Thu March 1, 2018
Presidio Live - Theatre: 'The Elephant in Every Room I Enter'
SEE EVENT DETAILS
at Arguello
(see times)
PRESIDIO LIVE – Thursday Evenings at 7 pm
In Presidio Live, experience live music, theatre, dance, film, and dialogues that offer a contemporary take on the history and nature of the Presidio and the culture of our diverse Bay Area community.
Recently seen Next Door at New York Theatre Workshop, The Elephant In Every Room I Enter is a strikingly intimate solo piece about Gardiner Comfort's experience as an actor living with Tourette Syndrome. Created with his frequent collaborator Kel Haney, the play explores the week Gardiner spent at the Tourette Association of America National Conference in Washington, DC. Surrounded by hundreds of other people with Tourette's, it was the first time he felt "normal." Using an erratic and energetic performance style (a nod to Tourette's itself), this original show blends comedy, dance and a personal outlook on disability. The evening includes a post-show talkback with co-creators Comfort and Haney.
Advisory: Performance contains adult language – suggested for ages 16 and up
“In the course of the well-put-together show—there was nothing self-indulgent about it—Comfort described going to a Tourette’s conference in Washington, D.C., an occasion he illustrated with a level of care that was striking, not least because the performance was devoid of sentimentality. Comfort’s clear-eyed efforts reminded me of the work of his peer Nilaja Sun.” – Hilton Als, The New Yorker
Gardiner Comfort
Gardiner Comfort is an actor, writer, and teacher. He was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome when he was seven years old. He serves on the board of the NYC Chapter of the Tourette Association of America and is an advocate for the Tourette Syndrome community. He has presented TED Talks on Tourette and disability at Tedx Broadway and Tedx Cibeles in Madrid.
Acting credits include: FISHMEN-INTAR; Original solo show YOU’RE NOT TOUGH, HERE Arts Center and Dixon Place; BE THE DEATH OF ME- The Civilians; THE ZERO HOUR-13P; A PARSIFAL- PS122; RED BEADS- Mabou Mines; JULIUS CAESAR- ART and multiple world tours; HENRY IV, PART 1- BAM and Hebbel Theatre, Berlin. M.F.A. from The American Repertory Theater at Harvard.
gardinercomfort.com
Kel Haney
Kel Haney is a NYC-based director who focuses on new work. Also with Gardiner Comfort: YOU’RE NOT TOUGH (HERE, Dixon Place). She has directed/developed new work with Abingdon Theatre Company, American Theatre Group, The Amoralists, Ars Nova, Atlantic Theater Company, Cherry Lane, The Flea, Keen Company, Labyrinth, The Lark, Luna Stage, Manhattan Theatre Club, Ma-Yi, Naked Angels, New Dramatists, New Georges, Passage Theatre, Partial Comfort, Playwrights Realm, Premiere Stages, Rattlestick, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Westport Country Playhouse, Williamstown & 59E59. Also: MTC Directing Fellow, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, Mabou Mines Residency, Old Vic/New Voices Exchange and a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre. Ms. Haney also directed the critically acclaimed short films, I AM THEM and STAY CLOSE.
kelhaney.com
Photo Credits: Alberto Vasari and Jenny Anderson
show less
In Presidio Live, experience live music, theatre, dance, film, and dialogues that offer a contemporary take on the history and nature of the Presidio and the culture of our diverse Bay Area community.
Recently seen Next Door at New York Theatre Workshop, The Elephant In Every Room I Enter is a strikingly intimate solo piece about Gardiner Comfort's experience as an actor living with Tourette Syndrome. Created with his frequent collaborator Kel Haney, the play explores the week Gardiner spent at the Tourette Association of America National Conference in Washington, DC. Surrounded by hundreds of other people with Tourette's, it was the first time he felt "normal." Using an erratic and energetic performance style (a nod to Tourette's itself), this original show blends comedy, dance and a personal outlook on disability. The evening includes a post-show talkback with co-creators Comfort and Haney.
