Fri Jul 4 - Mon Sep 1 San Francisco Mime Troupe's "Red State" Tel. (415) 285-1717 Website

Box Office: (415) 285-1717

Description Just in time for the fall elections, the Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe skewers the system which puts the actual needs of the voters last with a new musical comedy, RED STATE. Written by Mime Troupe head writer Michael Gene Sullivan (Making a Killing,GodFellas, 1600 Transylvania Avenue, and the currently touring 1984), with music and lyrics by Pat Moran(Making a Killing, GodFellas, Doing Good) and featuring Mime Troupe veterans Velina Brown and Lisa Hori-Garcia, joined by Bay area favorites Noah James Butler, Lizzie Calogero, Bob Ernst, andAdrian Mejia, RED STATE plays July 4 through September 28 throughout the Bay Area in San Francisco, the North Bay, East Bay, and Peninsula. All shows are free and open to the public (unless otherwise noted). For a complete schedule and more information, the public may call 415.285.1717 or visit www.sfmt.org. It’s Election Day in small town America! The Heartland - apple pie, general stores, hard work. But in Bluebird, Kansas, apple pie has been replaced with government cheese, general stores have made way for pawn shops, and hard work on the job has become the hard work of survival. Littered with a crumbling New Deal infrastructure and its monuments to a feisty union past forgotten, Bluebird is ready to slip into oblivion. But what if a small town in a Red State found itself at the forefront of a political fight? That’s what happens when, due to an Electoral College tie, the entire Presidential Election comes down to the one district that, due to a voting machine glitch, didn’t report any results. As America awaits a re-vote, the citizens of Bluebird wrestle with even bigger questions- who’s going to fix the sidewalk? The roof of the post office? And how are they going to re-open the Library? And it occurs to some of the citizens of Bluebird, with the eyes of the nation fixed on them and the world waiting for a result, that perhaps they might get some long overdue government money if they don’t re-vote right away… Can one little town hold an entire nation’s election hostage? Should it? Is bread in the farmhouse tonight more important than deciding who sits in the White House tomorrow? A new President, but not until the new sidewalk is finished? Or should they just pack it in, move away, and try to build a life somewhere else in their Red State? Founded in 1959, the San Francisco Mime Troupe creates and produces socially relevant theater; their work is political satire and anything but silent. Winner of three OBIE awards and a Tony award for Excellence in Regional Theatre, the San Francisco Mime Troupe creates plays that make sense out of the headlines, close-up stories that make audiences feel the impact of political events on their personal lives. To make this work accessible to the broadest audience possible, the Mime Troupe performs as a regional touring company, presenting their work at a price everyone can afford: free. SAN FRANCISCO: Friday, July 4, Dolores Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show - OPENING DAY Saturday, July 5, Dolores Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show Sunday, July 6, Dolores Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show Sun, July13, Yerba Buena Gardens, 1:30 music, 2pm show Sunday, August 10, Peacock Meadow, 1:30 music, 2pm show Saturday, August 16 Glen Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show Sunday, August 17, Washington Square Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show Saturday, August 30, Dolores Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show Sunday, August 31 Dolores Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show Monday, September 1, Dolores Park, 1:30 music, 2pm show EAST BAY: Saturday, July 12, Mosswood Park, Oakland, 1:30 music, 2pm show Wednesday, July 16, Montclair Ball Field, Montclair, 6:30 music, 7pm show Saturday, July 19, Cedar Rose Park, Berkeley, 1:30 music, 2pm show Sunday, July 20 Cedar Rose Park, Berkeley, 1:30 music, 2pm show Saturday, August 2, Willard Park, Berkeley, 1:30 music, 2pm show Sunday, August 3, Willard Park, Berkeley, 1:30 music, 2pm show Saturday, August 23, Live Oak, Berkeley, 1:30 music, 2pm show Sunday, August 24, Live Oak, Berkeley, 1:30 music, 2pm show Tuesday, September 9, Laney College, Oakland, 6:30 music, 7pm show Thursday, September 11, Lake Merritt, Oakland, 6:30 music, 7pm show Wednesday, September 24, Chabot College, Hayward, 6:30 music, 7pm show NORTH BAY: Wednesday, July 9, Mill Valley Community Center, Mill Valley, 6:30 music, 7pm show Wednesday, July 23, Todd Grove Park, Ukiah, 6:30 music, 7pm show Thursday, July 24, Arena Renaissance Theater, Point Arena, 7:30 music, 8pm show: Tickets: www.arenatheater.org Sunday, July 27, Cotton Auditorium, Fort Bragg, 6:30 music, 7pm show - Tickets: www.kzyx.org Saturday, August 9, Mesa Park, Bolinas, 2:00 music, 2:30pm show - Tickets: 415.868.2128 Thursday, September 25, Sebastiani Theater, Sonoma, 7pm music, 7:30pm show - Tickets: 707.996.9756 Friday, September 26, Analy High School, Sebastopol, 7:00 music, 7:30pm show - Tickets: 707.824.2360 Sunday, September 28, Walnut Park, Petaluma, 2:30 music, 3pm show PENINSULA: Tuesday, August 5, Mitchell Park, Palo Alto, 6:30 music, 7pm show ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES: CHICO: Sunday, September 21, Bidwell Park, 5 music, 5:30pm show - Tickets: 530.895.0706, www.kzfr.org DAVIS: Sunday, September 7, Community Park, 4:30 music, 5pm show DENVER: Wednesday, August 27, TBA, 6 music, 7pm show & 8:30 music, 9pm show - Tickets: 415.285.1717 GRASS VALLEY: Thursday, September 18, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, 7 music, 7:30pm show - Tickets: 530.274.8384 ext. 14 Friday, September 19, Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, 7 music, 7:30pm show - Tickets: 530.274.8384 ext. 14 HUMBOLDT COUNTY: Saturday, July 26, Mateel Center, Redway, 7:30 music, 8pm show - Tickets: 707.923.3368 SACRAMENTO: Saturday, September 6, South Side Park, 4:30 music, 5pm show SANTA CRUZ: Saturday, September 13, San Lorenzo Park, 2:30 music, 3pm show Sunday, September 14, San Lorenzo Park, 2:30 music, 3pm show TICKETS: All shows are free and open to the public (unless otherwise noted); For more information and complete schedule call 415.285.1717 or visit www.sfmt.org

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