the sewers

foolsfury's fury factory, traveling jewish theater, sf, november 05
ontological-hysteric theater, nyc, june 06
dublin fringe festival, september 06
sf fringe, the garage, september 07

a banana bag & bodice show

written by jason craig,
arranged by the ensemble.
starring
jason craig, rod hipskind, jessica jeliffe, heather peroni
directed by mallory catlett
set by peter ksander
lights by miranda hardy

oh, babies. everyone with baby. baby baby.
a victorian farce set in a mutated future. weird, weird. something in the air.

music was lots of loud electrical noise and relentless bass beats played through richard foreman's kickass speakers. okay.

Best Production, Dublin International Fringe Festival 2006
Best of 2006, Time Out New York
Best Ensemble, SF Fringe 2007

"The Sewers is the most breathtaking and beautifully original play I've seen Off-Off-Broadway this year. Rarely is work this challenging and innovative also so sumptuously entertaining."

-William Cordeiro, offoffonline.com

"...grubbily gorgeous...the smutched set, a riot of newsprint and grating by Peter Ksander, is a wonder, as is the creaking, clattering score by Dave Malloy"

-Alexis Soloski, The Village Voice

"...first and foremost, a technical marvel, the lighting designed by Miranda Hardy, and the soundscape by Dave Malloy. The contributions of these artists are invaluable and, in their own way, quite spectacular."

-Martin Denton, nytheatre.com

"Stunning...at times dripping with black humor and physical energy, at others moodily lyrical, The Sewers combines hints of Chekhov and Blade Runner into intoxicating mix."

-Chloe Veltman, SF Weekly

"The cast of four skillfully maneuvers some of the best writing and most interesting lighting and sound effects to be seen on stage right now. As a brillant, original, and engaging theatrical experience, this piece is absolutely not to be missed. This show is funny, touching, intelligent, disturbing, and frightening: a chemical banquet for the mind and senses."

"The sound and music is haunting and clever and violent and timed to a tee."

-Reader Reviews, The New York Times