# the Headlands at Toni Rembe Theater, February 16, 2023

[American Conservatory Theater](https://www.act-sf.org/whats-on/202223-season/the-headlands/) presents _the Headlands_  
[Toni Rembe Theater](http://www.act-sf.org/)  
[415 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102-1222 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=415+Geary+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102-1222+USA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Thursday, February 16, 2023

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## One Act

[7:33 PM] {lights down, welcome & announcements}

[7:35 PM] {the play begins with Henry breaking the fourth wall for his introductory monologue}

[8:17 PM] {heh. must have been a scene change here ... can't remember why (how unreliable!); should have been taking notes!}

[9:12 PM] {show ends; we applaud for a minute or two, then it's time to bugger off back to BART}


## Performers

### Cast

* Keiko Shimosato Carreiro: _Pat_; _Older Leena_;
* Sam Jackson: _Jess_;
* Charles Shaw Robinson: _Walter_; _Detective_;
* [Erin Mei-Ling Stuart](https://www.erinmstuart.com/): _Leena_;
* Jomar Tagatac: _Tom_;
* Phil Wong: _Henry_;
* [Johnny M. Wu](https://www.johnnywu.tv/): _George_.

### Production

* Christopher Chen: playwright;
* Leah Gelpe: sound designer;
* [Wen-Ling Liao](https://www.wenlingliao.com/): lighting designer;
* Pam MacKinnon: director;
* Joy Meads: dramaturg;
* [Alexander V. Nichols](https://www.alexandervnichols.com/): scene & projection designer;
* Lydia Tanji: costume designer;
* Byron Au Yong: composer.

## Notes

Tonight's play was definitely a twister -- lots and lots of changes in direction before the end.

I liked some parts of it, and others not so much: guess that's to be expected, eh?

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[Program Notes](https://act-sf.encoreplus.app/c/the-headlands/feed?postTypeId=whatsNew)

Robert Sokol posted a brief [promo article](https://www.sfexaminer.com/culture/christoper-chens-the-headlands-is-a-love-letter-to-sf/article_2b46456c-ac05-11ed-a65d-47d7e838068b.html) about the playwright with the SF Examiner.

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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[[2023-02-12|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2023|Up to the 2023 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2023#February_events|Up to the 2023 event list!]] ☸ [[2023-02-17|On to the next event!]]