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"don't make me look too psychotic" closing
3/7 - 3/9
8:00
$9
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A chance to see the solo-comedy "don't make me look too psychotic" at
discounted prices.
THESE PERFORMANCES WILL FILL UP.
To reserve tix, please send an e-mail to:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] with this info:
1. don't make me look too psychotic
2. your name
3. number in your party
4. date you'd like to attend (Thur, Fri, Sat)
Here's the scope. "don't make me look too psychotic" has run in SF for
almost 68 weeks. We are making HALF PRICE tickets available to the very
supportive subscribers to Squid List. We're taking our show to Philadelphia
for a month and then on to Canada so this may be your last chance to see
"don't make me look too psychotic."
Here's some important info about why this show has been one of the longest
running solo shows in San Francisco history:
DESCRIPTION:
A playwright dates a woman who presses him to write a show about her. She
even suggests the perfect title for this unusual romantic comedy that
celebrates the triumph of a break-up when she cautions, "don't make me look
too psychotic." In a mesmerizing one-man performance, Bruce Pachtman engages
us as a close friend having a heart-to-heart talk about every sordid and
savory detail of a romance gone bad. A superb craftsman on stage, Pachtman
weaves a riveting, surprisingly provocative dialogue between himself, an
East Coast native now living in San Francisco, and Gloria, the sexy,
intelligent woman who wants....well, we're not sure. Praised by the San
Francisco Bay Guardian as "gutbustingly funny...(with) perfect
characterizations...plus a great story" and declared "an underground cult
hit" by KRON-TV, don't make me look too psychotic was originally scheduled
to run for 18 performances and continued on for 58 weeks. We're back for ten
more.
WHERE:
Bannam Place Theater
50A Bannam Place
North Beach
Near Grant & Green
TICKETS & INFORMATION:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
TooPsychotic.com
REVIEWS:
"don't make me look too psychotic has surfaced as one of the big surprises
of this year's San Francisco theater season"
-SF Station
"don't make me look too psychotic is gut-bustingly funny, which is no small
feat considering the seriousness of the material. Pachtman's
characterizations are perfect, and he knows when to stop talking about
himself and move the story along. Plus, it's a great story."
-SF Bay Guardian (recommended)
"it's the dark, impossible griefs touched in his dead-sober scenes that
carry unconscious weight."
-SF Weekly
"don't make me look too psychotic was scheduled to run for six weeks last
year -- it ran for six months, and it's back again. It's easy to see why:
performer Bruce Pachtman loads the piece, about a relationship packed with
the standard alcohol-and-intimacy problems, with enough humor and neurosis
to render your therapist obsolete."
- SF Gate ePICK
"Pachtman's dialogue is funny and insightful, and his play is one of the
most refreshing romantic comedies to come along in some time."
-Timeout.com (San Francisco)
"Pachtman's highly enjoyable 90-minute show makes for an ideal San Francisco
outing: dinner at a cozy Italian restaurant followed by time spent with a
man who doesn't lose his sense of humor when life refuses to shower him with
sunshine and lollipops."
-Oakland Trib
"One of the perks of dating an artist is supposed to be that you'll be their
muse and subject for all their creative works. More often than not, this
happens after the breakup and the results are hysterically funny. This
one-man show is a romantic comedy that won't leave a cheesy "Sleepless in
Seattle" taste in your mouth".
-whatsgoingon.com
Once you witness Pachtman's unflinching characterization of his deliciously
dysfunctional relationship -- a bond filled with torturous mind games,
warped sexual control issues, and emotional neuroses -- you'll be thrilled
to be single. "
-SF Weekly, Night and Day Section
"The story, from ecstatic first date to an emotional roller coaster of mixed
messages and manipulations, is a tale well told. Pachtman's relaxed,
conversational bantering with the audience, and his use of chummy
interactivity charms."
-Santa Rosa Press Democrat
In a bedroom-sized theater off a quaint North Beach alley, Pachtman divulges
details both delicious and embarrassing, treating the audience as his most
trusted confidant and instant BFF. Whether the evening's tales make you
realize just how much you love the one you're with, or how quickly you need
to ditch him (or her), one thing is certain: Pachtman's show hits home.
-BayAreaCitysearch.com (PICK)
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK:
"I laughed, cried, was humored & horrored."
- Martin
"I loved your play! I saw it while I was on a first date and it "broke the
ice." It was great (the date too!)"
-Jennifer
"Your characters were so vivid that we were still talking about them and
quoting them the next day."
-Nancy
"The subject matter is familiar and always difficult to convey because your
audience has to understand why you keep going back to the fire once you have
been burned-- you did an excellent job of conveying why."
-Rachel
"While being distinctly modern in its flavors & approach, it really deals
with age-old subject matters about relationships."
-Greg
"You revealed so much about your self...yet somehow also allowed the
audience to reflect on their own lives...actually made me realize that I am
not as weird as I thought."
-Linda
"I was so excited about your play, I told everyone I c
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Bannam Place Theater
50A Bannam Place
San Francisco
near the intersection of Grant and Green
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