The Whale
4040 Twiggs Street, San Diego, 92110
Cost: $37 - $59
In Samuel D. Hunter's "fierce comedy" Charlie, a 600 pound recluse eating himself to death, wants to reconnect with Ellie, his estranged, "viciously sharp-tongued" daughter." His blood pressure is 238 over 134, he has a week to live, max, and he wants to do at least one thing right before he dies. As his body deteriorates, his mind wakes up, and he urges everyone -- from his on-line writing students to his few friends -- to be completely honest, since, like Charlie, all have erected defensive barriers from their authentic selves. Wearing Veronica Murphy's convincingly bulbous "fat suit," Andrew Oswald portrays the tragic loss of a sensibility as tormented as it is deeply gifted. Critic's Pick.
When
Ongoing until Sunday, June 14, 2015
Hours
| Sundays, 2pm & 7pm |
| Wednesdays, 7:30pm |
| Thursdays, 7:30pm |
| Fridays, 8pm |
| Saturdays, 3pm & 8pm |