Event

Ship of Fools, Act II: The Terrible Beast

Join us for a theatrical night of musical enchantment; deep sea leviathans will bellow as evil governments continue to meddle in the lives of our five foolish heroes.

...Shows:
Friday 5/13
Saturday 5/14
Sunday 5/15
Friday 5/20
Saturday 5/21

Chthonic Theater, a small performance collective in Oakland, will perform the second part of a musical trilogy, 'The Ship of Fools.' The first act, which premiered last year, chronicled the capture and expulsion by an authoritarian government of the 'radical elements' of society, the Fools.

Now, in the second act, "Ship of Fools: The Terrible Beast," the Fools face the perils of the sea. Witness a masquerade within a masquerade within a masquerade, travel to slippery depths, sing and be seduced by a myriad of musical melodies and get acquainted with new characters from our literary past.

Join the cast, featuring Erika, Rachel, and Chloe Tietjen, Analisa Svehaug, Gregor Knell, and puppets as they sing and dance their way along this Comedia dell'odyssey. Musical accompaniment by Aaron Wacks and direction by puppet master and designer extraordinaire Maxx Kurzunski.

Note: Doors open at 8:00 pm for Friday and Saturday shows and 7pm for the Sunday show, and the show begins promptly at 9pm, Fri. & Sat., 8pm Sun. Prior to the show there will be refreshments. Open seating, no intermission.