Skin Tight, an innovative physical theater show with live music August 12, 2010

8pm, Aug 12th,13th,14th,19th,20th,21st,26th,27th,28th

Rapid Descent Physical Performance Company is proud to present the San Francisco premiere of Gary Henderson's play, SKIN TIGHT. Featuring three performers, two actor/dancers and a trumpeter, this debut performance introduces San Francisco audiences to a theatre company that tells stories with a potent theatricality by integrating dance, live music and theatre.

SKIN TIGHT is the story of New Zealand couple, Elizabeth and Tom. Equal parts memory play, contemporary love story, and timeless drama Gary Henderson's script is a spare and honest narrative about an enduring romance.

Born in different social classes their relationship had been challenged from the beginning and continued to be tested by war, infidelity, an estranged daughter, and terminal illness. Far from perfect and filled with passion, the history and complexity of these lovers is revealed as much with affection as it is with hostility. Fist fights, kissing, arguments, and silences find their place in this production as the cast plays with an athleticism of both the heart and body, and reveal the bare essence of the text.

Visceral, athletic and passionate, SKIN TIGHT promises a multi-disciplinary tour-de-force that pushes the boundaries of theatrical storytelling.

Official Website: http://www.rapiddescentperformance.com