THE BALLAD OF PANCHO AND LUCY
by OCTAVIO SOLIS with live, original music by
Beth CusterMovement Direction by Erika Chong Shuch
Featuring:
Catherine Castellanos, Donald Lacy, Delia MacDougall, Dena Martinez, Jim Sanchez & Danny Wolohan
and a LIVE band
Featuring John Hanes,
Darren Johnston & Rob Reich
PERFORMING 10 ORIGINAL SONGS!
October 26 through November 21, 2005
Thursdays through Sundays, 8pm
First Show is on a Wednesday
Actor's Benefit performance: Monday, November 21
$9-15 (your choice) sliding scale
Thursdays & Actors Benefit are Pay What You Can Performances
call (415) 626-3311 for reservations
"Solis is more than a writer with a feel for offbeat people and places. His facility with language is at times astounding: characters deliver short bursts of profanity before abruptly changing moods with extravagant, graceful passages..." -J.H. Tompkins, San Francisco Bay Guardian
Inspired by newspaper accounts of a Latino Bonnie and Clyde couple who went on a crime spree in the late 80s and early 90s robbing Mission District bars and nightclubs until they were finally caught taking a cab as a getaway car. Solis has worked with the ensemble and design team to develop the play by visiting the original neighborhood locations and gathering and re-imagining the seedy late night stories, songs, heartbreaks, and crimes that brew in the underworld. Set in one of these same Mission District watering holes, Solis orchestrates a raucous all-nighter inspired by the songs and stories of local legend.
Design & Collaborative Team: Michael G. Cano, Suzanne Castillo, Jim Cave, Chida Chaemchang, James Faerron, Jenn Orr & Lucy Karinfilian with Melyssa Jo Kelly, Gina Lopes & Lorrie-Jean Marinas.
CAMPO SANTO, Spanish for graveyard or sacred ground, was founded in 1996. Campo Santo creates all new work with the writers, company and the community over several years of development. They have produced nearly 30 critically acclaimed premieres, including Fist of Roses by Philip Kan Gotanda, Sacrament! by Dave Eggers, Soul of a Whore by Denis Johnson, and have won numerous awards including two times receiving the Glickman Award for Best New Play Premiere.
Cost: $9-15