Three Seconds in the Key at SF Playhouse Begins Jan.10

The SF Playhouse is pleased to announce the West Coast Premiere of Deb Margolin's Three Seconds in the Key, directed by Leigh Fondakowski beginning January 10, opening January 13 and running through February 17.

"Three Seconds in the Key is a meditation on love, illness and basketball. It is the story of one mother's fall and rise as she competes with Hodgkin's disease for her son and her body," explains press notes, "In Three Seconds in the Key Mother (Amy Resnick) is battling Hodgkin's disease and a bad attitude. She yearns to live and raise her young son, but her body and will are weak. Luckily, her passion for the Knicks which she shares with her boy never lets up. In a zany dreamscape of a story, she receives visits from the team's star player who razzes her and builds her spirit while they bicker, play cards, and exchange Yiddish lessons for court lessons."

The cast for Three Seconds in the Key features Amy Resnick, Gideon Lazarus, Paul Stovall, Skyler Cooper, Casey Jackson, Daryl Harper and Chris Walsh.  The creative team will include Betsy Ayala (props), Bill English (sets), Matt O'Hare (sound), June Palladino (stage manager), Michael Palumbo (lighting) and Brian Degan Scott (video), and Vincent Avery (costume).

Performances are January 10 through February 17, Wednesdays – Fridays at 8PM; Saturdays at 3 & 8PM; with previews January 10, 11, and 12 at 8PM.  The Champagne Opening Gala is Friday, January 13, 8PM.

Tickets: Previews $18, general admission $36, opening night gala $60. Available TIX Box Office Union Square, www.ticketweb.com or Theatre box office 415-677-9596 or reservations@sfplayhouse.org. Senior, group and TBA discounts available.

The SF Playhouse, 533 Sutter Street, between Powell and Mason Streets.  Nearest parking is in the Sutter Street Garage at Stockton & Sutter.