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69 Moments of Life
Actor, You're Killing Me
Air Tight Security
Almost True Adventures ...
Amazing Improvised Musical
Animal Farm
Ballerina on a Horse
Beautiful Man
Berserker
Caffe di Amore or ...
Check the Box
Clearing Hedges
Corned Beef
Countless
Crime & Variations
Death Blow II: ...
Demon Pope
Diagnosis: Jew Pain ...
Disco Prophecies
Ethan's Gift
Far From Springer
Fixed Boundry
Forty Love
Got Water
I Can't Believe They're Not Oriental!
Idiot Machine: ...
In Cahoots
John Muir: Watch, Pray, Fight
Late Night Talk Show
Ludlow and Canal
Magic at the Fringe
Man 1, Bank 0
Marx in Soho
Mixed Signal
Mother: A Modern Buddhist ...
Naked Inqisition
nEO - surrealists present: ...
Neon's Crazy Blue
Nharcolepsy
Original Action Pack
Park - N - Ride
Passages
Sandwich
Scabaret!
Searching for God in Kerala
Seventh Game of the World Series
Shadow Kissers
Strobe Vision
This World is Not My Home
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Train Stories
Tripping on the Equator ...
Twinspeak
Play: got water
Reviewer: henk smits
Reviewer Email: henk@garlic.com
Rating: 2 Stars
such plays don't belong on a festival like this in a city like SF; it's
very well done by bear capron, I appreciate that he keeps the teenagers
from the street, but please let them do things on stage they really like
and don't let them tell such boring stories!
they sang very well and the girls and boys were very sweet; but on a theaterfestival
I wanne be amused and triggered!
Play: Got Water?
Reviewer: B. Johnson
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Rating: 1 Star
The cast of young performers really cares, and with a little experience,
some could be good actors. But the play itself is a sad mix of themes that
never get connected, as if to say, "We're telling you stuff that's
really important and profound, but we aren't quite sure what we want to
tell you."
Play: Got Water?
Reviewer: Reality Check
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Rating: None
Is the previous reviewer SERIOUSLY comparing this show with Taxi Driver
or Apocolipse Now. That's Apocalypse by the way. Get real. And stop writing
fluff reviews.
Play: Got Water?
Reviewer: Rick Foster
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Rating: None
It's a world where water is rationed by the canteen. A fickle bureaucracy
opens and closes the water line at its whim. As people are suffering and
the environment is dying, the big corporations are getting even more powerful.
In "Got Water?" a dozen teens try to live their lives, impress
their peers, find out who they are -- while the conditions of life become
impossible.
Making music, singing, dancing, sometimes wearing masks or cartoonish costumes,
the young performers are all convincing at portraying what they, in the
real world, really are: people trying to get along on a planet threatened
in ways we can't even guess, until the next week's news tells us of yet
another chemical that has been released into the environment for years and
now appears to be dangerous.
Through the play there are some threads of hope as the young people move
toward a greater understanding of their collective problem. The show ends
with a stunning image of compassion.
Play: Got Water
Reviewer: Sam B
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Rating: 5 Stars
Wonderful. This lighthearted looking play performed by teenagers left me
thoughtful for days; something like my response to Taxi Driver or Apocolipse
Now. The kids look innocent singing and dancing, and you are pulled in to
the great tunes and playful lyrics; but that tapping foot of yours isn't
just playing along, it's unwittingly marching with them towards a scary-looking
future. When the hour is done, you'll leave through a different door than
the one you came in.
Play: Got Water?
Reviewer: Ann Ludwig
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Rating: 3 Stars
It was fun to see the show. A challenge to produce in such a small space
and with such time constraints. But the teenage actors were good and seemed
to have fun with the story, the music was appealing, and the staging inventive.
We liked the "bodybags" and the masks, the set, and the choreography.
The violinist did a fine job. Good work all around.
Play: Got Water?
Reviewer: Clare Novak
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Rating: 5 Stars
Suddenly you're in a depleted world where water is being rationed--and it's
hard to understand the rationality behind it. Of course, this play reminds
us, it's tough for citizens to make sense of anything when they're kept
exhausted, thirsty, and under threat. Seeing this troupe of young actors
look for answers in this confusing futureworld raises important questions
about the politics of science, war, corporate manipulation, and basic human
greed. A provocative message plus entertaining music and dance plus young
energy! Great show!
Play: got water?
Reviewer: Linda
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Rating: 5 Stars
A play to make you think, got water? contains some genuinely chilling moments
interspersed with humor. War, corporate greed, and our future are deftly
addressed by the young cast. Definitely worth seeing!
Play: Got Water?
Reviewer: Alan McCornick
Reviewer Email: alan@sfc.keio.ac.jp
Got water? is a cry for awareness of the dangers of putting corporate profits
ahead of quality of life and common sense. The thirteen young actor/singers
dramatize the fact we have not handed their generation a better world. The
message is a heavy one. Fortunately, their talent and enthusiasm provide
a counterbalance and leave you thinking they might still find a way to turn
things around. A clever and insightful treatment of the threat to our natural
environment, and an earnest engagement. Well worth the time.
Play: got water?
Reviewer: Molly Scully
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Rating: 4 Stars
We saw "got water?" Sept. 6 and really enjoyed it. Lots of energy
and enthusiasm from the cast, and some very entertaining musical numbers!
Play: Got Water
Reviewer: Katherine Latimer
Reviewer Email: Kat@fstmark.com
Rating: 5 Stars
This play will really get you thinking! It moves from quiet and still, to
wacky and musical, from satirical irreverence to fun frivolity. Full of
symbolism and filled with a delightful youthful cast. Don't miss it.
Play: got water?
Reviewer: Luis
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Rating: 5 Stars
Unusual. It really does make you laugh AND make you cry. The teen performers
are very real--hard to imagine they're acting. The staging is clever and
the music is great. It's definitely worth the walk up to Sutter Street to
see this one!
Play: Got Water
Reviewer: Howard Wolf
Reviewer Email: howardwolf@stanford.edu
Rating: 4 Stars
This was a wonderful play. Performed by a group of high school girls and
one boy, the play touched on a number of fascinating topics that were all
tied together in the final scene. Ranging from the role of the military
industrial complex in today's world, to the common rights of all people
to quench certain human needs, the show never lost its focus. Then just
when it all started to get too serious, a troop broke out into song, or
outrageous costumes graced the stage. Whether you are interested in seeing
an interesting show with a fascinating message, or catching a glimpse of
what high schoolers can do in theatre, Got Water fills the bill.