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One Hundred Years of Sex-Acts

Eastenders' Sixth Annual One-Act Festival

Runs February 28-April 1, 2006

at the EXIT on Taylor
277 Taylor Street, San Francisco


100 Years of Sex-Acts




Series A and B contain nudity and are recommended for mature audiences.


What the Critics Said:


Must See - 96 Hours, San Francisco Chronicle

... robust, fully-developed one-acts by some of the best writers who have ever contributed to this specialized genre, produced in a low-key style that emphasizes the group's storytelling skills.... . taken separately, the six plays provide six distinct perspecitves on the manners and morals of the various eras; taken together, they create a fascinating tapestry of modern theatrical history. - Charles Brousse, Marin Independent Journal

Eastenders is to be commended for bringing these obscure short works ... to Bay Area audiences who might otherwise never know they exist, let alone enjoy their charms. - Charles Brousse, Marin Independent Journal

Astute renditions of obscure literray masterpieces by the likes of Tennessee Williams, Caryl Churchill, and Federico Garcia Lorca set the stage for three marvelous evenings marking the gradual evolution of the way we think about secuality and gender .... But perhaps the formost accomlishment of the Eastenders' collage of desire, conjugal relations, and the battle between the sexes is the sheer versatility of it all. The rotating ensemble flits from working-class British couples to Spanish nobility to Southern gentelmen in drag -- without batting an eyelash or misplacing an accent. - Nirmala Nataraj, SF Station

Series A

Playing With Fire

By August Strindberg

Translated by Evert Sprinchorn

Directed by Susan E. Evans


The Love of Don Perlimplín and Belisa in His Garden

By Federico García Lorca

Translated by Gwynne Edwards

Directed by Susan E. Evans



Series B

And Tell Sad Stories of the Deaths of Queens...

By Tennessee Williams

Directed by Jeff Thompson


Dialogue Between a Prostitute and Her Client

By Dacia Maraini

Translated by Tony Mitchell

Directed by Charles E. Polly



Series C

Three More Sleepless Nights

By Caryl Churchill

Directed by Susan E. Evans



Edward Albee's
Marriage Play

Directed by Scott Smith