Advisory: Performance contains adult language – suggested for ages 16 and up
“In the course of the well-put-together show—there was nothing self-indulgent about it—Comfort described going to a Tourette’s conference in Washington, D.C., an occasion he illustrated with a level of care that was striking, not least because the performance was devoid of sentimentality. Comfort’s clear-eyed efforts reminded me of the work of his peer Nilaja Sun.” – Hilton Als, The New Yorker
Gardiner Comfort
Gardiner Comfort is an actor, writer, and teacher. He was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome when he was seven years old. He serves on the board of the NYC Chapter of the Tourette Association of America and is an advocate for the Tourette Syndrome community. He has presented TED Talks on Tourette and disability at Tedx Broadway and Tedx Cibeles in Madrid.
Acting credits include: FISHMEN-INTAR; Original solo show YOU’RE NOT TOUGH, HERE Arts Center and Dixon Place; BE THE DEATH OF ME- The Civilians; THE ZERO HOUR-13P; A PARSIFAL- PS122; RED BEADS- Mabou Mines; JULIUS CAESAR- ART and multiple world tours; HENRY IV, PART 1- BAM and Hebbel Theatre, Berlin. M.F.A. from The American Repertory Theater at Harvard.
gardinercomfort.com
Kel Haney
Kel Haney is a NYC-based director who focuses on new work. Also with Gardiner Comfort: YOU’RE NOT TOUGH (HERE, Dixon Place). She has directed/developed new work with Abingdon Theatre Company, American Theatre Group, The Amoralists, Ars Nova, Atlantic Theater Company, Cherry Lane, The Flea, Keen Company, Labyrinth, The Lark, Luna Stage, Manhattan Theatre Club, Ma-Yi, Naked Angels, New Dramatists, New Georges, Passage Theatre, Partial Comfort, Playwrights Realm, Premiere Stages, Rattlestick, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Westport Country Playhouse, Williamstown & 59E59. Also: MTC Directing Fellow, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, Mabou Mines Residency, Old Vic/New Voices Exchange and a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre. Ms. Haney also directed the critically acclaimed short films, I AM THEM and STAY CLOSE.
kelhaney.com
Photo Credits: Alberto Vasari and Jenny Anderson
PRESIDIO LIVE – Thursday Evenings at 7 pm
In Presidio Live, experience live music, theatre, dance, film, and dialogues that offer a contemporary take on the history and nature of the Presidio and the culture of our diverse Bay Area community.
Recently seen Next Door at New York Theatre Workshop, The Elephant In Every Room I Enter is a strikingly intimate solo piece about Gardiner Comfort's experience as an actor living with Tourette Syndrome. Created with his frequent collaborator Kel Haney, the play explores the week Gardiner spent at the Tourette Association of America National Conference in Washington, DC. Surrounded by hundreds of other people with Tourette's, it was the first time he felt "normal." Using an erratic and energetic performance style (a nod to Tourette's itself), this original show blends comedy, dance and a personal outlook on disability. The evening includes a post-show talkback with co-creators Comfort and Haney.
Advisory: Performance contains adult language – suggested for ages 16 and up
“In the course of the well-put-together show—there was nothing self-indulgent about it—Comfort described going to a Tourette’s conference in Washington, D.C., an occasion he illustrated with a level of care that was striking, not least because the performance was devoid of sentimentality. Comfort’s clear-eyed efforts reminded me of the work of his peer Nilaja Sun.” – Hilton Als, The New Yorker
Gardiner Comfort
Gardiner Comfort is an actor, writer, and teacher. He was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome when he was seven years old. He serves on the board of the NYC Chapter of the Tourette Association of America and is an advocate for the Tourette Syndrome community. He has presented TED Talks on Tourette and disability at Tedx Broadway and Tedx Cibeles in Madrid.
