FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE

KILLING MY LOBSTER EXTENDS RUN OF ITS FIRST-EVER PLAY—HUNTER GATHERERS—AGAIN! 

Ten Shows Added! Production MUST CLOSE September 3!  
 

Tickets Now On Sale at www.killingmylobster.com

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, August 9, 2006–––Due to ticket demand and wide critical acclaim, San Francisco comedy group Killing My Lobster (KML) has again extended the run of first-ever full-length comedic play—Bay Area native Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s Hunter Gatherers––at San Francisco’s Thick House Theater. The production MUST CLOSE Sunday, September 3. All Wednesday performances within the extension dates are pay-what-you-can shows and Monday, August 14 is a special actor-benefit/pay-what-you-can performance. A full schedule of extension dates is available below.

Tickets–ranging from $20 to $25 [students get $5 off regular price with valid ID]–are on sale now at www.killingmylobster.com and at the door on the night of the performance. Directed by Tracy Ward and featuring performances by Melanie Case, John Kovacevich, Alexis Lezin, and Jon Wolanske, Hunter Gatherers is produced by Lisa Busby, Paul Charney, Sally Garbarini, and Marc Vogl. The production is made possible in part by support from The Fleishhacker Foundation, the Theatre Bay Area/New Works Fund, and The Tournesol Project. Please note: Liam Vincent will be taking over the role of Tom from actor John Kovacevich for a bulk of the extension dates. And Fontana Butterfield will be taking over the role of Wendy from Alexis Lezin on all Wednesday performances. 

A darkly comedic tale that explores the primal urges that drive us all, Hunter Gatherers received the highest rating from Robert Hurwitt of the San Francisco Chronicle, who calls the show “exceptionally entertaining theater—an almost two hour laugh riot” and “a major achievement for Killing My Lobster.” The production has also been praised as “wickedly funny and wildly inventive” by the Contra Costa Times, “a superb satire” by the San Francisco Examiner and “an impressive first foray by the Lobsters into full-length play territory” by the SF Bay Guardian. The play centers on Pam (Case) and Richard (Wolanske), a married couple hosting a special dinner party for their longtime friends, Wendy (Lezin) and Tom (Kovacevich). But what begins as a celebratory gathering between beloved acquaintances soon erupts into a chain reaction of unearthed secrets, pent-up feelings, secret rivalries, and sudden urges. As the evening progresses, Pam, Richard, Wendy and Tom (who refer to themselves as “the Fab 4”) question the hands that fate––and their respective spouses––have dealt them. As they struggle to come to terms with their true identities and ultimately reconcile with their spots in the food chain, they take part in a series of hilarious and emotional confrontations, in addition to an animal sacrifice, some illicit sex, sudden violence, Greco/Roman wrestling, and some very bad dancing.

More information about the production and the artists involved is available at www.huntergatherers.com. For press tickets, interview and photo requests and any other queries, please contact press@killingmylobster.com or dial 415.558.7721.

CALENDAR EDITORS
PLEASE NOTE:

Killing My Lobster presents The world premiere of  

Hunter Gatherers

Written by Peter Nachtrieb

Directed by Tracy Ward

Now through SEPTEMBER 3!

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE (including extension dates):

  Wednesday, August 9 @ 8 pm***

  Thursday, August 10 @ 8 pm

  Friday, August 11 @ 8 pm

  Saturday, August 12 @ 8 pm

  Sunday, August 13 @ 7 pm

  Monday, August 14 @ 8 pm

  Wednesday, August 16 @ 8 pm***

  Thursday, August 17 @ 8 pm

  Friday, August 18 @ 8 pm

  Saturday, August 19 @ 8 pm

  Sunday, August 20 @ 7 pm

  Wednesday, August 23 @ 8 pm***

Thursday, August 24 @ 8 pm

  Friday, August 25 @ 8 pm

  Saturday, August 26 @ 8 pm

  Sunday, August 27 @ 7 pm

Wednesday, August 30 @ 8 pm***

Thursday, August 31 @ 8 pm

  Friday, September 1 @ 8 pm

  Saturday, September 2 @ 8 pm

  Sunday, September 3 @ 7 pm

*** indicates a ‘pay-what-you-can performance’

Cast: Melanie Case (Pam), Alexis Lezin (Wendy), Liam Vincent (Tom),

Jon Wolanske (Richard)

Designers:  Erik Flatmo (sets), Sally Thomas (costumes), Chris Studley (lights), and David Sophia Siegel (sound).

Location:  Thick House Theater

  1695 18th St

  Potrero Hill, San Francisco

Tickets:  Thursdays and Sundays: $20 [students with I.D.: $15]

  Fridays and Saturdays: $25 [students with I.D.: $20]

  Pay-What-You-Can performances on

August 9, 14, 16, 23 and 30

More information: www.killingmylobster.com and www.huntergatherers.com