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Upcoming Mainstage Production:
Food Stories

Word for Word in France 2012:
Sorry Fugu

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Featuring
"SORRY FUGU" by T.C. Boyle and "ENOUGH" by Alice McDermott


"...theatrical magic." -- SF Examiner
"This is Word for Word at its finest." -- SF Theater Blog
"Word for Word delivers" -- SF Chronicle

The dreaded Willa, critic terrible, is coming to Albert’s restaurant. Disaster ensues—until Albert concocts a diabolical plan. T.C. Boyle (“an explosively gifted satirist”—N.Y. Times) writes of food and passion in “Sorry Fugu”, his witty, wicked look at restaurants and critics. And Alice McDermott's "Enough" brings our evening to completion: from the childhood licking of ice cream bowls to the teenage "trouble with the couch" through aging and the endless variety of pleasures, "Enough" chronicles a woman's life.


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January 14-February 5
Previews January 11-13
Special Evening with T.C. Boyle January 21
Prices/Times | Purchase Tickets | Complete Calendar of Accompanying Events
Bring your appetite! Food will be available for purchase: Food Vendors

Follow production & indulge your inner-foodie by checking out our blog

Directed by John Fisher
Featuring Rudy Guerrero*, Molly Benson, Soren Oliver*, Patricia Silver*, Gendell Hernandez*, Delia MacDougall*
Stage Manager David A. Young*

*member, Actor's Equity Association

Photo, left: Gendell Hernandez by Mark Leialoha



Join Us for a special evening with T.C. Boyle on January 21:  
Mr. Boyle will be present for the show and will have a post-show conversation with the audience; Books will be available for purchase and signing during the after-show reception.

FOOD: One of life’s most sublime pleasures. It is an essential part of our lives, both necessary for survival and inextricably connected with social function.

We at Word for Word and Z Space love everything about food –cooking it, growing it, eating it – and even READING about it! What better, we thought, than to create a show around food - blending two of our favorite things: cuisine and literature - and provide a buffet of experiences that reflect the multi-flavored environment in which we live and work - the Bay Area.


We will provide delicious offerings on stage and off, a whole host of savory and sweet experiences during the run that will whet your appetite, slake your thirst, and expand your knowledge, including:

- Unique meals provided by local chefs
- Talks by professional gourmets and other "food lovers"
- Evocative art in our gallery using food as the theme
- First-ever Word for Word cookbook!
- We’ll be serving up stories of many kinds – on the page and on the plate.

**Full calendar of events coming soon**

Showtimes and Prices
Wed-Thurs at 7pm, $30; Fri-Sat at 8pm, Sun at 2pm, $40
Previews January 11 & 12 at 7pm, January 13 at 8pm $20
Special Evening with T.C. Boyle, January 21 at 8pm, $55
Student/Senior Discount ($5 off) available. Must show valid ID at box office.
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Food Vendors
Word for Word will be joined by several different food vendors in our lobby throughout the run of the show.
Onigilly will join us every Saturday and on Wednesday, January 25th
Maite Catering: January 18,19 & 20, February 1, 2
Don Bugito: Feb 3 (Due to extenuating circumstances, this vendor may not be present. Food will, however, continue to be available.)
On Sunday January 22, three of La Cocina's Graduates will offer food.

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About T.C. Boyle

 

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Alice McDermott

 

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Please note that the Benchic chocolate class and the 18 Reasons dinner have been canceled.

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