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51 & Counting
After-party
Along the Path of Larks and Swallows
Candide, or Optimism (Part I)
Crazy Bag
Doormen
Endless Frontier
Evelyn Reese Show
Exit Sign: A Rock Opera
Exotic Messages
FLUID
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Identity Crisis
If You're Going to San Francisco
In the Belly of the Whale
Iron Muffin,Glass Jungle II
It Is What It Is
Jew Must Be Crazy
Knuckleball
Last Exit
LATE NIGHTS WITH THE BOYS
Lost and Found in the Mission
Loving Fathers
Madge's Box
Marie 21 and Flying
Mitch
Monkey Poet
Moon Fable
Mr. P's Big Day Off
My Camino
My Friend Hitler
No Stranger Than Home
Number's Up!
On Second Thought
Open Season - A Queer Performance Showcase
Peg-Ass-Us
Punchline
Single Entendre VS. Comedy!
Son of Genderanium
Sonderkommando
Tale End
Taste of Enlightenment
Tenderloin Christmas Hustler
theatre that Moves
There's a Monster in the Well!
To Kill For
True Theatre Critic
Ukulady's Ponyshow!

Incorporating multimedia (text messaging, emailing) to illustrate the many simultaneous conversations and dialogues we have at any given time, "It Is What It Is" (IIWII) is the story of three adult, estranged siblings who reunite at their father's death bed. In doing so, it comes to light how our old memories shape the people we become, and how -- consciously or unconsciously -- we shape new experiences to become memories that will project ourselves as the people we'd like to be.

CAST
KATARINA FABIC ("Lena") A Bay-area native, Katarina has appeared in numerous films and plays, including Diane's Come Fly With Me Nude. She recently played Izzy as well as produced Studio 300 Theatre's production of Rabbit Hole. IIWII marks the fourth production for Katarina on the Exit stages, others include Talking Machine by Erica Blu, (Divafest 2004), and Daytrippers III and IV with Rough Theatre, (Fringe 2001). "Reading Diane's script for the first time, I was so blown away at how well I could relate to the family dynamics and character of Lena, I am so honored at this opportunity to play a role in something so touching and honest. Thank-you Diane!"

ROBERT ANTHONY PETERS ("Boy") has performed in more than twenty theatrical productions in NYC, LA, and San Francisco. Recent theatre credits have included Estragon in WAITING FOR GODOT. Robert has been featured in THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS (acting alongside Will Smith), and HARRISON MONTGOMERY (starring Martin Landau).

DUANE SCHIRMER ("George") was last scene on stage in the Dark Room's re-creation of The Gong Show in an act entitled "Rocky & Bandit Do Marty." Needless to say, he was gonged every performance. He can also be spotted in the award-winning short, "Back Issues," and pops up from time to time in the internet sit-com "Break a Leg."

COLIN STUART (Peter) has lived in many places around the globe, including India and Iran, but feels most at home on the west coast of the US. He has pursued acting in Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and has even caught it on occasion. He is also writer, a singer, a guitar player and an ardent promoter of limericks.

CREW
Director KATHRYN WOOD has been active in San Francisco theatre for almost twenty years as an actor, costumer, and (more recently) a director. Most recently she directed Sean Owens's new farce, "Her Majesty", starring Owens and Christina Arguello, which has performed in both San Francisco and New York.

Playwright DIANE KARAGIENAKOS can be found most nights -- on one side of the bar or another -- doing what she loves most: telling and listening to stories from all walks of life. She has been active in the SF independent filmmaking community for many years (credits listed on http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2331061/), and won Best of SF Fringe 2004 for "Come Fly With Me Nude" (www.comeflywithmenude-movie.com).

Technical Director DAN GOMES is a veteran of the San Francisco independent and fringe art scene. His credits include the 2005 Best of Fringe show, Come Fly With Me Nude, and the feature length film of the same name. Dan is currently penning the final scenes of his latest feature film project, "Farther", which is due to go into preproduction in early 2009.

Production Manager CARA NEWMAN returns to her Stage Manager roots after having last stage managed "Come Fly With Me Nude" in 2004's SF Fringe Festival. Other technical credits include Sacramento's Music Circus and American River College, and countless independent films. By day she is a teacher, writer and small apartment decorator.