Ben Yalom - Artistic Director of foolsFURY says...

This June, foolsFURY is proud to bring to the Bay Area a dazzling sampler of electrifying ensemble theater. The 2009 FURY factory is right around the corner, and this year the festival goes international.  Our third biennial festival of cutting-edge theater includes fascinating productions from Afghanistan and the UK, in addition to a stellar US line-up from around the country.

I believe that challenging times are fertile ground for great creative upwelling. In this post-9/11, post-W, mid-economic meltdown world we are in a profoundly uncertain time, struggling with deep questions about our identities, our culture, our place in the world.

The shows we’ve selected examine these issues, and shed light on our lives in startling, evocative ways – from Hand2Mouth’s karaoke-absurdist exploration of Americana, Repeat After Me; to Beyond the Mirror, Exile Theater’s search for cultural identity through three decades of war and occupation in Afghanistan; to the excoriating look at romance and partnership in Witness Relocation’s anarchic dance-theater spectacle, Vicious Dogs on Premises. foolsFURY will, of course, have our own entry in the festival, a work-in-progress showing of the amazing play we are developing with Sheila Callaghan.

I am thrilled to be able to present so much unique work to our audiences in the Bay Area, and to help these many brilliant artists give their work longer lives. We are also honored that the Network of Ensemble Theaters is convening their national summit around the festival.

Full festival passes are available for $75 and offer access to all FURY factory performances and panel discussions.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to join with dozens of the country’s most creative theater makers.  See and be moved by one, two, a handful or all of these ground-breaking works!

Ben

P.S. Check out our mention in the SF Chronicle