Closing Night

One of my favorite dresses ever!

PhotoS by Rob Reeves at Boudreaux's Cafe.

Rhea vs. Hera

Tonight's show was packed! My suggestion for all who want to see closing night is to arrive at 7:30pm when the box office opens.

Box Office Babes unite!
Marissa Skudlarek, Rachel Bublitz, and me!

Second photo by Rob Reeves at Boudreaux's Cafe, where I acquired this lovely dress.

Hestia vs. Dionysus: Bonus Photos from Charles Lewis III

Hestia by James Kierstead and Dionysus, or Die oh! Nice, us! by Lily Janiak, both directed by Anthony Miller

Writers Lily and James:

Hyperion vs. Artemis and Apollo

Photo by Rob Reeves at Boudreaux's Cafe.

Atlas vs Ares and Aris

Photos by Rob Reeves at Boudreaux's Cafe.

Oceanus vs. Poseidon

Technical delays! But here is one of my most popular costumes .... indeed, a manatee!

Photos by Rob Reeves.

Tethys vs. Demeter featuring Rachel Bublitz!

Thank you to the lovely Rachel Bublitz for filling in as BOB for last night's performances. I was helping set up Play Cafe in Berkeley, got some useful feedback on my short play and rushed over to the Olympians Festival to enjoy both performances.

Coeus & Crios vs. Hades Photos

Stuart Bousel, Festival Director

Writers Robert and Benjamin Cooper (Hades) and Evelyn Jean Pines (Coeus and Crios)

Cast of Coeus and Crios

Photos by Charles Lewis III

Hades-Inspired Outfit

This outfit is inspired by Hades, ruler of the underworld ... though, of course I'm not underground in this photo ...

Photo by Rob Reeves.

Tonight: Coeus and Crios vs. Hades!

Tonight we will be watching COEUS AND CRIOS by Evelyn Jean Pine, directed by Karen Offereins vs. HADES by Benjamin and Robert Cooper, directed by Tracy Held Potter (hey, that's me!).

See you there!

Prometheus vs. Hephaestus

Tonight's outfit was procured from Boudreaux's Cafe in San Francisco (5030 Third Street), and it was a popular one!

Photo by Rob Reeves. Headband courtesy of Rachel Bublitz

Aphrodite-Inspired Outfit for Dec 7

This outfit turned out to be very popular ... largely because of the boa and the glasses. Had I had a baby with me at the box office, he would have been getting most of the attention.

Photo by Rob Reeves.

Iapetus-Inspired Outfit

Iapetus takes place in a mental hospital. Sooo....

Mnemosyne and Themis vs. Athena

Last night's house was PACKED! A good reminder to arrive early and save a seat. And the voting was close: Mnemosyne and Themis were shared between two playwrights, Larissa Archer and Susan Sobeloff, and Athena was co-written by Roberta D’Alois and Marilyn Harris Kriegel. Athena won by ONE VOTE! Who ever said your vote didn't count?

My outfit last night was inspired by Athena and the question: If I were running for office at this moment, what do I have in my closet that would sort of look politically appropriate? Answer below! With bonus robot pose! (Photos by Rachel Bublitz.)

Opening Night Shot

Writers Lily Janiak and James Kierstead hang out during intermission between their plays for Hestia and Dionysis.

Olympians III Opens Tonight: Hestia & Dionysus!

December 5 @ 8 PM

Hestia by James Kierstead, directed by Anthony Miller
Not all homemakers are created equal.

Dionysus, or Die oh! Nice, us! by Lily Janiak, directed by Anthony Miller
The party god is re-imagined as a deeply unpleasant nerd in a feminist play that hates its own feminism and wants to die.

Here is a preview of the outfit that I'm wearing inspired by the Dionysus play. The question is, what does a feminist look like? Answer: you and me! Ohhhhh....!!!!

Glamour shot courtesy of Rob Reeves Photography

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I will be wearing glasses tonight to emphasize the nerdiness ... and so I can see at a distance.

Visit the SF Olympians website for more information.

Rehearsal for Hades

Opening Night Photos by Bill Newton

Our second round of photos from Opening Night is provided by Bill Newton. Thanks, Bill!

Opening Night Party at Cafe Royale

Last night, SF Olympians III kicked off with an opening night party at the Cafe Royale. The evening featured snippets of lines from each of the plays merged together into the ultimate Olympians mash-up. In addition, we got to check out the original artwork of each of the gods and goddesses commissioned by the festival. The artwork will remain on display at Cafe Royale in San Francisco, so make sure to swing by and check it out!

Me in front of the Hades painting by David van Patten, written by Robert and Benjamin Cooper, directed by Tracy Held Potter. Performance is Wednesday, December 12.

Montage of readings by Karen Muldoon, Sara Doherty, Yael Aranoff, and Alysha Oravetz.

Kat Kneisel, actor, and Bridgette Dutta Portman, writer, stand in front of mosaics for Oceanus and Poseidon by Molly Benson. "Oceanus, or, The Death of All Dolphins" written by Evan Winchester, directed by Christy Crowley. "Caenis and Poseidon" written by Bridgette Dutta Portman, directed by Katja Rivera. Both pieces will be performed Friday, December 14.

Marissa Skudlarek, writer, "Aphrodite, or The Love Goddess," and original Box Office Babe!, poses in front of a painting of Aphrodite by Kelly Lawrence. Directed by Sara Staley. Friday, December 7.

Jeremy Cole, writer and director (Prometheus, December 8), and Megan Cohen, writer (Zeus, December 20), hide from the rain.

Rehearsal for "Athena! The Musical"

Check out a live staged reading of "Athena! The Musical" on December 6. For more info, visit the online invitation.

A modern-day Athena battles the titans Mnemosyne and Themis! Whose vision of the world will prevail? Come and see and VOTE for a titan or a goddess! You will have the chance to win a fabulous prize!

"Mnemosyne and Themis, or The Broken Frame" by Larissa Archer and "Mnemosyne and Themis, or Leaving Earth" by Susan Sobeloff, directed by Neil Higgins

"Athena! The Musical" by Roberta D’Alois and Marilyn Harris Kriegel, directed by Rebecca Longworth

Opening Party is Tonight!

Join the writers, directors, actors, and fans of the San Francisco Olympians Festival III: Olympians vs. Titans tonight at the Cafe Royale (800 Post Street, San Francisco).

Visit the online invitation and swing on by!

Send your favorite photos to: tracy @ allterraintheater.org.

Welcome to the official photo blog for the 2012 SF Olympians Box Office Babe (BOB)!

This is the third annual SF Olympians Festival featuring readings from original, new plays inspired by Greek mythology. Previous BOBs, Marissa Skudlarek and Barbara Jwanouskos, set a tradition of creating outfits inspired by each night of performances. I am excited--and intimidated!--to continue that tradition with images of my attempts at no-budget fashion.

My SF Olympians fashion journey will be documented by the fabulous Oakland-based photographer Rob Reeves!

I will also be posting my favorite photos from this year's festival from now through closing night on December 20th. Save this page, add it to your feed, and welcome to the ride!

Tracy Held Potter
2012 Box Office Babe