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A Sixth of Streetcar

SF Bay Guardian Night & Day Column

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When a masterpiece of American theater — in this case, the
Tennessee Williams classic A Streetcar Named Desire — is
divvied up into sections, assigned to different directors, and
reinterpreted, you can expect all hell to break loose. Such a result
would be welcome to the folks behind the S.F. Fringe Festival’s
benefit show, “A Sixth of Streetcar.” They’re used to a little
organized chaos. Six different casts will perform 10-minute pieces
that will hopefully merge into one seamless — but, more likely,
cracked — one-hour play. With no set parameters, the tag-team
performance gives ample opportunity for seasoned local directors
to push experimental theater even further. A sneak preview of the
forthcoming madness that the 10th annual Fringe Fest promises,
“Sixth” reflects the anything-goes philosophy of the non-curated
theater orgy itself. Fringe kicks off Sept. 6; “Sixth” begins tonight
at 8 p.m. (also Friday and Saturday) at the Exit Theater, 156 Eddy
(at Taylor), S.F. Admission is $20; call 673-3847 or check out
www.sffringe.org.

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