Rough and Tumble invites you to the world premiere A History of Human Stupidity by Andy Bayiates (co-author of our 2007 hit 43 Plays for 43 Presidents).

April 8 - 25, 2010
La Val's Subterranean Theater
1834 Euclid Ave, Berkeley

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We-Pay-You-One-Dollar Preview:
April 8 (7:30 p.m.)
Performances: ($20): April 9-25
Thursdays-Saturdays, 8pm
Sundays at 7pm
$16 Tickets for Students, Seniors and TBA Members

Betsy Picart, Eowyn Mader, Louise Chegwidden and Charisse Loriaux rehearse the "Ancient India" play
from R&T's upcoming production of A History of Human Stupidity by Andy Bayiates

You lock your keys in the car. Stupid. You lock your keys in the car with your baby inside. Really stupid. This kind of stupidity is everywhere. It's probably what we most often think of when we think of "stupidity." But that's because we're stupid. Real stupidity isn't forgetting to close the refrigerator.  Real stupidity afflicts us when we make choices based on our beliefs, when we're sure we're right, yet we're incredibly misguided.

A History of Human Stupidity examines world history through the lens of helpful beliefs gone bad. Five energetic narrators first define human stupidity (which is harder than you think.) They then take the audience on a journey from stupid human behavior, to culture-specific moments of stupidity, to the top five dumbest people in human history.

Bio for Andy Bayiates:
Andy Bayiates was an ensemble member of the Chicago theater company, The Neo-Futurists from 1999-2005. He wrote and performed in their ever-changing Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind through 2004 and was writer and director for A 60-Minute History of Humankind. He also appeared in seven other Neo-Futurist productions including the successful 43 Plays for 43 Presidents, for which he was founding father and co-writer. His plays have been produced by Geva Theater in Rochester, New York; The O’Neill National Theatre Institute; the 25th Annual Humana Festival at the Actor’s Theatre of Louisville; and in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Edinburgh, Scotland. 43 Plays for 43 Presidents has been published by Playscripts, Inc., and Bayiates’ work has also been published in Humana Festival 2001: The Complete Plays (Smith and Kraus, 2002) and 200 More Neo-Futurist Plays (Hope and Nonthings Publishing, 2004).

*member, Actor's Equity Association-An Equity approved project