Z Space

The San Francisco Mime Troupe presents

DISRUPTION

A Musical Farce

July 23, 7pm
on Z Space’s Steindler Stage

In a city where nothing is more important than “innovation,” son of immigrants Augie Dimalanta (Jed Parsario) works hard. His friend Elizabeth (Lizzie Calogero) may think patching over problems is counterrevolutionary, but after his shift at the “Fried Thangs Diner” Augie's life’s all about helping his neighbors navigate an increasingly underfunded and inhuman system. His efforts to make up for the cuts are making a real difference, but at what point does he need to stop plugging the holes in the system and try to change it instead? And while Augie is filling holes, tech genius Zubari Macintosh (Alicia M.P. Nelson) is busy digging more! As the head of MOPS (The Mayor’s Office of Public Safety) she's all about optimization and “efficiency,” making a city attractive to investors and the right kind of people - and who wouldn’t want that? Never mind that she has no experience beyond developing a social media app - how hard can government be? Maybe the only real barrier to giving the people what they really want all this time has been the inefficiency of democracy itself. And with proudly working-class, red-hatted police officers like Hector Washington (Michael Gene Sullivan) to clear the streets, San Francisco will soon be a beautiful and prosperous suburb of Silicon Valley - and hopefully in time for the president’s upcoming visit. But if the city is poised to be a calm, efficient paradise why is everything suddenly on… FIRE!

The show runs 80 minutes with no intermission.

CREDITS

Written by Michael Gene Sullivan with Additional Dialogue by Marie Cartier
Music and Lyrics by Daniel Savio
Directed by Michael Gene Sullivan
Music Direction by Daniel Savio
Assistant Direction and Choreography by Hugo Carbajal

CAST
Michael Gene Sullivan* - Chester, Hector Washington, Bruce
Alicia M.P. Nelson* - Cecille, Zubari Macintosh, Reporter
Lizzie Calogero* - Mr. Lawson, Elizabeth, Chief Canem
Jed Parsario* - Augie Dimalanta, Andy, Mayor, Reporter

Taylor - Voice of Interrogator

SFMT BAND
Guinevere Q - Bass, Voice of AHA
Daniel Savio - Keyboards
Jason Young - Drums, Percussion, Guitar

TECH CREDITS
Costume Designer: Keiko Shimosato Carreiro
Props: Lena Seagrave
Sound Designer / Engineer: Taylor Gonzalez
Scenic Design / Painter: Kristy Arroyo
Technical Director: Pietro Calogero
Carpenter: Marion Richardson-Beatty
A2: Miguel Wacher
Poster Design: Tasi Alabastro
Graphic Design: Adan Gonzalez
Stage Manager: Cheryle Honerlah*
Assistant Stage Manager: Kinzey Eastin
Production Assistants: Indigo Hu, Marion Richardson-Beatty, Charlotte Carson
Booking Coordinator and Tour Manager: Terri Demartini
Publicity: Lawrence Helman
Photography: DavidAllenStudio.com
Social Media Coordinators: Ashwin Raj and Sophie Shoemaker

* 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.