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Following 2024’s production of Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, OTP returns to the category-defying work of Taylor Mac with The Fre, in which a lone Hero searches for order in a society that worships impulse.
Raucous, raunchy, and unexpectedly tender, The Fre explores freedom across class and tribal lines, reminding us that connection, play, and solidarity may be the only way out.
SF/Arts Curator Insight
It’s almost impossible to describe the free-wheeling theatrical works of Taylor Mac (his pronoun of choice: judy); as Oakland Theater Project says, Mac is uncategorizable. On judy’s website, Mac calls “The Fre” “a queer children’s play . . . about loving after bullying, set in a ball pit (disguised as a mud pit).” So mud is definitely involved. Mylo Cardona directs.
Jean Schiffman
Contributing Writer, Theater
Talking Circle is Risa Jaroslow’s fourth evening-length work since moving to the Bay Area from New York in 2013, and imagines a turning point in the life of a small community. “There are many circles inside Talking Circle,” said Jaroslow. “In a circle people can see each other. In this work, seeing and acknowledging one another’s differences while holding each other and remaining in community, is
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Talking Circle is Risa Jaroslow’s fourth evening-length work since moving to the Bay Area from New York in 2013, and imagines a turning point in the life of a small community. “There are many circles inside Talking Circle,” said Jaroslow. “In a circle people can see each other. In this work, seeing and acknowledging one another’s differences while holding each other and remaining in community, is