ZURICH PLAYS Set for SF Fringe Festival Next Month

The Zurich Players will present Zurich Plays, a Dada play about the 1916 Dada art movement as part of the 16-day San Francisco Fringe Festival, September 11 through 26, 2015. Zurich Plays plays September 12th, 19th, 23rd, and 25th at the EXIT Theatre. http://www.sffringe.org/zurich/ http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1659040

Zurich Plays... 1916. World War I. Millions die. But in Zurich, Switzerland, an art movement is born. Join the Dadaists for a Dada history of Dada. This West Coast Premiere promises an hour and a half of baffling behavior, surrealist spectacle, and men in diapers. "For us, art is not an end in itself... but it is an opportunity for the true perception and criticism of the times we live in." - Hugo Ball, Dadaist

The cast includes:

Jessie Wayburn as Voice Over Loudspeaker

Steven Westdahl as Tristan Tzara

Nathan Tucker as Richard Huelsenbeck

Ryan Hayes as Marcel Duchamp

Megan Cohen as Man Ray

Scott Baker as Kurt Schwitters

Ignacio Zulueta as Andre Breton

Katharine Otis as Emmy Hennings & Mother Ubu

Michael Hussey as Hugo Ball & The French Tart Who Is Obviously A Man

Now in its 24th year, the San Francisco Fringe Festival brings fresh, daring, exciting theatre of all varieties to open-minded audiences of all persuasions. Often over-the-top and under-the-radar of traditional theatre, "The Fringe" has its rabid devotees - and wins more fans every year.

The 2015 San Francisco Fringe Festival, September 11 through 26 (every day but Mondays), brings 34 different shows to San Francisco's EXIT Theatreplex, 156 Eddy Street. EXIT Theatreplex is within walking distance of Union Square and the Powell Street BART station. For complete listings of venues, shows, and times, go to www.sffringe.org. Or call the fringe hotline at (415) 673-3847.

Tickets are $12 at the door (cash only) and $14.99 online in advance. A five-show Frequent Fringer pass is $45. EXIT Theatre, the producer of the San Francisco Fringe Festival, has been presenting Indie theater in downtown San Francisco since 1982

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