The Octopus is Everywhere

Plot and Duck have seen two fabulous plays this week, with a shot at a hat trick tonight. Last night they saw Steve Yockey's "Octopus" at the Magic Theatre in Fort Mason and they haven't stopped thinking about it yet. You can read the San Francisco Theater Blog review here. Yes, for a few minutes there are four naked men on stage.

After the show, Plot and Duck wondered aloud whether or not this show could have been written with two heterosexual couples instead of two homosexual couples. Maybe. But having a gay backdrop means that the specter of AIDS becomes a character itself. And with all the talk of gay marriage and gay this and gay that, the fact is that every relationship has to overcome the same obstacles. The Octopus lurks.