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Written by: Rinne Groff

Directed by: Marissa Wolf

A high-powered businesswoman, her stay-at-home husband and her socialite mother wrestle with the decision to have another child, while her father braves a squall with his schooner in the Chesapeake Bay. What are the odds?

Note: Performances of 77% were held at Tides Theater at 533 Sutter St. as part of the San Francisco Playhouse Sandbox Series

San Francisco Playhouse’s production of 77% is made possible by Producer Dugan Moore.

Photos by Fei Cai. *Member of AEA.

: Melissa’s (Arwen Anderson*) business call interrupts her IVF treatment from her husband Eric (Patrick Russell*).

: Eric (Patrick Russell*) and Melissa (Arwen Anderson*) feeling ambivalent about in-vitro fertilization.

: Eric (Patrick Russell*) bonds with his mother-in-law, Frankie (Karen Grassle*).

: Frankie (Karen Grassle*) dispenses marital advice.

: Frankie (Karen Grassle*) and Eric (Patrick Russell*) throw back a few drinks.

: Eric (Patrick Russell*) and Melissa (Arwen Anderson*) discover how close their bodies can actually get.

: Melissa (Arwen Anderson*), Frankie (Karen Grassle*), and Eric (Patrick Russell*) take a family trip.

: Eric (Patrick Russell*) and Frankie (Karen Grassle*) dance.

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Show closed on:
Nov 22, 2014

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