Why We Have A Body

Claire Chafee’s Why We Have A Body, the comedy that rocked San Francisco, returns to kick off, not only the 2011-12 season, but also what will be a continuing celebration of past Magic Theatre productions as Magic celebrates its 46th year. Directed by Katie Pearl, Body features Lili, a lesbian P.I. who stalks men cheating on their wives. When she is not channeling Joan of Arc, Lili’s sister, Mary, holds up a 7-Eleven and directs traffic. Their mother, Eleanor, an archeologist, specializes in – what else? – the female brain. The play premiered at Magic in 1993 and ran to sold out houses for six months.