WRITE CLUB SF

Closing out our Love Day celebration, Diana Salier had at Steven Westdahl in the timeless battle of LIKE v LIKE-LIKE.

In our second Valentines themed bout from February, known coward Nate Waggoner colludes with respected miscreant Sarah Griffin in FLOWERS v CHOCOLATE.

In honor of that most loathed and weighted of made up holidays, VD, Casey Childers took on Sarah Broderick in SINGLE v COMMITTED.

The SF Neo-Futurists conclude their Jan. 2014 residency with a healthy dose of fictional reality. Ryan 'Sex With Animals' Good offers up a synthetic slice of full-blown FAKE and John 'Jughead' Pierson strips away the pretense to hold up a mirror and show us what's REAL. If you find yourself in New York, Chicago, or San Francisco, do yourself a favor and check out Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind.

The SF Neo-Futurists expand upon their 2 minute play format and continue their Jan. 2014 occupation of our show. Matt Pine cuts his 7 minutes on our stage SHORT and then Megan Cohen steps up to demonstrate just how LONG she can be. No matter the duration, everyone ends up a winner (except for the loser).

The San Francisco Neo-Futurists offer up their best and their brightest to do battle on our WRITE CLUB stage. Willie Caldwell brings us a beer-soaked blast from the PAST before Artistic Director Adam Smith counterattacks by taking us back to the FUTURE. Time is of the essence when confronted by this group of trend-setting performance artists helping us to celebrate New Year's in January 2014.

Yume Kim and Scott Lambridis do battle in SILVER v GOLD, the third bout of our December show in 2013.

Casey Childers and Siobhan Doherty do battle in SANTA v JESUS, the second bout of our December show in 2013.

Lydia Popovich and Mike Spiegelman do battle in FIRE v SNOW, the first bout of our December show in 2013.

Closing out our Thanksgiving, 2013 chapter: Casey Childers and Janey Smith with HAM v TURKEY. Your results may vary.

Second course from November's T-Givvs festivities: dessert. Allison Page regales with a whodunit of epic pie thievery while Steven Westdahl gives us his virginity lowdown in the battle of APPLE v CHERRY. The results are bittersweet.

In November of '13, we gathered a handful of brilliant minds together to discuss the hot button issues of the day, namely Thanksgiving menus and family politics. Here's that night's first bout: the auntly David Cairns against the avuncular Nate Waggoner in AUNT v UNCLE.

Four-time WCSF writebatant Adriana Valencia goes mano-a-mano with four-time WCSF writebatant Ignacio Zulueta in the perfectly symmetrical battle of EAST v WEST.

Christopher Patrick Steffen plays it close to the chest with NEAR, while WCSF Cornerlad Nate Waggoner makes with the critical navel-gaze in FAR. The past and the future are innocent victims.

Randy Hauser discusses real estate futures in his take on North while Jeff Scattini embraces slippery slopes on his descent to the South. Abandon hope, ye cartographers, so begins our second annual Tournament of Champions.

Megan Cohen talks for a while about things she doesn't understand before reveling in the fabulous decadency of the 60s (oh, and a miracle occurs!) then Sonya Renee blows minds and turns a prompt on its ear by exploding the un-fabulous-ness of the 50s. WRITE CLUB SF's month of numerical inspiration continues to take us on a road trip through history and into the future!

WRITE CLUB SF Cornerman Casey Childers hangs out on the coach discussing quantum theory with the ghost of his 20s before Kelly McNerney takes stock of youthful indiscretions and milestones of maturity on the road to her 30s. We did a whole show with numbers as prompts. Plus a bonus Donkey vs Elephant tie-breaker and other weird shit. Seriously? Seriously.

WRITE CLUB SF Cornerman Steven Westdahl grows up to be an angry curmudgeon stricken with a bad case of nostalgia for the 80s and Ranee Zaporski goes on the offensive backed by the Makeout Room crowd to champion the 90s. Pardon our slow loading time. We're on a dial-up internet connection cluttered by pop culture references.

Paco Romane opens up a box full of No. 2 comedy that he wrote with a PENCIL and Jeff Scattini waxes nostalgic about the faint traces of memory left behind by ERASER. WRITE CLUB SF went Bak 2 Skool. Make sure to bring your own writing supplies to the party.

Sarah Klenakis sings the sweetest of songs on the playground during RECESS before WCSF Cornerman Steven Westdahl attempts to teach a lesson using notes cribbed from decades old report cards for CLASS. The Bak 2 Skool bell has rung. Are you in or out?

Alani Foxall bares her soul with an open letter to BOYS then Rose Tully punches you so hard that you'll see stars because of GIRLS. Consider WRITE CLUB SF your unisex bathroom of the literary world as we go Bak 2 Skool.

The WRITE CLUB SF Summer of Grudge comes to a head! The final bout!! Best two out of three!!! Nate Waggoner limps out another brilliantly lame story about his life in a plea for LOSER while Ken Grobe presents a musical production celebrating his lowly status as a non-profit WINNER. Spoiler alert: This bout is ironic.

