Bay Area Reporter :: Post-play parley: 'The Catastrophist' and 'Hi, Are You Single?' discuss diseases and disability
One of the best parts of an 'In Real Life' evening at the theater comes after the curtain call. As we head out of the auditorium, we overhear fragments of our fellow audience members' reactions—what impressed them, what fell short, what they thought the show was about. Tuning in to snippets of conversation, we feel a bit of sparkle when opinions match our own, a bit of disdain when perceptions seem off-kilter. Occasionally we catch hold of a notion that opens up a whole new dimension of the show that somehow never occurred to us. Then we take these overheard samples and mix them into leng...