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An Army Wife Writes in After Seeing You Know When the Men Are Gone

Author of You Know When the Men Are Gone, Siobhan Fallon, received an email from a self described "army wife" who'd seen the show and wanted to follow up. Below is her note to Siobhan.

Dear Siobhan,

I am an Army wife who lives in San Francisco. I felt compelled to write to you.

I’ve Come to Get My Stuff

The following is a piece by Philippa Kelly, the resident dramaturg at Cal Shakes, ahead of Word for Word's upcoming world premiere of You Know When the Men are Gone, Siobhan Fallon's gripping "2011 Best Book" pick of the SF Chronicle and NY Times. Click here for more info and tickets.

While my husband is often remarked on for his unflappable rationality, he also has a history of uncanny apprehensions. In the 1970s he had a close friendship with a woman who was dating a Vietnam War veteran. A few years after meeting him, my husband dreamed that this same man came to his door with two silent companions, saying only, ‘I’ve come to get my stuff.’ The very next morning, my husband’s friend phoned him in great distress. ‘I want to be with my friends,’ the man had said on the phone to his mother, and had shot himself in the head. It turned out that his two best friends had been killed in Vietnam.

Eddie Izzard Opens to Packed Houses

Eddie Izzard opened at Z Space last night and the place was packed:

Pretty amazing night. The 7:30 show was rockin' and the 10pm was in French. Yes, he's that talented, he can workshop a show in a second language. Have you ever tried telling jokes in a second language? I did this in...read on

Guest Dramaturg Philippa Kelly on “You Know When the Men Are Gone”

The following is a piece by Philippa Kelly, the resident dramaturg at Cal Shakes, ahead of Word for Word's upcoming world premiere of You Know When the Men are Gone, Siobhan Fallon's gripping "2011 Best Book" pick of the SF Chronicle and NY Times. Click here for more info and tickets.

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Make a Night of It: Dinner + Drama from Central Kitchen and Z Space

Before seeing Siobhan Fallon's gripping bestseller You Know When the Men Are Gone, brought to life on stage by Word for Word, enjoy the Z Space Prix Fixe menu at Central Kitchen. 



Just four blocks from the theater, Central Kitchen is part of the ongoing conversation about what...read on

Z Space Welcomes First Playwright Residence - Peter Sinn Nachtrieb

Z Space was happy to welcome our first ever playwright in residence today, San Francisco-based Peter Sinn Nachtrieb. Peter immediately got down to work making important phone calls, banging out a new work on his 1937 Underwood word processor, and drinking bourbon. 

While he wouldn't...read on

Eddie Izzard Performs at Z Space

The Z Staff was pretty Z-cited to learn comedian Eddie Izzard would take the stage here on Fri & Sat, January 25-26. Mr. Izzard will be working out the kinks of his upcoming show Force Majeure and everyone who snagged tickets (all four shows sold out in less than a day)  will get to catch...read on