"invigorating, fascinating, exciting..." SF Examiner The Gravedigger's Tango

"small theatre at its best!" SF Bay Guardian

Second Wind presents Four Breaths, short plays by Samuel Beckett, Anais Nin, Ian Walker, and Rick Burkhardt that explore the thinning line between sexuality and violence... and the politics that blur them. Will our need for control outweigh the power of love? Safety, compassion, terror, and desire weave a hypnotic tapestry in this multi-media tour-de-force featuring Beckett's Play, Ian Walker's Out, a dance inspired by Anais Nin's war diaries, 39/44, and Rick Burkhardt's searing political drama, Conversation Storm".

Second Wind wrapped up its 2007 season with rave reviews from The Edinburgh Fringe Festival for The Way Light Strikes Filled Mason Jars! Four Stars writes Fest Magazine: The Way Light Strikes is "poetically written, well-acted, thought-provoking theatre." Catch the full review at Fest Magazine. As always, our next production is just around the bend-- March 2008 at The Phoenix Theatre.

Miss our last San Francisco show? The San Francisco Examiner described The Gravedigger's Tango as a "a cool literary mystery. Classy and smart." Check out the video! You can also hear clips from the show and catch the interview at Cool As Hell Theatre by Michael Rice.

Second Wind is dedicated to theatre that approaches social and political issues from the human perspective. We embrace the tradition of theater as an instrument of both education and catharsis. Charles Brousse of the Marin Independent writes: "Second Wind has a goal that is rare in today bottom-line driven theatre world: to use the stage to explore social and political issues that impact ordinary Americans lives."

Second Wind incorporates its beliefs in its choice of plays, the way it conducts business, and in its rehearsal process. Rehearsals are a time for exploration and growth, an opportunity for collaborative exploration of our relationship to the issues and lives of the characters, the worlds they represent and our own.

Here is what the critics are saying: Jean Schiffman of BACKSTAGE WEST magazine raves, "brilliant... talent abounds in this small company" (Criminal Genius).

"Powerful... small theater at its best," writes Robert Avila of Master Harold and the Boys.

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