DID YOU KNOW . . .
Wolfgang Thompson's
SONDERKOMMANDO
SONDERKOMMANDO
* Pangs Theater is on a quest to
acquire its own performance and
rehearsal space in San
Francisco. Our own space will
free us from the significant costs
of locating and renting rehearsal
and performance space and
allow us to focus our efforts on
our art.
Any amount will help us reach
our goal and will be greatly
appreciated.
Alternatively, we would be
grateful for any donation in-kind
of free or reduced cost rental
space for rehearsal and/or
performance.
To donate in any amount or
in-kind:
1. Donate now using VISA or
Mastercard:
2. Mail check to:
3. Call 415-515-0851, or
4. Email
donate@pangstheater.com
acquire its own performance and
rehearsal space in San
Francisco. Our own space will
free us from the significant costs
of locating and renting rehearsal
and performance space and
allow us to focus our efforts on
our art.
Any amount will help us reach
our goal and will be greatly
appreciated.
Alternatively, we would be
grateful for any donation in-kind
of free or reduced cost rental
space for rehearsal and/or
performance.
To donate in any amount or
in-kind:
1. Donate now using VISA or
Mastercard:
2. Mail check to:
3. Call 415-515-0851, or
4. Email
donate@pangstheater.com
Sonderkommando is a breathtaking physically frightening and ultra-real
performance dramatizing the human capacity for cruelty and violence. It
interweaves the performance of ancient, medieval, and 19th century texts
with choreographed body movement into a dramatic production
addressing the brute force of violence and captivity. It examines cruelty,
suffering and conflict that have gone on throughout the existence of
humanity and continue to this day.
performance dramatizing the human capacity for cruelty and violence. It
interweaves the performance of ancient, medieval, and 19th century texts
with choreographed body movement into a dramatic production
addressing the brute force of violence and captivity. It examines cruelty,
suffering and conflict that have gone on throughout the existence of
humanity and continue to this day.
| Pangs Theater Ensemble, P.O. Box 225293, San Francisco, California 94122 Tel: (415) 515-0851 info@pangstheater.com |
| Copyright © 2008 Pangs Theater Ensemble. All rights reserved. |
* We previewed a selection from
our modern show Lamb at the
San Francisco Theater Festival
on July 22, 2007.
It was a beautiful day, and we
were happy to perform at the
festival, which was a great
success, with an estimated
10,000 in attendance!
our modern show Lamb at the
San Francisco Theater Festival
on July 22, 2007.
It was a beautiful day, and we
were happy to perform at the
festival, which was a great
success, with an estimated
10,000 in attendance!
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* Our Artistic Director, Wolfgang
Thompson, conducts acting and
directing lessons, as well as
prepares actors for auditions.
There is no minimum number of
sessions.
Mr. Thompson coaches
beginners to advanced levels
and also conducts directing
workshops.
Contact:
training@pangstheater.com
or (415) 515-0851
for a free telephone consultation
Thompson, conducts acting and
directing lessons, as well as
prepares actors for auditions.
There is no minimum number of
sessions.
Mr. Thompson coaches
beginners to advanced levels
and also conducts directing
workshops.
Contact:
training@pangstheater.com
or (415) 515-0851
for a free telephone consultation
* The press is talking about us.
The SF Chronicle and the SF
Examiner have published a
number of features about Pangs
Theater Ensemble and
interviews with our Artistic
Director. Two interviews with our
Artistic Director were conducted
by Michael Rice of KQED's Cool
as Hell Theater, as well as
descriptions in numerous blogs
and brief interviews in various
other publications in the Bay Area
and beyond, such as The San
Francisco Bay Guardian, The City
Star, Amercian Theater Web, and
Theatermania. You can read
some of the Chronicle and
Examiner articles here.
The SF Chronicle and the SF
Examiner have published a
number of features about Pangs
Theater Ensemble and
interviews with our Artistic
Director. Two interviews with our
Artistic Director were conducted
by Michael Rice of KQED's Cool
as Hell Theater, as well as
descriptions in numerous blogs
and brief interviews in various
other publications in the Bay Area
and beyond, such as The San
Francisco Bay Guardian, The City
Star, Amercian Theater Web, and
Theatermania. You can read
some of the Chronicle and
Examiner articles here.
