TODAY CANCELED: Sunday, July 13, 2025, 3:30 PM:
SF MIME TROUPE IN SANTA CRUZ. Please inform your friends ASAP! Sadly, the SF Mime Troupe had a mechanical issue with their truck. See upcoming shows in the East Bay, Oakland, Berkeley, etc. Sorry for the "DISRUPTION" and any inconvenience!
https://www.sfmt.org/summer-sc...
The Tony Award-Winning San Francisco Mime Troupe
DISRUPTION - A Musical Farce
Political Satire and is NOT Silent!
* Bring your low beach chair or blanket, sunhat & sunglasses. Free / Donations Appreciated
(SF Mime Troupe lost NEA Grant Funding!)
3:30 - 4:00 PM: Live Music
4:00 - 5:30 PM: Play (no intermission)
Written by Michael Gene Sullivan with Additional Dialogue by Marie Cartier
Music and Lyrics by Daniel Savio,Music Direction by Daniel Savio, Directed by Michael Gene Sullivan,Assistant Direction and Choreography by Hugo Carbajal
DISRUPTION - A Musical Farce asks the political question: as the United States slides towards authoritarianism will San Francisco become a center of resistance, or just a corporate suburb of Silicon Valley?
In a city where nothing is more important than “innovation” Augie, a son of immigrants, life is all about helping his neighbors navigate an increasingly underfunded system. Meanwhile a tech genius is all about making a city attractive to the right kind of people. Who wouldn’t want that? Soon San Francisco will be a suburb of Silicon Valley - and just in time for the president’s upcoming visit. But if the city is poised to be a calm, efficient paradise why is everything suddenly on… FIRE? !!!
CAST:
DISRUPTION - A Musical Farce features a four-person cast that includes veteran SF Mime Troupe collective members: Michael Gene Sullivan* (Hector Washington); Alicia M.P. Nelson* (Zubari Macintosh); and features Lizzie Calogero* (Elizabeth); Jed Parsario* (Augie Dimalanta).
SFMT BAND: Guinevere Q (Bass); Daniel Savio (Keyboards); and Jason Young (Drums, Percussion).
Bios: sfmt.org/press-bios
* The Actors & Stage Managers are members of Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors & Stage Managers in the United States.
TECH CREDITS:
Costume Designer: Keiko Shimosato-Carreiro; Props: Lena Seagrave; Sound Designer / Engineer: Taylor Gonzalez; Scenic Design / Painter: Kristy Arroyo; Technical Director: Pietro Calogero; Carpenter: Marion Richardson-Beatty; A2: Miguel Wacher; Poster Design: Tasi Alabastro; Graphic Design: Adan Gonzalez; Prod. Stage Manager: Cheryle Honerlah; Assistant Stage Manager: Kinzey Eastin; Production Assistants: Indigo Hu, Marion Richardson-Beatty, Charlotte Carson; Booking Coordinator and Tour Manager: Terri Demartini; Publicity: Lawrence Helman; Photography: DavidAllenStudio.com.
CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS:
Augie Dimalanta - Filipino-American working-class hero trying to patch the holes in the system, but not ready to overthrow it. Hector Washington - A Conservative East Coast transplant, a police officer in San Francisco. Zubari Macintosh - A rising star in Silicon Valley - set to disrupt City services in the new mayor's administration. Elizabeth - A radical urban revolutionary. Chester Johnson - Caribbean-American owner of the “Fried T’ings Diner.” Chief Canem - The Police Chief. The Mayor - The Mayor of San Francisco. Cecille - A denizen of the Tenderloin. Mr. Lawson - A denizen of the Tenderloin. Bruce - Assistant District Attorney.
Q: Why do you call yourself a Mime Troupe if you talk and sing?
We use the term “mime” in its classical and original definition, "The exaggeration of daily life in story and song." It is a form of popular theater that is as old as the marketplace itself. From the ancient Greek and Roman farces to the Renaissance commedia dell'Arte to modern Chinese Opera, using archetypes comically to illustrate people's issues is a time-honored worldwide tradition. Our broadly drawn characters are instantly recognizable allowing the audience to immediately engage in the action.
PRESS PAGE: sfmt.org/press-disruption
PHOTOS: High-resolution photos for DISRUPTION - A Musical Farce can be accessed at sfmt.org/press-photos
TRAILER: sfmt.org/press-media
AUDIO CLIPS: sfmt.org/press-media
WEB PAGE: https://www.sfmt.org
Schedule by Date: sfmt.org/press-schedule-by-dates
Schedule by Area: sfmt.org/press-schedule-by-area
(Schedules can be accessed on the SFMT press page): sfmt.org/press-disruption
SFMT Promo: youtube.com/watch?v=FGXjsVWv1rM
SF MIME TROUPE HISTORY: sfmt.org/press-history
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For more info. call 415- 285 -1717
To arrange an interview with writers, actors, or anyone from the SF Mime Troupe Collective, please call publicist Lawrence Helman at 415-336-8220 or email: heytheresells@gmail.com
Image: (L-R) Alicia M. P. Nelson, Jed Parsario, Michael Gene Sullivan
Photo Credit: DavidAllenStudio.com
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