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Green Whales - West Coast Premiere

Presented by Renegade Theatre Experiment at Historic Hoover Theatre

February 3-February 25, 2012

This play, darkly funny and painfully romantic, is full of ethical dilemmas. It was written by Lia Romeo, author of RTE's 2010 World Premiere hit Right Place, Right Time.

Karen Wilson is a normal thirty-eight year-old woman—she's mourning her mother's death, dealing with an alcoholic sister, has a history of romantic disasters, and holds a fulfilling job as a university professor. Except—she has a genetic disease that makes her look thirteen years old. Every man

9 Circles

Presented by Renegade Theatre Experiment at Historic Hoover Theatre

November 4-November 26, 2011

"Am I monster?" Bill Cain's award-winning psychological drama follows a young, honorably discharged soldier and the twists and turns in his mind as he is prosecuted for rape and murder he may have committed against Iraqi civilians during the war.

Following Dante's nine circles of hell, every scene takes us further into a troubled mind, as the young vet battles with lawyers, drill sergeants, priests, psychiatrists, and ultimately, himself.

What makes a killer? What

Eat the Runt

Presented by Renegade Theatre Experiment at Historic Hoover Theatre

September 9-October 1, 2011

In Eat the Runt, follow Merritt, an applicant for a grant writing position at a major art museum, who must meet and win over all the museum's eccentric staff in the interview process, where the hilarious and unexpected is bound to happen. In a play written with no gender pronouns, all of the actors learn all of the roles, and the audience casts the show every night.

With over 40,000 possible combinations, every performance will shed new light on each of the characters and

Ouroboros

Presented by Renegade Theatre Experiment at Historic Hoover Theatre

January 14-February 5, 2011

This palindrome play follows two unrelated American couples, visiting five Italian cities, who are trapped in a hellish collision of fate as each travels through time in the opposite directions. Ouroboros is truly a great theatrical experiment, since the play is performed one night in sequential order to end as a comedy and is performed the next night in reverse to end as a tragedy.

Advisory: This play contains themes for more mature audiences. It may contain some profanity,

All This Intimacy - West Coast Premiere

Presented by Renegade Theatre Experiment at Historic Hoover Theatre

November 6-November 27, 2010

Ty Greene is a normal guy with three very big problems. In an unprecedented (for him) run of promiscuity, Ty has managed to impregnate three women in the span of one week: his exgirlfriend, his forty-something married next-door neighbor, and his eighteen year-old student.

In this edgy comedy by playwright Rajiv Joseph, Ty’s problems illuminate every triumph and failure of his life, and as the women in his world converge and figure out what’s happened, Ty realizes that his

RTE FundraZor for Cutting Edge Theatre

Presented by Renegade Theatre Experiment

October 23, 2010

Wtih food from Habana Cuba, adult beverages, karaoke, a live auction and performances from upcoming shows this is a great night out for a great cause! Get your babysitters and let loose! We all know economic times are hard, but they are especially challenging for the arts.

Due to the budgetary challenges faced by the city of San Jose and lower than anticipated hotel occupancy, arts grants were slashed to the bone this year. As a result, while RTE scored better