Theatre That Rocks

Of all the words that are likely to cross your mind when we say Marin, we are going to bet that "alternative" isn't at the top of the list. But check out the brand spanking new alterTheatre ensemble, which is offering a stripped down night of one-acts (get your pants back on, stripped down in a no-sets-and-lighting sense, not a full-frontal-nudity sense) entitled A Smorgasbord of Shorts, one of which is Stephen Belber's surprising and harsh Tape, which was made into a decent film with Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, and Robert Sean Leonard. One of the best parts about alterTheatre's show is the venue: Rocking Chairs 100%, a rocking chair store on 4th Street, downtown San Rafael's main drag. Yup, you get to enjoy the show and a glass of wine while reposing in one of an array of formidibly comfortable rocking chairs.

SFist Nikolai, contributing