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“F*ck Tinder: a love story

April 12, 2018 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

F*ck Tinder: a love storyDavid RodwinPianoFightWhen a show begins with the invitation for the San Francisco, mostly thirty-something audience to yell “Fuck Tinder” so loud that they can be heard in Oakland -- and they do -- it is clear that we are in for a wild and wooly ride.  After all, the nearly fifty-year-old guy before us declares that following a sudden, surprise … [Read more...] about “F*ck Tinder: a love story

“Twins”

May 19, 2017 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

TwinsStuart BouselPianoFightRob Talbott, Kyle McReddle, Andrew Chung & Kyle Goldman (Apollo)Revenge killings, murders of your children, repeated rapes, fiery tortures, being transformed into animals or rocks – All are just part of the casual sharing and one-upping conversation taking place among the gods in bars and hangouts of the afterworld.  As it turns out, many of … [Read more...] about “Twins”

“The Revolution Will Not Be Harmonized”

February 7, 2017 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

The Revolution Will Not Be HarmonizedChardonnayPianoFightMembers of the Cast as "Freelancers"Imagine a world two hundred years from now where workers are all freelancers.  But also imagine that in this post-apocalyptic world, everyone works for just one company, Spotif-Eye, laboring diligently day in and day out at tasks like shredding paper, shoveling dirt, or entering … [Read more...] about “The Revolution Will Not Be Harmonized”

“The Ice Cream Sandwich Incident”

August 6, 2016 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

The Ice Cream Sandwich IncidentBarry EitelFaultline Theater Becky Hirschfeld, Daniel Chung, Nora Doane, Adrian Deane & Paul RodriguesSo what if the space ship’s captain decides to indulge in four ice cream sandwiches found in the hold’s freezer?  What’s the big deal?  Well, for the other three fake astronauts locked up together for a year in a simulated starship … [Read more...] about “The Ice Cream Sandwich Incident”

“Maggie’s Riff”

May 30, 2016 by Eddie Reynolds Leave a Comment

Maggie’s RiffJon LipskyFaultline TheaterPaul Rodriguez as Jack KerouacIn wrinkled, open trench coat and smoking like a fiend, he wanders up to the 1950s-era mike in a fog-filled room and starts to ramble a story in his Northeastern way of forming his words.  Some of what he says in the beginning is a bit cryptic (“Been doing a bit of babble since I had this flip”), but … [Read more...] about “Maggie’s Riff”

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