The Hub Presents THE WHOLE MAGELLAH 2: UNCUT 3/1-10

San Francisco sketch comedians Killing My Lobster (KML) once again join forces with The Hub at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco (JCCSF) to present The Whole Megillah 2: Uncut, an original sketch comedy production all about the craziest of Jewish holidays: Purim. Performed at San Francisco’s The Jewish Theater (470 Florida Street), The Whole Megillah 2 will run for eight performances only: March 1, 2, 8 & 9, at 8 pm, and March 3 & 10, 7 pm & 10 pm. The show will also be presented in Kanbar Hall at the JCCSF on March 7 at 8 pm.

About the show: Written and performed by members of KML, The Whole Megillah 2 was conceived and directed by The Hub’s Dan Wolf, also of the hip-hop ensemble Felonious and resident artist at the Hybrid Project at Intersection for the Arts. This year they are bringing back old favorites (Seinfeld, Drag Queens and Interventions, anyone?) and returning to the writing room to see what other trouble they can get into. One thing is for certain: The Book of Esther will never be the same. The evening also features live music, hilarious short films and free Hamantaschen from Wise Sons Deli.

"The production represented a first for both The Hub and KML when it was presented last year. Both companies had significant experience creating and staging new work, but neither had created an original work with an equal partner. The resulting work represented some of the funniest sketches about Purim ever written."

“We were thrilled by the idea of collaborating to produce something unique, hilarious, and with just the right amount of irreverence,” said Wolf. “Last year was such a smash success, we had to bring it back. Now, it really looks as though the show will become an annual tradition.”

The Hub of the JCCSF presents and produces arts, culture and community events to inspire a new generation to revolutionize Jewish identity and celebrate a renaissance of Jewish life. It provides a range of small and large-scale arts and culture events and social action opportunities for a mobile, independent and culturally savvy community to come together. Major funding for The Hub provided by the Richard Sillins Family Foundation.

The JCCSF, located at 3200 California Street (at Presidio), has been serving the Bay Area since 1877 with programs that transform people's lives – body, mind and spirit. A home away from home for San Franciscans of all faiths and backgrounds, the JCCSF welcomes more than 5,000 guests each day, presenting them with world-class cultural events, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and hundreds of inspiring educational, recreational and social programs. Programs are made possible through generous community support, enabling the JCCSF to provide free and low-cost programs as well as generous financial assistance – ensuring that the Center is accessible, welcoming and nurturing to all. The JCCSF is supported by the Koret Foundation and the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties. For more information about the JCCSF, visit the website: www.jccsf.org.

Killing My Lobster is a Bay Area non-profit theater and film Production Company proclaimed “Best Comedy Group” by the editors of SF Weekly. KML has produced more than two-dozen original theme based sketch comedy shows since 1997. The group also produced the west coast premiere of Matt Pelfrey’s dark comedic play Pure Shock Value, and the world premiere of the Glickman and Steinberg Award winning production of Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s Hunter Gatherers. Hailed by the Chronicle as “the closest thing we have to Second City” and heralded as “an orgy of comic genius” by Comedy Central, KML has created original work for HBO, is a two-time winner of the Best of the Fringe Award at the SF Fringe Festival and was voted "Best Comedy Group" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian. The group has created numerous award-winning short films taking home the Golden Spire Prize at the SF International Film Festival.

The Hub and Killing My Lobster present The Whole Megillah 2: Uncut

March 1, 2, 8 & 9, at 8 pm
March 3 & 10, at 7 & 10 pm
The Jewish Theatre, 470 Florida St

March 7, at 8 pm
JCCSF's Kanbar Hall, 3200 California Street

Tickets: $15 - $20
Box Office: 415/292-1233 or www.jccsf.org/arts

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