'2boys.tv' to Have San Francisco Premiere 8/9
By: BWW News Desk
NCTC is proud to present the San Francisco Premiere of 2boys.tv, where the darlings of the Montréal cult cabaret scene deliver a riotous evening of absurd, eclectic, and multimedia drag performance. The show previews August 6 – 8, opens August 9 and runs through August 31, 2008: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. All performances will take place at The New Conservatory Theatre Center (Decker Theatre), located at 25 Van Ness Ave. near Market St. in San Francisco, 94102. Tickets range from $22 - $34, and are $40 for opening night on Saturday, August 9th. Tickets are available at the NCTC Box Office (415) 861 8972, or online at www.nctcsf.org.
This internationally acclaimed duo (Stephen Lawson & Aaron Pollard) brings to San Francisco their unique repertoire of epic multimedia performance, which aims to dazzle and provoke with political and poetic vigor. 2boys.tv incorporates an inimitable blend of burlesque, video projections, opera, show tunes, and old films in a two-part evening specifically designed for The New Conservatory Theatre Center, featuring: Purée and Zona.In Purée, 2boys present an unpredictable romp into the queer politics of marriage, religion, displacement, and liberation: With musical sources as varied as Maria Callas, Ethel Merman, Judy Garland, and Mae West, Purée presents pointed commentary with a spoonful of sugar, drag cabaret that is both visually extraordinary and humorously delivered.Zona combines disparate elements of Alfred Hitchcock, Tennessee Williams, Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn in an act that follows an "actress" as she struggles to find her genuine voice, whilst descending into madness. A journey through accusation, guilt, amnesia, and regret is constructed out of sampled audio clips from classic films about the theatre, and about the anxiety over the roles we play on stage and in life. More info at: www.2boys.tv
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