OCTOPUS runs 70 minutes with no intermission and features nudity and sexually explicit situations.

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EXTENDED THROUGH JUNE 21!
Magic Theatre and Encore Theatre Company
Octopus
a new play by Steve Yockey
directed by Kate Warner

A love story rendered through a post-modern gay lens, Octopus examines the fallout of one night of lust on four men. This universal story of love, jealousy, and commitment commingles with a mysterious telegram delivery boy and a ravenous monster from the ocean floor.

Press on Octopus:

“A fiercely imaginative and finely tuned new voice... Smartly observed and blissfully performed... [Octopus'] tentacles tickle the funny bone, awake the mind and tug on the heart.”- SF Chronicle (read full review)

“Once Octopus gets hold of our emotions, it just won't let go.” – SJ Mercury News (read full review)

“An evening full of arresting images… classic tragedy seen through a very contemporary ironic lens” – Marin Independent Journal (read full review)

“An emotional and overwhelming experience… Shall we say perfection?  Yes – let’s say it.” – Beyond Chron (read full review)

“Octopus is hard to define…part farce, it stings with truth. Highest praise to a young writer with a unique and many-armed talent.”- SF Theater Blog (read full review)

“A powerful statement about illness and love… Warner’s staging is solid.  The performers ditto.” - Variety (read full review)

“an intense, engaging and passionate evocation of living on the brink” – SF Bay Times (read full review)

“The actors are painfully real… playwright Yockey has laced [their situation] with comedy and cyanide.” – Pacific Sun (read full review)

Audience Responses to Octopus:

“We saw Octopus on Mother's Day and it was fantastic. The play was powerful. The acting was terrific. We went to the play, 2 middle age professional women, with no clue what the play was about. The first scene got our attention!!! We both came to work telling everyone about it.”

“Awesome!! It was incredible. The actors rocked.”

“We attended two seasons at the Magic and this is one of the best scripts so far. Well performed …this play should have broad appeal. Congratulations to Mr. Yockey and the actors.”

“I'm at a loss of words to describe how perfect the script is! It's very rare that I've been so moved by a play. All five actors in the show kicked ass.”

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Octopus received a developmental workshop at the Magic through New Voices West Series made possible by a generous grant by The Tournesol Project.

Executive Producers
Harold Goldstein & Carol Streeter

Producers
Karen & Ron Rose