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Productions in association with ODAAT Productions Written
and Directed by D.W. Jacobs "Startlingly
funny, intellectually stimulating and genuinely moving" "SURGEON
GENERAL'S WARNING: Caution, this play contains IDEAS!" Now At Project
Artaud Theater, San Francisco LOW PRICED
PREVIEWS (ALL TICKETS $20) START OCT. 16 TICKET INFORMATION "BUCKY
UP CLOSE" Post show forums following selected Saturday matinees
will feature associates, family, friends and others inspired by
Bucky. Sponsored by the Buckminster Fuller Institute Press Contact:
Jon Finck & Brenda Hughes R.
BUCKMINSTER FULLER: BUCKY'S BACK! For tickets call 415/626-DOME San Francisco, August 23, 2002-R. Buckminster Fuller: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE, the exuberant one-man play based on the life and writings of the visionary thinker-inventor-philosopher Buckminster Fuller, makes a triumphant return to San Francisco at Project Artaud Theater, 450 Florida St. Low-price previews begin Oct. 16-19, with an official opening on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. The production became the must see theatrical hit of San Francisco in 2000, and went on to enjoy critically acclaimed presentations in Chicago and Seattle. Written and directed by D. W. Jacobs, and starring Ron Campbell, who reprises his highly acclaimed role, the play depicts Buckminster Fuller, affectionately called Bucky by his friends and family, as the genius he was, and whose life exemplified American enginuity. "If the
success or failure of this planet and of human beings depended
on how I am and what I do, how would I be? What would I do?"
were Fuller's driving questions. Today his intellectual quest
may be more vital than ever. Best known as the architect of the
geodesic dome, he was above all an original and independent thinker,
now regarded as way ahead of his time. Refusing to think in conventional
ways, he was an innovator, a futurist, and one of the first true
contemporary global philosophers. R. Buckminster
Fuller: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE is produced
and presented by Foghouse.com in association with ODAAT Productions.
The play premiered in March,
2000, at the San Diego Repertory Theatre, and the Foghouse.com
production opened in "We are particularly delighted to bring this play back to the Bay Area at this time," stated producer Jeff Rowlings. "Bucky's passion for humanity and his timeless idealism serve as continuing inspiration." Project Artaud Theater is located at 450 Florida Street, in an eighty year-old building, which is one of the oldest non-profit member owned and operated arts complexes in the country. Purchased in 1971 by a group of artists and performers, it was transformed into an innovative live/work space. Project Artaud founded the theater, which later became a separate entity. In the wake of the recent financial demise of Theater Artaud Inc., Project Artaud members once again have resumed stewardship of the space. "We are truly delighted to have Foghouse come in with this fabulous production," stated Dina Ciraulo of Project Artaud. "It will give us the much needed planning time as we envision a vital sustainable future for the theater." On Wednesday,
Oct. 9, Foghouse will raise a geodesic dome, 26' in diameter and
18' high, in the Project Artaud Theater lobby. The dome is provided
by Berkeley-based Timberline Geodesic, a leading manufacturer
and designer of geodesic domes used for housing and commercial
applications countrywide. Books, toys, videos, and educational
material will be available in the dome's interior, staffed by
personnel from the Buckminster Fuller Institute (BFI), a nonprofit
organization committed to a sustainable future, and GENI: Global
Energy Network Institute, a non-profit educational organization
which seeks to accelerate the attainment of optimal, ecologically
sustainable energy solutions. Low-price previews (all tickets $20) begin on Wed., Oct. 16 through Sat., Oct. 19, with the opening on Sun., Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. Thereafter, the performance schedule runs Wed.- Sat. at 8 p.m., Sun. at 7 p.m. with matinees on Sat. at 3 p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m. Ticket prices range from $25-$35. Student and senior discounts are available, and student rush tickets can be purchased 30 minutes prior to curtain. Additionally, on Wednesday Oct. 23, and the first Wednesday of every month, audience members can obtain a limited number of tickets in a "Pay What You Can" program. For tickets call 415/626-DOME, and for on-line tickets and/or the expanded website on the universe of Buckminster Fuller, visit www.foghouse.com. # # # # # Press Contact:
Jon Finck and Brenda Hughes For Immediate Release TWO
CELEBRATED ARTISTS TO EXHIBIT IN Buckminster Fuller Institute To Sponsor Speaker's Series: "Bucky Up Close" SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11, 2002-Two internationally renowned Bay Area artists, Ruth Asawa and Wernher Krutein, who were profoundly influenced by the philosophy of Buckminster Fuller early in their careers, will be exhibiting works in the Project Artaud Theater lobby when R. Buckminster Fuller: THE HISTORY (and Mystery) OF THE UNIVERSE, returns to San Francisco from Oct. 16. Sculptor Ruth Asawa's teachers, among them Buckminster Fuller, taught her "that there is no separation between studying, performing the daily chores of living, and creating one's own work." She has lived that philosophy in a career that has combined success as an artist, a mother, and a driving force in the introduction of art programs into local schools. She was introduced to art as a child in an internment camp during the war, attended Milwaukee State Teachers College, and went to Black Mountain College in North Carolina where she studied art with Fuller, Josef Albers, and Iliya Bolotowsky in a revolutionary approach to art education. In San Francisco her public commissions include the Mermaid Fountain at Ghiradelli Square and the Hyatt Fountain at Union Square. She recently exhibited an acclaimed retrospective entitled "Completing the Circle" at the Oakland Museum. Her tied-wire and stained glass sculpture made in collaboration with Bruce Sherman will hang from the center of the theater lobby's geodesic dome. Born in Santiago, Chile, photographer Wernher Krutein trained himself under Buckminster Fuller and his godfather and namesake Wernher von Braun, the renowned space scientist. His images have been seen in publications from TIME and LIFE, to Billboard Magazine and TV Guide. His clients range from those of Fortune 500 to non-profit organizations such as Save the Children, UNICEF and End Hunger Network. He was profoundly affected by a 1984 trip he took through Africa, which reinforced his view of the camera as a crucial instrument for social change. Krutein has taken more than three million photographs all over the world, and devoted the past fifteen years of his life to the cataloging and archiving of the best of these images, and those of a diverse and talented group of photographers. They can be seen at www.photovault.com. For his exhibit at Project Artaud Theater, he is working with the Buckminster Fuller Institute to create a display using triangulated pieces in the dome, and is also creating a 40" x 60" mosaic on the back wall of the lobby, using 8,000 images which from a distance will be a portrait of Bucky's face.
Ticket prices range from $25-$35. Student and senior discounts are available, and student rush tickets can be purchased 30 minutes prior to curtain. Additionally, on Wednesday Oct. 23, and the first Wednesday of every month, audience members can obtain a limited number of tickets in a "Pay What You Can" program. For tickets call 415/626-DOME, and for on-line tickets and/or more information on the universe of Buckminster Fuller, visit the expanded website at www.foghouse.com. # # # # # Press Contact:
Jon Finck and Brenda Hughes
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