{"id":1702,"date":"2011-08-18T04:50:10","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T04:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desdemona.org\/blog\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2017-02-06T04:35:31","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T04:35:31","slug":"exit-pursued-by-a-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.desdemona.org\/blog\/exit-pursued-by-a-bear\/","title":{"rendered":"Exit, Pursued by a Bear"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>by\u00a0Lauren Gunderson<br \/>\nCrowded Fire Theatre Company, San Francisco, CA<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery 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Director Desdemona Chiang finds exactly the right tone to bring out the sympathy and sass in Nan\u2019s story. The meta-theatrical jokes, the breaking of the fourth wall, the use of video slides all contribute to the fun, but the performances really do the trick when it comes to mining the story for its emotional truth\u2026 \u00a0The play is, in a way, post-ironic. Its meta-theatrical self-awareness makes it hip and of the moment, but all that leads to a powerfully authentic and emotional place.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theaterdogs.net\/2011\/08\/22\/country-fried-bear-offers-finger-lickin%E2%80%99-good-comedy\/\">Chad Jones, Theater Dogs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Exit<\/em>\u00a0is a spirited comedy, able and clever, with likeable performances under Desdemona Chiang&#8217;s sure direction.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfbg.com\/2011\/08\/30\/grinning-and-bearing-it\">Robert Avila, SF Bay Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8230;under Desdemona Chiang\u2019s direction, the fine-tuned ensemble is perfectly cast.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/sanfrancisco\/rollicking-revenge-story-from-crowded-fire-theater-company\/Content?oid=2179971\">Jean Schiffman, The\u00a0Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crowded Fire Theatre Company. 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