Pangs Theater Ensemble
P.O. Box 225293
San Francisco, CA 94122
P.O. Box 225293
San Francisco, CA 94122
* You can watch our work on
video on our website:
* Click here to watch a video of
Wolfgang Thompson's
performance piece Resolved
* Click here to watch a video clip
of our performance of Georg
Buchner's Woyzeck.
* Click here to watch a video clip
of our performance of Molière's
Don Juan.
video on our website:
* Click here to watch a video of
Wolfgang Thompson's
performance piece Resolved
* Click here to watch a video clip
of our performance of Georg
Buchner's Woyzeck.
* Click here to watch a video clip
of our performance of Molière's
Don Juan.
NOW PLAYING:
From July 18 through August 2, 2008, we present the Lorca Summer Festival,
featuring Federico García Lorca’s three great tragedies, Blood Wedding,
Yerma, and the House of Bernarda Alba.
The New York Times calls Lorca, “a consummate artist whose genius in
theater, music, art and poetry rather defies description or comparison” and
“the most widely translated Spanish author of all time.”
These rural tragedies are rarely performed, and particularly rarely in
sequence. The Lorca Summer Festival is an exceptional opportunity for Bay
Area audiences to see all three of these brilliant plays in a series.
Lorca’s drama is known for its poetic language and its exploration of the
themes of love, pride, passion and violent death. In this trilogy, Lorca makes
powerful commentary on restrictive social limitations and the intensity of the
human passions they can’t contain.
Blood Wedding tells the story of true love and passion which turns tragic
because it can’t be realized. It is a tragedy about a bride whose social
position keeps her from marrying the man she loves.
Yerma tells the tale of a woman whose needs and desires are stifled by her
society. Yerma explores the pain of a woman’s life under a restrictive social
system.
The House of Bernarda Alba is a play in which a tyrant widow locks her five
daughters away from the outside world after their father’s death, but still can’t
restrain the daughters’ passions. The House of Bernarda Alba dramatizes
the themes of brutal repression, sexual jealousy, maternal control and finally
death.
featuring Federico García Lorca’s three great tragedies, Blood Wedding,
Yerma, and the House of Bernarda Alba.
The New York Times calls Lorca, “a consummate artist whose genius in
theater, music, art and poetry rather defies description or comparison” and
“the most widely translated Spanish author of all time.”
These rural tragedies are rarely performed, and particularly rarely in
sequence. The Lorca Summer Festival is an exceptional opportunity for Bay
Area audiences to see all three of these brilliant plays in a series.
Lorca’s drama is known for its poetic language and its exploration of the
themes of love, pride, passion and violent death. In this trilogy, Lorca makes
powerful commentary on restrictive social limitations and the intensity of the
human passions they can’t contain.
Blood Wedding tells the story of true love and passion which turns tragic
because it can’t be realized. It is a tragedy about a bride whose social
position keeps her from marrying the man she loves.
Yerma tells the tale of a woman whose needs and desires are stifled by her
society. Yerma explores the pain of a woman’s life under a restrictive social
system.
The House of Bernarda Alba is a play in which a tyrant widow locks her five
daughters away from the outside world after their father’s death, but still can’t
restrain the daughters’ passions. The House of Bernarda Alba dramatizes
the themes of brutal repression, sexual jealousy, maternal control and finally
death.
Thurs, Sept 4, 8:30pm
Sat, Sept 6, 5:30pm
Sun, Sept 7, 4pm
Thurs, Sept 11, 8:30pm
Fri, Sept 12, 8:30pm
Sat, Sept 13, 7pm
Sun, Sept 14, 4pm
Sat, Sept 6, 5:30pm
Sun, Sept 7, 4pm
Thurs, Sept 11, 8:30pm
Fri, Sept 12, 8:30pm
Sat, Sept 13, 7pm
Sun, Sept 14, 4pm
* Pangs Theater Ensemble's
programmming is supported in
part by generous funding from:
programmming is supported in
part by generous funding from:
THE VIRGINIA WOOLF/ ANNE SEXTON PROJECT
By Wolfgang Thompson
By Wolfgang Thompson
Virginia Woolf's and Anne Sexton's life experiences combine into a
modern performance involving two female characters whose dialogue
and interaction convey the story of two brilliant women fundamentally
challenged by internal anguish and life circumstances.
modern performance involving two female characters whose dialogue
and interaction convey the story of two brilliant women fundamentally
challenged by internal anguish and life circumstances.
