The Boochie Factor

Last night Plot and Duck saw Dan Hoyle's latest one-man show "The Real Americans." It's worth seeing, though perhaps not on the same level with his brilliant last show 'Tings Dey Happen." Dan Hoyle is a performer to be reckoned with. You can read the San Francisco Theater Blog review of "The Real Americans" here.

The Great Plotnik is making up for time away from the theater while in Patagonia, by seeing as many shows as possible in the next few weeks. He shared The Great Mushnik's opinion of Stephen Adly Giurgis's "Den of Thieves." AND, it had Boochie. Plotnik is thinking of adding The Boochie Factor to his ratings system. When Boochie hits the stage, eyes and ratings go up a notch. Every show should have a Boochie. You can read the San Francisco Theater Blog review of "Den of Thieves" here."



Both of these shows are very funny, but Plotnik probably enjoyed "Den of Thieves" more, because it had a full cast of brilliant character actors and a perfectly convoluted plot. Both shows received the same review, three stars with a BANGLE of PRAISE. "The Real Americans" costs a lot less to mount, though, having no set to speak of, so you can see it for a lot less money. You couldn't go wrong with either one.

Coming up: Berkeley Rep, A.C.T., TheaterWorks, StageWerx (which is in the same building as SF Playhouse), Exit, Magic...lotsa good stuff.