Playwright Bing Ringling yearns to savor the sweet taste of celebrity, and he's hoping play number 844 will be his lucky break. But on opening night, Bing slips into a nightmarish phantasmagoria that shows him just how wrong things can go. From the ingenious mind of John Guare, who brought Six Degrees of Separation and The House of Blue Leaves to the American stage, Rich and Famous springs to life with twisted humor, rapid-fire dialogue, and outrageous plot twists. A.C.T. welcomes this newly revised, delicious dark comedy—directed by John Rando (A.C.T.'s Urinetown, The Musical)—in its first major revival since its 1976 New York debut.
"A bitingly funny satire by one of our theater's most inventive playwrights"
The New York Times
"As pure comedy, Rich and Famous is like a funhouse maze."
Newsweek
Koret Prologue*
January 13, 4:30 p.m.
Get inside the artistic process—come early for a preperformance discussion with the director and a member of the A.C.T. artistic staff.
Theater on the Couch*
January 16, 8 p.m.
Join members of the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis for an exciting postperformance discussion that explores the psychological aspects of the show and addresses audience questions.
Koret Audience Exchanges*
January 20, 7 p.m.
January 25, 2 p.m.
February 4, 2 p.m.
After the show, stick around for a lively Q&A session with the actors, moderated by a member of the A.C.T. artistic staff.
OUT with A.C.T.
January 21, 8 p.m.
LGBT night at A.C.T. features a catered afterparty and a cast meet and greet. Visit www.act-sf.org/out for more information about how to subscribe to OUT nights.
*Discussions are free for ticket holders. Please note that performance times vary.
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