Spencer Bainbridge rallies the zeitgeist for a global shield from the sun behind SPF and Gabriel Cubbage rocks our collective boat while exposing us all to intense UV. Our Summer of Grudge is getting intense and you might want to bail. We recommend sticking with it.

Ivan Hernandez wanders barefoot under the shady boardwalk while SHOELESS and WCSF Cornerman Steven Westdahl reads absent Greg Asdourian's handwritten notes while SHIRTLESS. The Summer of Grudge is taking it all off to expose our pasty white San Francisco flesh. Enjoy.

Carolyn Ho sets out on a journey guided only by the SHORE and Natacha Ruck floats freely out with the tide into the OCEAN. July's Summer of Grudge kicks off at WRITE CLUB SF: a place where cool shit happens.

Ken Grobe turns the thermostat up to 11 and tears off the knob while Nate Waggoner just chills and proves he's too cool for school. HOT vs COLD closes out our Wet Hot WCSF month of July 2013. Spoiler: this bout ends with a tie breaker — Grobe's SILENCE v Wagg's SOUND — and not with a bang, but with a whimper...

Nick Johnson ventured forth into the great OUTDOORs while Jared Roehrig kicked off his shoes to stayed comfy INDOORs. Do you prefer a campfire or a fireplace? This isn't about you, but prepare to be swayed.

Matt Pine likes his wit like Buñuel likes his martini: DRY. Lauren Traetto likes her water like Toad likes his sprocket: WET. The battle for (de)hydration begins and the Wet Hot WCSF Summer gets steamy.

Casey Childers and Steven Westdahl face off in their annual GEMINI v GEMINI birthday battle. The card attached says, "Thank you for being a friend."

Ken Grobe comes after YOU where it hurts while Nate Waggoner exposes a little too much of himself in ME. A bitter rivalry is born. So begins the SUMMER OF GRUDGE.

Alani Foxall strokes her ID as Tim "Toaster" Henderson crushes your EGO. Human psychology is a mess, as always.

Amber Sommerfeld points out how WRONG Steven Westdahl and his ilk are, regardless of how RIGHT he claims to be.

Candace Bagley and Casey Childers trade blows over matters of handedness in the bout of RIGHT v LEFT.

Dorothy Tunnell embraces the PRIVILEGE of seven minutes, a stage, and a microphone as Miquila Alejandre examines classroom RIGHTs.

Steven Westdahl and Casey Childers do battle for the honor of Joy Carletti and her glorious WRITE CLUB, Inc. donation. One minute each in the case of LESS v MORE.

Adriana Valencia LEADs with a tale of dubious diplomacy; Nora Brouder FOLLOWs with the synthetic-fabric-follies of youth. All parties suffered for fashion.

Brooks Finnie vanishes into his work with his take on ONE as Steven Westdahl reveals ALL too much about himself.

Lizzy Acker shares her spotlight with the haters in her take on FOE while Casey Childers tries to make a FRIEND of the animal kingdom. Neither is an expert on tattoos, apparently.

Bre Lambert sets out to DO the unthinkable while Casey Childers rehashes some old dusty DON'T. What's the point if there's blood? There won't be anyone left to Instagram it, anyway.

Frank Weisberg follows his HEART. Joy Carletti gives us a piece of her MIND. The take-away is that the universe, like WRITE CLUB, is run by jerks.

Amy Keyishian REASONS through a lifetime of caprice while Randy Hauser feels his way around the body of PASSION. The only victim is marriage.

Ignacio Zulueta returns to our stage for to teach us to LOVE, despite the virtue-extolling of Steven Westdahl on behalf of LUST. Bring a mop, maybe.

Nate Waggoner helps us to live in the moment while Steven Westdahl reorders time to flash forward on flashbacks in NOW v THEN.

Laura Vrcek pits the salad days of romance against Casey Childers and his handful of final moments in the nostalgic battle of FIRST v LAST, our most historically accurate bout to date.

Colin Winnette and Mercedes Segesvary go head to head in the first bout of the new year with their takes on MAKE and BREAK. Fair warning: there's a lot of wieners in this thing.

Closing out 2012 in classically timely WCSF fashion, we give you the third of our December bouts, wherein Melissa Keith attempts to bribe our audience and Casey Childers laments his inability to scar them. Production value tomfoolery abounds!

Brian Karfunkel invades your privacy with his take on NAUGHTY while Steven Westdahl invades your privates with his argument for NICE. If you need a shower when the fight is over, just remember to bring your safe word.

Christopher Patrick Steffen recalls the reckless driving of his JESUS as Ken Grobe shares the bitter epistles of his SANTA. The children are better for living in the worlds of neither man.

Lindsay Schauer pits her spiritual ownership against Sarah Griffin's nostalgic rentals in what may be our most touching bout to date.

Shannon O'Malley takes on legacy landscaping and Steven Westdahl with his woeful tale of weightiness in this, our very second bout of Thanksgiving past.

Amanda Felson goes toe to toe with an American cinema institution and the rise of the hipster mystique as Casey Childers, once again, attempts to punch his way through a paper bag. Also, the cornermen appear to have overdosed on mood stabilizers in this one. Sounds like another Thanksgiving in the house that WCSF built.