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SF Mime Troupe and more

San Francisco Mime Troupe – Red State – Written and Directed by Michael Gene Sullivan
I shot photographs of the San Francisco Mime Troupe performances, setup, and teardown for two weekends at the end of August. It was a lot of fun and I got some great photos. They are winding down their season now; this is the last month for this play. They’ll be playing this weekend in Santa Cruz, and then a few dates in the North Bay. See their schedule for more details. The play, Red State, is great, and if you haven’t seen it yet, it’s worth making an effort to go see it in one of their final performances.

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Lizzie Calogero as Technician	Intern during set-up

Noah James Butler as Mayor Robert	Adrian C Mejia applying makeup – Ricardo Suave

Detail of stage	Velina Brown as Faustina Page

You can see more shots from that photo shoot at my Flickr site. Check ’em out.

National Elections. Sarah Palin would be a joke if it wasn’t so scary to think about her as the Vice President of the United States. Her religious convictions are unreal. The religious right are falling all over themselves in their joy at seeing this crazed individual as the potential President. The Democrats can’t lose this one, though they are perfectly capable of doing so. I hope that they concentrate on the issues at hand, and that they don’t let the Republicans frame everything as they have in the recent past. On a lighter, but still scary note, check out John Stewart if you haven’t already.

Eclectix Gallery. The Eclectix Gallery will be Celebrating Halloween and the Day of the Dead with a show called Strange Brew, starting October 3rd and going through November 2nd. There will be an opening reception on October 3rd, 7-10 pm (California Arts Day!). They’ll be in a brand new space by the Cerrito Theater, 10082 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito. Check it out. I’ll be showing a piece, a photograph that I took at San Francisco Carnaval this past May.