[KFCF Friends] San Francisco Mime Troupe

Sun Sep 29 23:06:01 2002

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The hilarious "Mr Smith Foes to Obscuristan" is coming to Fresno this =
Wednesday, Oct 2 at 7 PM at the Tower Theatre. The show is being =
presented by KFCF, The Fresno Free College Foundation and WILPF. Tickets =
are $20, $17.50 for seniors and students.. available at the Tower =
Theatre Box Office (485-9050 to charge by phone) and at the door.

We hope you'll come and join us. When's the last time you saw a great =
play/musical for only $20?  Don't believe the Fresno Bee, when they list =
it as the "Fresno Mime Troupe", because this is the original, famous San =
Francisco Mime Troupe!

About the SF Mime Troupe:

The San Francisco Mime Troupe does not do pantomime. We mean 'mime' in =
the ancient sense: to mimic. We are satirists, seeking to make you laugh =
at the absurdities of contemporary life and at the same time, see their =
causes. We've done shows about most of the burning issues of our time, =
generally shows that debunked the official story. We perform everywhere =
from public parks to palaces of culture, aiming to reach the broadest =
possible audience.

About the show:

In Mr. Smith Goes to Obscuristan the President of the United States has =
a problem: his well-earned reputation of using the War on Terrorism to =
advance corporate interests is getting in the way of his actual foreign =
policy - advancing corporate interests! The Administration needs to =
convince the world that it puts democracy before profits, and it needs =
an unimportant place to use as an example. So, when the =
President-For-Life of the tiny country of Obscuristan announces first =
time ever elections, the US sends 9-11 fireman hero Jeff Smith as its =
official advisor. Smith, a true believer in America as a beacon of =
freedom in a dark world, vows to help Obscuristan achieve American-style =
democracy. But when oil is discovered and an Obscuristani presidential =
candidate promises to keep the oil wealth at home, priorities change.

Will the President-For-Life keep his pledge to have elections? Or will =
the War on Terrorism be used to enforce the status quo? Will the oilmen =
in Washington cynically endorse democracy over profit for public =
relations? Or has their hero Mr. Smith become an obstacle to an even =
greater plan? And what, exactly, is "American Style" democracy?

Never a company to shy away from tackling large political questions, the =
San Francisco Mime Troupe has been producing socially relevant musical =
theater since 1959, a testament to the Troupe's broad constituency and =
its ability to speak their thoughts. The Troupe's emphasis has remained =
on the ensemble not the ego, on multiculturalism, equal wages, =
mentoring, and theater of the highest quality.

The San Francisco Mime Troupe won its first OBIE Award in 1968 for =
"uniting theater and revolution and grooving in the parks." Since then, =
two more OBIE's, the coveted Tony Award (for excellence in regional =
theater), the Bay Area Media Alliance's Golden Gadfly Award for Lifetime =
Achievement, and numerous Bay Area Theatre Critics' Circle Awards have =
been added to the list of the company's many honors.

Mr. Smith Goes to Obscuristan is written by Josh Kornbluth and the Mime =
Troupe Collective, with music by Jason Sherbundy and lyrics by Bruce =
Barthol. Michael Sullivan and Keiko Shimosato co-direct the Mime Troupe =
ensemble of actors including Velina Brown, Michael Carreiro, Amos Glick, =
Ed Holmes, Keiko Shimosato, Michael Sullivan, and Victor Toman.

Performances of the San Francisco Mime Troupe are made possible in part =
by the National Endowment for the Arts,  & the California Arts Council,=20

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Wednesday, Oct 2 at 7 PM at the Tower Theatre. The show is being =
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KFCF, The Fresno Free College Foundation and WILPF. Tickets are $20, =
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seniors and students.. available at the Tower Theatre Box Office =
(485-9050 to=20
charge by phone) and at the door.
We hope you'll come and join us. When's the last time you saw a great =

play/musical for only $20?&nbsp; Don't believe the Fresno Bee, when they =
list it=20
as the "Fresno Mime Troupe", because this is the original, famous San =
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Mime Troupe!
About the SF Mime Troupe:
The San Francisco Mime Troupe does not do pantomime. We mean 'mime' =
in the=20
ancient sense: to mimic. We are satirists, seeking to make you laugh at =
the=20
absurdities of contemporary life and at the same time, see their causes. =
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done shows about most of the burning issues of our time, generally shows =
that=20
debunked the official story. We perform everywhere from public parks to =
palaces=20
of culture, aiming to reach the broadest possible audience. 
About the show:
In Mr. Smith Goes to Obscuristan the President of the United =
States=20
has a problem: his well-earned reputation of using the War on Terrorism =
to=20
advance corporate interests is getting in the way of his actual foreign =
policy -=20
advancing corporate interests! The Administration needs to convince the =
world=20
that it puts democracy before profits, and it needs an unimportant place =
to use=20
as an example. So, when the President-For-Life of the tiny country of=20
Obscuristan announces first time ever elections, the US sends 9-11 =
fireman hero=20
Jeff Smith as its official advisor. Smith, a true believer in America as =
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beacon of freedom in a dark world, vows to help Obscuristan achieve=20
American-style democracy. But when oil is discovered and an Obscuristani =

presidential candidate promises to keep the oil wealth at home, =
priorities=20
change.
Will the President-For-Life keep his pledge to have elections? Or =
will the=20
War on Terrorism be used to enforce the status quo? Will the oilmen in=20
Washington cynically endorse democracy over profit for public relations? =
Or has=20
their hero Mr. Smith become an obstacle to an even greater plan? And =
what,=20
exactly, is "American Style" democracy?
Never a company to shy away from tackling large political questions, =
the San=20
Francisco Mime Troupe has been producing socially relevant musical =
theater since=20
1959, a testament to the Troupe's broad constituency and its ability to =
speak=20
their thoughts. The Troupe's emphasis has remained on the ensemble not =
the ego,=20
on multiculturalism, equal wages, mentoring, and theater of the highest=20
quality.
The San Francisco Mime Troupe won its first OBIE Award in 1968 for =
"uniting=20
theater and revolution and grooving in the parks." Since then, two more =
OBIE's,=20
the coveted Tony Award (for excellence in regional theater), the Bay =
Area Media=20
Alliance's Golden Gadfly Award for Lifetime Achievement, and numerous =
Bay Area=20
Theatre Critics' Circle Awards have been added to the list of the =
company's many=20
honors.
Mr. Smith Goes to Obscuristan is written by Josh Kornbluth and =
the=20
Mime Troupe Collective, with music by Jason Sherbundy and lyrics by =
Bruce=20
Barthol. Michael Sullivan and Keiko Shimosato co-direct the Mime Troupe =
ensemble=20
of actors including Velina Brown, Michael Carreiro, Amos Glick, Ed =
Holmes, Keiko=20
Shimosato, Michael Sullivan, and Victor Toman.
Performances of the San Francisco Mime Troupe are made possible in =
part by=20
the National Endowment for the Arts,&nbsp; &amp; the California Arts =
Council,=20
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