Boston Chicago DC Metro Florida Las Vegas London Los Angeles New York Philadelphia San Francisco Seattle



user reviews and comments: 0

Thick Description presents:

Blade to the Heat

Play

Blade to the Heat

Ticket Information:

This show is currently closed.

Order Tickets By Phone:
415-401-8081

Check for Discount Tickets to Blade to the Heat!

This show is currently closed
Opened on February 18, 2008
Closed on March 16, 2008

Location:
Thick House
1695 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
Map it!

Website: www.thickhouse.org/

Synopsis:
Blade to the Heat deals with latent homosexuality in the boxing world of 1959. Three Latino boxers vie for the middleweight championship. The vicious Wilfred Vinal rattles reigning champ Mantequilla by accusing him of being gay. Pedro Quinn battles with his memories, his identity, and his ambiguous relationship with his friend Garnet, a lounge singer who makes ends meet by impersonating Jackie Wilson. The sensual action of boxing and music burst through the brutality and prejudice of America in 1959. The multiple conflicts of love, cultural forces, athletic glory and humiliation...

Read Full Synopsis »

Location:
Thick House
1695 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

Map it!

Full Location Details »

San Francisco Bay Area Spotlight:
October 2008

Flower Power

Theater offerings in San Francisco and the surrounding areas include Flower Drum Song, Turn of the Screw, History of the Devil, American Whup-Ass, Antigone in the Oval Office, Assassins, The May Day Parade, and Radio Golf. Full Story

San Francisco Bay Area Theater Listings, Tickets, News, Reviews, and more

By providing information about entertainment and cultural events on this site, TheaterMania.com shall not be deemed to endorse,
recommend, approve and/or guarantee such events, or any facts, views, advice and/or information contained therein.

Click here for a current list of Broadway shows and Broadway ticket discounts.