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Hedging the Edge: 1970's

Hedging the Edge: 1970's by Randall Denham.

Take a deep dive into a dirty but glamorous chapter of San Francisco history: the roaring 1970s. A performer with the iconic Angels of Light - a sister troupe to the famous Cockettes - Denham takes us on a rollicking volkswagen ride through the San Francisco underground arts scene. This is a survival story, set against the colorful background of drag queens, pansexuality, and post hippie counterculture. With bravery, humor and skill, Randy openly and freely examines his fraught sexual past. His stories help us begin to heal our collective sexual wounds. Join us for a riveting evening of live theater

As an art form and a means of communication, storytelling is one of our deepest-rooted instincts, and thanks to the phenomenal successes of series such as Porchlight, Bawdy, and The Moth, its enjoying a renaissance in the Bay Area and across the country. Join us this fall as we present Randall and his unique stories, spoken straight from the heart.

Randall Denham received classical training at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating with honors. Mr. Denham has been doing theater in San Francisco since 1975, where he made his debut at the Veterans Auditorium Theater in Parasites Under the Bourgeoisie with San Francisco's legendary Angels of Light. Randall did six shows with the Angels of Light, including both productions of the Critics Circle favorite Holy Cow.

Mr. Denham has worked with the New Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare San Francisco, the Next Stage, and, is a veteran of many shows at EXIT Theatre. Hes most proud of the work he did on the first five Ionesco plays that EXIT Theatre produced: Mr. Smith in The Bald Soprano being his favorite role. After a long hiatus as a bookseller, Randall is happy to be returning to EXIT with the "Talk Story" of his early years in San Francisco.