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The LESBIAN / GAY CHORUS OF SAN FRANCISCO
presents
HALLOWEEN IN THE CASTRO
the world premier of a horror opera by JACK CURTIS DUBOWSKY
DATES:
Friday, October 23, 2009 8pm
Saturday, October 24, 2009 8pm
Thursday, October 29 8 pm
Friday, October 30, 2009 8pm
Saturday, October 31, 2009 8pm
VENUE:
Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco
150 Eureka Street, San Francisco
San Francisco CA 94114
LINKS:
http://lgcsf.org/HIC_press_page.html
http://www.destijlmusic.com
http://www.dubowsky.blogspot.com
http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/dubowsky
TICKETS:
Call 1-800-838-3006 or visit lgcsf.org
Merging local politics with murder and mayhem, the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco, under the direction of Stephanie Lynne Smith, presents Jack Curtis Dubowsky's horror opera Halloween in the Castro, a biting, in-your-face social
commentary about what has gone wrong with Castro Halloween.
In this world premiere opera, horrors past and present haunt San Francisco's iconic street. As Halloween approaches, neighborhood residents, suburbanite tourists, city politicians and local business owners have conflicting ideas of how the evening should unfold. But will they all survive to see the dawn?
"Halloween in the Castro" is contemporary social commentary in the form of a traditional opera. Featuring an ensemble cast and an original score, the show educates, satirizes, and most of all, entertains.
Over many years, the Castro's Halloween celebration has degenerated from a fun, quirky neighborhood event to an uncontrollable human mass plagued by bashings and murder. The yearly Castro Halloween debate and debacle has become a microcosm for San Francisco at large. As San Francisco grew with money and population from the technology boom, the facets which reflected its quirky, queer and idiosyncratic beat became rare, commodified, or disrupted. The world thinks of the Castro as a Gay Mecca, but the district itself struggles to manage an historic event despite reoccurring violence and masses of gawkers.
"Halloween in the Castro" honors the history and the ongoing debate, even as the city and the neighborhood continue to look for a solution.
SUPPORT
This event is supported in part through Subito, the quick advancement grant program of the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the American Composers Forum.
This event supported in part by a 2009 Pink Saturday Grant from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc.
LGCSF events are sponsored in part by a grant from Grants for the Arts/San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund.
LGCSF is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. All donations are fully tax-deductible. There are a variety of support and sponsorship opportunities for individuals and businesses. Please visit http://lgcsf.org/support.html or contact Chorus Manager Kristen Brown at manager@lgcsf.org.
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PRESS CONTACT:
Paul-Michael Alves
415-297-5964
memopaulmichael@gmail.com
PRESS PREVIEW: Thursday, October 15th
Please contact manager@lgcsf.org to attend.
 PRESS RELEASE - CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PDF
PHOTOS - CLICK ON THUMBNAIL TO DOWNLOAD HIGH RES VERSION
 photo credit: Paula Fraser
 photo credit: Paula Fraser
 Director Stephanie Lynne Smith
 Composer Jack Curtis Dubowsky
Recent Coverage:
The Chronicle's Maureen Bogues Covers HIC in 96 Hours, October 22, 2009.
Using San Francisco, Blog Post, October 20, 2009.
Poly Tics, by Roberto Friedman, in the East Bay Reporter, October 9, 2009
SF Chronicle, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, Section C-1
"Let's Ask Jack Dubowsky", article in Sequenza 21, Sept. 7, 2009.
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