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WOMEN BEHIND BARS at Theatre Rhino
March 14 - April 13, 2002
8:00pm Wed-Sat./7:00pm Sun nites/3:00 Sun mat.
$15- 22
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Theatre Rhinoceros presents�
Tom Eyen�s WOMEN BEHIND BARS *
A "Stage-Noir" send-up
of Women�s prison films of the 1950�s
Directed by Russell Blackwood
March 14 thru April. 13, 2002 at Theatre Rhinoceros - 2926 16th St.
(Mission & So. Van Ness).
Previews: Jan. 14 & 15 at 8:00 pm �
Opening Nights:
Sat. March 16 @ 8:00 pm & Sun. March 17 @ 7:00 pm
Showtimes:
Wed. - Sat. @ 8:00 pm / Sun. Eves @ 7:00 pm / Sun. Mats @ 3:00 pm (March
24, 31 & April 7).
Tickets: $15 - $22. Tickets for Opening Night (March 16) are $25.00 and
include a post-performance reception with the cast. Reservations: 415/ 861-
5079.
Women Behind Bars is a hilarious "stage Noir" send-up of women�s prison
films of the1950�s. Its Bad Girls in the Big House in a Big Way, or
Lesbians in Lock-
down. WBB, written by Tom Eyen (DREAMGIRLS) features a cast of 10 women,
played by real women, separated by society by the crimes that they probably
did commit. No archetypes are left out in this over the top production
which had its NY premiere in 1974. Set in The Women�s house of Detention in
Greenwich Village, the play involves Mary-Eleanor (Joan Grinde) - "a young
innocent", who is broken down and ultimately befriended by a startling
array of
multi-cultural characters, from Blanche (Dorothy Adams) a Blanche DuBois
"butterfly" to the street-smart Jo-Jo (Shannon West) and the heinous
religious zealot
Granny (Kathryn Trask). They�re all under the lecherous eye of the tough
matron (Mary Knoll) and they�re ready to rumble. The not-so-subtle hints of
lesbianism in the �50�s prison films are brought to the foreground in a way
not -so-subtle manner (the shower scene alone is a classic) in Theatre
Rhinoceros�
new production - directed by Russell Blackwood.
The original 1974 off-Broadway production starred Pat Ast as the evil
prison matron Pauline, a role that was later taken over by Divine. Tom Eyen
&Divine
teamed up for a sequel, The Neon Woman, following their success with WBB.
Eyen went on to mainstream success winning multiple awards (including the
Tony) for his book of the musical Dreamgirls. Tom Eyen wrote for MARY
HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN - Norman Lear�s groundbreaking night time TV
soap, and a string of early musicals for a then unknown Bette Midler
(...and don�t you ever forget it!).
Russell Blackwood returns to Theatre Rhino where he last directed Scott
O�Hara�s EX-LOVERS. He also enjoys a decade-long affiliation with the San
Francisco
Shakespeare as a producer, director, and arts education consultant. His
company, Thrillpeddlers, is the only theatre actively engaged in producing
English
adaptations from the notorious Theatre du Grand Guignol. For the past 3
years his Shocktoberfest!, The annual pageant of terror and titillation at
the EXIT
Theatre, has become a staple of San Francisco�s Halloween festivities.
After WBB, Blackwood will direct Robinson Jeffers� MEDEA for Shotgun Players
To purchase tickets, call the Rhino Box Office at 415/ 861- 5079
To get additional information, visit our web site at www.therhino.org
WHAT: Theatre Rhinoceros presents�
Tom Eyen�s WOMEN BEHIND BARS
A "Stage-Noir" send-up
of Women�s prison films of the 1950�s
Directed by Russell Blackwood
WHEN: March 14 thru April 13, 2002
Previews : March 14 & 15 - 8:00 pm (Thurs. & Fri., no
press please.)
Opening Nights - Sat., March 16 at 8:00 pm
Sun., March 17 at 7:00 pm
WHERE: Theater Rhinoceros
2926 16th St. (Mission & So. Van Ness). in SF
SHOW Wednesday � Saturday at 8:00 pm
TIMES: Sun. Eves at 7:00 pm
Sun. Matinees - March 24, 31 & April 7 - 3:00 pm
TICKET $15 - Previews;
PRICES $16 - Wed.
$18 - Thurs and Sunday Mat & Evenings.
$20 - Friday
$22 - Saturday
BOX OFFICE: For Tickets call - 415/ 861- 5079
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Theatre Rhino
2926 16th Street (Mission & S. Van Ness)
San Francisco
415/ 861- 5079
www.therhino.org
Bart to 16th St in SF.
22 Fillmore & 14 Mission to 16th & Mission
Street Parking available
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415/ 861- 5079
www.therhino.org
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