"Word for Word’s powers of transformation, its essential theatricality, comes through and gratifies..."
—Steven Winn, San Francisco Chronicle
"Word for Word’s wonderful productions make me feel that I am a smarter and better writer than I can possibly be."
—Greg Sarris
“If you’re a short story writer, one of the coolest things that can happen to your work is to have Word for Word translate it to the stage."
—Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle
Z Space and Word for Word present:
Annunciation
by Lauren Groff
Directed by Joel Mullennix
June 18 through July 13
in Z Below
Award winning author, Lauren Groff, brings us a tale of a young woman who moves from New England to Palo Alto, taking her first steps into post-college adulthood. As she tries to discover who she will become, the “god and animal within” fight to define her. Groff was named one of the 100 most influential people by TIME in 2024.
Show Schedule
Previews: Wed 6/18 and Thur 6/19, 7pm, Fri 6/20 8pm
Opening Night: Sat 6/21 8pm
Run of Show: 6/18 - 7/13 | Wed & Thurs 7pm | Fri & Sat 8pm | Sun 2pm
Masked Performances Wednesday 7/2 and Sunday 7/6. Masks required for all audience members, bar will not be open.
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For Press Inquiries, please contact Word for Word’s press agent Liam Passmore at Shave and a Haircut, liam@shaveandahaircut.biz.
