# Christina Anderson's Pen/Man/Ship at Magic Theatre, June 4, 2014

Christina Anderson's [Pen/Man/Ship](http://magictheatre.org/season/pen-man-ship)  
2014-06-04  
[Magic Theatre](http://magictheatre.org/)  
[Fort Mason Center, Building D, 3rd Floor, Marina Blvd at Buchanan, San Francisco, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Fort+Mason+Center,+Building+D,+3rd+Floor,+Marina+Blvd+at+Buchanan,+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Wednesday, June 4, 2014

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## Act One

[8:m PM lights down, announcements]  
[act ends 9:m PM]

## Act Two

[9:m PM lights down]  
[show ends 10:12 PM]


## Performers

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### Cast

* [Eddie Ray Jackson](http://eddierjackson.com/): Jacob, the adult son of Charles;
* Tangela Large: Ruby, an opinionated young woman;
* Adrian Roberts: Charles, land surveyer, preacher and drinker;
* [Tyee Tilghman](http://tyee52.wix.com/tilly2): Cecil, an accordion-playing seaman.

### ProductionCredits

* [Christina Anderson](http://christinaandersonwrites.com/): playwright;
* Ryan Guzzo Purcell: director.

## Notes

What I appreciated most about tonight's play was that it was substantively different from the past 9 or 12 offerings we've attended at Magic Theatre. Certainly it shared dramatic elements with the others, but tonight's play seemed to me to really revel in setting a bleak, dark, scene as the drama unfolds, with layers of the story slowly revealing themselves as the cast recites their lines. While I agree with the reviewers that the overall presentation *could* be improved, I think this was a fine effort for wrapping up the current season, and it's got me sold on returning for another season in the fall.

### Reviews

* [Karen D'Souza](http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_25860838/review-pen-man-ship-makes-splash-san-francisco) for the San Jose Mercury News
* [Jean Schiffman](http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/strong-acting-buoys-magic-theatres-pen-man-ship/Content?oid=2815440) for the Examiner
* [Dave Wiegand](http://www.sfgate.com/performance/article/Pen-man-ship-review-Saga-of-human-bondage-at-5514597.php) for SFGate

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