FoolsFURY Theater Company

Love this group and their unique brand of smart, physical theater! As the other reviews mentioned, they just won the Goldie for best theater from the Guardian. They also won «Best of» at last year’s Fringe Festival with an adaptation of «Turn of the Screw» that was inventive and more scary than any stage piece has a right to be.
Now their latest production, «Monster in the Dark» is a brilliant world première playing at Counterpulse through March 23^rd. The foolsFURY Theater ensemble and writer Doug Dorst have been hatching this Existential and Orwellian tale with the Biblical backstory for three years now. I love the staging, with audience members facing each other from two sides and costume changes taking place right in the open. Which makes their work more visceral than ever. Once again the movement and choreography goes way beyond theater. Plus, the script is cult favorite-​ready and the cast is super-​strong. I promise that you’ve never heard tongue spackle like this before! Oh, and it’s pretty darn scary. They got lots of great reviews for this one in the papers, but I think the one in the Examiner captured it best:
Don’t sleep on this one, get a ticket, some nights are selling out. And if you miss it, catch their next production…

What an amazing group of thought-​provoking, intelligent and theatrically masterful people. Their recent Goldie is easy testimony to their talent and captivating shows. Artistic creative director, Ben Yalom, founded the group in 1998. An amazing 10x more powerful than the huge productions littering the bay area. And if you or the little ones want to get some voice work or acting in, try their various workshops.
We’re looking forward to seeing «Monster in the Dark» (formerly Maelstrom)…“an ensemble creation written by Doug Dorst, directed by Ben Yalom. A bold spectacle, weaving a tapestry of fear and comedy. Set against a flood that wipes away a society where a repressive government and overzealous religious leaders are indiscernible.”

These guys are awesome. They’ve just won a Goldie, took a show to NY over at PS 122 — they’re on fire. If you’re interested in physical work on stage check out there latest. Plus they offer classes and workshops for any level of experience, with some top notch instructors. Keep them on your radar!

The most exciting small theater company in the Bay Area.
Artistic Director Ben Yalom & crew are really innovative both in their choice of material (original works & adaptations) and their staging. They are supremely physical and they find much sublime meaning in props and everyday objects. The fact that they can invoke such haunting power with spare resources has left me scratching my head as well as inspired. Haunting, intriguing, sometimes dense, never boring. This review is based on last years production of «The Devil on All Sides» and their current Fringe Festival production of «The Turn of the Screw».