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The San Francisco Mime Troupe  has been performing its brand of political and social humor for decades. This auction item is two (2) tickets to see the Mime Troupe in person ayt their performance in Point Arena, California. Located a couple of hours north of San Francisco, the Arena Theater in Point Arena is the perfect venue—great acoustics, comfortable seats, a Classic Restored Theater, and 200 of your closest soon to be friends to enjoy the show with you. The theater is at 214 Main Street, PO Box 611, Point Arena, CA 95468, in the heart of the Point Arena Historical District Show Office: (707) 882-3272.

The Tony Award-winning SF Mime Troupe’s 57th season premier’s "Schooled" Education. It's like the weather: everyone has an opinion but nobody does anything about it. That's how Livina Jones feels about her son Tom's new school, Eleanor Roosevelt High. With it's old textbooks, crumbling classrooms, and racist treatment of kids just like hers Livina believes Roosevelt is exactly the sort of school that can benefit from a little free-market common sense. The nanny-state government has failed to see students as individuals, and failed to give them the real-world skills they'll need to get ahead. So who says it isn't time for some big money, for-profit schooling?

Edith Orocuru, for one. She's the long serving history/civics/American government/basketball coach at Eleanor Roosevelt, and she's willing to fight for her version of education as long as her reconstructed hips will allow. But is she fighting for a system that can be fixed, or is she just too blind by her past to see how times have left her and her school behind? And when an efficiency expert, Mr. Babbit, is assigned to improve her class is it a sign that Edith is behind the times, or a sign of something more sinister? And with privatization on the line, and a Wall Street heavy hitter lined up to fold the entire district into his conglomerate, suddenly the next School Board election is more about a hidden agenda than the open curriculum. And when did the hall monitors start wearing brown shirts and arm bands?

The San Francisco Mime Troupe does not do silent pantomime. We mean 'mime' in the ancient sense: to mimic. We talk, we sing, we make a lot of noise. We are satirists, seeking to make you laugh at the absurdities of contemporary life and at the same time, see their causes. We've done shows about most of the burning issues of our time, generally shows that debunked the official story. We perform everywhere from public parks to palaces of culture, aiming to reach the broadest possible audience.

Donated by Arena Theater, 214 Main Street, Point Arena, CA 95468. 707-882-3272. www.arenatheater.org.

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NOTE: Once the auction closes, the winning bidder’s name will be placed at the door of the event. Winner must bring proper ID to pick up tickets at the event. Will Call Only. Tickets will not be mailed.