JULIUS CEASAR
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
The ancient tale of power, greed, and
betrayal brought by the master of
theater, WIlliam Shakespeare.
betrayal brought by the master of
theater, WIlliam Shakespeare.
August Strindberg's
MISS JULIE
MISS JULIE
Strinberg's story of the affair
between a Count's daughter and a
valet's son, portraying the life
experiences, pain and longing
suffered by two people of different
levels of wealth and social classes.
between a Count's daughter and a
valet's son, portraying the life
experiences, pain and longing
suffered by two people of different
levels of wealth and social classes.
YIZKOR
by Wolfgang Thompson
by Wolfgang Thompson
The third in Wolfgang
Thompson's Holocaust
trilogy which combines the
performance of literary texts
with body movement written
to explore the subjects of
remembrance and
redemption.
Thompson's Holocaust
trilogy which combines the
performance of literary texts
with body movement written
to explore the subjects of
remembrance and
redemption.
Euripides'
MEDEA
MEDEA
The Greek tragedy that tells the
tale of a woman who falls in love,
who is scorned and left by her
love for another, and who
commits the most horrific act of
revenge.
tale of a woman who falls in love,
who is scorned and left by her
love for another, and who
commits the most horrific act of
revenge.
July 18 and 19, 2008 at 8pm
July 25 and 26, 2008 at 8pm
Aug 1 and 2, 2008 at 8pm
July 25 and 26, 2008 at 8pm
Aug 1 and 2, 2008 at 8pm
At Intersection for the Arts
446 Valencia Street, San Francisco
446 Valencia Street, San Francisco
BUY TICKETS
$25-$12 Sliding Scale
$25-$12 Sliding Scale
Three Weekends Only!
Blood Wedding
July 18 and 26
Yerma
July 19 and August 1
House of Bernarda Alba
July 25 and August 2
July 18 and 26
Yerma
July 19 and August 1
House of Bernarda Alba
July 25 and August 2
Information:
info@pangstheater.com
415-515-0851
info@pangstheater.com
415-515-0851
* Pangs Theater Ensemble is a
proud member of Theatre Bay
Area and B.A.P.S.T.
We recommend our fellow
B.A.P.S.T. company:
proud member of Theatre Bay
Area and B.A.P.S.T.
We recommend our fellow
B.A.P.S.T. company:
Boxcar Theatre
505 Natoma St. (at 6th St.)
San Francisco
505 Natoma St. (at 6th St.)
San Francisco
Federico Garcia Lorca's Trilogy
BLOOD WEDDING
YERMA
HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA
BLOOD WEDDING
YERMA
HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA
Lorca's "three great tragedies"
- Rob Hurwitt, SF Chronicle
- Rob Hurwitt, SF Chronicle
Box Office:
1-800-838-3006
1-800-838-3006
Photography Services for the
Lorca Summer Festival are
Provided by:
Lorca Summer Festival are
Provided by:
* We will be performing at the
2008 San Francisco Theater
Festival. We will be performing a
selection from Blood Wedding
from our Lorca Summer Festival.
The performance will take place
at:
Yerba Buena Gardens
Sunday July 27, 2008 at Noon
At the Metreon's Yerba
Buena Room, 2nd Floor
No advance tickets.
More information:
info@pangstheater.com
415-515-0851
2008 San Francisco Theater
Festival. We will be performing a
selection from Blood Wedding
from our Lorca Summer Festival.
The performance will take place
at:
Yerba Buena Gardens
Sunday July 27, 2008 at Noon
At the Metreon's Yerba
Buena Room, 2nd Floor
No advance tickets.
More information:
info@pangstheater.com
415-515-0851
* Mayor Newsom has declared
the Lorca Summer Festival's
Opening Day, July 18, 2008
Pangs Theater Ensemble Day in
San Francisco!
See copy of Proclamation
here.
the Lorca Summer Festival's
Opening Day, July 18, 2008
Pangs Theater Ensemble Day in
San Francisco!
See copy of Proclamation
here.
* Our Lorca Summer Festival's
Opening Night is a San
Francisco Bay Guardian Weekly
Pick!
Opening Night is a San
Francisco Bay Guardian Weekly
Pick!
* Our Lorca Festival is also
featured in the San Francisco
Chronicle.
featured in the San Francisco
Chronicle.
COMING SOON:
Broadway World has published
photos of the Lorca Summer
Festival!
photos of the Lorca Summer
Festival!