About This Show
Extended by Popular Demand
Sperm Warfare
Written and Directed by DAVID ROUDA
***Multiple Critic’s Choice!***
BACKSTAGE * BEVERLY PRESS * SF WEEKLY* LA WEEKLY – RECOMMENDED!
“STUNNINGLY REALISTIC! AMAZING PERFORMANCES! A DIRTY BOMB WAITING TO EXPLODE! ”
Backstage West – CRITIC’S PICK!
“A MEANING OF LIFE BRAWL! LOVELY PERFORMANCES! VERY ENTERTAINING!”
LA Weekly – GO!
“AUDIENCE IS TOTALLY TRANSPORTED! SCATHINGLY TRUE TO LIFE! SCARILY REALISTIC DIALOGUE!”
Beverly Press – CRITIC’S PICK!
“VERY INTELLIGENT! FANTASTIC!”
Tolucan Times
“TART SATIRE. EMOTIONALLY ACUTE. CROWD PLEASING CLEVERNESS.”
LA Times
“PERFECT”
SF Weekly
WINNER:
Critic’s Award 2005 San Francisco Fringe Festival
Best of the 2005 Fringe Festival
Sold Out Award 2005 San Francisco Fringe Festival
The comedy involves an attractive couple facing the approach of middle age and trying to make a baby. She’s a successful professional; he’s been laid off and, to the detriment of his pride, may wind up being a house-husband for a good long while. Baby-making isn’t so simple, so they’ve gone to a fertility clinic. It turns out that their problems might not all be biological after all. He’s stressed by the way he feels treated by his wife, and with only four hours to get his sperm in the cup, he is unable to perform. When his domineering wife and an exquisite young nurse come in to diffuse the situation, things get out of hand.
Behind the plot is an examination of modern sexual roles and the conflict that men and women have with their liberated status, especially given changing contemporary perspectives on biological and traditional roles. Husband and wife must come to terms with evolving expectations in order to make a harmonious family.
Presented by Offbook Productions, Jon Katzman, & Jim Malloy in Association with MACHA Theatre Company
Box Office Hours: 30 minutes before showtime
Group Sales Number (5 or More): 415-518-7683
Appropriate For Ages: 18 and older. Adult subject matter
FREE Parking!
Cinco De Mayo Opening Gala May 5 Globe Playhouse!
10% Off Dinner at Hugo’s Restaurant (next door)
with program or ticket receipt
Adult Content 18+ Only