playwright Carter W. Lewis, Evie’s Waltz warps in an unexpected direction when the exiled student’s girlfriend appears at a backyard barbeque. Disturbing situations develop as the gathering swiftly morphs into a pivotal game of cat and mouse. The blurred boundaries between daydreams and nightmares leave all of the characters scrambling for salvation as the stakes increase with every plot twist.
Take some time out of your busy pre-holiday schedule to sit down and watch great theater anytime in November. Magic’s preview week for Evie’s Waltz is November 8–14, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday–Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, when tickets are only $25. The regular run of the play from November 16 through December 21 offers 8:00 p.m. shows Wednesday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday matinees. Tickets cost $40 on Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday nights and $45 on Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday matinees. Seniors and students save $5 off regular ticket prices. Buy tickets online at www.magictheatre.org or call the box office at (415) 441-8822.
High school has never been easy, but recent developments in contemporary violence have really taken their toll on youth struggling through the halls of academia today. Magic Theatre’s second play of the 2008-2009 season, Evie’s Waltz, is a dark, hard-hitting family drama about what goes down when a couple’s son gets expelled for bringing a gun to school. Magic’s new Artistic Director Loretta Greco directs this compelling production. 
