San Francisco Mime Troupe Presents a New Musical:
American Dreams
July 18 Update: EVENT CANCELED
Dear Friends of Cal Shakes and SF Mime Troupe,
Due to breakthrough COVID cases within the SF Mime Troupe company, we are canceling our JULY 18 performance of AMERICAN DREAMS—A New Musical.
Although canceling performances is a hard decision to make, our first priority is always the health and safety of our performers, crews, and patrons. Please join us in wishing for a speedy recovery.
Affected ticket-holders will be provided a refund; if you’d like to speak with a representative from our Box Office, please contact us at boxoffice@calshakes.org.
Alternately, you may choose to make your purchase a donation to Cal Shakes and/or SF Mime Troupe.
We can’t wait to welcome you back to Cal Shakes!
Gratefully,
— The Cal Shakes and SF Mime Troupe Communities
The American Dream. It used to mean a job, a house, a car, a spouse, 2.5 kids, and a .4 dog. But what does it mean now? For Gabriel Pearce, on the day after the presidential election, it means victory. As a Black man tired of liberal failures, giving up on progressive promises of justice wasn’t easy. But casting his vote for a Conservative who promises to be grateful could mean a dream come true. For his daughter, Paine, it’s a nightmare! Was democracy just a dream? Or was the lost election a dream? Or will the climate catch fire first, like her boyfriend sees when he sleeps, or can it be the utopia they both hope for? And what about A.I.? Do androids dream of electronic voting? Whether you’re asleep or Woke what some see as nightmares others see as… American Dreams.
Written by: Michael Gene Sullivan
Music and Lyrics: Daniel Savio
Director: Velina Brown
Music Director: Dred Scott
The show runs 80 min. – no intermission.
AMERICAN DREAMS – A New Musical features a four-person cast that includes veteran SF Mime Troupe collective members: Andre Amarotico* (Oliver, Harold); Michael Gene Sullivan* (Gabriel Pearse, Chancellor Quisling); and features Lizzie Calogero* (Meliae Higgins, Emma); Mikki Johnson (Paine Pearse).
SFMT Band: Caroline Chung (Bass); Daniel Savio (Keyboards); and Dred Scott (Drums, Percussion, additional keyboards).
Bios: sfmt.org/press-bios
*The Actors and Stage Manager employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
See what the critics have to say: https://www.sfmt.org/press-americandreams
NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR ALCOHOL WILL BE PERMITTED.