Phoebe Zeitgeist Returns to Earth

City Garage Theatre
2525 Michigan Ave Santa Monica

City Garage presents the world premiere of Charles Buncombe's Phoebe Zeitgeist Returns to Earth, a new play inspired by Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Blood on the Cat's Neck. In that '70s work, Fassbinder imagined a gorgeous space alien here to write a firsthand report on mankind -- a mission that did not go well. But now, in 2016, the alien research team is giving it one more shot, sending another shapely vessel containing artificial intelligence that lands in the United States during an election year. Enjoy this dark comic look at contemporary society -- and its inherent irrationality -- at the City Garage at Bergamot Station Arts Center. This performance contains nudity.

Thru - Nov 13, 2016

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"...It's a grim depiction of humanity, made grimmer by performances that for the most part are representational portraits, with little depth. The flip side of these characters, their vulnerability, isn't explored. That may be a directorial choice, but for this theatergoer, the limitation is a minus."

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- Deborah Klugman

Phoebe Zeitgeist Returns to Earth at City Garage Theatre