"Schein...a gifted actor and wickedly funny writer." - Chicago Reader
"...an amazing series of verbal, sexual and personality transformations." -
SF Chronicle review of “Out Comes Butch”
“Ernst; a true local treasure at the top of his game.“ - SF Bay Guardian
“His talent is awesome, conveying an intensity and focus that other actors can only envy.” -
SF Chronicle
Footloose Presents David Schein for a 3-week residency of performances, reunions, readings and workshops. The first two weekends he performs the iconic Out Comes Butch, his acclaimed and sometimes controversial comic cycle of sexual transformation, which has 30 years of theater history. The premiere of Distraction, where the audience is asked to “please turn on your cell phones” and be part of the show, has a cast of ghosts, deities and obscure figures from youtube who skype themselves into the performance which lasts from 30-40 minutes depending upon how distracted Schein becomes.
The final weekend Schein teams up with his friend and local great, Bob Ernst, in three duets. The two artist are founding members of the Iowa Theater Lab and the legendary Blake Street Hawkeyes in Berkeley. Schein is an award-winning writer, who has performed and directed in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Africa. His monologue Out Comes Butch toured to London and Glasgow on a double bill with Whoopi Goldberg, and also to Amsterdam, Calgary, New York City and many other venues in the US and Canada. The play was published in West Coast Plays and has been produced by various theaters in the USA with other performers, including the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and recently, the Voodoo Lounge in New Orleans.
Bob Ernst has performed on all stages, big and small in his 42 years in the Bay Area. He received Dramalogue awards for Best Director and Best Production for David Schein's TOKENS.
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"...an amazing series of verbal, sexual and personality transformations." -
SF Chronicle review of “Out Comes Butch”
“Ernst; a true local treasure at the top of his game.“ - SF Bay Guardian
“His talent is awesome, conveying an intensity and focus that other actors can only envy.” -
SF Chronicle
Footloose Presents David Schein for a 3-week residency of performances, reunions, readings and workshops. The first two weekends he performs the iconic Out Comes Butch, his acclaimed and sometimes controversial comic cycle of sexual transformation, which has 30 years of theater history. The premiere of Distraction, where the audience is asked to “please turn on your cell phones” and be part of the show, has a cast of ghosts, deities and obscure figures from youtube who skype themselves into the performance which lasts from 30-40 minutes depending upon how distracted Schein becomes.
The final weekend Schein teams up with his friend and local great, Bob Ernst, in three duets. The two artist are founding members of the Iowa Theater Lab and the legendary Blake Street Hawkeyes in Berkeley. Schein is an award-winning writer, who has performed and directed in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Africa. His monologue Out Comes Butch toured to London and Glasgow on a double bill with Whoopi Goldberg, and also to Amsterdam, Calgary, New York City and many other venues in the US and Canada. The play was published in West Coast Plays and has been produced by various theaters in the USA with other performers, including the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and recently, the Voodoo Lounge in New Orleans.
Bob Ernst has performed on all stages, big and small in his 42 years in the Bay Area. He received Dramalogue awards for Best Director and Best Production for David Schein's TOKENS.
"Schein...a gifted actor and wickedly funny writer." - Chicago Reader
"...an amazing series of verbal, sexual and personality transformations." -
SF Chronicle review of “Out Comes Butch”
“Ernst; a true local treasure at the top of his game.“ - SF Bay Guardian
“His talent is awesome, conveying an intensity and focus that other actors can only envy.” -
SF Chronicle
Footloose Presents David Schein for a 3-week residency of performances, reunions, readings and workshops. The first two weekends he performs the iconic Out Comes Butch, his acclaimed and sometimes controversial comic cycle of sexual transformation, which has 30 years of theater history. The premiere of Distraction, where the audience is asked to “please turn on your cell phones” and be part of the show, has a cast of ghosts, deities and obscure figures from youtube who skype themselves into the performance which lasts from 30-40 minutes depending upon how distracted Schein becomes.
The final weekend Schein teams up with his friend and local great, Bob Ernst, in three duets. The two artist are founding members of the Iowa Theater Lab and the legendary Blake Street Hawkeyes in Berkeley. Schein is an award-winning writer, who has performed and directed in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Africa. His monologue Out Comes Butch toured to London and Glasgow on a double bill with Whoopi Goldberg, and also to Amsterdam, Calgary, New York City and many other venues in the US and Canada. The play was published in West Coast Plays and has been produced by various theaters in the USA with other performers, including the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and recently, the Voodoo Lounge in New Orleans.
Bob Ernst has performed on all stages, big and small in his 42 years in the Bay Area. He received Dramalogue awards for Best Director and Best Production for David Schein's TOKENS.
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"...an amazing series of verbal, sexual and personality transformations." -
SF Chronicle review of “Out Comes Butch”
“Ernst; a true local treasure at the top of his game.“ - SF Bay Guardian
“His talent is awesome, conveying an intensity and focus that other actors can only envy.” -
SF Chronicle
Footloose Presents David Schein for a 3-week residency of performances, reunions, readings and workshops. The first two weekends he performs the iconic Out Comes Butch, his acclaimed and sometimes controversial comic cycle of sexual transformation, which has 30 years of theater history. The premiere of Distraction, where the audience is asked to “please turn on your cell phones” and be part of the show, has a cast of ghosts, deities and obscure figures from youtube who skype themselves into the performance which lasts from 30-40 minutes depending upon how distracted Schein becomes.
The final weekend Schein teams up with his friend and local great, Bob Ernst, in three duets. The two artist are founding members of the Iowa Theater Lab and the legendary Blake Street Hawkeyes in Berkeley. Schein is an award-winning writer, who has performed and directed in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Africa. His monologue Out Comes Butch toured to London and Glasgow on a double bill with Whoopi Goldberg, and also to Amsterdam, Calgary, New York City and many other venues in the US and Canada. The play was published in West Coast Plays and has been produced by various theaters in the USA with other performers, including the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and recently, the Voodoo Lounge in New Orleans.
Bob Ernst has performed on all stages, big and small in his 42 years in the Bay Area. He received Dramalogue awards for Best Director and Best Production for David Schein's TOKENS.
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