Executives Fred (Ryan Morales), Raj (Bobak Cyrus Bakhtiari) and Joan (Susi Damilano) take a conference call with their boss, a spacey yoga apparel manufacturer (Craig Marker), in ‘Yoga Play’ at San Francisco Playhouse. Dipika Guha’s fast-paced comedy about a corporation dealing with a crisis runs through April 20.
WHAT’S THAT AROMA? LAVENDER INFUSED YOGA PANTS OR CORPORATE GREED? “YOGA PLAY” AT SAN FRANCISCO PLAYHOUSE TAKES A SHARP AND VERY FUNNY LOOK AT HOW DOWNWARD-FACING EXECUTIVES CAN GO EVEN LOWER. At the top of its game, (now that the transparent pants-fabric debacle is behind it), yoga apparel giant Jojomon is hit with a scandal that threatens its very existence. Determined to get control of the situation, without alerting the company’s space cadet founder, CEO Joan stakes everything on a wildly unlikely plan that soon reels out of control. “Yoga Play” makes its comedic journey through minefields of cultural appropriation in a world in which, once you successfully fake authenticity, you have it made. By Dipika Guha. Directed by Bill English. Two hours with one intermission. Through April 20.
AN ASIDE: San Francisco Playhouse Artistic Director Bill English said: “Humans are never the villains in a play by Ms. Guha. …The characters may come into the world of the play burdened by false beliefs, but we can feel their spirits bucking and heaving under the load and determined to break out to breath and freedom. … While we are rooting for them, and laughing as we recognize their foibles in ourselves, we also, thanks to our objective distance, can see how foolish some of our own ideas about happiness are.”
OH, AND DID YOU KNOW? Playwright Dipika Guha has written for “American Gods,” “Paradise Lost” and “Sneaky Pete” and is currently writing for “Rainy Day People” (AMC).
TICKETS AND STAGE DIRECTIONS: For tickets (from $35-$125) or information call (415) 677-9596 or visit www.sfplayhouse.org. Performances are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday at 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Matinees: Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
STAGE DIRECTIONS: San Francisco Playhouse is located at 450 Post St. in San Francisco, on the second floor of the Kensington Park Hotel, one-half block from Union Square. San Francisco Playhouse, producing new works and re-imagined classics in a setting where seats are close to the action, is an intimate alternative to larger, more traditional theater fare. Its comfortable second-floor lobby has an attractive bar serving both before performances and during intermissions.
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HANNAH BAUTISTA OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO HIGH SCHOOL WINS SPOT IN APRIL FINALS OF BAY AREA TEEN IDOL 2019. Hannah Bautista of South San Francisco High School is among the 12 young singers will perform in the Fairmont San Francisco’s legendary Venetian Room on April 28 as Bay Area Cabaret holds its Bay Area Teen Idol 2019 High School Vocal Competition with Celebrity Host Adam Jacobs. A panel of experts will decide which of the contestants will be awarded cash and performance prizes.
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“HAMILTON”” TICKET LOTTERY OFFERS 44 TICKETS FOR EVERY PERFORMANCE AT THE SHN ORPHEUM THEATRE IN SAN FRANCISCO. $10 EACH. A digital lottery for 44 “Hamilton” tickets are sold for every performance for $10 each. The digital lottery begins two days prior to each performance. To enter the digital lottery, use the official app for “Hamilton,” now available for all iOS and Android devices in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store (http://hamiltonmusical.com/app). Each winning entrant may purchase up to two tickets. No purchase or payment necessary to enter or participate. Lottery tickets may be picked up at will call beginning two hours prior to the performance with a valid, non-expired photo ID that matches the name used to enter. Tickets are non-transferable. Visit http://hamiltonmusical.com/lottery to register and for specifics. Tickets for “Hamilton” are currently on sale. Patrons are advised to check the official “Hamilton” channels and www.hamilton.shnsf.com for late release seats which may become available at short notice.
Susan Cohn is a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle and the American Theatre Critics Association. She may be reached at susan@smdailyjournal.com.
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