From the San Francisco Mime Troupe to the son of a famed Bay Area folk musician, there are a lot of cool shows and concerts to catch in the Bay Area this weekend. Here is a partial rundown. At a time when the political landscape seems about as solid President Biden’s debating skills, the San Francisco Mime Troupe returns to remind us in its uniquely hilarious fashion: It could be worse.
A lot worse. The politically minded musical theater company returns this week with another new production that, per tradition, will be performed at parks and other outdoor venues through the summer. This year’s show, created by “American Dreams.
” It centers on a Black American who is so fed up with his liberal dreams getting dashed that he throws his support to the Conservative cause, to the dismay of college-professor daughter, who’s wondering if her dreams of a political utopia are nothing more than a mirage. The show, which touches comically — and from a decidedly left perspective — on such hot-button issues as A.I.
, student unrest, voting security and more, opens 2 p.m. today at Mission Dolores Park, San Francisco, and plays Saturday in Berkeley.
The tour goes through through Sept. 8 All performances are free; go to www.sfmt.
org for schedule and more information. Yearning for a taste of 1980s nostalgia? Or have children who haven’t yet experienced the joy of practical effects? Then head to Oakland’s Jack London Square on July 5 for a special showing of “ ,” the classi.
