Heidi Chronicles

I had resisted seeing The Heidi Chronicles for the same reason I have resisted seeing The Vagina Monologues - I can't stand plays which try to shove a theology down my throat - even if I happen to agree with the message of the play. Especially if I agree.

But I needed to see Dragon Productions' showing, because this is their first play in their own theater, after 10 years of trying to establish a small-scale professional-quality live theater in Palo Alto. Dragon is the dreamchild of Meredith Hagedorn, an extraordinary actress whom I met a long time ago when my best theater buddy dragged me into what may be the smallest, darkest little theater in San Francisco to see her in a three-person show. I've been a fan ever since.

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It's well worth braving the rain to see. The theater only seats about 40 people, and they have been selling out, so go to their web site and make reservations. The show runs Thursday-Sunday through March 19. $15 per person, which is a major bargain around these parts, and you can find free parking next door in the city-owned garage.