Acting credits include: FISHMEN-INTAR; Original solo show YOU’RE NOT TOUGH, HERE Arts Center and Dixon Place; BE THE DEATH OF ME- The Civilians; THE ZERO HOUR-13P; A PARSIFAL- PS122; RED BEADS- Mabou Mines; JULIUS CAESAR- ART and multiple world tours; HENRY IV, PART 1- BAM and Hebbel Theatre, Berlin. M.F.A. from The American Repertory Theater at Harvard.
gardinercomfort.com
Kel Haney
Kel Haney is a NYC-based director who focuses on new work. Also with Gardiner Comfort: YOU’RE NOT TOUGH (HERE, Dixon Place). She has directed/developed new work with Abingdon Theatre Company, American Theatre Group, The Amoralists, Ars Nova, Atlantic Theater Company, Cherry Lane, The Flea, Keen Company, Labyrinth, The Lark, Luna Stage, Manhattan Theatre Club, Ma-Yi, Naked Angels, New Dramatists, New Georges, Passage Theatre, Partial Comfort, Playwrights Realm, Premiere Stages, Rattlestick, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Westport Country Playhouse, Williamstown & 59E59. Also: MTC Directing Fellow, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, Mabou Mines Residency, Old Vic/New Voices Exchange and a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre. Ms. Haney also directed the critically acclaimed short films, I AM THEM and STAY CLOSE.
kelhaney.com
Photo Credits: Alberto Vasari and Jenny Anderson
read more
In Presidio Live, experience live music, theatre, dance, film, and dialogues that offer a contemporary take on the history and nature of the Presidio and the culture of our diverse Bay Area community.
Recently seen Next Door at New York Theatre Workshop, The Elephant In Every Room I Enter is a strikingly intimate solo piece about Gardiner Comfort's experience as an actor living with Tourette Syndrome. Created with his frequent collaborator Kel Haney, the play explores the week Gardiner spent at the Tourette Association of America National Conference in Washington, DC. Surrounded by hundreds of other people with Tourette's, it was the first time he felt "normal." Using an erratic and energetic performance style (a nod to Tourette's itself), this original show blends comedy, dance and a personal outlook on disability. The evening includes a post-show talkback with co-creators Comfort and Haney.
Advisory: Performance contains adult language – suggested for ages 16 and up
“In the course of the well-put-together show—there was nothing self-indulgent about it—Comfort described going to a Tourette’s conference in Washington, D.C., an occasion he illustrated with a level of care that was striking, not least because the performance was devoid of sentimentality. Comfort’s clear-eyed efforts reminded me of the work of his peer Nilaja Sun.” – Hilton Als, The New Yorker
Gardiner Comfort
Gardiner Comfort is an actor, writer, and teacher. He was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome when he was seven years old. He serves on the board of the NYC Chapter of the Tourette Association of America and is an advocate for the Tourette Syndrome community. He has presented TED Talks on Tourette and disability at Tedx Broadway and Tedx Cibeles in Madrid.
Acting credits include: FISHMEN-INTAR; Original solo show YOU’RE NOT TOUGH, HERE Arts Center and Dixon Place; BE THE DEATH OF ME- The Civilians; THE ZERO HOUR-13P; A PARSIFAL- PS122; RED BEADS- Mabou Mines; JULIUS CAESAR- ART and multiple world tours; HENRY IV, PART 1- BAM and Hebbel Theatre, Berlin. M.F.A. from The American Repertory Theater at Harvard.
gardinercomfort.com
Kel Haney
Kel Haney is a NYC-based director who focuses on new work. Also with Gardiner Comfort: YOU’RE NOT TOUGH (HERE, Dixon Place). She has directed/developed new work with Abingdon Theatre Company, American Theatre Group, The Amoralists, Ars Nova, Atlantic Theater Company, Cherry Lane, The Flea, Keen Company, Labyrinth, The Lark, Luna Stage, Manhattan Theatre Club, Ma-Yi, Naked Angels, New Dramatists, New Georges, Passage Theatre, Partial Comfort, Playwrights Realm, Premiere Stages, Rattlestick, Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, Westport Country Playhouse, Williamstown & 59E59. Also: MTC Directing Fellow, Lincoln Center Directors Lab, Mabou Mines Residency, Old Vic/New Voices Exchange and a member of Ensemble Studio Theatre. Ms. Haney also directed the critically acclaimed short films, I AM THEM and STAY CLOSE.
kelhaney.com
Photo Credits: Alberto Vasari and Jenny Anderson
show less
Date/Times:
Arguello
50 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94129
The Best Events
Every Week in Your Inbox
From Our Sponsors
UPCOMING EVENTS
Great suggestion! We'll be in touch.
Event reviewed successfully.