2 Across

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2 Across Online

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Friday Oct 9 – Sunday Oct 11, 2020

2 Across is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.

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Two strangers, a man and a woman, board a San Francisco BART train at 4:30 a.m. They’re alone in the car, each is married, both are doing the New York Times crossword. She’s an organized, sensible psychologist. He’s a free-spirited, unemployed ad exec. She is a crossword pro, he always quits. When he tosses his puzzle away, she snaps, “Crosswords are a metaphor for life, those who finish, succeed, those who don’t, fail.” Now he vows to finish. Why?  He’s a competitor and she happens to be lovely.

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For eighty minutes, two opposites are in an enclosed space, attacking each other’s values but also being swayed and intrigued by them. They each have serious life problems that the other helps solve. Their trip is filled with unpredictable, but believable, surprises. As the train ride ends, it’s obvious each of them has been changed for the better.

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2 Across

by Jerry Mayer

An eighty-minute BART ride described by critics as “Hilarious,” “Witty,” “Romantic,” “Poignant,” and “Wonderfully entertaining.”

A Green Screen Production!

Produced by Peter Mandel

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Film Editing by Bruce Pember

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Set Design by Gerry Blanchard

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Lighting & Sound Design by Peter Mandel

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Costumes by Michelle Griffin

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Props by Lori Foster

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Directed by Jo Anna Evans

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Starring

Whitney Pintello as Janet

Charley Gilmore as Josh