About This Show
DIVAfest 2007 departs from previous formats by showcasing four workshop productions of previously unproduced works-in-progress. Each has an initial performance on Saturday, April 28. All plays are then reworked and presented in final form on DIVAfest’s closing weekend, May 25 and 26. “The idea of presenting theatrical ideas as fluid, organic pieces that grow and develop almost ‘as we watch’ is one we’ve had for a long time, and we’re excited to have four pieces by experienced writing and directing teams that can make this a fascinating theatre event,” says EXIT’s Artistic Director, Christina Augello.
In addition to the workshop productions, DIVAfest 2007 features a mainstage production of a new work by Bay Area playwright Deborah Eubanks. Crystal Daze explores the anguish and interaction between two mothers confronting their teenage daughters’ descents into methamphetamine addiction. Diane di Prima, a San Francisco icon who was, along with Ginsberg and Kerouac, a fixture in the Beat scene, reads from her Alchemical Fragments on April 28. Also, on Fridays and Saturdays during DIVAfest, Sean Owens hosts the Diva Cabaret, featuring Bay Area “divas” starring in original songs and sketches.
The 6th Annual DIVAfest runs at all three EXIT venues, plus Original Joe’s Cabaret Room, Thursdays through Saturdays. For more information, please visit EXIT Theatre.