In addition to the Italian Pipe Ensemble, the Solstice Singers and the Revels Bambini, the production also features Annie Hallatt's masked puppets, which represent Jewish, gypsy, Buddhist and European cultural images. The 2000 production, written by Dark Madonna expert China Galland, also features early music specialists Shira Kammen, Cheryl Ann Fulton and Peter Maund. The piece was constructed from 200 interviews with the people who lived in the town where Matthew Shepard was murdered. Moises Kaufman directed. HBO also has plans for a TV version.
Admission is free.
Word for Word charter member Delia MacDougall directs the production, which runs Jan. 11-28 at the Magic Theatre, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco. Corp. Information deemed reliable but is not guaranteed.