Thursday, August 28, 2008

Lost and Found in the Mission comes to the San Francisco Fringe Festival September 6-13, 2008

Lost and Found in the Mission opens on September 6, 2008, as part of the San Francisco Fringe Festival. Cast and crew (from left to right): Rowena Richie, Susie Hara, Carole Landes, Joan D. Saunders, Peter Griggs, and Jocelyn Truitt (not pictured here: Daniel K. Lai, Rozelle Polido, and Scott Stewart; scroll down to see their photos and profiles). Photos by Borys Procak.

Rowena Richie and Susie Hara, creator/directors of Lost and Found in the Mission, started finding and collecting handwritten notes from the streets of San Francisco's Mission District back in 2005. The found texts, including letters, grocery lists, bits of scripture, and post-its, eventually became the basis for Lost and Found in the Mission, a song-and-dance infused play. When it premiered in San Francisco in May 2007, with an intergenerational, multi-ethnic cast of seven, the San Francisco Bay Times called it "a treasure of a find!" Come see the revamped and reimagined version at the Exit on Taylor Theatre, 277 Taylor St. at Eddy:

September 6th at 7 pm
September 7th at 2:30 pm
September 9th at 7:00 pm
September 13th at 1:00 pm

Tickets are $9 at the door or online at: brownpapertickets.com/event/39295
No late seating. See you at the theatre!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I heard this was really good when it played last year.
--Rhonda

Anonymous said...

Thanks for your comment, Rhonda. It's so exciting when the word spreads. Why don't you come check it out for yourself?! We opened last night to a sold out audience (woo-hoo!) and have three more performances. If people at the Fringe like us enough we may win "Best of Fringe" which will mean an encore performance September 26 or 27. Stay tuned...
-Rowena

Anonymous said...

Rowena,
I went today. Wow! The show rocks. I see you've made some changes. There were some things I liked better before, but overall I think you've really polished the show to a shine. The "Pleasures of Sleep" and "Orbiting Nazis," and of course "US Breasts" have all transformed. What a magical experience.
--Rhonda

LadrĂ³n de Basura (a.k.a. Junk Thief) said...

Sorry I missed the show. I really wanted to go but have had a crazy week and am fostering a new dog. I hope it went well with packed houses. Will you be having future performances?

Anonymous said...

Junkthief,
How nice to hear from you. No problemo on missing the show. Sounds like you've got your paws full. You may still be able to catch a performance of this version if you are free for the benefit Sept. 26th at 8:30, EXIT theater. Thanks for stopping by.
Rowena