Arthur and Esther February 1, 2008

Small town librarian Arthur Huey's world is crumbling. It seems best friend Chuck's is too. But wooing Esther dressed as a caveman and chasing her around his museum with a spear means that things do get better for Chuck. Not so for Arthur. He's lost his library which is being turned into office space. Bad enough, but when you are a direct descendant of the man who invented the Dewey Decimal Classification System there's a legacy at stake. A history. If Arthur's wife was around things might be okay. But Arthur's wife is, in fact, Esther, the woman who was chased around the museum by Chuck.

"Arthur and Esther" the dark comedy that won acclaim at this year's New York Fringe Festival makes its West Coast premiere this February at the Phoenix Theatre in San Francisco. It probes the delightfully rich and wacky world of Arthur Huey. It's the story of one man's spectacular and unorthodox attempt to reconcile the ghosts of the past with the promise of the future.

Written by Ross Howard

Performed by Taylor Hanes

Official Website: http://www.arthurandesther.com