SFist is usually more energized by small theater than large, but we'd be remiss if we didn't give props to A.C.T., which just opened , a collaboration between the renowned avant-garde master Robert Wilson, William S. Burroughs and the Bay Area's own Tom Waits and starring Marianne Faithfull. The show opened this week and garnered a rave from Rob Hurwitt, who called it a gift to the Bay Area. At the Geary Theater -- check the website for showtimes and ticket prices.

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