DIVAfest 2009
An Affair of Honor
Lady of the 'Loin
Diane di Prima
DIVAfest 2009, the 8th annual EXIT Theatre festival dedicated to creating new work by women writers. Featuring the world premiere of An Affair of Honor by Lee Kiszonas, Samsara by Lauren Yee, poetry by Diane di Prima, the DIVA Cabaret Lady of the 'Loin with Shannon Day, Sean Owens and Don Seaver, and illustrations by Michelle Talgarow. [PRESS RELEASE] [PRESS PHOTOS]
An Affair of Honor by Lee Kiszonas
directed by Kathryn Wood.
EXIT Theatre THUR/FRI/SAT 8pm APR 2 - APR 25 (matinee SAT
APR 25 3:00pm)
Tickets: Previews $10 (APR 2 & APR 3); Opening $20 (APR 4); then $12-$20
sliding scale at the door, $20 online.
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ONLINE TICKETS or call 415-673-3847 for reservations
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An Affair of Honor is the story of Julie D'Aubigny, a cross dressing
sword fighting opera diva forced to fight in Parisian taverns for francs
until she is discovered by Philippe Duc D'Orleans who takes her to Marseilles
to sing in the opera. There she meets and falls in love with Bette, who
believes Julie is a man. Ultimately she is unmasked by Philippe's jealous
lover Georges and must fight for her honor with Georges as the horrified
Bette duel … of Honor.
Lady of the 'Loin. Songwriting team Don Seaver and Sean Owens join forces with chanteuse Shannon Day.
EXIT Theatre Opens SAT APR 4, then FRI/SAT thru APR 25. All shows 10pm
Tickets $15. CLICK FOR ONLINE TICKETS or call 415-673-3847 for reservations and pay cash at the door.
A sizzling tribute to San Francisco's raciest, raunchiest, most unrepentant neighborhood: the Tenderloin. A dozen stories-in-song, about good girls gone wrong, wronged girls getting the goods, and low-lifes living the high life.
Samsara by Lauren Yee, Director
and Dramaturge Jayne Wenger.
EXIT Theatre SAT APR 25 2:00pm
Admission FREE. Reservations recommended at 415-673-3847
The story of an American woman and her attempt to have a child through a surrogate in India. A staged reading of a Work-In-Progress by Lauren Yee, the author of Ching Chong Chinaman and other plays.
Dreams, Visions and Apparitions by Diane di Prima.
EXIT Theatre SAT APR 4 3:00pm
$5 Donation requested. Reservations recommended at 415-673-3847
Poems from such dreams, visions and apparitions, deliberately invoked, or arriving out of the blue. Including poems from Calculus of Variations, Selected Poems 1956-1976, Pieces of a Song, Recollections of My Life as a Woman (including outtakes), Loba and material from unpublished manuscripts including The Black Notebook, Dakini Moon, ZipCode and Death Poems for All Seasons.
Illustrations by Michelle Talgarow.
EXIT Cafe Reception SAT APR 4 5:30pm. FREE