The Public


Jessa Santes, James S. Craft, Danielle O’Hare, and
Ryan Oden in The Sandalwood Box by Mac Wellman

by Federico Garcia Lorca
in a new adaptation by Caridad Svich
Directed by William O. Selig
November 7

Lorca called The Public “the best thing I’ve written for the theater,” and acknowledged, “this is for the theater years from now.” Using surrealistic techniques worthy of his good friend Salvador Dalì, Lorca tests the limits of theater in this exciting and challenging play.

The Cutting Ball Theater’s 2011-2012 Season is made possible in part by The Creative Work Fund, Grants for the Arts / San Francisco Hotel Tax Fund, Mental Insight Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, The San Francisco Arts Commission, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and The Zellerbach Family Foundation